ADVANCED LISTINGS NOVEMBER 2014

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1 July 29, 2014 ADVANCED LISTINGS NOVEMBER 2014 HIGHLIGHTS September 20 January 4 Page 5 November 4 5 Page 4 November 7 8 Page 5 November 8 9 Page 3 November 15 March 1 Page 3 November Page 3 Julia Dault: Color Me Badd The Power Plant presents a major solo exhibition by New York based artist Julia Dault. Contextualizing new projects through a selection of past artworks, the exhibition Color Me Badd features work that balances spontaneous gesture with responsiveness to rules, logic, and the constraints of materials. Agnes Obel Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel follows up February s stellar sold-out performance at the Great Hall with a two-night stand at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre (formerly the Enwave Theatre). The Poem/The Song Music inspired by the poem, and poetry placed in a variety of contrasting musical settings. Includes performances by Margaret Atwood, Thom Allison, Andrew Burashko, Gregory Hoskins and others. Day of the Dead (Dìa de Los Muertos) Presented by Scotiabank. Now celebrating over 11 years, this weekend festival explores celebrations from Mexico and other areas of Latin America, and highlights the theme of reunion with handcrafted ofrendas (altars to the dead), concerts, family activities and more. Natrel Rink Did you know that Harbourfront Centre is home to Toronto s most scenic rink? The Natrel Rink is located outdoors alongside Lake Ontario and is open daily starting November 15 (weather permitting). SWEA Toronto Christmas Festival This Swedish Women s Education Association (SWEA) event is a great way to get started on your holiday shopping. Added bonus the renowned Lucia pageant, a procession of children singing traditional Swedish Christmas Carols. 1

2 TABLE OF CONTENTS 3 / EVENTS NextSteps Toronto Dance Theatre Soulful Messiah - Ballet Creole Natrel Rink Day of the Dead (Dìa de Los Muertos) SWEA Toronto Christmas Festival 4 / IFOA IFOA Ontario 35th edition of the International Festival of Authors 4-5 / MUSIC Agnes Obel The Poem/The Song 5-6 / VISUAL ARTS The Power Plant Julia Dault: Color Me Badd Pedro Cabrita Reis Shelagh Keeley: Notes on Obsolescence 6 / FOOD Lakeside Local Bar + Grill 7 / SHOPPING The Centre Shop 7 / LEARNING Learn to Skate 7 / NAUTICAL CENTRE Sailing & Powerboating Tours & Charter Boats Marina 8 / ABOUT Harbourfront Centre Bill Boyle Artport NO FLAT CITY: Toronto s Incomparable Terrain Craft & Design Studio Craft Courses 2

3 EVENTS NextSteps September June 2015 / Harbourfront Centre NextSteps, Harbourfront Centre's national dance series, brings the very best in Canadian dance from across the country and around the world to Toronto's finest venues and theatres. NOVEMBER PERFORMANCES Toronto Dance Theatre November 3 8 / Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Soulful Messiah - Ballet Creole November / Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Day of the Dead (Dìa de Los Muertos) Presented by Scotiabank November 8 9, 2014 / Harbourfront Centre Harbourfront Centre s Day of the Dead festival is the longest running celebration of its kind in Toronto. This Mexican festival brings together pre-hispanic and Christian traditions of All Souls and All Saints Days, and celebrates the dead by honouring who they were in life. Now celebrating over 11 years, this weekend festival explores celebrations from Mexico and other areas of Latin America, and highlights the theme of reunion with handcrafted ofrendas (altars to the dead), concerts, family activities and more. Natrel Rink November 22, 2014 March 1, 2015 (weather permitting) / Harbourfront Centre Did you know that Harbourfront Centre is home to Toronto s most scenic rink? The Natrel Rink is located outdoors alongside Lake Ontario and is open daily starting November 22 (weather permitting). There s always hot and cold food and beverages at Lakeside Local Bar & Grill, along with 24-hour parking at the underground lot located on our site, just at the foot of Lower Simcoe Street and Queens Quay West. No skates or helmet? No problem! Skate and helmet (limited sizes) rentals are available on-site on a first-come, first-served basis. Government-issued photo ID is required. Monday to Thursday from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m., and Friday, Saturday and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 11 p.m. SWEA Toronto Christmas Festival November 22 23, 2014 / Harbourfront Centre This Swedish Women s Education Association (SWEA) event is a great way to get started on your holiday shopping. Added bonus the renowned Lucia pageant, a procession of children singing traditional Swedish Christmas Carols. 3

