THURSDAY MAY 28, 2009 at 7pm
Toronto Women's Bookstore
73 Harbord Street (southwest corner at Spadina)
We regret our washroom is not wheelchair accessible.
All of our events are trans inclusive.
About this issue...."In this issue, the authors and artists critically consider how two axes of difference, gender and sexuality, intersect in the urban realm. Drawing on feminist theory, queer theory, critical race theory, and social theory the contributors consider how the categories of "woman" and "man" are constructed through a critical examination of the lived embodied experiences of transgendered and transsexual people in urban environments." - Alison Bain
About Women & Environments International Magazine: Women & Environments International (WEI) is a unique Canadian magazine, which examines women's multiple relations to their environments - natural, built and social - from feminist and anti-racist perspectives. It has provided a forum for academic research and theory, professional practice and community experience since 1976. Produced by a volunteer Editorial Board, the magazine contributes to feminist social change.
Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Tuesday, May 26, 2009
Cowboys & Indians - Opening Tonight!
Onofono, in association with VideoCabaret, presents the acclaimed clown-mime fantasia Cowboys & Indians, an hilarious piece of physical theatre created and performed by Anand Rajaram with music composed and performed by Bob Wiseman.
An Eastern Western, this imaginative showdown is wordlessly expressed by Rajaram’s telegraphic body and Wiseman’s eloquent score.
Awarded the Spotlight Award at the Summerworks Theatre Festival and accolades from NOW Magazine in its “fest’s best” list for Outstanding Production and Outstanding Ensemble, Cowboys & Indians explores the romance of cowboy culture through the eyes of a curious outsider who ventures into the Wild West with dreams of living like a cowboy, only to experience the unimaginable.
Cultural wavemaker Anand Rajaram is Artistic Director of both Onofono and diaspoRadicals. An actor, writer, director, puppeteer and performance artist, he has worked with numerous theatre companies, performing both modern and classical texts. He has been associated with VideoCabaret from City for Sale (2004) to Laurier (2008) and rocked the room at Second City from 2005-7. This summer, he reprises his role in Rice Boy at the Stratford Festival; the fall sees him perform with Puppetmongers in Chris Earle’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Hard Times. Upcoming feature films include The Good Friday, You Are Here, Silent But Deadly and Suck; for television, Majority Rules (Teletoon's first live action tv show) and two animated series - The Dating Guy (Teletoon) and Five Boys And A Garden Hose (Disney).
WHEN: Previews from May 23, Opens May 26, Runs to June 7
WHERE: Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street
TIMES: Tuesday-Saturday at 7:30pm to May 31, 8pm thereafter; Sunday at 4pm EXCEPT Sat May 23 preview performance at 7pm
TICKETS: Cowboys & Indians Tickets: $15 Tues-Thurs, $20 Fri, $25 Sat, PWYC Sun & Previews Box Office 416-504-9971 http://www.factorytheatre.ca/
An Eastern Western, this imaginative showdown is wordlessly expressed by Rajaram’s telegraphic body and Wiseman’s eloquent score.
Awarded the Spotlight Award at the Summerworks Theatre Festival and accolades from NOW Magazine in its “fest’s best” list for Outstanding Production and Outstanding Ensemble, Cowboys & Indians explores the romance of cowboy culture through the eyes of a curious outsider who ventures into the Wild West with dreams of living like a cowboy, only to experience the unimaginable.
Cultural wavemaker Anand Rajaram is Artistic Director of both Onofono and diaspoRadicals. An actor, writer, director, puppeteer and performance artist, he has worked with numerous theatre companies, performing both modern and classical texts. He has been associated with VideoCabaret from City for Sale (2004) to Laurier (2008) and rocked the room at Second City from 2005-7. This summer, he reprises his role in Rice Boy at the Stratford Festival; the fall sees him perform with Puppetmongers in Chris Earle’s adaptation of Charles Dickens’ Hard Times. Upcoming feature films include The Good Friday, You Are Here, Silent But Deadly and Suck; for television, Majority Rules (Teletoon's first live action tv show) and two animated series - The Dating Guy (Teletoon) and Five Boys And A Garden Hose (Disney).
WHEN: Previews from May 23, Opens May 26, Runs to June 7
WHERE: Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street
TIMES: Tuesday-Saturday at 7:30pm to May 31, 8pm thereafter; Sunday at 4pm EXCEPT Sat May 23 preview performance at 7pm
TICKETS: Cowboys & Indians Tickets: $15 Tues-Thurs, $20 Fri, $25 Sat, PWYC Sun & Previews Box Office 416-504-9971 http://www.factorytheatre.ca/
Biography Live! (part of bcurrent's rock.paper.sistahz 9)
learn more about me and my family than you want to know in less than one hour
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Oakwood Library Theatre (downstairs), 341 Oakwood Ave, just S of Rogers Rd
Toronto, ON
Email: Tanya@HypnoSage.com
You’ve read biographies and seen them on TV; this one encourages you to question one man’s executrix from start to bitter end. Because therapy is expensive! But so is baggage…and this part of the estate was not addresssed in the will. (Last of 4 plays that evening).
