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African Issues and the Challenge of Artistic Response
Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events - direct from the artists themselves.
$15.00
African Literature
Luminato's celebration of East/West continues - join us for an evening with three outstanding authors.
$15.00
Azar Nafisi: Reading and Writing Iran
An evening with the internationally celebrated author of Reading Lolita in Tehran.
FREE EVENT
Bamako in Toronto
Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events - direct from the artists themselves.
$35.00
Best Before by Rimini Protokoll
The group that created Europe's most exciting new movement in alternative theatre takes audience participation to a whole new level.
FREE EVENT
Blue Metropolis Foundation
A panel discussion about language that highlights the role played by the literary translator, the Blue Metropolis Translation Slam at Luminato presents Toronto poet A. F. Moritz reading one of his poems in the original, and two translators Ma Ainong and Lien Chao reading their translations into Mandarin they have worked on independently.
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Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie
Luminato artists-in-residence invite you to discover dance where you least expect it.
FREE EVENT
Conversation #4 by Tom Bendtsen
Canadian artist Tom Bendtsen’s 15,000-book sculpture creates a thought-provoking interplay of cohesion and chaos.
$30.00 - $50.00
Dark Star Requiem by Tapestry new opera works
A haunting new oratorio explores the complex issues of HIV-AIDS in Africa and around the world.
FREE EVENT
Diva Photos from The Black Star Collection at Ryerson University
Giant images of pop-culture goddesses frame our open-air music celebrations in Yonge-Dundas Square.
FREE EVENT
East/West in Canadian Fiction
Four powerhouse Canadian authors discuss how their art is influenced by a sense of place.
$15.00
Eleanor Catton, Michael Helm and Shaughnessy Bishop-Stall
An evening with three of the brightest talents on the literary scene today.
$15.00
Fiction in the Age of E-Books
Four of the world’s most prolific writers of fiction discuss the future of their art.
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Global Music: Rock the Casbah & An African Prom
Grammy winner Béla Fleck is just one of the stars in this free all-day musical extravaganza featuring artists from around the globe.
$35.00
Homage by 2b theatre company
Theatre pays tribute to sculpture in the rousing true story of the birth and death of a seminal Canadian work of art.
FREE EVENT
In Conversation with Cardiff/Miller
Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events - direct from the artists themselves (Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller).
$55.00 - $125.00
John Malkovich - Live on stage in The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer
Baroque opera meets the art of the monologue as John Malkovich portrays the charismatic criminal who hoodwinked a nation.
$35.00
Julia Domna by Enana Dance Theatre
Syria’s internationally renowned dance theatre company dazzles the senses with its epic tale of the rise and fall of a Roman empress.
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Light On Your Feet - Bollywood Divas
Bageshree Vaze and Suzanne D’Mello, who has been heard in such films as Slumdog Millionaire, are featured in this open-air celebration of Bollywood music and dance.
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Light On Your Feet - J-Pop Divas
The cool and the catchy: Maki Nomiya and the Moist Towelettes delight your ears with their different styles of Japanese pop.
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Light On Your Feet - Latin Divas
Catch the beat and feel the heat in a don’t-miss dance night featuring INDIA, the leading lady of salsa and soul.
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Light On Your Feet - Queer Divas
Dance to many different tunes as Luminato’s Light on Your Feet brings you an eclectic night of music that knows no boundaries.
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Light On Your Feet - The Ultimate '80s Party
Relive a glittering era of pop and rock divas with some of the world’s top tribute artists.
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Light On Your Feet - Wish Come True Family Dance Party
Bring your kids to a magical dance party inspired by FriendsWithYou, where kids can celebrate their wishes and dreams and meet the Rainbow King.
FREE EVENT
Luminato First Night
R&B star Jully Black, rocker Sass Jordan, and Melanie Fiona open the Festival with a celebration of Canadian divas in this free opening-night concert.
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Lunchtime Conversations
Luminato artists discuss their work in the intimate setting of the ROOTS store at 100 Bloor Street West.
$35.00 - $45.00
Masters of Magic
Luminato celebrates the art of the impossible.
$25.00
Monday Night Fiction - An Evening with Ben Okri
Join Ben Okri for an intimate evening of literature and discussion.
$25.00
Monday Night Fiction - An Evening with Roddy Doyle
Join Roddy Doyle for an intimate evening of literature and discussion.
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Nabaz'mob by Jean-Jacques Birgé and Antoine Schmitt
Presented with the Prix Arts Electronica Award of Distinction Digital Musics in 2009, Nabaz'mob consists of 100 Nabaztag smart rabbits performing an opera composed by Antoine Schmitt and Jean-Jacques Birgé.
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National Bank Festival: World Divas and Global Blues
Make a musical day of it at a pair of free outdoor concerts celebrating the intersection of the Festival’s East/West and Diva themes.
