North Toronto Spring Fine Arts Tour: April 30, May 1
North Toronto Group of Artists (NTGA) Spring Fine Arts Tour, Toronto, April 30 and May 1, 2011. The North Toronto Group of Artists presents its 3rd annual Spring Fine Arts Tour, featuring 20 artists who work in watercolour, acrylic, oil and mixed media. Mingle with the artists in their own studios (Yonge Street & Lawrence area), while delighting on an amazing range of art from figurative to modern abstract. Maps available at www.northtorontogroupofartists.com
Al Green Theatre, “Zero Hour”:
Don’t miss the show that has critics and audience members raving!
ZERO HOUR
Written by and Starring JIM BROCHU
The story of the larger-than-life stage and screen icon Zero Mostel, best known for his roles in
Fiddler on the Roof, A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum and The Producers. More »
Stand Up Dance, Meagan O’Shea: April 22 – 29
The Atomic Weight of Happiness
Stand Up Dance presents
a new solo by performance powerhouse Meagan O’Shea
Hailed as “one of the city’s most engaging independent artists” (The Toronto Star), Meagan O’Shea returns to the Toronto stage with The Atomic Weight of Happiness. As a dancer born with 12 toes, Meagan O’Shea has always had to acknowledge her inner outcast. Join O’Shea and Stand Up Dance in this bicycle-powered theatre/dance mash-up based on many (un)true stories for a limited run at HUB 14. More »
LIBERA choir playing Toronto: April 14, 17
The internationally acclaimed boy singers of LIBERA are to visit Canada for the first time in April. During their two-week concert tour, the youngsters, who are based in South London in the UK, will perform in notable venues in Toronto, Kitchener-Waterloo, London, Chatham-Kent, Hamilton and Guelph. If you have never heard the unique, heavenly sound of LIBERA, then prepare yourself for something very special indeed. More »
Kaeja d’Dance celebrates 20 years with 20/20 Vision: April 12 – 16
A multimedia ‘future-spective’ spin on 20 years of live dance creations
Kaeja d’Dance, under the artistic direction of husband and wife team Allen and Karen Kaeja, proudly presents 20/20 Vision, a twentieth anniversary multimedia celebration infused with the extreme and graceful kinetics audiences have come to associate with this acclaimed company. Rather than a retrospective of past dances, the Kaejas share a “future-spective” of four new dance works (two of which are world premieres), with two pieces choreographed by Allen and two by Karen that explore themes of identity and the passionate edge as befits a company run for 20 years by these life partners. 20/20 Vision runs April 12-16 at Enwave Theatre as part of Harbourfront Centre’s NextSteps. More »
Angelwalk Theatre, “Songs for a New World”: March 30 – April 23
Angelwalk Theatre presents
SONGS FOR A NEW WORLD
It’s about one moment. It’s about hitting the wall and having to make a choice, or take a stand, or turn around and go back. Travel from the deck of a 1492 Spanish sailing ship to a ledge 57 stories above Fifth Avenue to meet a startling array of characters from a young man who has determined that basketball is his ticket out of the ghetto to a woman whose dream of marrying rich nabs her the man of her dreams and a soulless marriage. More »
Théâtre français, “The School for Wives”: April 6 – 23
Théâtre français de Toronto (TfT) is pleased to present Molière’s masterpiece The School for Wives. Directed by Diana Leblanc, this brilliant comedy will be presented in French (with English surtitles for half of the performances) at the Berkeley Street Theatre from April 6 to 23, opening on Friday, April 8. More »