Tickets: pay-what-you-can; $8 suggested.
Ticket locations:
A Different Booklist (Bathurst & Bloor) 746 Bathurst St. (416) 538.0889
Toronto Women's Bookstore (Spadina & Harbord) 73 Harbord Street (416) 922-8744Play
De Record (Yonge & Dundas) 357 YONGE ST (416) 586-0380
Nicey's Food Mart (Oakwood & Vaughan) 621 Vaughan Rd (416) 656 5648
You can also get tickets online: www.stubmatic.com/bcurrenttickets
Group tickets - Sedina Fiati, outreach/rAiz'n development outreach@bcurrent.ca 416-533-1500
Date: Wednesday, May 27, 2009
Time: 8:00pm - 11:00pm
Location: Oakwood Library Theatre (downstairs), 341 Oakwood Ave, just S of Rogers Rd
Toronto, ON
Email: Tanya@HypnoSage.com
You’ve read biographies and seen them on TV; this one encourages you to question one man’s executrix from start to bitter end. Because therapy is expensive! But so is baggage…and this part of the estate was not addresssed in the will. (Last of 4 plays that evening).
Tickets: pay-what-you-can; $8 suggested.
Ticket locations:
A Different Booklist (Bathurst & Bloor) 746 Bathurst St. (416) 538.0889
Toronto Women's Bookstore (Spadina & Harbord) 73 Harbord Street (416) 922-8744Play
De Record (Yonge & Dundas) 357 YONGE ST (416) 586-0380
Nicey's Food Mart (Oakwood & Vaughan) 621 Vaughan Rd (416) 656 5648
You can also get tickets online: www.stubmatic.com/bcurrenttickets
Group tickets - Sedina Fiati, outreach/rAiz'n development outreach@bcurrent.ca 416-533-1500
Bookcamp Toronto
The future of books, writing, publishing, and the book business in the digital age
Description:
BookCampToronto is a free unconference (definition at wikipedia) about the future of books, writing, publishing, and the book business in the digital age.BookCamp Toronto is inspired by BookCamp London.Please visit the wiki for more information and to register.
Date:Saturday, June 6, 2009
Time:9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: MaRS Centre, 101 College Street
Toronto, ON
Email:embalser@gmail.com
Description:
BookCampToronto is a free unconference (definition at wikipedia) about the future of books, writing, publishing, and the book business in the digital age.BookCamp Toronto is inspired by BookCamp London.Please visit the wiki for more information and to register.
Date:Saturday, June 6, 2009
Time:9:00am - 5:00pm
Location: MaRS Centre, 101 College Street
Toronto, ON
Email:embalser@gmail.com
Thursday, May 21, 2009
LAL and Friends at the Gladstone Hotel
The Gladstone Hotel,
1214 Queen St. West
Saturday May 23rd
10-2am
$6-15 Slideing Scale at the door | 19+
Featuring: Lal, Qr5
DJs: Nik Red, Amita, & Aousheh
Lal & Friends Celebrate at The Gladstone Hotel
Downtempo soul crew Lal celebrate vocalist Rose’s B-Day. Folk/electronic group qr5 bring
some live music, but expect to spend most of the night dancing to DJs Nik Red, Amita, and
Anousheh.
More info: info@lalforest.com
www.lalforest.com
www.qr5.com
1214 Queen St. West
Saturday May 23rd
10-2am
$6-15 Slideing Scale at the door | 19+
Featuring: Lal, Qr5
DJs: Nik Red, Amita, & Aousheh
Lal & Friends Celebrate at The Gladstone Hotel
Downtempo soul crew Lal celebrate vocalist Rose’s B-Day. Folk/electronic group qr5 bring
some live music, but expect to spend most of the night dancing to DJs Nik Red, Amita, and
Anousheh.
More info: info@lalforest.com
www.lalforest.com
www.qr5.com
Toronto Arts Council at Doors Open Toronto
Toronto Arts Council/Foundation at Doors Open Toronto
Join us on May 23rd and 24th as Toronto Arts Council and Foundation participate in Doors Open Toronto.
In the spirit of our 35th anniversary and the theme of Doors Open this year, Lit City, Toronto Arts Council invites you to visit us this weekend for a special display. TAC will be open 10am-5pm both days as an official Doors Open Toronto location. Visitors will experience a special weekend-long exhibition that features all submissions from our Get Lit! Competition. Get Lit! is meant to celebrate the arts in Toronto by encouraging creative work that includes a literary element inspired by this city. The Get Lit! display will explore text and spoken word and will present new ways of telling city stories.
Visitors will also have the opportunity to learn more about the arts in Toronto by exploring TAC’s roots throughout the city. We are located at 141 Bathurst Street just south of Queen Street West at the confluence of several of downtown’s distinct neighbourhoods and destination areas (Kensington Market, University Avenue, the Garment District, The Grange).
