Festival Brochure 2022

Luminato Festival Toronto June

The Land

The land we gather on is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, the Chippewa, the Anishinaabeg, the Haudenosaunee Confederacy, the Wendat Confederacy, and many other Indigenous peoples, both known and unknown. This territory is subject to Treaty 13 and the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Covenant, and is now home for many First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from across Turtle Island.

Luminato acknowledges our responsibilities to these territorial agreements and to peaceably sharing and caring for the resources of this land, while aspiring to embody the treaties through our actions, our relationship-building, and our programs.

Luminato is grateful to have the opportunity to work with many diverse Indigenous peoples on this territory and with other guests to this land.

What is Luminato?

It’s inspiration. It’s creativity. It’s art.

After two years apart, we are kicking off this summer with a big, inclusive festival, bringing the city and region to life with new ideas, free events, genre-crossing works, and inspiring experiences.

Since 2007 Luminato has launched the summer with an arts festival that has welcomed over 10 million locals and visitors, shared the work of 16,910 artists, presented 77 world premieres, commissioned 115 works, and celebrated the national and international tours of 22 of those commissions.

When the global pandemic forced arts venues to close, we moved online, sharing the work of GTA artists across the country and around the world. But it broke our hearts not to see you live in June. We’ve missed you. This year we’re back, and building our future as a convenor of creativity grounded in equity, inclusion, sustainability, and accessibility.

In these divisive times, we believe that art is our tool, our method, and our opportunity. Art starts conversations. Art changes minds. Art opens hearts. Art is powerful.

Join us from June 9 to 19 in the parks and theatres, downtown and across the GTA, as we reignite our city with inspiration and creativity.

Welcome, everyone, to Luminato 2022.

We are back and we are in-person! After 2 years, doesn’t it feel great to be out in the streets, the parks, the theatres?

Luminato 2022 is all about reconnecting, across cultures and communities, and celebrating everything that makes our city so special: a cultural hub where the best and the brightest artistic talent shines. And this year’s festival takes place across the region, spanning the watershed.

Luminato is about starting conversations and building connections, so this spring we launched our first ever membership program, to bring the fun of the festival to members year-round. Luminato members get special benefits, like free and discounted tickets, but the best perk is the opportunity to connect with artists and arts lovers from across the city region.

We believe that art helps us cross what divides us; it builds relationships, changes minds, and opens hearts. As political polarization escalates at home and around the world, artists have a crucial role to play as we rebuild a strong and vibrant social fabric. Now is the time to nurture our communities, our world, and our relationships through the power of art.

We hope you explore and enjoy Luminato 2022.

Bienvenue à tous à Luminato 2022.

Nous sommes de retour et nous sommes en personne! Après 2 ans, ça fait du bien de se retrouver dans les rues, les parcs et les théâtres, n’est-ce pas? Luminato 2022 consiste à se reconnecter à travers les cultures et les communautés, et à célébrer tout ce qui rend notre ville si unique et spéciale: un centre culturel avec les meilleurs et les plus brillants talents artistiques. Et cette année, le festival se déroule dans toute la région, à travers le bassin versant.

Luminato s’agit d’entamer des conversations et à créer des liens. Alors ce printemps, nous avons démarré notre tout premier programme d’adhésion, pour offrir le plaisir du festival aux membres tout au cours de l’année. Les membres de Luminato bénéficient d’avantages spéciaux, tels que des billets gratuits et à prix réduits, mais le meilleur avantage de l’adhésion est la possibilité de se connecter avec des artistes et des passionnés de l’art à travers toute la ville.

Nous sommes confiants que l’art nous aide à traverser ce qui nous divise; l’art construit des relations, change les esprits et ouvre les cœurs. Alors que la polarisation politique s’intensifie chez nous et partout dans le monde, les artistes ont un rôle crucial à jouer dans la reconstruction d’un tissu social fort et dynamique. Il est maintenant le temps de nourrir nos communautés, notre monde et nos relations grâce au pouvoir de l’art.

Nous espérons que vous explorerez et jouirez Luminato 2022.

Celia Smith CEO / PDG, Luminato Festival Toronto

Naomi Campbell Artistic Director / Directrice artistique, Luminato Festival Toronto

Naomi Campbell & Celia Smith, Photo by Cassandra Popescu

Welcome to the 16th year of Luminato, Toronto’s international festival of art and ideas.

We know from our history that a community’s recovery often begins with art. Luminato rose from the aftermath of SARS, helping the city build towards its future as an international destination for arts and culture. This year Luminato is rising again, reigniting the city with art that creates connections, conversations and joy.

As our city begins to rebuild after 2 years in a global pandemic, I am proud of Luminato’s bold vision, strong values, and continued contribution to Toronto’s artistic community. Moving forward requires growth and, under the leadership of CEO Celia Smith and Artistic Director Naomi Campbell, Luminato has embraced these challenging times, engaging deeply with artists, building audiences, and connecting with communities from across the GTA and beyond.

I want to thank the Province of Ontario, the Government of Canada, and the City of Toronto for supporting Luminato 2022. To our generous donors and corporate partners, thank you for believing in the power of art. To the talented artists, staff, and volunteers: congratulations on creating a live, in-person Festival in these complicated times! Finally, to our audience, thank you for celebrating the power of art with us.

Have a great time at Luminato 2022. It will be so good to see you again.

Bienvenue à la 16e année de Luminato, le Festival international des arts et des idées de Toronto.

Grâce à notre histoire en tant que festival des arts, nous savons bien que le rétablissement d’une communauté commence souvent par l’art. Luminato est né par la suite de SRAS, ce qui a, en conséquence, contribué au développement de Toronto en tant que destination internationale pour les arts et la culture. Cette année, Luminato se lève à nouveau, pour rallumer notre ville avec de l’art qui crée des liens, des conversations et de la joie.

Alors que la ville commence à se reconstruire après 2 ans de pandémie mondiale, je suis fier de la vision audacieuse de Luminato, de ses valeurs fortes et de sa contribution constante à la communauté artistique de Toronto. Pour avancer, il faut s’accroître et sous la direction de la PDG Celia Smith et de la Directrice Artistique Naomi Campbell, Luminato a embrassé ces temps difficiles en s’engageant profondément avec les artistes, en développant le public et en se connectant avec les communautés de toute la région du Grand Toronto et au-delà.

Je tiens à remercier la province de l’Ontario, le gouvernement du Canada et la ville de Toronto pour leur soutien à Luminato 2022. À nos donateurs généreux et partenaires corporatifs, merci de croire au pouvoir de l’art. Aux artistes talentueux, au personnel et aux bénévoles : félicitations pour avoir créé un festival en direct et en personne en ces temps compliqués! Enfin, à notre public, merci de célébrer le pouvoir de l’art avec nous. Passez un grand moment à Luminato 2022. Ce sera si bon de se revoir.

