Thursday, February 11 & Friday February 12, 2010
Come in from the cold to the fiery enchantment of a masked carnival with storytellers, poets and musical performers! Tickets $20 each. Early show 7:00 p.m, late show 9:00 p.m. The Roof Salon, Park Hyatt Hotel.
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Diaspora Dialogues and Bata Shoe Museum join forces for a shoe-inspired installation at this year’s Scotiabank Nuit Blanche, all night long. October 3, sunset to sunrise.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
From literary readings to one-of-a-kind performances to intriguing conversations, you won’t find this many of Toronto’s most cutting edge artists in one place anywhere else. Diaspora Dialogues tent at The Word On The Street , Sunday September 27, 11:00 a.m.—6 p.m.
August 12-22, 2009
This theatre project memorializes the devastating events surrounding the arrival of 38,000 Irish immigrants to Toronto during the potato famine of 1847. Eireann Quay, Aug 12-22.
Wednesday, June 10, 2009
Come hear some of Toronto’s best authors as they wield their poisoned pens over different areas of our city. Luminato and Diaspora Dialogues have commissioned six celebrated local authors to paint Toronto a ghoulish hue . . . The Music Gallery hosts national best-seller Ann-Marie MacDonald; Michelle Wan, fresh from her latest novel, 2008’s A Twist of Orchids; heralded First Nations author Cherie Dimaline; Caribbean-born and Toronto-raised Nalo Hopkinson; acclaimed award-winning author Andrew Pyper; and emerging writer Tasleem Thawar. A limited-edition collection of the six tales with an introduction by Margaret Atwood is available for purchase exclusively at the reading. Hosted by Liisa Ladouceur. 7:30 p.m, The Music Gallery in St. George the Martyr Church.
Saturday, May 23 & Sunday, May 24, 2009
We take over Union Station for Doors Open! Join us for two days of readings, performances, and some spontaneous surprises where you least expect them . . . 10:30 am—4:00 pm, Union Station