Get Lit! was launched by Toronto Arts Council Foundation in association with Lit City as part of Toronto Arts Council's 35th anniversary celebrations. A special one-time jury comprised of Diana Bennett, Geoff Pevere, Alana Wilcox and Paulina O'Kieffe reviewed all entries and selected the top three submissions. Congratulations to our three finalists Philip Quinn, Goran Boskovic and teenah edan who will also be featured online at Open Book Toronto.
Diaspora Dialogues at Doors Open Toronto
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Wednesday, May 20, 2009
SAVAC Call for Submissions
Paper Planes A SAVAC Juried Members Exhibition
Deadline for proposals: June 17 2009
This summer, SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) will present its juried members exhibition at the VMAC Gallery.
The Exhibition will take place from August 27- September 10, 2009 (TBC) and will be juried by guest jury Su-Ying Lee, Nicole Neufeld and member of SAVAC's Programming Committee Frances Ferdinands.
SAVAC invites submissions for a juried group exhibition that responds to the multifarious and changing nature of the South Asian contemporary experience.
The subcontinent of South Asia comprises of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As one of the most densely populated regions in the world all kinds of multinational companies from GM to Disney want a share of some of the largest markets. Globalization has tied all the economies of the world inextricably. A recession in North America has repercussions on the South Asian stock markets and visa versa. The notion that we live in a “global village” is perpetuated and endorsed by the media with non-stop coverage of global events by news channels. Google Earth lets the viewer fly to any part of the world to view satellite imagery, maps, 3D buildings and neighborhoods. Despite these innovations of technology and access to copious amounts of information, fear and suspicion of foreigners, migrants and immigrant workers have only increased. Security at borders and airports has heightened immensely. The paradox of the 21st century enables products from different parts of the to world travel more freely than people. And even then, many South Asians are on the move for lucrative jobs and higher education, they travel back and forth more easily than their previous generations, while the number of political and economic refugees have risen dramatically. Many South Asian artists have explored and responded to the impact of globalization in their societies and popular culture.
How does the interconnectedness of our societies, through the media, internet and popular culture, impact contemporary art practices?
Submissions: SAVAC encourages artists to submit proposals for work in all formats (painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, photography, monitor- based new media, etc).
Deadline for proposals: 17 June.
Artists announced: 28 June
All submissions must include: 1. Your name, address, telephone number and email contact.
2. A short artist's statement outlining the general themes of your artistic practice.
3. A half page proposal describing the work you intend to submit for the exhibition and how it relates to the exhibition theme.
4. 6-10 images of previous work. Please send 72dpi jpegs on CD or DVD. No slides. Please do not send originals.
5. Biographical information or CV.
6. Artists must be SAVAC members to submit proposals.
For more information on membership and details to join, please visit our website;
www.savac.net All work accepted for the exhibition must be submitted ready for display (i.e. properly framed or mounted; media based artists must submit screening quality DVDs etc)
For enquiries contact Srimoyee Mitra, Programming Coordinator at SAVAC [South Asian Visual Arts Centre] 401 Richmond St. West, Suite #450 Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8
Telephone: 416.542.1661
Email: info@savac.net Website: www.savac.net
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) is the only nonprofit artist-run centre in Canada dedicated to the development and presentation of contemporary visual art by South Asian Artists. Our mission is to promote excellence, professionalism and innovation in visual arts programming that critically explores issues and ideas shaping South Asian identities and experiences.
Deadline for proposals: June 17 2009
This summer, SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) will present its juried members exhibition at the VMAC Gallery.
The Exhibition will take place from August 27- September 10, 2009 (TBC) and will be juried by guest jury Su-Ying Lee, Nicole Neufeld and member of SAVAC's Programming Committee Frances Ferdinands.
SAVAC invites submissions for a juried group exhibition that responds to the multifarious and changing nature of the South Asian contemporary experience.
The subcontinent of South Asia comprises of Pakistan, India, Nepal, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. As one of the most densely populated regions in the world all kinds of multinational companies from GM to Disney want a share of some of the largest markets. Globalization has tied all the economies of the world inextricably. A recession in North America has repercussions on the South Asian stock markets and visa versa. The notion that we live in a “global village” is perpetuated and endorsed by the media with non-stop coverage of global events by news channels. Google Earth lets the viewer fly to any part of the world to view satellite imagery, maps, 3D buildings and neighborhoods. Despite these innovations of technology and access to copious amounts of information, fear and suspicion of foreigners, migrants and immigrant workers have only increased. Security at borders and airports has heightened immensely. The paradox of the 21st century enables products from different parts of the to world travel more freely than people. And even then, many South Asians are on the move for lucrative jobs and higher education, they travel back and forth more easily than their previous generations, while the number of political and economic refugees have risen dramatically. Many South Asian artists have explored and responded to the impact of globalization in their societies and popular culture.