Peter Herrndorf Chair / Président, Luminato Festival Toronto

Dear Friends:

I am pleased to extend my warmest greetings to everyone taking part in Luminato Festival Toronto 2022. This much-anticipated event showcases the talent and creativity of performance, media, and visual artists from across Canada and around the world. I am certain that this year’s edition of the festival will entertain, inspire, and engage audiences of all ages.

It continues to be a challenging time for planning and hosting events. That is why I would like to commend the organizers for their hard work in ensuring this year’s Luminato could still take place. I would also like to thank all of the volunteers and artists for their role in making this an unforgettable experience for everyone.

Please accept my best wishes for a memorable festival.

Sincerely, Chers amis,

Je suis heureux de saluer chaleureusement toutes les personnes qui assistent au festival Luminato de 2022, à Toronto.

Cet événement tant attendu met en valeur le talent et la créativité des artistes de scène, des médias et des arts visuels du Canada et du monde entier. Je n’ai aucun doute que le programme de cette année saura divertir, inspirer et captiver les grands comme les petits.

La planification et la tenue d’événements étant encore difficiles, je tiens à souligner tout le travail qu’ont fait les organisateurs pour que le festival puisse avoir lieu comme prévu cette année. J’aimerais aussi remercier tous les bénévoles et les artistes qui ont contribué à faire de cet événement une expérience inoubliable pour tous.

Je vous souhaite un festival des plus mémorables.

Cordialement,

The Rt. Hon. Justin P. J. Trudeau, P.C., M.P. Prime Minister of Canada / Le très hon. Justin P. J. Trudeau, C.P., député Premier ministre du Canada

It is my pleasure to extend greetings to everyone participating in the Luminato 2022 festival.

I am delighted this celebration of the arts will once again fill our communities with inspiring creativity. From street theatre taking place on a train, to a takeover of the massive digital screens at Yonge-Dundas Square, this year’s festival offers creative works of art that focus on equity, inclusion, and accessibility.

The past two years have been challenging for all of our residents and artists across our city. Toronto is ready to welcome them back and bring back the vibrancy of the city by showcasing our talented artists and their remarkable work.

We are very excited to welcome back Luminato to our city’s streets and can’t wait for a successful in-person 2022 festival.

On behalf of Toronto City Council, please accept my best wishes for an enjoyable festival.

Yours truly, C’est avec grand plaisir que je souhaite la bienvenue à toutes les participantes et à tous les participants du festival Luminato 2022.

Je suis ravi de savoir que, encore une fois, cette célébration des arts emplira nos communautés de créativité et d’inspiration. Qu’il s’agisse de numéros de théâtre de rue joués dans le train ou de présentations sur les immenses écrans numériques du Yonge-Dundas Square, le festival offre cette année des œuvres d’art remplies de créativité axées sur l’équité, l’inclusion et l’accessibilité.

Les deux dernières années ont été difficiles pour tous les résidents et tous les artistes de notre ville. Toronto est maintenant prête à les accueillir à nouveau et à faire vibrer la ville grâce aux œuvres remarquables de nos artistes talentueux.

Nous sommes très heureux d’accueillir à nouveau le Luminato dans nos rues, et nous avons très hâte de participer en personne au succès de l’édition 2022.

Au nom du Conseil municipal de Toronto, je vous souhaite de passer des moments agréables lors de cet événement.

Je vous prie d’agréer mes salutations distinguées,

John Tory Mayor of Toronto / Maire du Toronto

Luminato Live at Yonge-Dundas Square!

Presented by June 9 - 12 Yonge-Dundas Square

Long days. Warm nights. It’s summer in Toronto and Luminato is back.

Luminato 2022 opens with a FREE LIVE in-person takeover in the heart of the city, filling Yonge-Dundas Square with concerts, onstage talks, delightful activities, and an Eco-Fair stacked with sustainable inspiration and ideas. Explore art and climate activism through the perspective of artists and makers with music and talks, including a rare public opportunity for Pam Palmater, David Suzuki and Edward Burtynsky to share the stage in conversation.

Enjoy main stage concerts at 7pm on Thursday and Friday with iskwē, the Molinari Quartet, Queer Songbook Orchestra featuring Beverly Glenn-Copeland and special guests, and the debut of Queer Songbook Youth Orchestra. Don’t miss the world premiere of Edward Burtynsky’s In the Wake of Progress at 8pm on Saturday and Sunday, free for all. Burtynsky’s breathtaking exploration of humanity’s impact on the earth fills the screens surrounding Yonge-Dundas Square until 11pm each night, immersing audiences in a 30-minute visual journey accompanied by Phil Strong’s epic original score.

SUPPORTED BY Joan and Jerry Lozinski

MUSIC PRESENTED BY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM Yamaha

iskwē: acākosik

June 9, 7pm

iskwē shares the stories of her ancestors in acākosīk (the stars). Performed in Cree and English, this beautiful multi-faceted performance combines the contemporary with the traditional in an emotional post-rock journey towards reconciliation. Reimagined as an outdoor spectacular for Luminato, acākosīk centres on internal transformation, the resilience and survival of Indigenous people, and the healing power of catharsis.

The Molinari Quartet June 10, 7pm

Queer Songbook Orchestra

featuring Beverly Glenn-Copeland June 10, 8pm

The Molinari Quartet presents highlights from renowned Canadian composer R. Murray Schafer’s thirteen string quartets. From the lush lyricism of the 12th quartet to the energetic dramatic intensity of the 3rd, Schafer’s quartets reveal his mastery of contemporary composition and acoustic ecology. The Molinari Quartet’s irresistible introduction to the work of this musical treasure, who we lost at the age of 88 in 2021, is not to be missed. Queer Songbook Orchestra honours the sublime songwriter Beverly Glenn-Copeland, with performances by Glenn-Copeland himself, special guests, and the debut performance of the Queer Songbook Youth Orchestra. Over 40 musicians will claim the stage in a moving evening of inter-generational exchange to welcome the QSYO, through Glenn-Copeland’s rich catalogue of transcendent songs of honouring one another and reclaiming the earth.

Photo by Harrison Truong

Photo by Nick Bostick

Photo courtesy of Molinari Quartet

Photo by Melanie Billark

Migration Celebration

June 11, 2:30pm

Flock to Yonge-Dundas Square for Migration Celebration, a stilt-walking, puppet-waving, bird-themed spectacle celebrating Toronto’s position along the migration path of our feathered friends, while honouring the many migrants, refugees, and newcomers who now call Toronto home. Featuring performers from Shadowland Theatre and the communities of North Etobicoke and Flemingdon Park.