4 INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL OF AUTHORS IFOA is one of the oldest and most admired public reading programmes in the world. Since its inception in 1974, over 8,500 of the world s most distinguished authors have read at Harbourfront Centre, including 21 Nobel Prize Laureates. September 2014 marks the start of IFOA Weekly's 41st season. For information and tickets, the public may visit ifoa.org or call NOVEMBER LISTINGS MUSIC IFOA Ontario October 17 November 7 / Various locations IFOA Ontario, the Festival's touring programme, will stop in several locations across the province again this year, including Burlington, Brantford, Creemore, Hamilton, Kitchener, Markham, Midland, Parry Sound, Port Hope, Thunder Bay, Windsor and Woodstock. Specific dates still to be announced. For further details, visit litontour.com. 35th edition of the International Festival of Authors October 23 November 2 / Harbourfront Centre Each fall, the International Festival of Authors brings together the world's best writers of contemporary literature for 11 days of readings, interviews, lectures, round table discussions and public book signings. The year 2014 marks the Festival's 35th anniversary and also the centenary of the First World War. To commemorate this, the IFOA is putting a special focus on works that explore the societal changes in Canada and around the world following WWI. As always, the Festival will also present a number of special events, including readings by the finalists for the Governor General s Literary Award for Fiction and Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize, as well as the awarding of the Harbourfront Festival Prize. For information and tickets, the public may call or visit ifoa.org. Tickets (to most events): $18/$15 for supporters/free for students and youth 25 and under NOVEMBER LISTINGS Agnes Obel November 4 5, 2014 / Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Danish singer-songwriter Agnes Obel follows up February s stellar sold-out performance at the Great Hall with a two-night stand at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre (formerly the Enwave Theatre). Called a piano-troublemaker of the highest order in her native country, she has been quietly, steadily winning fans with her trademark mix of folk and classical influences, which threads through, in her own words, all sorts of genres from different times. With two ethereal, hypnotic albums behind her (2010 s Philharmonics and last year s Aventine), Obel is tracing an upward trajectory one headed straight for the stars. 4

5 The Poem/The Song November 7 8, 2014 / Harbourfront Centre Theatre, Harbourfront Centre Music inspired by the poem and poetry placed in a variety of contrasting musical settings. Performances include Margaret Atwood reading her poetry accompanied by a new musical suite, Thom Allison singing from the famous musical inspired by T. S. Eliot, Andrew Burashko performing Liszt based on Petrarch s Sonnets, Gregory Hoskins and the jazz standard, I Thought About You paired with August Kleinzahler s poetic homage George Crumb s Apparition inspired by Walt Whitman s poetry and sung by soprano Carla Huhtonen, and the ultimate marriage of poetry and music: the work of Leonard Cohen. VISUAL ARTS The Power Plant Tuesday Sunday 10 a.m. 5 p.m., Thursday 10 a.m. 8 a.m. & Holiday Mondays The Power Plant is Canada s leading public gallery devoted exclusively to the art of our time. This prominent, non-collecting exhibition facility is on par with the finest international institutions, featuring new work by today s best contemporary artists. Exhibitions celebrate the diverse tendencies of the visual arts practice as it evolves, including painting, sculpture, photography, film, video, installation and other media. Public programmes designed to complement the year-round exhibitions include gallery tours, lectures and artist/curator talks. The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery at Harbourfront Centre is located at 231 Queens Quay West. NOVEMBER LISTINGS Julia Dault: Color Me Badd September 20, 2014 January 4, 2015 / The Power Plant, Harbourfront Centre The Power Plant presents a major solo exhibition by New York based artist Julia Dault. Contextualizing new projects through a selection of past works, the exhibition Color Me Badd reveals the importance to Dault of balancing spontaneous gesture with responsiveness to rules, logic, and the constraints of materials. Physical negotiations are central to Dault s textured paintings and improvised sculptures; both are exhibited in Color Me Badd. Pedro Cabrita Reis September 20, 2014 January 4, 2015/ The Power Plant, Harbourfront Centre The Power Plant is pleased to present the first Canadian solo exhibition of work by Portuguese artist Pedro Cabrita Reis. The exhibition continues the artist s investigation into the perceived boundaries of architecture, sculpture and painting. Presenting an all-encompassing intervention at The Power Plant, Cabrita Reis creates and produces this new project with the space of the gallery in mind. Shelagh Keeley: Notes on Obsolescence September 20, 2014 January 4, 2014 / The Power Plant, Harbourfront Centre The Power Plant is pleased to present a commissioned project by Toronto-based artist Shelagh Keely. In the late 1970s, Keeley began employing drawing as both a response to and exploration of Conceptual Art where the gesture of her hand and physicality of her body were integral to her mark making. For her installation at The Power Plant, Keeley will create a new wall drawing that will envelop the clerestory walls. 5