How does the interconnectedness of our societies, through the media, internet and popular culture, impact contemporary art practices?
Submissions: SAVAC encourages artists to submit proposals for work in all formats (painting, drawing, print-making, sculpture, photography, monitor- based new media, etc).
Deadline for proposals: 17 June.
Artists announced: 28 June
All submissions must include: 1. Your name, address, telephone number and email contact.
2. A short artist's statement outlining the general themes of your artistic practice.
3. A half page proposal describing the work you intend to submit for the exhibition and how it relates to the exhibition theme.
4. 6-10 images of previous work. Please send 72dpi jpegs on CD or DVD. No slides. Please do not send originals.
5. Biographical information or CV.
6. Artists must be SAVAC members to submit proposals.
For more information on membership and details to join, please visit our website;
www.savac.net All work accepted for the exhibition must be submitted ready for display (i.e. properly framed or mounted; media based artists must submit screening quality DVDs etc)
For enquiries contact Srimoyee Mitra, Programming Coordinator at SAVAC [South Asian Visual Arts Centre] 401 Richmond St. West, Suite #450 Toronto, ON Canada M5V 3A8
Telephone: 416.542.1661
Email: info@savac.net Website: www.savac.net
SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) is the only nonprofit artist-run centre in Canada dedicated to the development and presentation of contemporary visual art by South Asian Artists. Our mission is to promote excellence, professionalism and innovation in visual arts programming that critically explores issues and ideas shaping South Asian identities and experiences.
Sunday, May 17, 2009
sat may 16th, tuesday may 19th, FESTIVAL may 29th & 30th
a few friendly reminders for you this sunny afternoon, i hope you are out there fulljoying the day!
if you are one of those folks who was interested in the oppreshun awareness 'moving beyond words into action!' workshop http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=72728104062 but hasn't registered, please do so asap by contacting tomee @ powersojourn1@yahoo.ca or (416)951-0154
next tuesday, i'd love to see you at adt! channel one dub sessions doors 8pm, feature 9pm including mario thevoyce, jclipse & john black and emerging artist jeff vargas http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=77252686957&ref=ts
at the end of the month, we invite you to our 2nd resident workshop festival for new and updated works by jamilah malika, liza paul, colanthony humphrey, mj, leah stinson & bahia watson plus special guests kim crosby and natalyn tremblay sharing a hybrid performances 'outloves' and d'bi young performing a new one womban show 'benu' more info to come at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168446075639
also this month BDPSE men's group are meeting sunday may 24th 6:30pm and the TABC prison letter writing group meeting sunday may 31st 6pm.to close,
please contact village@anitafrika.com
if you're interested in any of the new programming below -BROWN GIRLS YOGA wkly mondays starting may 11th ~ $10 drop in or $40 for 5 sessions facilitated by kim crosby and accompanied by natalyn tremblay.
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE and PUBLIC PARLAY fri june 12th 7-9pm & sat june 13th 11a-1pm ~ freethis two day event will bring together various community groups located in parkdale/liberty village as well as youth/arts/health focused organizations in different locations in toronto to meditate on membership in our physical communities.
fri june 12th 7-9pm ~ dialogue guided by morgen peers of civic scenarios www.civicscenarios.posterous.comsat june 13th 11a-1pm ~ a mobile outdoor conversation in parkdale facilitated by emily pohl-weary www.emilypohlweary.com
SPEAKING FROM THE HEART a 4 week course facilitated by Guy St Louis ATMB CL ~ june 3, 10, 17, 24 wednesdays 7-9pm $40HEAD TO HEART a guided journaling workshop with jamilah malika ~ june 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 tuesdays 6-8pm $50 (incl. journal)more@ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26417277929
you know i love when you link me, have a great day!--
jamilah malika
operations director (wombanager)
anitAFRIKA! dub theatrevillage@anitafrika.comwww.anitafrika.com
62 fraser avenuetoronto, on m6k 1y6
416.434.1823
if you are one of those folks who was interested in the oppreshun awareness 'moving beyond words into action!' workshop http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=72728104062 but hasn't registered, please do so asap by contacting tomee @ powersojourn1@yahoo.ca or (416)951-0154
next tuesday, i'd love to see you at adt! channel one dub sessions doors 8pm, feature 9pm including mario thevoyce, jclipse & john black and emerging artist jeff vargas http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=77252686957&ref=ts
at the end of the month, we invite you to our 2nd resident workshop festival for new and updated works by jamilah malika, liza paul, colanthony humphrey, mj, leah stinson & bahia watson plus special guests kim crosby and natalyn tremblay sharing a hybrid performances 'outloves' and d'bi young performing a new one womban show 'benu' more info to come at http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=168446075639
also this month BDPSE men's group are meeting sunday may 24th 6:30pm and the TABC prison letter writing group meeting sunday may 31st 6pm.to close,
please contact village@anitafrika.com
if you're interested in any of the new programming below -BROWN GIRLS YOGA wkly mondays starting may 11th ~ $10 drop in or $40 for 5 sessions facilitated by kim crosby and accompanied by natalyn tremblay.
