What’s On Calendar
April 2012
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Sunday, April 1, 2012
10:00am
–11:00am
Well-known playground singing games like "Ring Around the Rosie" receive The Backseat Balladeer treatment during this examination of rhymes and chants of Canadian youth.
All About Miss Lou: What's Your Story?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:00pm
Miss Lou's Room is animated with volunteer storytellers bringing their passion for the spoken word with stories from diverse cultural traditions.
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:00pm
– 3:30pm
Because God Loves Stories is a storyteller's perspective on politics, fishing, and fatherhood. Featuring storyteller Dan Yashinsky.
SUNDAY SCENE / Meghan Sutherland
Sunday, April 1, 2012
2:00pm
Meghan Sutherland is Associate Professor of Cinema and Visual Studies at the University of Toronto and she will respond to the current exhibitions at The Power Plant.
All About Miss Lou: What's Your Story?
Sunday, April 1, 2012
3:00pm
Miss Lou's Room is animated with volunteer storytellers bringing their passion for the spoken word with stories from diverse cultural traditions.
POWER KIDS / Make a Memory Map
Sunday, April 1, 2012
3:00pm
– 5:00pm
Motivated by artist Kerry Tribe’s exhibition currently on view at The Power Plant, this workshop will give participants the chance to make their own creative map based on short personal narratives.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Wednesday, April 4, 2012
8:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Thursday, April 5, 2012
7:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Thursday, April 5, 2012
9:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Friday, April 6, 2012
8:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Saturday, April 7, 2012
4:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Saturday, April 7, 2012
8:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Sunday, April 8, 2012
2:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
FROM THE ARCHIVES / Chen Tamir on Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy
Sunday, April 8, 2012
2:00pm
Chen Tamir will discuss The Power Plant exhibition Mike Kelley and Paul McCarthy: Collaborative Works (2000) as part of The Power Plant's 25th anniversary programming.
Evan Webber and Frank Cox-O'Connell - Ajax & Little Iliad
Sunday, April 8, 2012
4:00pm
World premiere. A double bill of intimate, intermedia works that break apart the troubled relationship between storytelling and war, audience and actors. Co-produced by Harbourfront Centre.
Mortified - Jenn Goodwin and Camilla Singh
Saturday, April 14, 2012
8:00pm
A concert exploring aggression and enthusiasm, kindness and rage, pride and regret, through tap dancing, cheerleading and drumming. By Camilla Singh and Jenn Goodwin.
SUNDAY SCENE / Ahlia Moussa & Jessica Simas
Sunday, April 15, 2012
2:00pm
Ahlia Moussa and Jessica Simas are both Curatorial Interns at The Power Plant who will respond to the current exhibitions.
LECTURE + LIVE / Kerry Tribe: Critical Mass
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
7:00pm
Unfortunately, the live performance of Critical Mass is CANCELLED. Instead, artist Kerry Tribe will give a FREE lecture about her practice and the current exhibition Kerry Tribe: Speak, Memory, and Tribe will also present compelling video documentation of Critical Mass.
Friday, April 20, 2012
8:00pm
– 9:30pm
Seven artists who work primarily in photography discuss their most recent projects.
THE SHEETS, THE... - The Empty Whole Group
Saturday, April 21, 2012
8:00pm
Modern intimacy is explored on, under, and around hotel bed sheets through revealing duets and unsparing solos. By The Empty Whole Group.
Sunday, April 22, 2012
1:00pm
When you hear the phrase “percussion quartet” what comes to mind? Drums, bells, shakers, cymbals… garbage cans?
FROM THE ARCHIVES / Matthew Hyland & Gabrielle Moser on Andrea Bowers
Sunday, April 22, 2012
2:00pm
Former Curatorial Interns Matthew Hyland and Gabrielle Moser will discuss The Power Plant exhibition Andrea Bowers: The Weight of Relevance (2007–08) as part of The Power Plant's 25th anniversary programming.
IN CONVERSATION / FASTWÜRMS & Philip Monk
Wednesday, April 25, 2012
7:00pm
Philip Monk, former Curator at The Power Plant from 1995-2004, engages in a conversation with FASTWÜRMS, a Creemore-based duo of artists who has been included in The Power Plant exhibitions in 2010 and 1997.
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre: TransMigration Artist Salon
Thursday, April 26, 2012
7:30pm
– 9:00pm
Kaha:wi Dance Theatre’s Artist Salon is a first-hand, exclusive look at the creative process behind TransMigration. Meet the artists, discover the work-in-progress and share your thoughts and ideas on creativity, contemporary arts, First Nations arts and the impact of Norval Morrisseau’s paintings and life.
Saturday, April 28, 2012
2:00pm
– 9:30pm
Experience a "Soul Journey to Bulgaria," featuring a unique blend of traditional Bulgarian culture and modern artistic expression. Co-produced by Bulgarian Arts Festival.
Paper Laced with Gold - Paper Laced Productions
Saturday, April 28, 2012
8:00pm
In this new musical, a daydreaming waitress stuck in a truck stop has a fateful run-in with a juvenile delinquent with a familiar face. By Paper Laced Productions and featuring Belle and Sebastian's Stevie Jackson.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
2:00pm
Brian Price is Associate Professor of Film and Visual Studies at the University of Toronto who will respond to the current exhibitions at The Power Plant.
Sunday, April 29, 2012
2:00pm
– 4:00pm
Your favourite big band returns to Harbourfront Centre with a repertoire full of swing-era tunes!
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