Friday, April 16, 23, 30 2010
Sample a captivating cross-section of writers, performers and artistic forms. 7:00 p.m, Palmerston Library.
Event News
A Midwinter Night’s Dream at Toronto’s WinterCity Festival: Warm Up Series
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.
Where Have You Been In These Shoes? at Scotiabank Nuit Blanche
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.
Diaspora Dialogues at Word on the Street
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.
Teacht i dTír: Voices from Ireland Park
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.
Gothic Toronto: Writing the City Macabre
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.