Steam Whistle, “UNSIGNED Indie Music Concert”: February 25th
Knowing music is the language of the heart, Steam Whistle Brewing launched their UNSIGNED Indie Music Concert Series four years back. The brewery, passionate about Pilsner, has a reputation for supporting others in their creative pursuits, and this month’s UNSIGNED line-up will deliver a stirring celebration of the indie musician and songwriter. The February 25th show hosted in the brewery’s Beer Hall, will feature the indie country, foot-stomping stylings of New Country Rehab, the blues-infused rock of The Coppertone and the indie-psych-rock of Cowlick. Admission is only $5 at the door with all proceeds from ticket sales going back to the community through the Artists’ Health Centre Foundation. Doors open at 8pm. More »
Shakespeare in Action, “The Diary of Anne Frank”: March 1 – 13
Shakespeare in Action presents
THE DIARY OF ANNE FRANK
Keeping the story of Anne Frank alive
Shakespeare in Action, Canada’s leading classical company for young audiences that recently launched a revolutionary Virtual Lab on its website for teaching Shakespeare in schools, brings a new production of The Diary of Anne Frank to the stage. The Wendy Kesselman adaptation of The Diary of Anne Frank opens March 1 and runs to March 13 at Central Commerce Theatre (with weekday matinees beginning February 23). Rising star Sascha Cole (Factory Theatre’s Bethune Imagined, and CanStage’s Rock’n'Roll) plays the title role. More »
Coleman Lemieux, “AllOneWord”: Feb 10 – 12
Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie (CLC) is pleased to announce that the acclaimed James Kudelka will perform the world premiere of his solo SEE #6 on the opening night of AllOneWord, a new evening of six dance works all choreographed by Kudelka, running February 10-12 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre. As well, CLC previews the program January 28 at River Run Centre in Guelph, Ontario. More »
Fortier Danse-Création, “Cabane”: Feb 11, 12
DanceWorks, Toronto’s longest-running contemporary dance series, presents Montreal’s Fortier Danse-Création in the Toronto premiere of Cabane, a powerful duet created and performed by dancer/choreographer Paul-André Fortier and multi-disciplinary artist and musician Rober Racine that is part in situ performance and part installation art. Cabane runs February 11 and 12, 2011 at Harbourfront Centre’s Fleck Dance Theatre. More »
World Stage at Harbourfront , “Floating”: Feb 15 – 19
From the brilliant creative force of Hugh Hughes comes a fantastical tale of the island that floated away.
Amid a cornucopia of clutter on stage ? newfangled props, costumes, maps, lamps, fishing rods, globes, slide projectors and more lo-fi technology ? Floating is a simple story of the Welsh island of Anglesey suddenly and miraculously coming adrift from the bridge that attaches it to the United Kingdom. More »
Festiv’Ebene 2011: Feb 20
FESTIV’EBENE 2011
SOFIFRAN presents a Black History Month celebration featuring an arts exposition and cultural performances.
FEATURING: Jaivah Nouvel Expoé, Chris Nelo Chouloute, Donné Roberts, Gary & Stephanie Fonrose, Groupe Akwaba, Groupe Elykla, Groupe Keza, Groupe S’amuser pour la vie, Kerlle Boisette, DJ Jean Surin, Theatre de l’atelier 83 More »
Bezawork Asfaw Live: Feb 19, 20
BEZAWORK ASFAW LIVE
Celebrate your Valentine’s and Family Day Weekend with Bezawork Asfaw – The Queen of Tizita. Back by popular demand after a sold out weekend last year. Also featuring Jaivah Nouvel Exposé and other performers.
DATES: Saturday & Sunday, February 19 & 20, 2011
VENUE: Passion Lounge (formerly Cottage), 1220 Danforth @ Greenwood, Toronto
Harbourfront, Kuumba Festival: Feb 5
KUUMBA FESTIVAL – ETHIOPIAN ESKESTA SHOW & WORKSHOP
Celebrate Black History Month with us at the Harbourfront Centre’s Kuumba Festival. Jaivah Nouvel Exposé will be presenting a short show and workshop of Ethiopian Eskesta dance at this festival. Also featuring Waleed Abdulhamid. More »
Nightwood Theatre, “Groundswell Festival”: Feb 17 – 26
Nightwood Announces the 26th Annual
GROUNDSWELL FESTIVAL of NEW WORKS by WOMEN
February 17 – 26, 2011
Admission: Pay-What-You-Can (suggested amount is $10)
At the Tapestry/Nightwood New Work Studio in the Distillery District
55 MILL STREET, THE CANNERY BUILDING, STUDIO 315
This ten-day festival of new works by women features 4 current and exciting plays from our Playwrights Unit and Residencies and 4 scripts fresh from our Write from the Hip* young writers program. This year also features a two-day masterclass in playwriting led by Judith Thompson. More »
TfT, “À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou (Forever Yours, Marie-Lou)”: Feb 2 – 19
Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) is pleased to present and celebrate the 40th anniversary of Michel Tremblay’s play À toi, pour toujours, ta Marie-Lou (Forever Yours, Marie-Lou). One of the playwright’s strongest works, in it he speaks of isolation and the inability to communicate. In spite of these sombre notes, Michel Tremblay masterfully employs accents of hope, love, and affection. This iconic work will be presented in French with English surtitles at the Berkeley Street Theatre from February 2 to 19, 2011.