COMMUNITY DIALOGUE and PUBLIC PARLAY fri june 12th 7-9pm & sat june 13th 11a-1pm ~ freethis two day event will bring together various community groups located in parkdale/liberty village as well as youth/arts/health focused organizations in different locations in toronto to meditate on membership in our physical communities.
fri june 12th 7-9pm ~ dialogue guided by morgen peers of civic scenarios www.civicscenarios.posterous.comsat june 13th 11a-1pm ~ a mobile outdoor conversation in parkdale facilitated by emily pohl-weary www.emilypohlweary.com
SPEAKING FROM THE HEART a 4 week course facilitated by Guy St Louis ATMB CL ~ june 3, 10, 17, 24 wednesdays 7-9pm $40HEAD TO HEART a guided journaling workshop with jamilah malika ~ june 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 tuesdays 6-8pm $50 (incl. journal)more@ http://www.facebook.com/group.php?gid=26417277929
you know i love when you link me, have a great day!--
jamilah malika
operations director (wombanager)
anitAFRIKA! dub theatrevillage@anitafrika.comwww.anitafrika.com
62 fraser avenuetoronto, on m6k 1y6
416.434.1823
Monday, May 11, 2009
DISHOOM! South Asian Performance Festival
DISHOOM!A South Asian Performance Festival
presented with support from VideoCabaret
From May 24 through 31
DISHOOM! showcases the work of some of Toronto's most exciting South Asian artists in performances ranging from play readings and new work excerpts to standup, storytelling, radio plays, audio/video installation, live music, cooking demonstrations and much more.
Festival highlights include new work from Anita Majumdar; a lively discussion with CBC Radio's Monsoon House director and producer Tracy Rideout and actors Pamela Sinha & Ali Rivzi, moderated by CBC Radio's Aparita Bhandari; improv with Second City's Darryl Hinds, Kris Siddiqi and Rajaram; much sought-after musician Ravi Naimpally of award-winning ensemble Tasa; brilliant Toronto music collective LAL; and more!
A special treat on the roster is a cooking class/conversation with Rajaram, director Ravi Jain and their mothers (!).
DISHOOM! launches on May 24 and runs through May 31
at the Factory Studio Theatre with events scheduled before and after Cowboys & Indians performances.
Single Tickets: PWYC-$15 Day Passes $20-$35 (includes one admission to Cowboys & Indians and all DISHOOM! events for that day)
Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street, Toronto http://www.factorytheatre.ca/
Box Office 416-504-9971
NOTE: A LIMITED number of $40 FESTIVAL PASSES are available exclusively through www.mybindi.com subject to availability. Festival Passes offer one admission to Cowboys & Indians, and entrance to ALL DISHOOM!
Events. http://www.dishoom.ca/
DISHOOM! CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Anchor PresentationOnofono in association with VideoCabaret presentsCowboys & IndiansPreviews Sat May 23 at 7pm and Sun May 24 at 4pm (previews $10)
Opens Tuesday May 26 and runs through to Sun Jun 7 Regular Run: Tuesday-Saturday at 7:30pm to May 31, 8pm thereafter to June 7; and Sun 4pm
Prices: Tues - Thurs $15 / Fri $20 / Sat $25 / Sun & Previews PWYC
@N@f@N@, in association with VideoCabaret, presents the acclaimed clown-mime fantasia Cowboys & Indians, an hilarious piece of physical theatre created and performed by Rajaram with music composed and performed by the celebrated Bob Wiseman. An Eastern Western, this imaginative showdown is wordlessly expressed by Rajaram’s telegraphic body and Wiseman’s eloquent score. Awarded the Spotlight Award at the 2005 Summerworks Theatre Festival and accolades from NOW Magazine in its “fest’s best” list for Outstanding Production and Outstanding Ensemble, Cowboys & Indians explores the romance of cowboy culture through the eyes of a curious outsider who ventures into the Wild West with dreams of living like a cowboy, only to experience the unimaginable.
DISHOOM! Festival Schedule and Special Events –
ALL EVENTS AT FACTORY STUDIO THEATRE.
Saturday May 23
Cowboys & Indians 7pm
Preview Performance PWYC
Sunday May 24
Cowboys & Indians 4pm
Preview Performance $10
DISHOOM! Festival Launch
6pm Opening Remarks,
6:30pm Performance PWYC
Audience members and festival participants are invited to the launch of the inaugural DISHOOM! Festival with a special event hosted by DISHOOM! organizers: food, socializing, and featured special performances by storyteller Rubena Sinha presenting her story River and her son, multimedia artist Debashis Sinha, performing his work, Harmonium.
