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
April 16, 2026
“Some of my all-time favourite moments have been when something hilariously awkward happens in public and I catch the eyes of a stranger and for a second we know exactly what each other is thinking. And then we go about our lives. It’s a beautiful intimacy.” For actor, director, and writer Gregory Prest, even a...
April 10, 2026
“And so with this understanding that we are under constant surveillance, whether we do it consciously or unconsciously, we start adapting our behavior to it.” Nehal El-Hadi wants you to know that you’re being watched. With her journalistic and academic background, Nehal’s research has focused on data collection and space-making. Through the Residency program with...
March 23, 2026
“The difference between Versus and my other shows is that this one is a celebration of community while the other ones were me trying to punch people in the face to say, “wake up.” Rather, it’s me saying, “we’re all like this guy, it’s tough, so let’s keep walking forward together.” Residency Artist, Adam Lazarus,...