Welcome to the Harbourfront Centre Sandbox!
This is a platform for showcasing projects from across creative disciplines which are using digital technologies to connect to audiences in new ways.
Voices from the 6: An auditory Kuumba experience
February 13 – March 22, 2021
Voices from the 6 collects audio stories that speak to the Afro-Canadian experience in Toronto, exploring the idea of what it means to unapologetically stand in your Blackness while speaking to your inner truths. These short, recorded stories are presented onsite and outdoors at Harbourfront Centre, where visitors can listen while safely distancing.
Past Projects
Northern Ontario Diaries: An auditory travel experience
January 15 – February 6, 2021
This year’s edition of the Festival of Cool will look a bit closer to home and will showcase artists from Northern Ontario. When you find out that Ontario is approximately a third the size of India or three times the size of Germany, it puts our province into perspective and hints at just how much there is to discover!
Project: You are swimming here
Artists: adelheid and Luke Garwood
Dates: September 24–October 25, 2020
Travel through hidden geography between here and the waterfront via an experimental AR installation; experience distant and recent histories of the site, and the-once-future-moment that is now.
Lisa La Touche photo by Kristie Kahns Photography
Project: 2020 Signature Program
Presenter: Fall For Dance North in collaboration with Harbourfront Centre
Date: October 3, 2020
FFDN’’s 2020 Signature Program features six world premieres by emerging and established Canadian dancemakers, including a new work from Calgary-based Tap star Lisa La Touche, co-commissioned by Harbourfront Centre. Live streamed from the Fleck Dance Theatre, this exciting virtual event can be enjoyed live or on demand until October 18. Tickets are $15.
Project: Toronto Stages: Dancing Through Time
Presenter: Fall For Dance North in collaboration with Dance Collection Danse
Dates: October 3–18, 2020
Experience the richness of Toronto’s living dance history. Toronto Stages: Dancing Through Time invites you on a virtual tour of 14 significant Toronto dance venues. Wander through three special theatres in 360º – in your browser or VR – including Harbourfront Centre’s own Fleck Dance Theatre.
Project: The Big Social: AR Edition
Presenter: Fall For Dance North in collaboration with Harbourfront Centre
Dates: September 29–Oct 18, 2020
Harbourfront Centre’s Natrel Pond becomes a liquid dance floor for Argentine tango, balboa and vogue. Aim your device at the large image in the centre of the pond and dancers will appear before your eyes. Experience the beauty and intimacy of social dance and the power of touch and physical connection – in augmented reality. Available daily, dawn until dusk.