Monday May 25
Theatre of the Mind featuring An Evening with CBC Radio’s Monsoon House and Darkies: South Asian Improv in the Dark8pm Monsoon House,
9pm Darkies by Donation
Director/producer Tracy Rideout and actors Pamela Sinha and Ali Rivzi of CBC Radio’s hit series host an evening of ‘radio in the dark’ featuring an episode of Monsoon House’s second season. At 9pm, it’s a special comedy bill with ‘improv in the dark,’ featuring the talents of Second City improvisors Anand Rajaram, Darryl Hinds and Kris Siddiqi and FILMI festival director Dinesh Sachdev.
Tuesday May 26
Cowboys & Indians
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally.
8pm opening night performance of Cowboys & Indians
Wednesday May 27 & Thursday May 28
Day Pass $20
Cowboys & Indians $15 (just C&I)
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally.8pm performance of Cowboys & Indians DISHOOM! New Works Showcase 10pm $10 (just New Works)
Friday May 29
Day Pass $27
Cowboys & Indians $20 (just C&I)
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally
8pm performance of Cowboys & Indians
DISHOOM! Comedy Night
10pm $12 (just Comedy)Featuring Ali Rizvi.
Saturday May 30
Day Pass $35
Cowboys & Indians $25 (C&I only)
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally.
8pm performance of Cowboys & Indians
DISHOOM! Saturday Nite Bash 10pm $15 (just Saturday Nite Bash)
After the curtain comes down on Cowboys & Indians, the Factory Studio will be a hotbed for late-night revelry featuring performances by LAL, Faisal Anwar, and Mint vs Crow.
Sunday May 31
DISHOOM! Generation Sunday Inheritance by Sarena Parmar
2pm by Donation
A special staged reading of a new work by Sarena Parmar which weaves together the stories of three generations of Indian women, moving from 1950s India to present day Canada. We follow Layla's journey to make peace with her roots and "find her own feet."
Cowboys & Indians
4pm Pay-What-You-Can
We Eat With Our Hands with the Rajaram and Jain Families
6pm $10
Anand Rajaram and Ravi Jain have teamed up to create a cooking show which involves the Rajaram and Jain families. Come learn how to cook North and South Indian dishes while hearing the stories of their parents... they are sure you’ll find them as funny as they do! Not to be missed
For schedule, ticket and artist information visit http://www.dishoom.ca/
A limited number of festival passes available at http://www.mybindi.com/
All events are at Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street in Toronto.
presented with support from VideoCabaret
From May 24 through 31
DISHOOM! showcases the work of some of Toronto's most exciting South Asian artists in performances ranging from play readings and new work excerpts to standup, storytelling, radio plays, audio/video installation, live music, cooking demonstrations and much more.
Festival highlights include new work from Anita Majumdar; a lively discussion with CBC Radio's Monsoon House director and producer Tracy Rideout and actors Pamela Sinha & Ali Rivzi, moderated by CBC Radio's Aparita Bhandari; improv with Second City's Darryl Hinds, Kris Siddiqi and Rajaram; much sought-after musician Ravi Naimpally of award-winning ensemble Tasa; brilliant Toronto music collective LAL; and more!
A special treat on the roster is a cooking class/conversation with Rajaram, director Ravi Jain and their mothers (!).
DISHOOM! launches on May 24 and runs through May 31
at the Factory Studio Theatre with events scheduled before and after Cowboys & Indians performances.
Single Tickets: PWYC-$15 Day Passes $20-$35 (includes one admission to Cowboys & Indians and all DISHOOM! events for that day)
Factory Studio Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street, Toronto http://www.factorytheatre.ca/
Box Office 416-504-9971
NOTE: A LIMITED number of $40 FESTIVAL PASSES are available exclusively through www.mybindi.com subject to availability. Festival Passes offer one admission to Cowboys & Indians, and entrance to ALL DISHOOM!
Events. http://www.dishoom.ca/
DISHOOM! CALENDAR OF EVENTS
Anchor PresentationOnofono in association with VideoCabaret presentsCowboys & IndiansPreviews Sat May 23 at 7pm and Sun May 24 at 4pm (previews $10)
Opens Tuesday May 26 and runs through to Sun Jun 7 Regular Run: Tuesday-Saturday at 7:30pm to May 31, 8pm thereafter to June 7; and Sun 4pm
Prices: Tues - Thurs $15 / Fri $20 / Sat $25 / Sun & Previews PWYC
@N@f@N@, in association with VideoCabaret, presents the acclaimed clown-mime fantasia Cowboys & Indians, an hilarious piece of physical theatre created and performed by Rajaram with music composed and performed by the celebrated Bob Wiseman. An Eastern Western, this imaginative showdown is wordlessly expressed by Rajaram’s telegraphic body and Wiseman’s eloquent score. Awarded the Spotlight Award at the 2005 Summerworks Theatre Festival and accolades from NOW Magazine in its “fest’s best” list for Outstanding Production and Outstanding Ensemble, Cowboys & Indians explores the romance of cowboy culture through the eyes of a curious outsider who ventures into the Wild West with dreams of living like a cowboy, only to experience the unimaginable.
