May 28, 11:30 AM Queen's Park (free, no tickets required) Across cultures, food is a reminder of home, and one of the greatest gifts that diaspora communities bring with them when they… Continue reading What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings
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… Continue reading Scott Joplin's Treemonisha
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, moderated by Professor Lawrence Switzky (UTM English and Drama). This insightful conversation will provide a scholarly look at Handspring Puppet Theatre’s development and effects on… Continue reading Puppets in Action: Theory Practice and Possibility
'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…
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… Continue reading Belonging Is
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… Continue reading Echoes Calling Back
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… Continue reading Nuit (1986)
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… Continue reading Meeting of the Doodem
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… Continue reading Aalaapi | ᐋᓛᐱ
'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 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 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…
'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 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 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,…
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 music with a series of immersive visuals created with artificial intelligence. The music and visuals in Transmigrations draw from Dhaivat Jani’s personal experiences, Toronto’s diversity,… Continue reading Transmigrations
'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 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 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 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 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 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…
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).… Continue reading Loss: In Isolation
June 13, 7pm York University Accolades West Building, Room 109 4700 Keele Street Toronto, ON M3J 1P3 FREE In this lecture and panel discussion, hear readings from Love Across Borders, Anna Lekas Miller’s newly published book. Join us for a panel discussion from experts and artists with lived experience of forced migration and love across borders. With deep empathy,… Continue reading Love Across Borders
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,… Continue reading Loss
Walls For All June 14, 7-9pm 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, public art has traditionally been - and continues to be - a (mostly white) male-dominated field, full of barriers and challenges for gender-diverse artists. Luminato… Continue reading Walls for All
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… Continue reading Dragon's Tale
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, theatre and history, as she explores words, music and the power of Black experience in Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha and Loss. This year Donna will be… Continue reading Words, Music and Black Experience
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, at this special onstage event. Join host Eleanor Wachtel for a live taping of the show’s last original episode, in honour of its 33-year history… Continue reading A Literary Legacy: 33 Years of CBC’s Writers & Company
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… Continue reading Luminato Music Weekend
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 Docs Cinema, feature length documentary We Are From There speaks to the feeling of longing and remembrance that is present in our festival programming. The screening… Continue reading Illuminating Ideas On Film
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 Luminato. Taking place in Scarborough on June 19, 2023, the 4th Wall aims to amplify the voices of young people who are often excluded from… Continue reading 4th Wall: Making the Invisible Visible