Pearls of Wisdom June 11, 3pm

Traditionally pearls are the thirtieth wedding anniversary gift - do pearls of wisdom count? Looking back on the environmental movement in the 30 years (nearly to the day) since the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero, join Dr Pam Palmater, Dr David Suzuki, and Edward Burtynsky in conversation about how the environmental movement has changed, celebrating the victories of the last thirty years, and examining the failures. Following a discussion the panelists will be joined by youth activist-artists from Lakeshore Arts’ Youth Climate Collective to answer the question “What do we do now?”

Online at luminato.com/ideas

Before the talk, check out In Our Hands, the 1992 film by Soundings Mindful Media exploring the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio de Janiero (you may recognize a few faces).

The Heavyweights Brass Band

June 11 - 12, 4pm

Let

Catchfiyah

June 11, 4:30pm Electronic

way through

crowd with a seasonal blend of groove, energy, and

For over a decade, this Toronto-based, New Orleansinspired brass institution has woken up streets, theatres, and dance floors with inspiring sets of original music and unexpected covers.

Photo by Adam Barrett

Photo by Diana Piruzevska

Photo by Ana Maria Higuera

Sofia Fly

June 11, 5:30pm

Sofia Fly will make you move to her Latin inspired fusion of hip-hop and house music.

Beny Esguerra and New Tradition Music

June 11, 6:30pm

Ancestral musical styles + urban cultural expression = New Tradition Music. Join Beny Esguerra and his crew of 8 musicians and 6 dancers in an explosive interactive performance that explores concepts of tradition and modernity through spoken word, music, song, dance, and design.

Drag Queen Story Time with Fay and Fluffy: Nature Edition

June 12, 3pm

Fay Slift and Fluffy Souffle are here to make Storytimes a little more FABULOUS (with MUCH more glitter!). Their Storytimes are for anyone willing to have some laughs - from babies to grandparents. Join the queens at Yonge-Dundas Square for a special Storytime all about nature, the environment, and sustainability.

Aysanabee

June 12, 4:30pm

Don’t miss the smooth, heartfelt sounds of rising folk star Aysanabee, now backed by a full band. An Oji-Cree singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, Aysanabee’s unmistakable songs range from intricate finger-picking guitar to anthemic alternative soul. See him now, and you’ll be able to say you saw him first.

Photo by May Truong

Photo by Cristina DaSilva

Photo by David Hawe

Photo by Lisa Macintosh

Fly Lady Di

June 12, 5:30pm

Before I die...

Presented at CF Toronto Eaton Centre

June 9 - 12, all day

Wolf Saga June 12, 6:30pm

Join this global participatory art project and share your dreams with the world on a beautiful mural.

First created by artist Candy Chang in New Orleans, and since recreated in 78 countries and 35 languages, leave your mark on the world at CF Toronto Eaton Centre.

Located on Level 2, north end of the shopping centre.

Ojibwe electro-pop artist, DJ, and songwriter Wolf Saga lives for synths, electroclash, and 80s pop. Along with his band, his matured take on those affable club bangers from the 2010s reaches deep and will definitely make you move.

Fly Lady Di spins 90s R&B, hip-hop, and deep soulful house tracks to get you on your feet.

Photo by Nat Caine

Photo courtesy of Wolf Saga

Photo courtesy of Candy Chang

Edward Burtynsky’s In the Wake of Progress

Conceived, directed, filmed and photographed by Edward Burtynsky Commissioned and co-produced by Luminato Festival Toronto

Outdoor Public Viewing

The world premiere of renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky’s In the Wake of Progress on the immense digital screens surrounding Yonge-Dundas Square: a fully choreographed blend of photographs and film, with a staggering musical score.

This free, outdoor experience tells the epic tale of humanity’s impact on the planet. Co-produced by Canadian music legend Bob Ezrin, In the Wake of Progress presents the powerful imagery of global landscapes usurped by human activity in contrast to the dazzling urban centre at a moment when the health of our planet is an urgent international priority.

In the Wake of Progress challenges us to have an important conversation about our legacy and the future implications of sustainable life on Earth..

SUPPORTED BY

World Premiere PRODUCED

IN ASSOCIATION WITH

The Michael Young Family Foundation

WITH ASSISTANCE FROM Louise MacCallum and Michael Barnstijn Bullfrog Power The S.M. Blair Family Foundation The K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation

A Why Not Theatre Production World Premiere

What You Won’t Do For Love

by Ravi Jain Theatre

June 9 - 12, 17 - 19 Canadian Opera Company Theatre

Experience a special live evening with renowned award-winning environmentalists David Suzuki and Tara Cullis in What You Won’t Do For Love, a unique and intimate theatre experience that asks whether the love we have for each other can inspire us to take action for the planet.

Actors and real-life couple Miriam Fernandes and Sturla Alvsvaag navigate a poetic and playful dialogue on stage with David and Tara, who have been a couple for 5 decades. Through honest reflection and lively conversation David and Tara share powerful insights and captivating stories garnered over a lifetime of environmental activism and the deep bond of their partnership.

Directed by Why Not Theatre Founder and Co-Artistic Director Ravi Jain (Sea Sick, Prince Hamlet) with dramaturgy by Broadleaf Theatre

Wong

The Chemical Valley Project), What You Won’t Do For Love asks us to consider love’s capacity to inspire action and propel us all towards a healthier, sustainable planet.

After the select performances, the audience is invited to stay and explore these questions during an informal Q&A

Artistic Director Kevin Matthew

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Written by Tara Cullis, Miriam Fernandes, Ravi Jain, and David Suzuki Directed

WITH ASSISTANCE FROM

Photo by Why Not Theatre

VENUE SPONSOR

LEAD SUPPORTER OF NATIONAL ARTIST FUND Bullfrog Power ORIGINALLY CO-PRESENTED AND PRODUCED WITH SUPPORT FROM

Um of Water

Multidisciplinary

Online: June 9 - 19

Um of Water is an invitation to sit, listen, and be with Water.

Museum of Water began in the UK as a collection of public offerings of personal connections to water, intended to deepen our relationships with water. In this new collaboration, a purpose-formed Indigenous artist collective comprised of Elwood Jimmy, Leslie McCue, and Sara Roque reimagines this project with UK artist Amy Sharrocks as Um of Water.

Um of Water responds to and evolves with the Indigenous context of the land we are on, and the Water we live with and rely upon for our collective survival.

The work begins with a series of conversations and invitations – to recalibrate our relationship to Water, to move towards collectively centering Water instead of the human, and to strengthen our capacities in support of Water, water access, and precious water knowledges.

