Luminato Festival June 10 - 19: Ten Days of Free Creativity

Screenshot: Free Creativity: Luminato Free Event Preview
For 10 extraordinary days in June, Toronto's stages, streets and public spaces are illuminated.
Luminato June 10 - 19, 2011: View all free Festival events
Credit: @Luminato

Luminato 2011 celebrates 10 days and nights of free creativity. There are just some events from the category: Check this out, Not to be missed!

June 10-19 / 12:00 PM
Lunchtime Conversations (daily series)

Chapters John & Richmond
142 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 2E4

Gain enlightening insights into Luminato events, direct from the artists themselves during each of this series' Conversations (held daily at 12:00 PM).
June 10: Festival Overview
Join Luminato Artistic Director Chris Lorway and other members of the programming team for an inside look at the 2011 Festival: how it came together and what threads and connections can be traced in the program as a whole.

June 10 / 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
National Bank First Night @ The Festival Stage
The Joel Plaskett Emergency w/Beast

David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

Celebrate the opening of Luminato 2011 at a free outdoor concert featuring stellar performers from Canada's indie-rock scene: The Joel Plaskett Emergency & Beast.
Hosted by Anne-Marie Mediwake and Dwight Drummond, co-hosts of CBC News Toronto.

Jun. 12 / 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
Homayun Sakhi w/Alim Qasimov Ensemble (Sunday Afternoon @ The Festival Stage)

David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

A free celebration of music from the Middle East and around the world.
Hosted by the Nana Aba Duncan, producer of CBC Radio One 99's Big City, Small World.


June 17 / 8:00 PM - 11:00 PM
k.d. lang and The Siss Boom Bang w/The Belle Brigade (Friday @ The Festival Stage)
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David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

Don’t miss rare chance to see "the best singer of her generation" for free, as k.d. lang comes to Luminato for the Canadian launch of her latest North American tour. With special guests The Belle Brigade.
Hosted by the CBC's Denise Donlon.

Saturday, June 18 / 12 - 9:00 PM
Sunday, June 19 / 12 - 6:00 PM
President's Choice® 1000 Tastes of Toronto™

John Street (between Adelaide Street West and Wellington Street West)
100, rue John, Toronto, ON M5H 1Y2

Treat your taste buds to a trip around the world, with gourmet street food prepared by some of the city's leading restaurateurs. Free to attend. All food items $5 each.

I spotted the Delight Chocolate as one of the participants in this year's event. Also Poutini’s House of Poutine will be on Stage at 5:00 pm on Saturday. Their 2nd Anniversary [gluten-free] poutine party with 2-for-1 special is on on June 12th from noon-9pm! Om nom nom nom!

June 19 / 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM
Nitin Sawhney w/ Tasa (Sunday @ The Festival Stage)

David Pecaut Square (entrance off King Street, just west of Roy Thomson Hall)
55 John Street, Toronto, ON M5V 3C9

Join Nitin Sawhney and friends for Luminato's spectacular free closing day concert: a modern take on east meets west.
Hosted by Zaib Shaikh, actor, writer, and director known for his role as Amaar Rashid on CBC's Little Mosque on the Prairie.

And much, much more about Luminato, Toronto Festival of Arts and Creativity: http://www.luminato.com/ + @luminato (I'm a Luminatic) + facebook: Luminato Festival + youtube: LuminatoEvents's Channel

Toronto Arts Festival LuminaTO Is Here! You Are Invited to Celebrate the Guitar!

Screenshot: Luminato's Free Opening Weekend Celebration, Toronto, June 5-14, 2009
Credit: luminato.com: A World of Creativity

LuminaTO is

• annual festival of the arts
• now in its third year
• brings a world of creativity to Toronto
• for ten days
• June 5-14, 2009
• more than 100 events
• with theatre, dance, music, film, literature, visual arts, and design shows
• free opening and closing weekend celebrations!

Opening Weekend, Friday, June 5 - Sunday, June 7
Luminato First Night with Randy Bachman
Yonge-Dundas Square FREE!

The Great Canadian Tune - A Guinness World Record Event!
Bring your guitar and help get Toronto into the Guinness Book of World Records!
Download the HELPLESS of Neil Young (1969) lyrics and chords and start practicing!
Yonge-Dundas Square FREE!

The World of Slide Guitar
Yonge-Dundas Square FREE!

Closing Weekend, Friday, June 12 - Sunday, June 14
Closing Weekend Celebrations: Featuring Cirque du Soleil
Waterfront FREE!

Goran Bregovic
Yonge-Dundas Square FREE!

National Bank Yorkville Festival - Brazilian Guitar Marathon
Village of Yorkville Park FREE!

President's Choice "1,000 Tastes of Toronto"
Central Waterfront FREE!

and much, much more.

