Acogny was one of the first African dance makers to openly disrupt the European norm of a white, rail thin, weightless female dancing body.
The founder and choreographer of Lua Shayenne Dance Company draws upon her Bahá’í faith when writing shows for children.
Marjara has previously wrote a young-adult novel on anorexia, but in her short documentary, she turns the camera on herself.
CHXMERAS members Jarrett Martineau and Paul Finlay specialize in unique fusions of industrial pop and otherworldly compositions.
The multimedia show was inspired by Christian Bök’s book-length poem called Eunoia, which won the Griffin Poetry Prize in 2002.
Performances by Takamine are like time capsules, offering insights into changing roles and expectations of women in a rapidly evolving Japan.
CBC Gem’s Sleep With Me features two queer characters—one who uses a wheelchair and the other with sleep disorder—who fall in love.
Hussain has played with many outstanding musicians in his career, including Mickey Hart of the Grateful Dead and jazz legend Herbie Hancock.
The Brazilian-born César de Mello da Silva expresses amour in an upcoming production anchored by the voice of Measha Brueggergosman-Lee.
An upcoming show, “Our (Orihon) Nobuo”, will honour the artistic talents of Nobuo Kubota at Shintani Gallery in Toronto.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society created Toronto Spark to foster greater appreciation for underrepresented artistic communities. A rising tide of understanding lifts all of us.
Arts for Canadians Tomorrow Society is grateful to be held on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territories of many nations, including the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Anishnabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples, that is now home to many diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples. We acknowledge our privilege to be gathered on this land, and commit to work with and be respectful to the Indigenous peoples whose arts and stories inspire us to bring communities together.