DISHOOM! Festival Schedule and Special Events –
ALL EVENTS AT FACTORY STUDIO THEATRE.
Saturday May 23
Cowboys & Indians 7pm
Preview Performance PWYC
Sunday May 24
Cowboys & Indians 4pm
Preview Performance $10
DISHOOM! Festival Launch
6pm Opening Remarks,
6:30pm Performance PWYC
Audience members and festival participants are invited to the launch of the inaugural DISHOOM! Festival with a special event hosted by DISHOOM! organizers: food, socializing, and featured special performances by storyteller Rubena Sinha presenting her story River and her son, multimedia artist Debashis Sinha, performing his work, Harmonium.
Monday May 25
Theatre of the Mind featuring An Evening with CBC Radio’s Monsoon House and Darkies: South Asian Improv in the Dark8pm Monsoon House,
9pm Darkies by Donation
Director/producer Tracy Rideout and actors Pamela Sinha and Ali Rivzi of CBC Radio’s hit series host an evening of ‘radio in the dark’ featuring an episode of Monsoon House’s second season. At 9pm, it’s a special comedy bill with ‘improv in the dark,’ featuring the talents of Second City improvisors Anand Rajaram, Darryl Hinds and Kris Siddiqi and FILMI festival director Dinesh Sachdev.
Tuesday May 26
Cowboys & Indians
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally.
8pm opening night performance of Cowboys & Indians
Wednesday May 27 & Thursday May 28
Day Pass $20
Cowboys & Indians $15 (just C&I)
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally.8pm performance of Cowboys & Indians DISHOOM! New Works Showcase 10pm $10 (just New Works)
Friday May 29
Day Pass $27
Cowboys & Indians $20 (just C&I)
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally
8pm performance of Cowboys & Indians
DISHOOM! Comedy Night
10pm $12 (just Comedy)Featuring Ali Rizvi.
Saturday May 30
Day Pass $35
Cowboys & Indians $25 (C&I only)
Special 7:30pm curtain-raiser by Tabla player Ravi Naimpally.
8pm performance of Cowboys & Indians
DISHOOM! Saturday Nite Bash 10pm $15 (just Saturday Nite Bash)
After the curtain comes down on Cowboys & Indians, the Factory Studio will be a hotbed for late-night revelry featuring performances by LAL, Faisal Anwar, and Mint vs Crow.
Sunday May 31
DISHOOM! Generation Sunday Inheritance by Sarena Parmar
2pm by Donation
A special staged reading of a new work by Sarena Parmar which weaves together the stories of three generations of Indian women, moving from 1950s India to present day Canada. We follow Layla's journey to make peace with her roots and "find her own feet."
Cowboys & Indians
4pm Pay-What-You-Can
We Eat With Our Hands with the Rajaram and Jain Families
6pm $10
Anand Rajaram and Ravi Jain have teamed up to create a cooking show which involves the Rajaram and Jain families. Come learn how to cook North and South Indian dishes while hearing the stories of their parents... they are sure you’ll find them as funny as they do! Not to be missed
For schedule, ticket and artist information visit http://www.dishoom.ca/
A limited number of festival passes available at http://www.mybindi.com/
All events are at Factory Theatre, 125 Bathurst Street in Toronto.
Friday, May 8, 2009
TELUS Mosaic 2009
When: June 19th, 20th and 21st, 2009
Where: Civic Square at 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga.
Program announcement:
- First time in Canada the full band in live concert performance, SWAMI from UK will headline on Saturday night at main stage
- The Full RDB Family Live: Their first live Canadian performance of the year the internationally acclaimed RDB and Nindy Kaur performing live, headlining the Sunday main stage
- Cassius Khan & Kreuger Singh from Vancouver in live performance
- Shiamak's Indo Jazz Dance in a spectacular full show performance
- Saturday Night Big Bang in the Sky Firework display
- "Singh is King" on the large (25x18 feet) outdoor screen under the mIssissauga summer skies
- "Bazgasht" Contemporary miniature paintings show at Art Gallery of Mississauga
- Midway Rides and Carnival
- South Asian Film Festival produced by FILMI
- More than 26 hours of main stage performances, the biggest line up of 2009 South Asian festivals of GTA
- 16 youth bands at Rock the Coliseum, the largest free indi music festival of GTA
- Vendors Bazaar & South Asian food
For more info visit: http://www.mosaicfest.com
Where: Civic Square at 300 City Centre Drive, Mississauga.