The Um of Water culminates during Luminato 2022, activating locations across Toronto by the Water, for the Water, and on the Water. Guided by the flow of the Water and the watershed we are on, local artists lead participants in experiences of resurfacing knowledges, communal gathering, and deep listening. Activities include a Sonic Boat Journey on Lake Ontario, a hydrophone installation at Luminato Live at Yonge-Dundas Square, a virtual interactive Un-Mapping Platform and more.

Commissioned by Luminato Festival Toronto and produced with Artsadmin (UK).

Um of Water image by Clara Peltier

Um of Water

Hidden Waters

June 11 - 12

Composed from Hydrophone and field recordings, this 5-minute soundscape intervention plays throughout the weekend at Yonge-Dundas Square to bring our attention to the resurfacing of the Hidden Waterways of downtown Toronto.

For Water

June 16

Drop-in for an afternoon painting session at the Simcoe Mural with artist Tannis Nielsen and stay for an evening of Water Teachings that honour Water, and those who work in service of Water and its protection.

With Water

June 12 - 13

Join us at sunrise and sunset on the Humber River for Stand-Up Paddle Boarding group tours, reconnecting us to Water and welcoming the first and last light of the day.

Of Water

June 18 - 19

Join us for a boat tour guided by sound and story. This sonic journey on Lake Ontario invites us to centre Water in our daily lives.

For more details about Um of Water, please visit luminatofestival.com/water

Photo courtesy of Um of Water

Black Ark

Ashbridges Bay Park

A vessel. A threshold. A space for reflection.

Oluseye Ogunlesi explores Canada’s role in the trans-Atlantic Slave Trade through his installation Black Ark. Referencing the slave ships that were built in Canada, this cathedral-like structure invites you into the hull of a ship, creating passage and revealing the fractured and erased history of enslavement in Canada. Built of wood, metal, and found materials, Black Ark is an invitation to look back and move forward.

Photo of Oluseye Ogunlesi by Josh Rille

PRESENTED BY WITH ASSISTANCE FROM Linda Chu and John Donald

All in Good Time

A Guided Ceremony

On Line: June 9 - 19 In Person from 9am to 7pm: June 11 Loafer’s Lake, Brampton June 12 Marita Payne Park, Vaughan June 17 Trillium Park, Toronto June 19 Ashbridges Bay Park, Toronto

What remains held, protected, or un-expressed inside you?

All in Good Time invites you into a multifaceted interactive free flowing experience of love, gratitude and release. Designed for small groups and/or individuals of all abilities, this nourishing activation uses audio and visual prompts to reconnect us, attune our hearts and awaken physical rhythms felt within the relationships between Bodies, Lands, Waters, and Others.

All in Good Time takes place throughout the festival at sites of natural wonder across the Toronto region. The ceremony is an individualized journey; experiences can vary between 10-40 minutes. All in Good Time will also issue a daily prompt for at-home participation on each day of the festival.

Photo of Amelia Stuetz by Henry Mak

Produced by Dreamwalker Dance Company

WITH ASSISTANCE FROM The Arts, Culture & Creative Industry Development Agency and The City of Brampton Tourism Vaughan

The Cave

Music,

Back by popular demand, Tomson Highway, John Millard, and Martha Ross’s apocalyptic cabaret, The Cave returns to Toronto with new magical animations by Vancouver’s Bruce Alcock.

As the forest fire rapidly encroaches, Moose, Beaver, Skunk, Snake, Wolf, Crow and Fox seek safety in Bear’s cave. The animals take solace in unlikely companions as they face their growing anxiety together, by sharing stories and pondering the reckless human activity that has destroyed their homes.

Sung in English and Cree, this 75-minute sung-through story cabaret combines live music and immersive visuals with wry humour and poignant storytelling. Intimate and entertaining, The Cave is a timely parable about the folly of our actions and the impact on friends and foes alike of the climate crisis that rages around us.

Created

.

Complimentary entry to the Late Night Cabaret included.

by renowned Canadian artists John Millard (composer), Tomson Highway (lyrics), and Martha Ross (book writer), directed by Adam Paolozza, music direction by Gregory Oh, performed by John Millard, Neema Bickersteth, Andrea Koziol, Derek Kwan, and Alex Samaras, with Gregory Oh, Chris Pruden, Rob Clutton, Peter Lutek, Christa Mercey, and Matti Pulkki in the pit. Produced by Victor Pokinko

Theatre June 15 - 26 Theatre Passe Muraille

Photo of Neema Bickersteth by Delal Hagos

Produced by J MAR Electric in association with Theatre Passe Muraille

Late Night Cabaret

Multidisciplinary June 10 - 18 Festival Hub, Theatre

End your evening with art at the Late Night Cabaret, where intimate live performances are peppered through 10 evenings of drinks, chats, and convivial brouhaha. Running throughout the festival from June 10 to 18 at the Festival Hub in Theatre Passe Muraille, the Late Night Cabaret features artists from across the festival and the Luminato community, with hosts Liza Paul and Adam Lazarus.

each evening brings a new, unexpected blend of live art, installations, interviews, and more.

Drop by the Festival Hub at Theatre Passe Muraille to meet, gather, and celebrate throughout the festival. Designed as a place for artists, supporters, and friends of the festival to come together, the Festival Hub includes the Late Night Cabaret, art installations, 3 bar areas, and plenty of space to lounge and mingle.

Programmed by Luminato Associate Artistic Director Dian Marie Bridge, Festival and Community Engagement Manager Cathy Gordon, and the Luminato Access Advisory Curatorial Committee,

Passe Muraille

Photo by Vershinin

World Premiere

Creation Destruction Animals

of Distinction / Dana Gingras

Dance, Music

June 15 - 17

Trillium Park, Ontario

Place

Order and chaos. Evolution and dissolution. Hope and crisis. Humanity stands on the cusp between creation and destruction. Two omnipresent forces push us towards greater freedom, evolution, and self-actualization, even as we face ever-growing

to our environment and our existence. Yet from tumultuous moments of upheaval, the conditions for regeneration are formed.

On the shores of Lake Ontario, under the rays of the setting sun,

Canada’s most distinguished dancers, as they trace a

capacity to adapt, innovate, and survive.

threats

Creation Destruction brings together video by United Visual Artists, hypnotic chamber rock with members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor and 11 of

choreographic map that is both fractal and whole, exploring humanity’s

Created by Animals of Distinction, the Montreal-based multimedia dance company of renowned choreographer and dancer Dana Gingras, UK-based United Visual Artists, and Thierry Amar, Timothy Herzog, Efrim Manuel Menuck, and Sophie Trudeau of post-rock band Godspeed You! Black Emperor. Developed with support from the National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund, as well as the Canada Council for the Arts New Chapter program, Conseil des Arts et des Lettres du Québec and The Secretariat for Relations with Englishspeaking Quebecers.

