We hope you had as much fun as we did during Virtually JUNIOR! If you missed anything, be sure to check out the links to all our events below.
We hope to see your smiling faces at Junior 2021.
Until then, stay safe and remain curious!
Join Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo from the Mohawk Nation as she dances and drums “powwow-style” to bring us all together!
A’nó:wara Dance Theatre
Montreal (Kahnawake)
Ages 4+
Learn about the life cycle of bees, download an activity guide, and explore your own neighbourhood on a guided bee walk – you won’t BEE-lieve what lies right on your own street!
Tim Walker, Manager, School Visits
Harbourfront Centre
All ages
This QSO-produced short film, inspired by Canadian songwriter Rita MacNeil, is a love letter to the 2SLGBTQ Community, following three friends on a road trip who are separated by an unexpected fork in the road.
Queer Songbook Orchestra
Toronto
Ages 8+ / body positivity messaging involving brief nudity
One Sunday a month, natural hair specialist Nancy Falaise closes the doors of her Montreal salon to lead a private workshop for young girls of colour struggling to love their natural hair.
Join us for a live Q&A with curator Charles Officer Monday at 11am.
Directed by Aïcha Diop
Canada, 2019 / Documentary
Ages 8+
Working imaginatively with the famous line “what is essential is invisible to the eye,” we explore the global legacy of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s The Little Prince, 75 years after its publication.
Join us for a live Q&A with curator Charles Officer Monday at 11am.
Directed by Charles Officer
Canada, 2018 / Documentary
Ages 9+
Kim Wheatley
Shawanaga First Nation
Ages 6+
In partnership with
Tkaronto Music Festival
Leslie McCue, a proud member of Curve Lake First Nation, shares stories from an Indigenous perspective and leads a craft activity that is sure to inspire.
Here’s what you’ll need: paper, toilet paper roll, pencil or marker, tape and scissors
Leslie McCue
Curve Lake First Nation
Ages 6+
In partnership with
Tkaronto Music Festival
You loved him as part of our inaugural festival in 2018, now join award-winning hip-hop/electronic artist Cody Coyote at Virtually Junior!
Cody Coyote
Ojibwe
Ages 12+
In partnership with
Tkaronto Music Festival
Fay Slift
Toronto
Ages 4–7
Join BAMDance and unleash your spirit, encourage independence, confidence, resilience and empowerment, whatever your ability!
Ali Phillips
Canada
All ages
Join the bestselling author of eleven books (including The Wizenard Series with Kobe Bryant) and #forestofreading award winner for a sneak peek of his newest novel, Sara and the Search for Normal.
Wesley King
Nova Scotia
Ages 8–12
Presented in partnership with
Toronto International Festival of Authors
Director Mina Shum makes her first foray into feature documentary filmmaking by reopening the file on a watershed moment in Canadian race relations – the infamous Sir George Williams Riot.
Join us for a live Q&A with curator Charles Officer Monday at 11am.
Directed by Mina Shum
Canada, 2015 / Documentary
Ages 13+
Toronto Aboriginal Eco Tours offers teachings about environmental knowledge and cultural respect for the Indigenous peoples of Turtle Island; apply these teachings on your next socially-distant walk!
Toronto Aboriginal Eco Tours
Toronto
Ages 8+
In partnership with
Tkaronto Music Festival
Spend one day in 10 minutes with comedian and entertainer Shoshana Sperling. Directed by Lisa Brooke, editing by Graham Powell and shot by Maury LaFoy.
Shoshana Sperling
Toronto
Ages 7+
Moscow Apartment is an award-winning indie folk-rock duo comprised of Brighid (15) and Pascale (16) who bring an electric crunch to their tight folk harmonies.
Toronto
All ages
Join filmmaker Charles Officer as he discusses his film curation titled “Love is a Revolutionary Act” and answers your questions.
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Charles Officer
Toronto
Ages 8+
Together, we’ll use our imaginations to learn an epic choreographed dance break! Absolutely no dance experience required!
Alyssa Martin of Rock Bottom Movement
Toronto
All ages
Aguibou Bougobali Sanou offers a poem and dance response to self-isolation measures, with his mother in mind—all the way from Burkina Faso!
Aguibou Bougobali Sanou
Burkina Faso
All ages
Make your own dot art inspired by traditional styles of Métis floral beadwork!
Materials required: coloured pencils, cotton swabs, acrylic paint and something to paint on (card stock, paper, a rock – anything you want!)
Marissa Magneson
Toronto
All ages
Miranda Currie
NW Territories/Denendeh
All ages
Frontline Worker and Rapper Han Han shares about her unique perspective alongside her quarantine music video for her song “LDR” feat. Lex Junior from her second album, URDUJA.
Han Han
Toronto
All ages
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