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Illuminating Ideas On Film

May 31, 7 PMHot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema 506 Bloor St. W., Toronto, Ontario June 17, 3:30 PMDavid Pecaut Square as part of Luminato Music Weekend May 31 Programmed in partnership with Hot…

Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha

St. Lawrence Centre Toronto

Luminato Festival Toronto and TO Live present Produced by Volcano in association with The Canadian Opera Company, Soulpepper, and Moveable Beast By Scott Joplin, Story Book & Libretto Adapted by: Leah-Simone…

Puppets in Action: Theory Practice and Possibility

Innis College Town Hall 2 Sussex Avenue, Toronto, Ontario

June 7, 10:00 AM  Innis College Town Hall, 2 Sussex Avenue  Start the festival off with a panel discussion between the creators of Little Amal, Basil Jones and Adrian Kohler,…

Walk with Amal: Union Station

Union Station Toronto

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Wednesday, June 7 5 PM - 7:30…

Belonging Is

Union Station Toronto

Photo by Cassandra Popescu In Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs, social belonging is smack in the middle of the pyramid. We do not thrive without the understanding of how we fit…

Echoes Calling Back

College Park 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Echoes Calling Back, 2023By Jordan Bennett Commissioned by Luminato Festival TorontoCurated and Produced by MASSIVart  Public art has the power to transform communities, reflecting back to us the importance of…

Nuit (1986)

Fleck Dance Theatre 207 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON, Canada

Presented by Luminato Festival Toronto  Choreographed by Jean-Pierre Perreault Remounted by Compagnie de la Citadelle  with the permission of Espace Perreault-Transmissions chorégraphiques Photo by Kendra Epik Nuit is legendary Canadian choreographer…

Meeting of the Doodem

Augmented Reality by Quinn Hopkins Free to use and accessible at locations throughout the festival!  Discover ethereal monuments to Ojibwe culture using augmented reality on your smartphone. Visit Echoes Calling Back or Luminato Music…

Walk with Amal: Scarborough

Albert Campbell Square 150 Borough Dr, Scarborough, ON

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo courtesy of The Walk Productions. Thursday, June 8 Scarborough…

Walk with Amal: University of Toronto

University of Toronto, St. George Campus 27 King's College Circle, Toronto, ON

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Lizzie Coombes. Thursday, June 82pmStarts: Convocation Hall, University…

Walk with Amal: Regent Park

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Jaskirt Boora. Thursday, June 8 6pm Starts: Regent Park…

Aalaapi | ᐋᓛᐱ 

Ada Slaight Hall 585 Dundas Street East, Toronto, ON, Canada

Presented by Native Earth Performing Arts and Le Théâtre français de Toronto, in association with Luminato Festival TorontoPhoto by Anne-Marie Baribeau    In Inuktitut, Aalaapi means “Choosing silence to hear something beautiful”. Immerse…

Walk with Amal: Brampton

Brampton Brampton, ON, Canada

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Friday, June 9 12 PM Starts:…

Walk with Amal: Thorncliffe Park

Thorncliffe Park 35 Brian Peck Crescent, East York, ON, Canada

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Friday, June 9 Thorncliffe Park, 3:00…

Walk with Amal: Rogers Centre

Rogers Centre Rogers Centre, Toronto

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Friday, June 9 6:15pm Starts: Rogers Centre,…

Transmigrations 

Beeton Hall, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St Toronto

 Music & Artificial Intelligence June 9, 7pm Beeton Hall, Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge St Experience an AI powered electro-jazz show in the library.   This free concert will weave together live…

Walk with Amal: Mississauga

Mississauga Mississauga, ON, Canada

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Tayfun Icsel Kemeralti. Saturday, June 10 Mississauga, 11…

Walk with Amal: Etobicoke

Etobicoke Etobicoke, ON, Canada

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Igor Emerich. Saturday, June 10Etobicoke, 3 PMStarts: Mabelle,…

Walk with Amal: Esplanade

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Saturday, June 10 6:30pm Starts: Jamii, 264…

Walk with Amal: The Bentway

The Bentway 250 Fort York Blvd, Toronto, ON

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo courtesy of The Walk Productions. Sunday, June 11 The…

Walk with Amal: Yonge-Dundas

College Park 444 Yonge Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Sunday, June 11 Yonge-Dundas Square to…

Walk with Amal: Waterfront

Jack Layton Ferry Terminal 9 Queens Quay W., Toronto, ON

'Walk with Amal Toronto' is produced by The Walk Productions and Luminato Festival Toronto in association with Handspring Puppet Company. Photo by Respective Collective. Sunday, June 11 Waterfront Music Garden…

Loss: In Isolation

The Theatre Centre Gallery Toronto

Photo of Ian Kamau by Bryan Brock. June 12 — 25, 2023 at The Theatre Centre Gallery Loss: In Isolation, expands on The Theatre Centre's Residency Production Loss by Ian Kamau (part of Luminato 2023).…

Love Across Borders

Accolades West Building, Room 109  4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3  Toronto

June 13, 7pm York University Accolades West Building, Room 109 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 FREE With deep empathy, rigorous reporting, and the irresistible perspective of a true romantic, journalist Anna Lekas…

Walls for All

210 King Street East 210 King St E, Toronto, ON

Walls For All June 14, 5-7pm 210 King St E, Toronto ON Hosted by East End Arts & Muralroutes Although more women and gender-diverse artists & curators have become established in recent years,…

Loss

Harbourfront Centre Theatre 231 Queen's Quay West, Toronto, ON, Canada

Luminato Festival Toronto presents Ian Kamau’s Loss, produced by The Theatre CentrePhoto of Ian Kamau by Bryan Brock Loss is a deeply honest, live retelling of an intergenerational family story,…

Words, Music and Black Experience 

Harbourfront Centre Theatre Toronto

Moderated by Donna Bailey Nurse June 15, 5:00-6:00pm Harbourfront Centre Theatre Following the incredible success of Beloved last year, join Donna Bailey Nurse in conversation with leaders in the realm of music,…

Dragon’s Tale

Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage 235 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON, Canada

Co-produced by Tapestry Opera and Soundstreams, and realised in partnership with Luminato Festival Toronto and Harbourfront CentreArtwork by Gracia Lam Mark A beautiful new opera performed on Toronto’s waterfront celebrating…

A Literary Legacy: 33 Years of CBC’s Writers & Company

Glenn Gould Studio, 250 Front St West, Toronto, M5V 3G7 Toronto

Produced by CBC Radio's Writers & Company, presented in association with Luminato Festival Toronto.Photo of Eleanor Wachtel by CBC. Celebrate the legacy of CBC’s flagship literary program, Writers & Company,…

Recurring

Luminato Music Weekend

David Pecaut Square 215 King St W, Toronto, ON, Canada

Photo by Cassandra Popescu Celebrate the incredible community of musicians from across the world and around the block who make Toronto sing and dance! Luminato’s closing weekend features a FREE music festival…

4th Wall: Making the Invisible Visible 

Cee Centre for Young Black Professionals 75 Thermos Rd, Scarborough, ON Toronto

June 19, 7pm Cee Centre for Young Black Professionals 75 Thermos Rd, Scarborough, ON   4th Wall: Making the Invisible Visible is hosted by the Michaëlle Jean Foundation in partnership with RISE and…