PRESENTED BY Ian and Kiki Delaney, C.M.

Photo by United Visual Artists

LEAD SUPPORTER OF NATIONAL ARTIST FUND

Beloved: A Celebration of Toni Morrison and Black Women Writers with Donna Bailey Nurse

Literature, Music

June 17 - 18

The Winter Garden Theatre

“If you surrendered to the air, you could ride it.”

~ Song of Solomon

Beloved: A Celebration of Toni Morrison and Black Women Writers, with Donna Bailey Nurse brings together internationally renowned authors including recipient of the Commonwealth Writers’ Prize Aminatta Forna (The Memory of Love), Myriam J.A. Chancy (What Storm, What Thunder), Francesca Ekwuyasi (Butter Honey Pig Bread), Rebecca Fisseha (Daughters of Silence), Zalika Reid-Benta (Frying Plantain), Dawnie Walton (The Final Revival of Opal & Nev), and Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia (The Son of the House) winner of the Nigerian Prize for Literature, with a special video appearance by two-time Giller Prize winner Esi Edugyan (Washington Black).

Hosted by Nicky Lawrence and directed by Dian Marie Bridge, each evening features acclaimed authors in conversation and celebration with leading Canadian curator and literary critic Donna Bailey Nurse, complemented by readings, and a house band led by Orin Isaacs. Join us as we honour the legacy of Toni Morrison and celebrate the unrivalled impact she has had on Black women writers around the world.

· June 17: Zalika Reid-Benta, Rebecca Fisseha, Francesca Ekwuyasi, with a special guest appearance by Cheluchi Onyemelukwe-Onuobia

· June 18: Myriam J.A. Chancy, Aminatta Forna, Dawnie Walton, with a special video appearance by Esi Edugyan

PRESENTED BY

Photo by Jeremy Sutton-Hibbert

Woodbine Weekend

June 18 - 19 Woodbine

Park

It’s time for music. It’s time to dance. Wrap up Luminato 2022 and launch your summer with two days of fabulous free music, art, conversation and food when we transform Woodbine Park into a magical urban fairground. Catch free concerts from a lineup featuring reggae favourite and Massive Attack vocalist Horace Andy, Indigenous MC and 2022 Juno Award-winning DJ Shub, Ukraine’s GO_A Ґоу_Ей, Sudan Archives fresh from Coachella, Australian Indigenous rapper Baker Boy, Juno-winner Dominique Fils-Aimé, Witch Prophet, The Lemon Bucket Orkestra, and more. Discover The Great Fire, a storytelling installation by Necessary Angel Theatre Company that’s tucked into the woods, The Ideas Tent, and Oluseye Ogunlesi’s installation Black Ark, down by the water. Enjoy delicious food and drink, fun parades and sweet surprises, to celebrate the communities and cultures of the region.

WITH ASSISTANCE FROM

WEEKEND PRESENTED BY SUPPORTED BY Larry & Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation

Photo by David Leyes The McLean Foundation

Moskitto Bar

June 18, 1:30pm

Moskitto Bar has a fresh and unique sound true to the multi-cultural scene that is Toronto. Combining a beautiful mix of Ukrainian, Balkan, Iraqi, MiddleEastern, and French Celtic music, these are high energy tunes like nothing you’ve heard before.

Dominique Fils-Aimé June

18, 5pm

Montreal-based jazz singer Dominique Fils-Aimé, whose album Stay Tuned! won the Juno for Vocal Jazz Album of the Year in 2020, joins us with an inspired repertoire that is sure to bring on the sunshine, so stretch out on a blanket, relax, and become a fan.

Lakou Mizik June 18, 3pm

Lakou Mizik is a collective of venerable musicians from Haiti blending Troubadou, Vodou, Rara and Rap in an exciting, danceable bouyon of modern roots music. The band’s force stems from heavy, coordinated percussion with belting vocals, group chorales, and rocking drums and guitar. Prepare to move!

Witch Prophet June 18, 6:30pm

Sudan Archives

June 18, 7:30pm

Inspired by Sudanese and Ghanian traditions, Sudan Archives is an LA-based violinist, vocalist and producer who plays with serious swagger. Her upbeat synth pop tunes entranced Coachella. Now it’s our turn.

Witch Prophet is the evolution of Toronto-based singer-songwriter Ayo Leilani. Weaving together a soundscape of vocal layers, loops, raps, and harmonies on a bed of hip-hop, jazz, and soulinspired beats, Witch Prophet is the perfect soundtrack for hazy summer evenings.

Horace Andy June

18, 8:30pm

Horace Andy, golden-throated reggae star and Massive Attack’s singer, with a long solo career in rocksteady, dancehall and other Jamaican styles, has just released one of his finest albums. Playing with local reggae stars and his sax player Stepper, of Sly and Robbie fame, you are guaranteed a smooth, rocking party under the stars.

Photo by Ana Francesca Nocera

Photo by Ana Michael Moody

Ansley Simpson

June 19, 1:30pm

Let the poetic storytelling and deeply moving music of Anishinaabe singer-songwriter Ansley Simpson and her band enfold you in a sonic world of her making. Known for her lyrical hymns and dream-like arrangements, Ansley’s music will guide you back to shore when you’ve been lost in the waves.

G.R. Gritt

June 19, 2:30pm

Soulful futurist G.R. Gritt pulls effortlessly from the past to create a modern sound both intimate and anthemic. Elegantly weaving melodies with vocals, guitar and electronic elements, this Juno-award winning artist reclaims space as a non-binary, queer, Indigenous artist with expansive music for the dance club.

June 19, 3:30pm Baker Boy June 19, 5pm

The Lemon Bucket Orkestra

There can be only one Balkan-Klezmer-Party-Punk Super-Band and it’s The Lemon Bucket Orkestra. Join Toronto’s favourite Orkestra in an energetic, moving concert as they play, sing, and dance their way from the stage, through the park to Ashbridges Bay and beyond.

GO_A

June 19, 6pm

Ukrainian folktronica band GO_A Ґоу_Ей debuts in Toronto with a high intensity show that smashes together pulsing electro beats with Ukrainian folklore. Whether you saw or you missed their performance as the official entry for Ukraine at Eurovision 2021, you do not want to miss the riveting energy and emotion of GO_A Ґоу_Ей, live at Woodbine.

Indigenous Australian rapper and dancer Baker Boy builds a hip-hop vibe in Yolnu Matha and English which will keep you moving. Coming to Toronto from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory with a team of dancers, Baker Boy’s rhymes put Yolngu language and culture front and centre.

