Engaging with Arts: September
This September, check out what Toronto’s incredible artists have been up to:
Sept 13 – 16
The Citadel
Hard wire follows two scientists through a psychological journey and an embodied study of rocks and permanency. Their archeological dig leads to a deeper reflection on life in the face of a climate in crisis. Felt through the lens of two millennial-ish women, they fight to reconcile with humanity’s inaction and deflection in determining how, and if we move forward.
Image: Sean Rees
Sept 13 onwards – every Wednesday
Intergalactic Arts Collective Studio
Memoir & Movement is a dynamic multi-disciplinary workshop that draws on the uniqueness of each person’s lived experience and is designed to expand an artist's personal & professional scope of practice. Drawing on creative tools, skills and practices from contemporary dance improvisation, literary memoir, voice work, poetry and clown, Sara leads a playful approach to exploring and expanding creative terrain. Participants gain fuller access to breath and vocal range, refine their writing skills, extend and expand movement vocabulary, awaken senses and find flexibility of imagination. Participants investigate past & current perspectives and practice to generate movement, image, sensations and stories that tell us who we are. On stage and in life. Don't just tell the story - be the story.
Mushtari Afroz: Creatives in Residence
Sept 23 & 24
1 The Esplanade, Pickering
Mushtari Afroz is a classical dancer trained in the North Indian classical dance form called ‘Kathak,’ and is director of the Kathak Bandi Dance Collective. For her project, Mushtari will work with dancers to surprise and engage the audience through a series of dance performances that will interact with Pickering’s public spaces and invite public participation. The project will raise awareness of the importance of these shared spaces as gathering points and places of pride within diverse communities.
Sept 26 – Oct 7
Toronto
Fall for Dance North is Toronto’s premier professional international dance festival that exists to break boundaries and remove barriers. Six mainstage events featuring more than 19 professional Canadian and International companies have been announced and are on sale now. Additional programming including free performances, digital streams, workshops and artist talks will be announced throughout the summer.
Sept 27 – Oct 1
Factory Theatre
From September 27 to October 1st, CAMINOS 2023 will take over Factory Theatre as an intersection for outstanding ideas and artists who take space and speak loudly. This festival of works-in-process presents fresh bold ideas in interdisciplinary performance in Toronto. This year 21 groups will present experiments in theatre, dance, installations, performance art and cabaret.
Oct 2 – 4
The Citadel
Night Shift is a late-night event that showcases innovative and thought-provoking dance by today’s dynamic movement makers. Join us at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance, for an immersive experience like no other. The series investigates themes of identity and human connection and offers a powerful examination of current issues through different cultural and generational perspectives. Programmed by distinguished dance artists Penny Couchie, Christine Friday and Dedra McDermott, this highly anticipated late-night dance series returns live October 5-7, 2023. All performances and livestreams begin at 10PM EDT.
Image: Laura Willis