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As many of you know, we are currently raising funds for our festival. An important event is our “spa day”, organised by festival volunteers. I would like to invite you to view the attached poster and consider attending this wonderful pre-festival event.

Brenda Muller, Artistic Director, Ardeleana
www.ardeleanamusic.com
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The School of Ballet Creole Professional Training Program 08 presents
“NEW GROUNDS”

An evening of new works by Toronto’s future dance artists featured in choreography by the School’s Faculty members and noted choreographers. More »

Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People is delighted to close its ambitious 2007|08 season with converse, a unique presentation by LKTYP’s Drama School Ensemble, playing on the Mainstage beginning May 8th. LKTYP has been enjoying artistic and financial success of late, with a 30% increase in ticket sales over the last three years and sales for the current season far surpassing ticket revenue targets. More »

M-DO presents HORIZONS 3 – the narrative in Kathak -

Moods of Spring with Rina Singha and the Kathak Institute
and
Walk the Talk with Joanna de Souza

Thursday May 8th – 8 pm and Friday May 9th – 8pm
The Church of St. Stephen’s in the Field, 103 Bellevue (at College) More »

Barenaked Ladies frontman Steven Page performs in Art of Time Ensemble’s The Songbook II
June 20 – 21 at 8 pm, Harbourfront Centre

Andrew Burashko, Artistic Director of the Art of Time Ensemble, has announced that Steven Page of the Barenaked Ladies will be performing popular songs in fresh new arrangements by songwriters from the worlds of pop, jazz and classical music for the final concert of the season. More »

Hi folks it’s that time of year that we have begun taking registration for our fabulous Shakespeare for Kids Summer Arts Camp in both the Downtown Annex and Bloor West Village locations. If you or any other friends or families you may think may be interested please forward them our link below. Please visit our updated website for dates, times, video clips and registration forms which can be downloaded from the site. We hope to see you there.

Shakespeareinaction@sympatico.ca
www.shakespeareinaction.org
416 703-4881

White House and the Silver ScreenThis U.S. election year, come to the Revue for a cinematic retrospective on American politics. Starting this Saturday, April 26, at 10:30 a.m., critic and author Kevin Courrier launches an eight-part lecture series on films and the American presidencies since Kennedy’s New Frontier. More »

IBCC is back April 23 – 27, 2008! Featuring numerous workshops by Tito and Aida Nour direct from Egypt as well as Bozenka (Florida), Unmata (California), Aisha Ali (California), Mayyadah & Amir (Germany), Yasmina Ramzy (Toronto), Nath Keo (BC), Ferda Bayazit (BC/Turkey) and Lopa Sarkar (Toronto). Also including panel discussions, music workshops, shopping bazzar and 8 spectacular perfomances guaranteed to make an eye opening fantastic experience for dancers and dance lovers.

Jaivah/Nouvel Exposé will be performing a brand new Afro/Belly/Hop fusion choreography on Friday’s Main Stage round 2. More »

Opening Reception of The Last Photograph and Prefix Photo 17 Magazine Launch

EXHIBITION: The Last Photograph by acclaimed Brazilian artist Rosângela Rennó

OPENING RECEPTION: May 1 (Thursday), 7 to 10 pm
Walk-through by the artist and curator: May 1 (Thursday), 6:30 pm More »

Workman Arts presents the World Premiere of Edward The Crazy Man, a play for children about mental illness and homelessness by Emil Sher, based on the award-winning book by Marie Day. Directed by Leah Cherniak, Edward The Crazy Man previews June 8, opens June 10 and runs to June 19 at the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People. More »

New Music Arts Projects (NMAP) – a not-for-profit arts organization representing a consortium of new music presenters in Toronto – is pleased to present soundaXis ’08, a multidisciplinary city-wide celebration of new music and its points of contact with other artistic disciplines. NAMP is pleased to announce the full calendar of events for this second biennial soundaXis ’08 that will transform Toronto into a celebration of sound and discovery from May 21 to June 15, 2008 in many venues throughout the city. Details and schedule: http://www.soundaxis.ca
Schedule in PDF format (To download, right-click and save) : Complete Events Listing
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dance Immersion’s annual Showcase presentation for 2008 will be the Cleo Parker Robinson Dance Ensemble from Denver Colorado, known especially for its contagious fusion of energy and passion. The striking program that the Ensemble will perform brings the magic of legendary choreographers Alvin Ailey (1931-1989) and Katherine Dunham (1909-2006) to the stage with some of their most beloved works. Now in its 38th season, this internationally renowned and critically acclaimed company performs Thursday, May 29 through Saturday, May 31 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre. More »

Under the artistic direction of Caribbean-born dancer, choreographer and percussionist Patrick Parson, Ballet Creole provides a multicultural forum for choreographers, dancers and musicians. Its high-energy works range from African ritualism to abstract modern, with a repertoire, driven by the rhythm of the drums. More »

Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People welcomes Vancouver’s Green Thumb Theatre and their award-winning production, Cranked. Written by Michael P. Northey, Cranked is the cautionary tale of a 17 year-old freestyle rapper whose music career is derailed by a crystal meth addiction. This hard-hitting, hip hop infused play will be presented on the Mainstage from April 22 to May 3. More »

SAMPRADAYA Dance Creations presents shunya & B2, two riveting world premieres that redefine the East/West dance matrix – bharatanatyam meets kathak in shunya and ballet in B2. More »

Andrea Nann Dreamwalker Dance Company presents the highly anticipated The Whole Shebang ’08. Now in its 4th year, this annual performance extravaganza brings together some of Canada’s most outstanding talent in the areas of dance, music, visual arts, media arts and film in a multi-disciplinary evening that celebrates the diversity of artistic expression. The Whole Shebang will run May 9 & 10 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre. Special student matinee May 8, at 1 pm. More »

Necessary Angel Theatre Company is thrilled to announce that after an extensive workshop process, Artistic Director Daniel Brook’s critically lauded play The Eco Show is making its Toronto premiere. Hailed as a “near-perfect piece of contemporary theatre” by the Montreal Gazette, The Eco Show previews from May 13, opens May 15 and runs to June 1 at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. More »

From Nancy White:
This is short notice, but I’m sending it only to the spontaneous and adventurous – not in the bungee jumping sense exactly – but, y’know.
Stella’s a good friend of mine and her shows always make me feel like I’m in a New York “happening”. Of course I’ve never been to a New York happening, but Don Cullen ran a potato happening some time ago at the Charlottetown festival, so that was close. More »

Blue, the Derek Jarman Poems, by Keith Garebian
at Theatre Books, 11 St. Thomas, Toronto
5 – 7 pm, April 30

Upcoming public readings: More »

SWAMPARELLA FIDDLER SOOZIE SCHLANGER JOINS THE LINE-UP!!!

Just a heads up re our Sunday evening, May 4 (8PM) performance at the Free Times Café – Anne Feeney and Peter Kastner, with some talented guest performers. More »