Events for June 12 – June 13 – Luminato Festival Toronto

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Jun 7

June 7, 2022 @ 2:00 pm - June 18, 2022 @ 11:30 pm EDT

Radio LUMI

Tea Base presents Chinatown with Hannia Cheng banner. Chinatown is written in a bubbly, handwritten font in a faded red colour. Around the letters, cartoon drawings of statues, food, and restaurants representing Chinatown appear.

Sep 19

All day

Chinatown with Hannia Cheng

Dancer Irvin Washington dancing in front of a projection of artist Peter Owusu-Ansah's artwork. Irvin is a silhouette in front of the bright coloured artwork with squares of pink, purple, yellow, and blue expanding behind him.

Jan 17

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm

Golden Hour: Optical Dialectic

Mar 21

12:00 pm - 11:59 pm

Golden Hour: Mighty Brave

Photo of little Amal greeting a crowd outside.

May 16

8:00 am - 5:00 pm

Amal in the Classroom

A pink banner image of a yellow lightbulb

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May 28

11:30 am - 12:30 pm

What We Talk About When We Talk About Dumplings

Banner image featuring a photo of Neema Bickersteth as Treemonisha

Jun 6

June 6 @ 2:00 pm - June 17 @ 8:00 pm EDT

Scott Joplin’s Treemonisha

Jun 7

10:00 am

Puppets in Action: Theory Practice and Possibility

Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, greets a crowd of people who are holding yellow paper butterflies.

Jun 7

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm

Walk with Amal: Union Station

Jun 8

June 8 - June 18

Belonging Is

Photo of a pink graphic with a yellow triangular shaped, arch in the shape of a moose antler

Jun 8

June 8 - June 18

Echoes Calling Back

Jun 8

June 8 - June 10

Nuit (1986)

Jun 8

June 8 @ 8:00 am - June 18 @ 11:00 pm EDT

Meeting of the Doodem

An image of Amal, a 12 foot puppet of a Syrian refugee child walking among a crowd of hundreds of people.

Jun 8

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Scarborough

Little Amal, a 12-foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl is walking surrounded by a welcoming crowd of people. In the air, bubbles catch the sunlight and create rainbows around her.

Jun 8

2:00 pm - 3:00 pm

Walk with Amal: University of Toronto

Little Amal, a 12 foot puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, meets a group of children. There is a close up on Amal's hands as children reach up to her.

Jun 8

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Regent Park

Aalaapi event banner image. A photo of a house on a theatre stage lit up with purple lighting. There is an open window with orange light glowing out the window. A woman is walking in front of the window, peering in.

Jun 8

June 8 @ 7:30 pm - June 10 @ 7:30 pm EDT

Aalaapi | ᐋᓛᐱ

Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl surrounded by a crowd of people, green trees, and skyscrapers

Jun 9

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Brampton

Little Amal, a 12-foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, walks with a crowd of people surrounded by trees.

Jun 9

3:15 pm - 4:15 pm

Walk with Amal: Thorncliffe Park

Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl stands among a crowd or people greeting her.

Jun 9

6:15 pm - 7:30 pm

Walk with Amal: Rogers Centre

An image of an orange, purple, blue, swirly nebula

Jun 9

7:00 pm

Transmigrations

Little Amal, a 12-foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl stands in a park holding a heart shaped balloon

Jun 10

11:00 am - 12:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Mississauga

A photo of Little Amal, a 12-foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl standing amongst a crowd by the water. A young human girl reaches out to grab Little Amal's hands.

Jun 10

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Etobicoke

A photo of Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl surrounded by a crowd of people.

Jun 10

6:30 pm - 7:30 pm

Walk with Amal: Esplanade

A photo of Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, standing around a crowd of people. They are on a hilltop with blue skies behind them.

Jun 11

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm

Walk with Amal: The Bentway

An image of Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, walking down the street in Brooklyn surrounded by a crowd of on-lookers and musicians.

Jun 11

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Yonge-Dundas

Little Amal, a 12 foot tall puppet of a Syrian refugee girl, stands by the waterfront in New York looking out at the sand and water.

Jun 11

6:00 pm - 7:00 pm

Walk with Amal: Waterfront

Jun 12

June 12 @ 7:00 pm - June 25 @ 8:00 pm EDT

Loss: In Isolation

A pink banner image of a yellow lightbulb

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Jun 13

7:00 pm

Love Across Borders

Jun 14

7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Walls for All

Jun 14

June 14 @ 8:00 pm - June 18 @ 2:00 pm EDT

Loss

Jun 15

5:00 pm - 6:00 pm

Words, Music and Black Experience

Banner image for Dragon's Tale. An illustration depicting a dragon boat over red waves. At the top of the dragon boat, there is an image of a girl with a hoodie and headphones on looking out to the horizon.

Jun 15

June 15 @ 8:00 pm - June 18 @ 8:00 pm EDT

Dragon’s Tale

Portrait of Eleanor Wachtel.

Jun 16

7:30 pm - 8:30 pm

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

Horace Andy performing at Woodbine Weekend, Luminato 2022

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Jun 17

1:00 pm - 11:00 pm

Luminato Music Weekend

Jun 17

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm

Illuminating Ideas On Film

Horace Andy performing at Woodbine Weekend, Luminato 2022

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Jun 18

1:00 pm - 10:00 pm

Luminato Music Weekend

A pink banner image of a yellow lightbulb

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Jun 19

7:00 pm

4th Wall: Making the Invisible Visible