6 Bill Boyle Artport Tuesday Sunday 12noon 6 p.m., Thursday 12noon 8 p.m. / Harbourfront Centre The Bill Boyle Artport Galleries house exhibitions of the newest in contemporary craft, design, architecture, photography and other visual arts forms. Exhibitions are displayed along the walls of the main hallways of Bill Boyle Artport and within a large, open-concept gallery space located adjacent to the Craft & Design Studios. Visual Arts at Harbourfront Centre programmes four exhibition slots a year in these non-profit and non-collecting exhibition spaces. For more information, please visit harbourfrontcentre.com/visualarts or call NO FLAT CITY: Toronto s Incomparable Terrain June 20, 2014 June 2015 / Outdoor Photography, Exhibition Common / Harbourfront Centre The photographs are presented along the perimeter of Harbourfront Centre s Exhibition Common as a large-scale outdoor exhibition. Sarah Burtscher, ChloëEllingson, Brett Gundlock, Brendan George Ko, Darren Rigo, Victoria Vitasek represent the broadest range of photographic practice and are recognized for their documentary, studio and series work. Each artist brings their own unique artistic approach to this profound pairing of visual arts with a complex geographical asset. Produced by Harbourfront Centre in partnership with Toronto and Region Conservation (TRCA) and generously supported by Menkes Developments. Curated by Patrick Macaulay Craft & Design Studio Tuesday Saturday 10 a.m. 8 p.m., Sunday 10 a.m. 6 p.m., closed Monday / Harbourfront Centre Operating year-round, the Craft & Design Studio provides an unparalleled opportunity to witness, understand and experience work being created in glass, ceramics, textiles and jewellery. For details, the public can visit harbourfrontcentre.com/craft or call Craft Courses Ongoing / Harbourfront Centre Explore your creativity through unique classes taught by the Artists-in-Residence at Harbourfront Centre. Ongoing adult classes in glass blowing, ceramics, textile and jewellery are held in our newly-renovated Craft & Design Studio! Pre-registration is required. Visit classes, descriptions and fees. FOOD Lakeside Local Bar + Grill Tuesday Thursday 11 a.m. 9:30 p.m., Friday Saturday 11 a.m. 11p.m. / Harbourfront Centre Enjoy delicious casual dining on the waterfront overlooking the Natrel Pond. 6

7 SHOPPING The Centre Shop Open 11 a.m. 6 p.m., Thursdays and Fridays 11 a.m. 8 p.m. / Harbourfront Centre The Centre Shop carries MoMA and Red Dot awarding-winning designs as well as Canadian crafts on the cutting edge. LEARNING Learn to Skate November 18 March 8, 2014 / Natrel Rink, Harbourfront Centre Over 100 classes for all ages. Our qualified instructors will have you zipping around the rink in no time. Private and group lessons available. NAUTICAL CENTRE Sailing and Powerboating Join the club and access the fleet of sailboats and powerboats without the expense of ownership. These include boat rentals, summer camps, corporate events and Canadian Yachting Association courses in sailing, powerboating, navigation and licensing. It also offers the International Yacht Training certification to Master of Yachts (200 GT Unlimited), as well as the Pleasure Craft Operator Card and Marine VHF Radio operator licensing. For more information, visit harbourfrontcentre.com/boating or contact Tour and Charter Boats Harbourfront Centre hosts tours and charter boats available for sightseeing tours or events allowing for a unique view of Toronto s spectacular skyline. For smaller sail or powerboats that accommodate less than 12 guests, please contact Harbourfront Sailing and Powerboating at Visitharbourfrontcentre.com/thewaterfront/marine/tourcharterboats.cfm for information. Marinas Harbourfront Centre operates Marina Four (100 slips) and Marina Quay West (200 slips). For information on seasonal or visitor dockage for these two downtown mainland marinas, the public can call Marina Four at or Marina Quay West at or go online to harbourfrontcentre.com/thewaterfront/marine/ourmarinas.cfm. 7

8 ABOUT Harbourfront Centre The year 2014 marks Harbourfront Centre s 40th anniversary. Harbourfront Centre is an innovative, non-profit cultural organization which provides internationally renowned programming in the arts, culture, education and recreation, all within a collection of distinctive venues on a 10-acre site in the heart of Toronto's downtown waterfront. For general inquiries please contact info@harbourfrontcentre.com or For the Media Relations department please contact media@harbourfrontcentre.com Access to media releases and photos please visit 8

ADVANCED LISTINGS DECEMBER 2014

ADVANCED LISTINGS DECEMBER 2014 August 27, 2014 DECEMBER 2014 HIGHLIGHTS September 20 January 4 Page 5 September 20 January 4 Page 5 September 20 May 17 Page 5 September 27 - December 21 Page 5-6 November 18 March 8 Page 6 December 13-February