CELEBRATE THE CREATIVE SPIRIT
WITH YOUR STUDENTS!
Education & Outreach
Programs
Organically linked with the
curatorial vision for the Festival, Luminato's Education & Outreach
Programs engage and inspire through participation in interactive and inclusive
encounters with the arts. Luminato's arts-based programs support the classroom
curriculum, and provide opportunities for experiential learning through
workshops, student matinee performances, study guides, and question &
answer sessions.
Workshops
Luminato workshops
encourage students and teachers to engage with the arts through interactive and
cross-curricular learning experiences. Only a limited number of workshops are
available - call for details.
Student Matinee Performances
As part of Luminato's commitment to accessibility, the Festival offers student
groups special subsidized ticket prices for selected Luminato performances.
Study Guides
These guides
developed for Primary, Junior, and Intermediate grades link to the arts (dance,
theatre, music, visual arts), language arts, science, and social sciences
curriculum. They are available in print and electronic formats.
Question & Answer Sessions
An opportunity for student audiences to learn more about the creative process directly from actors, musicians,
dancers, and other members of the creative team through interactive sessions
following selected performances.
Luminato wishes to acknowledge the Ontario Trillium
Foundation's generous support of the Festival's Education & Outreach
Programs
For More Information or to Book Tickets either:
- Download the SCHOOL GROUPS BOOKING FORM
- Email education@luminato.com
-
Call 416 368 3100 x
231

Mozart Dances - Mark Morris Dance Group
Mark Morris' week-long Luminato Artist Residency will include the Canadian premiere of Mozart Dances. Inspired by the timeless music of Mozart, Mozart Dances features 16 dancers performing against the bold backdrops of British artist Howard Hodgkins and accompanied live by members of the Canadian Opera Company Orchestra. Although performances of Mozart Dances are not during school hours, selected school groups will be invited to a special behind-the-scenes tour, followed by a question & answer session with dancers and members of the creative team (limited availability). Recommended for students Grades 4-8.
Workshops
Local musicians
will invite students to explore the music of Mozart and the powerful role music
plays in evoking mood, images, and story in ballet.
School Visits
MMDG dancers will
introduce students to MMDG's unique style and dance vocabulary. Students will
explore the connections between music and movement through dynamic
demonstrations, interactive movement exercises, and lively
discussion. (Limited availability)
Study Guides
will also be available.
For more
information about the Mozart Dances workshops and Mark Morris Dance Group school
visits or for special student group ticket rates for evening and weekend
performances of Mozart Dances either:
- Download the SCHOOL GROUPS BOOKING FORM
- Email education@luminato.com
- Call 416 368 3100 x 231
Sanctuary Song
This dynamic opera for voice, piano, violin, and percussion uses video and Asian influenced dance to tell the story of an Asian elephant poached at a young age from the jungles of Indonesia. She recalls her remarkable life in captivity far from home as her keeper of 22 years leads her on a journey to sanctuary in the hills of Tennessee. The themes of friendship and freedom, the power of memory and the wonder of communication in the human and natural worlds resonate in this moving new production that audiences will never forget. World premiere. Recommended for students Grades 4-8.
Workshops
Pre-Festival
school visits from the composer and writer will introduce students to this
unique fusion of theatre and opera for young audiences. Post-performance
dance and music
workshops exploring the themes of friendship and communication will offer
students the opportunity to connect with their individual responses to
Sanctuary
Song. (Limited
availability - call for details.)
Student
Matinees
Dates
June 10 -12, 12:30
p.m.
Location
Berkeley Street
Theatre
26 Berkeley
Street
Tickets
$12
Study Guides
and Question & Answer Sessions
following selected
performances will also be offered.
For More Information or to Book Tickets either:
- Download the SCHOOL GROUPS BOOKING FORM
- Email education@luminato.com
- Call 416 368 3100 x 231
Rocket and the Queen of Dreams
This unique and
imaginative theatre experience for younger students uses shadow theatre,
puppetry, live performance, and original music to create a journey into the
dream world of a young boy
and the darkness and light to be found there. In creating the show, playwright
David Craig worked with and gathered stories, pictures, and images from hundreds
of primary children about their dreams, nighttime fears, and bedtime routines. World
premiere. Recommended for students
Grades K-3.
Workshops
Pre-Festival
school visits from the playwright will introduce students to the creative
development of the production and a multidisciplinary approach to storytelling
using drama, music, and shadow puppetry. Working with the creators of
Puppetmongers Theatre, students will learn about the art of shadow puppetry,
where shadows are cast upon a lit screen and stories are brought to life.
Students will create their own shadow puppets, and be encouraged to use these
imaginative creations in short collaborative shadow puppet performances in the
classroom. (Limited availability - call for
details.)
Student
Matinees
Dates
June 9 -12, 10:30 a.m. &
1:00 p.m.
Location
Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for
Young People - 165 Front Street
East
Tickets
$11
Study Guides
and Question & Answer Sessions
following selected
performances will also be offered.
For More Information or to Book Tickets either:
- Download the SCHOOL GROUPS BOOKING FORM
- Email education@luminato.com
- Call 416 368 3100 x 231
Dan Zanes and Friends
Drawing on a
wealth of musical traditions, Dan Zanes, his band, and a variety of eclectic
special guests create a rollicking "Woodstock for kids," including
exuberant American
traditional songs, dance classics, and smart, inventive originals. During his
week-long Luminato Artist Residency, Zanes will engage with the Toronto community through
a variety of sing-a-longs, workshops, question & answer sessions, and other
related events - experiences which will culminate in his Luminato performances
at The Music Hall on
Sunday, June 15. Recommended for
students Grades JK-5.
Workshops
Prior to the
Festival, local musicians will lead in-school music workshops that focus on the
connections between music and Toronto's diverse
communities.
School Visits
Dan Zanes will
invite students to share the songs they learned in their pre-Festival workshops
- an informal music exchange that will promote
crosscultural understanding.
Study Guides
will also be available.
All Dan Zanes
Workshop and School Visits are fully booked. For information about other
Education & Outreach Programs or for special student group ticket rates for
the Dan Zanes concerts on Sunday, June 15:
Email education@luminato.com
Call 416 368 3100 x
231
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