Engaging with Arts: July
As the summer heats up this month, take a moment to cool off with some incredible art happening in and around the city:
June 23 – July 23
Spadina Museum
“Nine Yards” is a dance film that explores the colonial past of the Indian sari blouse. In many parts of ancient India, the sari was a single piece of fabric that was wrapped around a naked body. The sari was draped in hundreds of styles over hundreds of years in the various parts of the Indian subcontinent. Women would wear saris bare-breasted due to their immense adaptiveness and suitability to the land’s climate, and were deemed normal, practical and non-sexualized.
July 19 – 30
Hamiton
The Hamilton Fringe Festival is taking over the city once again as the biggest, boldest, unjuried theatre festival in the GHA from July 19 to July 30, 2023. With 50+ shows taking over 11 iconic Hamilton stages, ranging from epic family-friendly musicals to dramedies set in space, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. This year’s fringe features work by some of our Svāhā! cast members including Eilish Shin-Culhane and Hannah Shikatani!
Aug 16 – 20
Betty Oliphant Theatre
dance: made in canada/fait au canada (d:mic/fac) is the biennial repertory festival with a vision of presenting works by Canadian choreographers who have unique artistic visions and come from all cultural backgrounds. Over five jam-packed days, experiencing the dynamic and diverse works in the 2023 festival!
Aug 3 – 13
Toronto
Join the SummerWorks Festival in August for 11 days of diverse encounters and curious collaborations with artists and creative partners from across Canada, and around the world. Curated by, and in conversation with six Guest Curators, the 2023 Festival asks crucial questions about our relationship to our senses, and heightens our embodied awareness of the world around us. It’s a diverse mix of innovative and sensorial performance experiences combined with unique and thought-provoking creative exchanges.