DJ Shub Presents War Club Live

June 19, 7pm

The godfather of powwow step, DJ Shub brings The War Club Live on stage with a non-stop body-moving experience enhanced by traditional Indigenous dancers in full regalia, performing against a backdrop of powerful video from his critically acclaimed, chart-topping electronic album War Club.

Photo by Diana Piruzevska

Photo by Ana Jen Squires

Photo courtesy of DJ Shub

Zaagidiwin

June 19, 8pm

We close the festival with Zaagidiwin, a film reflecting on our relationship with nature, and the way in which we love the land and each other. Following the half human-half bird Nanabozo (a trickster-like character) we travel from the land into the city core, revealing its beauty as well as its darkness. On the journey, Nanabozo discovers hope and returns to the land, witnessing a beautiful healing gift through dance. Created by Denise Bolduc, and originally commissioned for Luminato’s 2021 digital festival, now you can see Zaagidiwin on the big screen under the setting sun.

The Great Fire

June 18 - 19, from 1:30pm

The Great Fire is an immersive audio drama from Necessary Angel Theatre Company, told in a wooded glen, that conjures a magical yet modern world beset by prejudice, misunderstanding, plague, and climate catastrophe. Yet, as we so often find in times of trauma, there remains friendship, wonder, and even love.

Mobile Mini Powwow

June 18, 4:20pm & June 19, 4:50pm

Mobile Mini Powwow brings the powwow to you. Mixing live hand drumming and pre-recorded music, Indigenous dancers and singers bring the powwow to life on the lawn, and you are invited to join in the dance.

Mobile Mini Powwow was commissioned as part of The Musical Stage Company’s 2022 Musical Moments initiative.

Art by Nyle Johnston

Art by Mike Ellis

Illuminating Ideas

Drop by the Ideas Tent at Woodbine Park and join a series of conversations between artists, audiences, and our shared geography on the shores of Lake Ontario, through performance and participation, song and soundscape, lively discussions, and actions to be taken. Explore ideas of environmental activism, generational change, and most of all, love for this place. Let your imagination and your heart run wild as each track on this ideas-mixtape asks you to fall in love with the planet in new ways. Visit luminatofestival.com for more information.

Woodbine Beach Clean Up Crew

June 9 - 19

In Partnership with Swim Drink Fish

June 18, 11am

Hike Tommy Thompson Park/Leslie Street Spit on your own or with someone you love, and while you walk we invite you to listen to a set of mixtapes, curated playlists featuring love songs from artists in the festival or start with environmentalist Andrés Jimenez Monges to learn the history of The Leslie Street Spit, the bird life that makes the park their home, and the quirks and works of art that have been created –sometimes by accident – in this incredible park.

Safe Harbour?

Adeymei Adegbasan, Jacquie Comrie, Bushra Junaid & others, responding to Black Ark, created by Oluseye Ogunlesi

June 18, 2:30pm

How do we navigate towards joy with the winds of history still in our sails? We do it together. After viewing Black Ark, join artist-activists ranging from muralists to choreographers, in a discussion about the work, the history it evokes, and the future of making public art in this place we call Canada.

Massey & Me

June 18, 1pm & 4pm

June 19, 1pm & 5:30pm

We find ourselves in a watershed moment. What can we do to help change the course of history? Join us as Swim Drink Fish guides a clean-up of Woodbine Beach, and learn more about our responsibility for the stewardship of the shoreline that defines our city. Meet at The Ideas Tent in Woodbine Park.

Ancestral Resilience

Quinn Hopkins/indigital.eth June 18 & 19

Discover ethereal monuments to Ojibwe culture using augmented reality on your smartphone. Ancestral Resilience, by Quinn Hopkins/indigital.eth, is a series of NFTs inspired by Anishinaabe pictographs, artworks, and storytelling.

Presented in partnership with Meta.

Sarah Garton Stanley presents a conversation in a series of five exchanges occuring “at the end of theatre”, loosely modelled on the annual Massey Lectures. (The first was presented at the 2022 Rhu barb Festival.) This critical reflection on the chassis of Canadian Culturetm explores the work presented at Luminato 2022 through the lens of the 1951 “Massey Commission”, which created the political and administrative structures that have defined professional arts in Canada to this day.

PRESENTED BY

Photo by Adam Barrett

Photo by Adam Barrett

Can’t make it out to the festival tonight? Don’t worry, we’ve got your screen time covered.

Online at luminato.com/ideas

Unearthing Lost Taddle Creek Audio Tour

June 9 - 19

Journey through Toronto Metropolitan University, the old Ward neighbourhood, and Toronto City Hall and see the landscape in a whole new light, as the imprint of old paths open up new possibilities for reconcilia tion, resilience, and resurgence.

Watermark

In support of Swim Drink Fish

June 9 - 19

What makes you love Lake Ontario? Or the Humber River? Swim Drink Fish is an NGO devoted to protecting water and they want to hear the stories that make you love a lake, river, or stream. By sharing your stories, we help protect the waters we love and make activism matter.

Online at watermarkproject.ca, and in-person at Yonge-Dundas Square and Woodbine Park.

Port Lands

Film by Zachary Finkelstein

June 9 - July 9

The experimental short film Port Lands presents Toronto’s industrial waterfront as a complex landscape in which past, present, and future geographies transition and converge. Using archival aerial photographs, microscopic videography and Lidar data mapping, this work documents how aquatic life has persisted despite intense industrialization.

In Our Hands

Documentary by Soundings Media

June 9 - 19

Before Paris and Kyoto, there was Rio. It’s been 30 years since the United Nations Conference on Environment & Development (UNCED) in Rio De Janeiro. Featuring rare footage from Rio, including interviews with Dr. David Suzuki, In Our Hands reminds us of how far we’ve still got to go.

Illuminating works

Luminato Festival Toronto’s industry series, Illuminating works , for artists and presenters, returns in person with a range of intimate encounters that spotlight local artists. For the first time, Illuminating works is presented in two parts, starting with a focus on visual arts, then shifting to dance and theatre. Studio visits and guided tours with Adeyemi Adegbesan, Oluseye Ogunlesi, and Jay Soule, and showings by emerging and established choreographers and playwrights, co-curated with partners Citadel + Compagnie, Cahoots Theatre, and The Theatre Centre; by Registration Only.

