Welcome to our fifth annual celebration of the creative spirit here in Toronto, across Canada, and around the world. My pride in seeing Luminato reach this milestone is matched by my profound gratitude to all those who have made it possible: our public funding bodies and private donors, both corporate and individual; our dedicated staff, under the inspiring leadership of CEO Janice Price and Artistic Director Chris Lorway; and, of course, the artists—local, national, and international— whose extraordinary talents and imaginations transform our city each June. Whether you are new to Luminato or a regular attender, I thank you too, for it is ultimately by the interest, engagement, and participation of the public that we measure our success. I hope you will enjoy the Festival all the more for knowing that you have helped the daring adventure that began in 2007 grow into such a vital and enduring aspect of our city’s life.
Tony Gagliano Co-Founder and Chair, Luminato Executive Chairman & CEO St. Joseph Communications
BOARD OF DIRECTORS Tony Gagliano (Chair) Lucille Joseph (Vice-Chair) Mohammad Al Zaibak Salah Bachir Charles Baillie Avie Bennett Helen Burstyn Julia Deans Camillo di Prata Rupert Duchesne Jim Fleck Anthony R. Graham Peter Herrndorf
Five Years of Luminato In 2003, Tony Gagliano and David Pecaut met for the first time over lunch at Grano restaurant. Over calamari, pasta, and wine, the two passionate city-builders found their mutual beliefs in the transformative power of the arts, and thus, Luminato was born. As we arrive at our fifth anniversary, we take a look back at some of Luminato’s milestones.
The Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean Michael M. Koerner Roberto Dante Martella Chetan Mathur
December 2003 Luminato is conceived by Tony Gagliano and David Pecaut.
December 2005 The Ontario Government becomes Luminato’s founding government partner.
Susan McArthur
July 11, 2006
Robert McEwen
Janice Price is appointed Festival CEO.
Jonas Prince Javier San Juan Albert Schultz
THE CREATIVE PURSUIT OF BEAUTY
Matthew Teitelbaum
June 1–10, 2007
Peter Wilkinson
Luminato 2007 | Highlights include: Pulse Front, Not the Messiah, Norman, and Book of Longing.
Bisi Williams The pursuit of beauty is timeless: human beings have always desired it, and art is one of our primary means of achieving it. Every artist who writes a poem, choreographs a dance, composes a symphony or song, or uses technology to add new dimensions to reality, seeks to bring a welcome touch of beauty into the world. At L’Oréal Canada, we believe in the importance of beauty and in its pursuit as a way of fulfilling human potential. As we celebrate this fifth year of our partnership with Luminato, we hope that every day of the Festival will intrigue, inspire and move you, and bring beauty to your world.
Pulse Front
June 5–14, 2009 Luminato 2009 | Highlights include: Cirque du Soleil®, Lipsynch, RedBall Project Toronto, Neil Gaiman, and The Children’s Crusade.
William J.S. Boyle Janet Carding
Javier San Juan
Kevin Garland
June 11–20, 2010
President & CEO L’Oréal Canada
Piers Handling
Luminato 2010 | Highlights include: Prima Donna, The Infernal Comedy: Confessions of a Serial Killer, The Africa Trilogy, and Dark Star Requiem.
Bruce Kuwabara Bruce Mau Alexander Neef Peter Oundjian Albert Schultz Andrew R. Shaw Matthew Teitelbaum
FREE CREATIVITY
June 6–15, 2008 Luminato 2008 | Highlights include: A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Black Watch, and Joni Mitchell’s The Fiddle and the Drum.
Co-Founder David Pecaut passes away following a battle with cancer. He is posthumously named a Member of the Order of Canada on January 1, 2010.
December 7, 2010 Luminato announces the co-commission of the first revival in 20 years of Philip Glass and Robert Wilson’s opera Einstein on the Beach, set to have its North American premiere at Luminato 2012.
The Africa Trilogy
May 2011 A book written by David Macfarlane with portraits by Nigel Dickson, chronicling Luminato’s first five years, is published by McClelland & Stewart. (For more on this book, please visit page 31.)
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L’Oréal Canada makes a multi-year commitment to be Luminato’s Partner in Creativity.
December 14, 2009
RedBall Toronto
Atom Egoyan
Karen Kain, C.C.
February 2007
Black Watch
FESTIVAL ADVISORY COMMITTEE
Charles Cutts
TIMELINE
WELCOME
A FITTING OCCASION FOR THANKS
Einstein on the Beach
June 10–19, 2011 Luminato 2011 | Highlights include: One Thousand and One Nights, Kronos Quartet, Joyce Carol Oates, and free celebrations at The Festival Hub (The Joel Plaskett Emergency, k.d. lang, Hakim).
Full Festival Timeline at luminato.com.
luminato.com | June 10 –19, 2011
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