Necessary Angel, “Divisadero: a performance”: Feb 8 – 20
Justin Rutledge’s newest album, The Early Widows (from Six Shooter*Warner), has been nominated for a 2011 Juno Award in the Roots & Traditional Album of the Year: Solo category.
The Toronto-based singer-songwriter makes his theatrical debut February 8-20 in Necessary Angel’s Divisadero: a performance at Theatre Passe Muraille. More »
Winter Festival Bana Y’Africa: Feb 4
AFRICA NEW MUSIC is pleased to present WINTER FESTIVAL BANA Y’AFRICA, a Celebration of Black History Month and Night of BOB MARLEY’s Birthday Bash featuring live performances by Majestic Warriors on Friday February 4th, 2011 to be held at: Centre Matonge 224 Parliament Street Toronto from 9 PM – 2 AM Admission:$10. More »
Toronto Dollar Supper Club, Mark Kingwell: Feb 21
Toronto Dollar Supper Club cordially invites you to attend an evening with Mark Kingwell
Topic
“Not by Bread Alone”
Art of Time Ensemble, “Take This Waltz”: Feb 4 & 5
Art of Time Ensemble presents Take This Waltz
the waltz explored throughout the last 150 years
Toronto, December 22, 2010 – The acclaimed Art of Time Ensemble, under the artistic direction of Andrew Burashko, presents Take This Waltz, a diversely rich and compelling program that explores the waltz throughout the last 150 years, running Friday, February 4 and Saturday, February 5, 2011 at Harbourfront Centre’s Enwave Theatre, sponsored by BMO Financial. CBC Radio Two is recording the concert for future broadcast. More »
York Music, Mark Chambers, cello: Feb 8
Music professor, cellist Mark Chambers is joined by two of his colleagues and frequent collaborators, violinist Jacques Israelievitch and pianist Christina Petrowska Quilico, for a concert February 8 at York University. The performance, featuring works by three contemporary Canadian women composers with a dash of Mozart thrown in for good measure, is part of the Department of Music’s Faculty Concert Series, taking place in the Tribute Communities Recital Hall at York’s Keele campus. More »
TheatreRUN & TFT, “Artaud: un portrait en décomposition”: Feb 16 – 26
TheatreRUN in association with Théâtre Français de Toronto present
Artaud: un portrait en décomposition
The new piece from the co-creators of the hit show SPENT
TheatreRUN is very proud to announce it’s latest creation, based on the writings of Antonin Artaud, Artaud: un portrait en decomposition. An exciting combination of searing poetry, haunting images and verbatim theatre, Artaud: un portrait en decomposition runs from February 16-26 2011, Wednesday through Saturday, at Théâtre Français Centre for Creation (21 College Street. Office # 610 on the 6th floor). For more information or to reserve tickets contact theatrerun.ensemble (at) gmail (dot) com More »
York U. Dance, “Stories Off the Record”: Feb 16 – 18
The Next Generation of York U Dance Masters premiere Stories Off the Record
Stories Off the Record is this season’s second installment of world premieres by rising choreographers in York University’s MFA Program in Dance. Graduate students Angela Blumberg, Alison Daley, Katya Kuznetsova and Anastasia Maywood are each contributing an original work to the playbill as part of their thesis productions. A new duet by guest artist Tracey Norman, who graduated last year in first cohort of MFA dance students, rounds out the program, which runs February 16 to 18 at 7:30pm in the Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre at York’s Keele campus. More »
Mosaic Storytelling Festival: Jan 23, Feb 6, Feb 20, March 6, March 20, April 3
Mosaic Storytelling Festival – Tales from Around the World
Six Sundays of stories for ages 5 to 95
The Open Door East End Arts Collective and St. David’s Anglican Church celebrate the diversity and creativity of our rich East End neighbourhood – and our world – through six afternoons of storytelling with tellers and tales from all across the globe. Occurring every two weeks from Jan. 23 to Apr. 17 at 3 pm in St. David’s parish hall at 49 Donlands Ave, right across from Donlands subway station. More »
John Edwards, Solo Lute: February 5
THE MUSICIANS IN ORDINARY PRESENTS JOHN EDWARDS
IN A SOLO LUTE RECITAL SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 5
John Edwards, the lute master who is one-half of The Musicians In Ordinary, takes the spotlight for a solo lute concert, Saturday, February 5, 2011, 8 p.m. at the Heliconian Hall, 35 Hazelton Avenue (Bay subway). More »
Rowers Pub Reading Series: February 7
Rowers Pub Reading Series – Monday, February 7, 2011
Our fabulous February readers are:
Lauren Kirshner, Pasha Malla, Daniel Scott Tysdal More »
