Missa Afro-Brasileira

Luminato Festival Toronto and Nathaniel Dett Chorale present

And Still We Sing…

Missa Afro-Brasileira

A Syncretism of Voice and Dance

featuring Measha Brueggergosman-Lee and BaKari I. Lindsay & The AFeeree Project

Tuesday, June 11
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, KOERNER HALL
Starting at $49 + Fees

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For one night only, celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Canada’s first professional choir specializing in Afrocentric music, with this must-see performance. And Still We Sing…Missa Afro-Brasileira: A Syncretism of Voice and Dance by The Nathaniel Dett Chorale erases the divisions between the sacred, the secular, the popular and the classical. Featuring Measha Brueggergosman-Lee, and BaKari I. Lindsay & The AFeeree Project, this powerful experience of song and dance will leave you deeply moved and forever changed as you experience the rich cultures of Africa and its Diasporas.   

Performance Program Guide

Full Program

Date & Time

Tuesday, June 11 6:30pm TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, KOERNER HALL Pre-Show Talk, Free with Ticket
Tuesday, June 11 8:00pm TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, KOERNER HALL Audio Description

Workshops

Thursday, May 23 3:30pm Agincourt Collegiate High School Choir

Show Duration & Intermission

90 mins

Concert Programme

Canciones por las Americas - Sid Robinovitch 

Cinco Canciones Negras - Xavier Montsalvatge

Intermission

Missa Afro-Brasiliera -  Carlos Alberto Pinto Fonseca

Accessibility

Accessible Shows:

Audio Described Performance - June 11, 8 PM 


An Access Guide and Venue Guide are available HERE 


To reserve an Audio Description device, please contact our Access Concierge, Emily Maxwell at (437) 776-1569‬ or emaxwell@luminato.com.   

Event Supporters

Supported by

Support in honour of Peter Herrndorf from The Michelle Koerner Family Foundation and The Michael and Sonja Koerner Charitable Foundation

Lead Support for Youth Engagement from Dasha Shenkman OBE

With Assistance from

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McLean Smits Foundation

Getting there

TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, KOERNER HALL
273 Bloor St West, Toronto M5S 1W2

Directions

Taking GO? Get to Union Station with GO Transit, and from there it’s a short walk or TTC connection to Luminato events.

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Meet The Artists

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Tuesday, June 11 - 6:30pm

D. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, BaKari I. Lindsay & Justine Abigail Yu

Koerner Lobby

Pre-show talk in the lobby at Koerner Hall with D. Brainerd Blyden-Taylor, BaKari I. Lindsay, in conversation with Justine Abigail Yu.

Captions will be available.

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