The Theatre Centre unveils new work with a packed 22/23 programming year: Broken Shapes, Sea Sick, Comedy is Art, Loss, and so much more.
Continue readingUnveiling our 22/23 Programming Year!
You’re invited to our next community meal!
Stop by at noon on August 10 to celebrate this year’s Patrick Conner Awards and find out what’s in store for our 22/23 programming year.
Continue readingSummerWorks 2022 Programming Announced!
SummerWorks Presentations, Exchange and Labs are returning this year, with over 30 performances, workshops and events in person for you to choose from, as well as an extensive array of online and hybrid experiences on offer too.
Continue readingWhat’s on(line) + A Conversation with Nikki Shaffeeullah
A big city should be a living room for anyone without a backyard. Why not Toronto? Plus, we chat with artist Nikki Shaffeeullah.
Continue readingSubmissions for Comedy is Art 2022 are now open!
Comedy is Art is back for a third year and we are looking for comedians of all kinds; standup, improv and sketch to bless the stages.
Continue readingAnnouncing Hybrid by Design
A participatory video game performance, a live augmented reality escape room, immersive short films, a tiny concert inspired by a giant book… Experience the festival for free online or IRL at The Theatre Centre May 9-15, 2022. The future of live art is hybrid by design.
Continue readingwhat’s on(line) + a conversation with peggy baker
In the past few weeks, we’ve had a bunch of artists working in the space, and we’re taking you behind the scenes to learn more about their processes. This month, we sat down with Peggy Baker (dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Peggy Baker Dance Projects) to talk about her new project Beautiful Renegades and what excites her about the next generation of artists.
Continue readingwe made it, thanks to you.
2021 was another year for the books. The doors remained closed to the public for much of the year, but there was a flurry of activity happening behind the scenes. It’s been a privilege to continue to work with and support the many artists who have made The Theatre Centre their home to create during this time.
Continue readingwhat’s on(line) + keeping public land in public hands
Even though the building is still closed to the public, we’re fortunate to be able to allow artists to work in the space. This month in the Incubator, Victoria Mata has been working on solo choreography for Cacao: A Venezuelan Lament, and PJ Prudat and Jonathan Seinen are further developing À la façon du pays. Upstairs in the Franco Boni, Lorena Torres Loaiza is building a life-sized maze for Pandora in the Box.
Continue readingwhat’s on(line) + building a life-sized comic strip with lorena torres loaiza
One week until we welcome audiences back into the building for the first time since March 2020 for Comedy is Art! We’ve got a stacked lineup featuring Residency artist Brandon Ash-Mohammed, Martha Chaves, Nour Hadidi, Natalie Norman, Zabrina Douglas, Tamara Shevon, Kenny Robinson, and more!
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