See you there!

links:
The LUMINATO LENS: the place to find festival buzz, from tips on how to festival
National Ballet of Canada: Class on Stage and We Mean It

Toronto Magnificent Evening of Opera and Operetta with Soprano Helena Holl

Poster: Celebrating of Our Fifth Year Anniversary

An Evening of Opera and Operetta 2008

Don't miss Helena Holl at the Evening of Opera and Operetta

An Evening of Opera and Operetta is celebrating its anniversary by offering a new program with arias and duets from the collection of the past five years’ finest pieces including Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Bernstein, Strauss, Lehar, Kalman and much more.
Performers: Helena Holl, Soprano; Jan Vaculik, Bass-Baritone; Artour Razgoev, Tenor; Nina Shapilsky, Soloist Pianist.
Narrated by Anthony Morizio and Violetta Holl.

When: Friday, June 6, 2008

Showtime: 7:30 pm

Where: Christ Church Deer Park
Location Map: 1570 Yonge St.,Toronto, ON M4T 1Z8
NW corner of Yonge & Heath
(Yonge Street and St. Clair Ave. intersection,
a 5-minute walk from the St. Clair Station)

Tickets: $30.00
Information: 416 783 9522 or 647 407 0503
e-mail: helena.holl@rogers.com

Event Details:

On June 6, 2008 Christ Church Deer Park is hosting a sparkling and magnificent evening of opera and operetta in a programme to include arias and duets from Bizet, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, Bernstein, Strauss, Lehar, Kalman, and much more.
Performers are Helena Holl (Soprano), Jan Vaculik (Bass-Baritone), Artour Razgoev (Tenor), Nina Shapilsky (Soloist Pianist). The show is also narrated by Anthony Morizio and Violetta Holl.

Performers will let the magic of the operetta take over from famous composers such as Verdi, Bizet, Bernstein and Kalman. You will enjoy a new program showcasing most cherished arias and duets in the original language.

This opera and operetta performance is in good timing with the opening night of the second annual Luminato, Toronto's Festival of Arts + Creativity 2008.

links:

Screenshot: Russian Express: "The Prima Donna and The Csardas"
Photo: l-r: Conductor Daniel Beyer of the Munich Symphony Orchestra, Dramatic Soprano Helena Holl, and Viennese Tenor Wolfgang Gratschmaier, January 1, 2008

ПРИМАДОННА И ЧАРДАШ
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"Хелена Холл. Это имя всем давно и хорошо известно. Всем тем, кто в нашем суровом климате еще помнит оперетту, всем, кто еще помнит, как может кружиться голова от счастья, а ноги гудеть от веселого танца..."
by Г. Аренштам on May 9, 2008
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upcoming.yahoo.com: Opera and Operetta Evening
"...a night of opera and operetta's performed by singers of exceptional voices, and hosted by Anthony Morizio, and Violetta Holl...
If you love opera? then this is the perfect event to come to. hope to see you all there, bring as many opera lovers as you would like."
Added by Anthony on May 11, 2008

visiteurope.com: Opera Houses in Europe
The very words “Opera House” evoke images of imposing, ornate buildings filled with throngs of elegantly dressed people, thrilled to watch a dazzling operatic performance.

bravoschoolofmusic.com: HELENA HOLL - SOPRANO
"Ms. Holl made her North American debut in Gala Benefit Concert at the Ford Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. She sung for the performances of the “Salute to Vienna” Concert Series where she appeared with Jerry Hadley. Ms. Holl had a great success at the Orpheum Theatre in Vancouver and at the Boettcher Concert Hall in Denver. She performed in concerts at the Arlene Schnitzer Hall in Portland, Oregon, the Cerritos Centre in Los Angeles, the Copley Symphony Hall in San Diego and the Chrysler Theatre in Windsor with the Windsor Symphony Orchestra. She sang Tatiana in Yevgeny Onegin at CBC Glenn Gould Studio. "

TheStar.com: Shoe man shines in song - Marco Carella cobbles together a living in full voice
"I have a new teacher. Helena Holl. The maestra. She's singing Carmen soon. See the poster? She's doing a lot for my technique – how I stand, how I breathe. And how to act, how to smile. You've gotta be an actor, too. It's important. I'm a bit hyper about all this. My teacher's calming me down."
by Bill Taylor on April 12, 2007

Off Topic: An evening of opera and operetta
"...Friday’s performance, also featuring the soprano Helena Holl and bass-baritone Jan Vaculik, and accompanied by Mila Pashanova on piano, had two very different parts. The first half was six arias and scenes from Bizet’s Carmen, with two piano intermezzos tossed in. The singers dressed in costume and actually acted out the scenes as opposed to just singing the arias — a bit strange considering that it was performed at Christ Church Deer Park, but entertaining nonetheless..."
Posted by Sandy on Monday, April 23, 2007

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