World Premiere Edward Burtynsky’s In the Wake of Progress

Conceived, directed, filmed and photographed by Edward Burtynsky

Commissioned and co-produced by Luminato Festival Toronto

Indoor Immersive Experience

June 25 - July 17

Canadian Opera Company Theatre

Witness the epic tale of humanity’s impact on the planet at Edward Burtynsky’s new indoor immersive experience, In the Wake of Progress. This fully choreographed blend of photographs and film from world-renowned Canadian photographer Edward Burtynsky surrounds you with a powerful 30-minute experience of global landscapes, revealing primordial beauty along side the stark impact of human industry. This intimate and enveloping project is complimented by a curated gallery show of traditional Burtynsky photographs and high-resolution murals including new and never-before-seen work, a Change Station which tackles the question “what can I do now?”, and two powerful augmented reality (AR) experiences which explore the impact and legacy of the internal combustion engine.

In the face of the climate crisis, In The Wake of Progress dares us to have an important conversation about the legacy of the widespread impact of human industry and what it means for the future of sustainable life on this planet.

Visit luminatofestival.com for showtimes and tickets.

SUPPORTED BY

PRESENTED BY

WITH SUPPORT FROM

RBC Sandra and Jim Pitblado Gretchen and Donald Ross O.C. The Michael Young Family Foundation

Louise MacCallum and Michael Barnstijn The Hal Jackman Foundation Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Richard W. and Donna Ivey Joan and Jerry Lozinski Medcan

The Michael Young Family Foundation

Luminato Community

A Special Message to our Volunteers

Over the last two years, while we have only met a small fraction of our Luminato Volunteer Team in person, the unwavering support and commitment of these amazing volunteers has been overwhelming, and sincerely appreciated. THANK YOU!! We have missed gathering in the same spaces together and look forward to that during the 2022 Festival. We also wish to extend our gratitude to the Volunteer Award for Arts & Culture Toronto (VAACT) committee and its members, for continuing to recognize the wider festival volunteer community and for their support during these unusual times.

For more information about the Luminato Volunteer Team, or to become a volunteer, visit https://luminatofestival.com/support/volunteer/

Artists in Residence (AiR)

Access Hub

Multidisciplinary

June 9 - 19

Luminato Website

Luminato is committed to integrating accessibility across the festival. Visit the Access Hub for accessibility information, programming, and performances throughout the festival.

Radio LUMI is back! Listen to our team, with special guests, led by radio personalities from the Blind and Low Vision communities broadcasting over ISO.fm.

Deaf-friendly programs include Deaf interpretation, captioning, and performance, as well as Deaf and Disabled artists, curated by Access Advisory members, performing at the Late Night Cabaret.

CRIP COLLAB is a collaborative digital zine by Sticky Mangos featuring artists who belong to all of these fantastic communities: Disabled, Racialized, and 2SLGBTQ+; CRIP COLLAB returns this year with Issue 4.

All Luminato shows include a Visual Story, linked from the show page online, detailing each project’s accessibility features. Visual Stories provide details about access supports, event information, and additional online content. Venue Guides, also available online, offer an extensive overview of the location, parking, TTC, accessible washrooms, and more. For outdoor events, please visit our Access Tent for on-site support.

For details on all of Luminato’s accessibility programming and supports, visit the Access Hub at luminatofestival.com/access-hub

Thank you to our donors

Gifts of $100,000+ Anonymous

Ian and Kiki Delaney, C.M.

Gifts of $50,000+ Alice and Grant Burton

The Dianne and Irving Kipnes Foundation

Joan and Jerry Lozinski

Sandra and Jim Pitblado, C.M.

Gretchen and Donald Ross, O.C. Larry & Judy Tanenbaum Family Foundation

The Michael Young Family Foundation

Gifts of $20,000+ ANDPVA

The Azrieli Foundation

Elinor Gill Ratcliffe, C.M., O.N.L., LLD (hc).

Gifts of $10,000+

Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak

Shelley Ambrose and Douglas Knight, C.M. John and Leanna Bayliss

The Bennett Family Foundation

Tiana Koffler Boyman and Marc Boyman

Helen Burstyn, C.M. and Family Tony and Lina Gagliano

Kevin and Roger Garland, C.M. Anthony and Helen Graham

Eva Czigler and Peter Herrndorf, C.C.

Donald K. Johnson, O.C., LLD Lucille and Urban Joseph, O.C. Melissa Martin and Joe Natale

The McLean Foundation

The George Cedric Metcalf Foundation

The Slaight Family Foundation

Immersive Circle Anonymous

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Marilyn and Charles Baillie Family Foundation Rajan Bansi

Jill Black and Barry Allan

The S.M. Blair Family Foundation

Diane Blake

The Late Walter M. and Lisa Balfour Bowen Susanne Boyce and Brendan Mullen

Linda Chu and John Donald Holly Coll-Black and Rupert Duchesne, C.M. Michael Foulkes and Linda Brennan

Guite Brothers and Sisters Foundation

The K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation Mary Janigan and Tom Kierans

The Lindy Green Family Charitable Foundation

Louise MacCallum and Michael Barnstijn Peter Mansbridge, O.C. Deanne Moser

Native Women in the Arts Brian and Jo Robertson Arati Sharma and Satish Kanwar David Simmonds Celia Smith Marni Wolfe and Simon Beer

Indicates a multi-year commitment in support of Luminato’s Founders’ Fund

Board

Board of Directors

Chair

Peter Herrndorf, C.C., Ont. Vice-Chairs

maxine bailey

Douglas Knight, C.M.

Krystal Abotossaway Rajan Bansi John Bayliss

Helen Burstyn, C.M. Rupert Duchesne, C.M. Tony Gagliano

Anthony Graham Lucille Joseph Tiana Koffler Boyman Jason Maghanoy

Peter Mansbridge, O.C. Roberto Martella Melissa Martin Judy Matthews

Jonathon Redbird Gretchen Ross David Simmonds Ken Tanenbaum

Carol Wilding, FCPA, FCA

Luminato Laureates

Mohammad Al Zaibak

Salah Bachir Avie Bennett*

Julia Deans Camillo di Prata Jim Fleck

Robert Foster Michael Foulkes Michaëlle Jean Chetan Mathur Susan McArthur Rob McEwen Mark Mulroney Jonas Prince Javier San Juan Gary Slaight

*Deceased

Founding Luminaries

Mohammad and Najla Al Zaibak*

Kate Alexander Daniels and David Daniels* Tony and Anne Arrell, C.M. Salah Bachir, C.M. Charles Baillie, O.C. and Marilyn Baillie, C.M.* Avie Bennett, C.C., O.Ont.* Helen Burstyn, C.M. and David Pecaut, C.M.*

The David and Stacey Cynamon Family Foundation

Joan T. Dea and Lionel F. Conacher*

Ian and Kiki Delaney, C.M. Cam and Alexandra di Prata John Donald and Linda Chu* Gail Drummond and Bob Dorrance

