SummerWorks Performance Festival
Presented by SummerWorks Performance Festival
The SummerWorks Performance Festival is Canada’s largest curated performance festival of theatre, music, dance and live art. Every August for 11 days, SummerWorks takes over Queen Street West in a celebration of new and essential voices across from across Canada and beyond. This year’s Festival, running from August 4th to August 14th, features 69 unique projects, as well as parties, events and workshops. The 2016 program travels landscapes and languages, genres and locations – from ensemble pieces to one-on-one experiences and from main stages to secret, immersive locations.
For more information, the full festival schedule, and to purchase tickets please visit SummerWorks
August 4, 2016
to August 14, 2016
Tickets are PWYC – $15 | Passes available
The Theatre Centre
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