$35.00
One Pure Longing: Táhirih's Search
A multidisciplinary celebration of the power of the human voice to galvanize the spirit in its quest for freedom and truth.
FREE EVENT
Pop Divas
Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events - direct from the artists themselves.
FREE EVENT
President's Choice® 1000 Tastes of Toronto™
The city’s top restaurateurs turn street food into a supreme expression of the culinary art.
$50.00 - $200.00
Prima Donna - Composed by Rufus Wainwright
A former diva confronts her demons in the stunning debut opera by one of the most distinctive figures in popular music today.
$45.00 - $65.00
Rufus Wainwright - All Days are Nights: Songs for Lulu
One of the great singer-songwriters of his generation comes to Luminato to launch his latest North American tour.
$15.00
Scene of the Crime
Meet two best-selling mystery writers whose stories are rooted in the different continents of their birth - but whose appeal is universal.
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Ship O' Fools | Janet Cardiff and George Bures Miller
Come aboard - and participate in the reinvention of an age-old allegory.
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Solar Breath (Northern Caryatids) | Light Air
An exhibition curated by Atom Egoyan honours the memory of David Pecaut, Luminato's co-founder.
FREE EVENT
SWEATSHOPPE
The city becomes a canvas for seemingly impossible images, as guerrilla art joins with cutting-edge technology to paint videos onto walls.
$30.00 - $45.00
The Africa Trilogy by Volcano Theatre
A powerful and innovative triple bill examines the multifaceted relationship between Africa and the West.
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The Ascension of Beauty by Mark Fast
Interpreting the rose: sculpture as you’ve never seen it before – at the point where art, fashion, and beauty intersect.
$55.00 - $85.00
The Canadian Songbook: 40 Years of Bruce Cockburn
In this year's incarnation of a favourite Luminato event, the legendary singer-songwriter takes the stage with a stellar line-up of fellow artists.
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The Luminato Reel - (un)veiled: Muslim Women Talk About Hijab
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Arabic Film’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - A 'Chunky Move' Double Feature: Dance Like Your Old Man & Just Add Water
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Opening Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - AIDS in Africa Double Feature
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Africa’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - All I Want: A Portrait of Rufus Wainwright
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Prima Donna’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Artists Rights: A Double Feature - Haydn Davies Sculptor: A Compilation and RiP: A remix manifesto
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Closing Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Being John Malkovich
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Opening Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Call Cutta by Rimini Protokol
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Closing Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie Double Feature
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Closing Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Labyrinth
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Films that Inspire FriendsWithYou’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Leonard Bernstein Conducts West Side Story (The Making of West Side Story)
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Opening Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Making of The Infernal Comedy
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Opening Weekend’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - My Beat: The Life and Time of Bruce Cockburn
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Mid-week Programming’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Pee Wee's Big Adventure
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Films that Inspire FriendsWithYou’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Princess Mononoke
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Films that Inspire FriendsWithYou’.
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The Luminato Reel - River of Sand
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Africa’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Rufus Wainwright Prima Donna: The story of Rufus Wainwright's debut opera.
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Prima Donna’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Rufus! Rufus! Rufus! Does Judy! Judy! Judy!
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Prima Donna’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Santa Sangre
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Films that Inspire FriendsWithYou’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Sembène: The Making of African Cinema
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Africa’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - The Bright Darkness
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Arabic Film’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - The Dark Crystal
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Films that Inspire FriendsWithYou’.
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The Luminato Reel - The Extras
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Arabic Film’.
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The Luminato Reel - The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
Free screenings of documentaries that follow the creation of Luminato presentations, films that inspired the festival programming, and supplementary work from Luminato artists.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Tomorrow's Memory
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Arabic Film’.
FREE EVENT
The Luminato Reel - Walk With US
Part of The Luminato Reel’s ‘Spotlight on Mid-week Programming’.
$15.00
Throw Down Your Heart - Film Screening and Discussion
Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events - direct from the artists themselves.
$20.00 - $69.00
TSO Goes Late Night: Beethoven Symphony 9
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra keeps you up all night long with Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9.
$50.00
Two Faced Bastard
A double-take on life by one of Australia's most innovative dance-theatre companies.
$40.00
Vienna Academy Orchestra
In a rare North American appearance, the celebrated Viennese ensemble performs symphonies by Haydn, Mozart, and Schubert.
FREE EVENT
Waves Festival
For a second year, the Young Centre and the artists of Toronto throw open the doors of possibility.
$20.00 - $210.00
West Side Story Suite by National Ballet of Canada
A thrilling triple bill performed by The National Ballet of Canada celebrates the classical and populist genius of Jerome Robbins – and premieres a brand new work by Jorma Elo.
FREE EVENT
Wish Come True Festival by FriendsWithYou
Welcome to Rainbow City: a joyous and brilliantly colourful transformation of Toronto.
FREE EVENT
World Music Celebration
Throughout World Refugee Day, Luminato’s free closing concert brings you music from around the globe.
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