The Duboc Family Foundation*

Lonti Ebers and Bruce Flatt Margaret Fleck and Jim Fleck, C.C.* Kevin and Roger Garland, C.M.*

The Ira Gluskin and Maxine Granovsky Gluskin Charitable Foundation

Anthony and Helen Graham* Jay and Barbara Hennick and Family Ian Ihnatowycz and Marta Witer Lucille and Urban Joseph, O.C.* Patrick and Barbara Keenan, C.M. Michael and Sonja Koerner, C.M.* Tiana Koffler Boyman and Marc Boyman Joan and Jerry Lozinski Chetan and Clara Mathur* Judy and Wil Matthews* Sloan Mauran and Adrian Tauro Rob and Cheryl McEwen, C.M.* Joseph Mimran and Kimberley Newport-Mimran

David and Audrey Mirvish, C.M., O.Ont. Pierre L. Morrissette* Gordon and Janet Nixon, C.M., O.Ont. Nancy Pencer

Sandra and Jim Pitblado, C.M.* Jonas and Lynda Prince* Richard Rooney and Laura Dinner* Gary and Donna Slaight* Geoff and Megan Smith Howard Sokolowski, O.Ont. and Senator Linda Frum* Marisa and Edward Sorbara* Larry and Judy Tanenbaum, O.C.* Eli and Philip Taylor

The Roy Thomson Family Taylor Thomson John and Elizabeth Tory Q.C.

The Hon. Hilary M. Weston, C.M., C.V.O, O.Ont and W. Galen Weston, O.C., C.V.O, O.Ont Robin and David Young*

Founding Corporate Luminaries

BMO Financial Group Dancap Productions Inc. Falls Management Company Ivey Foundation MacLaren McCann Manulife Financial RBC St. Joseph Communications TELUS Tourism Toronto

*These visionary donors supported Luminato before its inaugural season.

Executive & Administration

Celia Smith

CEO

Marcia McNabb VP Finance & Admin

Iliyan Daruwala Finance Assistant

Thomas Millband Finance Manager

Caoimhe Whelan People & Operations Manager

Sarah Yellin Project Manager, Executive Office Development

Jessica Litwin Chief Development Officer

Sarah Barrable-Tishauer Partnerships & Events Manager

Sophie Brzozowski Development Assistant

Sherrie James Senior Director, Philanthropy

Paul Maly Sales Associate

Elisa Natarelli Partnerships Associate

Jackie Nguyen

Membership Manager

Anne Rawn Associate Director, Philanthropy

Dylan Schoenmakers

Grant Writer & Government Relations Consultant

Ruby Sohi Events Specialist

Natasha Udovic Senior Director, Corporate Partnerships

Amy Wilford Individual Giving Coordinator

Marketing & Communications

Sarah Jean Harrison Chief Marketing Officer

Nimrat Brar Marketing & Communications Assistant

Tamar Ilana Cohen Adams Social Media Coordinator

Emily Condie Marketing & Communications Coordinator

Priyanka Ganguli

Marketing & Communications Manager

Bradley Langham Audience Experience & Ticketing Manager

Paulina Luciani Content Creator

Harsh Panchal Senior Data Analyst

Cassandra Popescu Digital Content Manager

Programming & Production

Naomi Campbell

Artistic Director

Dian Marie Bridge

Associate Artistic Director

Sonia Sakamoto-Jog Festival Producer

Adam Barrett

Producer/Programmer

Cathy Gordon Festival & Community Engagement Manager

Producers

Caren Campbell, Senior Producer

Lani Milstein, Senior Producer

Pip Bradford Caroline Hollway

Eli Klein

Pete Lawlor Kafi Pierre Dev Ramsawakh

Sarah Ruest

Sheree Spencer, Assistant Producer Alison Wong

Rogue Benjamin

Associate Producer, ASL Programs

Alex Bordokas Curator

Jennifer Broydell Volunteer Coordinator

Jenn Ivanovs Company Manager

Emily Maxwell Accessibility & Programs Coordinator

Lucy Merdjanian Volunteer Manager

Heidi Persaud Assistant to Access Program

Nithin Subramanian Logistics Coordinator

Special Thanks

Alex Rand

Production

Managers

Andrew Byers

Matt Cohen, Assistant PM

Heather Kilner

Duncan Macmillan

Christopher McLeod

Kali Newman

Arun Srinivasan

Production Coordinators

Kimberly Moreira

Harriet Robinson

Broadcast Team

Soohong Cho

Mia Ines Rivera

Festival Schedule

Event & Venue

FREE

Thu June 9 Fri June 10 Sat June 11 Sun June 12 Mon June 13 Tue June 14

Luminato Live at Yonge-Dundas Square! Yonge-Dundas Square 7pm 7pm 4pm

Eco-Art Fair Yonge-Dundas Square 2pm-8pm 2pm-8pm

In the Wake of Progress Yonge-Dundas Square 8pm-11pm 8pm-11pm

All in Good Time various locations and online online online Loafer’s Lake Brampton 9am-7pm

Art in Transit

GO Transit and Union Station

TICKETED

What You Won’t Do For Love Canadian Opera Company Theatre

Details subject to change FREE THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL

Richmond Hill Line morning train

Marita Payne Park, Vaughan 9am-7pm online online

Kitchener Line morning train Barrie Line morning train Stouffville Line morning train

7:30pm 8pm 8pm 1pm

Late Night Cabaret Theatre Passe Muraille 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm

Um of Water various locations and online

Black Ark Ashbridges Bay Park

3pm 2:30pm public art installation

check www.luminatofestival.com/water

FREE

Woodbine Weekend Woodbine Park

1pm-10pm 1pm-8pm

All in Good Time various locations and online online online Trillium Park 9am-7pm online Ashbridges Bay Park 9am-7pm

Art in Transit GO Transit and Union Station Milton Line morning train Lakeshore E Line morning train Lakeshore W Line morning train

TICKETED

What You Won’t Do

For Love

Canadian Opera Company Theatre

8pm 8pm 1pm

Late Night Cabaret Theatre Passe Muraille 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm 9:30pm

Creation Destruction Trillium Park 8:45pm 8:45pm 8:45pm

The Cave Theatre Passe Muraille 7:30pm preview 7:30pm 7:30pm 2pm & 7:30pm The Cave continues June 21-26

Beloved: A Celebration of Toni Morrison and Black Women Writers Winter Garden Theatre

7pm 7pm

FREE THROUGHOUT THE FESTIVAL public art installation

Um of Water various locations and online

Black Ark Ashbridges Bay Park

check www.luminatofestival.com/water

Black Ark continues to September 5