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INTERVIEW — A complicated portrait of William Kentridge plays out in this 9-part series presented by MUBI

Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot
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Without being overly verbose, Kiwanuka walks the line between being a narrative storyteller and purveyor of proverbs

Profile: Michael Kiwanuka’s Small Changes
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INTERVIEW — Artistic Director Kevin Loring weighs in on performative land acknowledgements

Indigenous Theatre at the NAC Turns 5
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INTERVIEW — Robyn Graham clears space for quiet art

Warbling
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On his latest EP WHAT HAVE I ‘DON, Bob Marley’s grandson lays the foundation for his own reggae sound

King Cruff
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INTERVIEW — William Kentridge, the eminent South African painter and star of Self-Portrait as a Coffee Pot, weighs in

Is the studio a public place?
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INTERVIEW — The composer reflects on "Frenzy", "City Noir", and why contemporary music is beginning to atrophy

The Staying Power of John Adams 
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What happens in Debussy, and in Moccio’s music, is not a direct mimetic relationship of sounds to images but an open mesh of possibilities

Legends, Myths and Lavender
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INTERVIEW — As a trio of fall exhibits wrap up, Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas reflects on the powers of hybridity

A MOCA Retrospective
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Top 10 Classical Albums of 2024
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INTERVIEW — Sam Beam’s latest release is a colourful contrapposto of gloomy joy

Iron & Wine’s "Light Verse"
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On the Richter scale, this latest album goes to the max

Max Richter’s In A Landscape
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"I think that there’s definitely an aspect of society, or maybe of this generation in particular, that craves nostalgia."

Samara Joy's "Portrait"
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“Maria follows in the footpath of its thematic predecessors─but backwards, in heels, and with great music”

Pablo Larraín’s "Maria" 
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“To have chosen to work with a female producer simply because she was a woman would have risked the integrity of the project.”

Profile: Sarah Kinsley’s Escaper
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Carina Harford on the “luxury of immediacy”

Upcycling: Harford House
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INTERVIEW — With the recent releases of fastLOVE and Longing, the Canadian actor looks back on the films that helped shape his appetite for cinema

Wayne Burns’s Top 10 Canadian Films
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What does support for independent Canadian contemporary dance really look like?

Oriah Wiersma
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Emerging research at the University of Toronto strengthens the link between social isolation and increased vulnerability to addiction

Return to the Rat Park
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Artistic hubs are in danger of becoming either profit-engineered businesses─or disappearing entirely.

The Tranzac: A Case Study in Third Places
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INTERVIEW — “What better way to push for trans presence and historical archives than to burn images of trans people into the eyes of cis beholders?”

BODY: Cassils
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The superstar Chinese pianist uncovers a garden of Gallic delights

Lang Lang in France
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“If you don’t know him, try. If you don’t like him, that’s ok too.”

Phosphorescent Blues
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“How would my younger self feel listening to this?”

Manami Kakudo’s Contact
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INTERVIEW — “Living in a nation that relies on tourism has convinced people that looking ‘less Black’ is more tolerable.”

Facetime: Kachelle Knowles
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INTERVIEW — Music intended for amateur pianists finds expert hands in this latest recording of The Seasons

Bruce Liu’s Year with Tchaikovsky
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“If the people can’t come to you—perhaps because they don’t know you exist—then it’s imperative that you go to the people.”

Toronto Dance Theatre
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“If you want to create and you have such a strenuous need, it won't matter to you if you have a large or small studio”

Phantom Details: Agata Wierzbicka
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