Program announcement:
- First time in Canada the full band in live concert performance, SWAMI from UK will headline on Saturday night at main stage
- The Full RDB Family Live: Their first live Canadian performance of the year the internationally acclaimed RDB and Nindy Kaur performing live, headlining the Sunday main stage
- Cassius Khan & Kreuger Singh from Vancouver in live performance
- Shiamak's Indo Jazz Dance in a spectacular full show performance
- Saturday Night Big Bang in the Sky Firework display
- "Singh is King" on the large (25x18 feet) outdoor screen under the mIssissauga summer skies
- "Bazgasht" Contemporary miniature paintings show at Art Gallery of Mississauga
- Midway Rides and Carnival
- South Asian Film Festival produced by FILMI
- More than 26 hours of main stage performances, the biggest line up of 2009 South Asian festivals of GTA
- 16 youth bands at Rock the Coliseum, the largest free indi music festival of GTA
- Vendors Bazaar & South Asian food
For more info visit: http://www.mosaicfest.com
May and June events at anitAFRIKA!
this third tuesday of the month, tues may 19th doors 8pm, we have a strong group of young male storytellers:
*mario The Voyce murray www.myspace.com/thevoyce
*john black & JCLIPSE
*jeff vargas
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=77252686957
at the end of may, we invite you to join us for the audre lorde raw works workshop festival featuring performances by adt! residents as well as guest storytellers and always positive vibes friday may 29th *community potluck* &
saturday may 30th *jamdown*
doors open 6:30 stories start 7:30pm
http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=168446075639
finally june also promised to be a month of superb programming and community events, stay up at http://anitafrika.wordpress.com/ for regular updates.
remember, kalmpex seen's contact artists showcase is running all month long, check out the photos and the artist this friday at the launch jam session http://www.facebook.com/home.php?ref=home#/event.php?eid=88891911680&ref=ts
all my community workers, tomee sojourner of the EID project is offering a phenomenal opportunity to participate in an oppreshun awareness session 'moving beyond words into action' http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=72728104062
*mario The Voyce murray www.myspace.com/thevoyce
*john black & JCLIPSE
*jeff vargas
http://www.facebook.com/ho
at the end of may, we invite you to join us for the audre lorde raw works workshop festival featuring performances by adt! residents as well as guest storytellers and always positive vibes friday may 29th *community potluck* &
saturday may 30th *jamdown*
doors open 6:30 stories start 7:30pm
http://www.facebook.com/ho
finally june also promised to be a month of superb programming and community events, stay up at http://anitafrika.wordpres
remember, kalmpex seen's contact artists showcase is running all month long, check out the photos and the artist this friday at the launch jam session http://www.facebook.com/ho
all my community workers, tomee sojourner of the EID project is offering a phenomenal opportunity to participate in an oppreshun awareness session 'moving beyond words into action' http://www.facebook.com/ev
Message from Theatre Jones Roy
TJR would like to invite you to our current show!
Anusree Roy’s play PYAASA will be playing at FACTORY THEATRE as a part of their Performance Spring festival from MAY 12 to MAY 17th. We would be so pleased to see you there.
This is your one chance to catch the show before it goes on tour to the Uno festival in Victoria and then to Magnetic North in Ottawa.
Thank you for all your support and we hope to see you at Factory this upcoming week.
Much love,
David, Thomas and Anusree.
MORE INFO:
PYAASA
By Anusree Roy
Directed and Dramaturged by Thomas Morgan Jones
Lighting Design by David DeGrow
Stage Manager Michelle Ramsay
May 12th to May 17th
Location: Factory Theatre (backspace)
Tickets : http://www.factorytheatre.ca/flight.htm
Anusree Roy’s play PYAASA will be playing at FACTORY THEATRE as a part of their Performance Spring festival from MAY 12 to MAY 17th. We would be so pleased to see you there.
This is your one chance to catch the show before it goes on tour to the Uno festival in Victoria and then to Magnetic North in Ottawa.
Thank you for all your support and we hope to see you at Factory this upcoming week.
Much love,
David, Thomas and Anusree.
MORE INFO:
PYAASA
By Anusree Roy
Directed and Dramaturged by Thomas Morgan Jones
Lighting Design by David DeGrow
Stage Manager Michelle Ramsay
May 12th to May 17th
Location: Factory Theatre (backspace)
Tickets : http://www.factorytheatre.
McNally Robinson Booksellers presents Desi Di Nardo
Reading and Poetry Workshop
Wednesday May 13, 7:00 pm
In The Events Space, 2nd Floor
Join us for a poetry workshop and reading with the author of
The Plural of Some Things, who
will analyze a famous Canadian poet's work,
discuss inspiration and reasons for writing, as well as get
audience members to try their own hand at poetry with an exercise she will provide.
Desi Di Nardo is an author and poet
living in Toronto whose work has been published in numerous
North American and international journals and anthologies.
Her poetry has been performed at the National Arts Centre,
featured in Poetry on the Way on the TTC,
and displayed in the Official Residences of Canada.
Desi's poems have also been studied in schools across the country,
translated into several languages,
and printed on Starbucks cups.
She has also worked as an English professor at George Brown College
and Writer-in-Residence Loretto College.
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