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Performing Arts

SMART ENSEMBLE

THE smART Ensemble

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Reflections with Timo Andres

The pianist and composer on bring the latest release by Sufjan Stevens to life

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Constantine Orbelian

Takes on New York City Opera

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Barbara Hannigan

A Canadian Music Icon Wearing Multiple Hats on Stage

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Camille Thomas

The cellist on the roof: finding hope in high-up places

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COMPOSER: Bryce Dessner

On composing the music for Alejandro Iñárritu’s Bardo, Yale residency, and upcoming projects

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Anthony Barfield

The Invictus composer discusses barriers, collaborators, and his earned ambition

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Nils Frahm’s Music For Animal

“When you have animals, you probably know that they react to music.”

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What Can Stravinsky Do For You?

Juilliard bassoonist, Morgan Davison, on how she found the magic of Stravinsky.

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Paola Prestini

On Collaboration, Community, and Technology

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Hilary Hahn’s Eclipse

“Music like this resonates with the dissonance that you might be experiencing”

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Chad Lawson

With breathe, the pianist and composer delivers beautiful music for a crazy world

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Mark Adamo

Making Room for Melismatic Embroidery

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Lara St. John’s She, Her, Hers

The Celebrated Violinist on Fighting Classical Music’s Toxic Background.

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A Big Year for Emily D’Angelo

A Mezzo-Soprano with a Curatorial Flair

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In The Garden: Caroline Shaw

Make Small Good Things

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Lucas Debargue

A Virtuoso Challenges the Status Quo Caption

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The DNA of the TSO

As the Toronto Symphony Orchestra celebrates 100 years, a new vision takes hold

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Jeff Alexander: President of the CSO

"The state of the organization was overtly and intentionally keeping people out."

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In the Garden: Basia Bulat

On Her Latest Album, The Garden

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COMPOSER: Fazil Say

On returning back to Bach

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Sheku Kanneh-Mason

“It’s a great luxury and, to be honest, very addictive.”

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Mischa Maisky in Toronto

“The only thing I try to do is to destroy Bach’s music as little as possible.”

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The Hours at The Met

Composer Kevin Puts Weaves a Tapestry of Possibilities for Mrs. Dalloway

HOMEGROWN

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elijah woods

On what if it was great?, the self-starting singer and producer breaks new creative ground

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JENN GRANT’S CHAMPAGNE PROBLEMS

In her latest album, the Canadian singer-songwriter delivers a deeply collaborative post-pandemic meditation

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Dragonette Returns

Twennies Serves up Doses of Nostalgia and Futuristic Danceability

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BOBBY BAZINI’S PEARL

The Montréal singer-songwriter’s latest recording is a work-from-home gem with a DIY aesthetic

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Bells Larsen and Georgia Harmer

“Our friendship is embedded with a shared love of each other’s music”

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In The Garden: The Weather Station

On The Power of Radical Softness

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MIKHAIL LAXTON ON MIKHAIL LAXTON

The singer-songwriter returns to his roots after finding a new home in Canadian music

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Tegan and Sara Celebrates No.10

20 years in the Industry and More Relevant than Ever

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Rufus Wainwright’s Folkocracy

Returning to his folk roots, the Canadian songmaster finds a new musical family

FOURTH WALL

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smART x Stratford Pt.3: Casey and Diana

A theatrical exercise in compassion that represents the very best of Stratford 2023

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Soulpepper Theatre Celebrates 25 Years

2022/23 Season Puts Canadian Women Front and Center on Toronto’s Premier Stage.

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smART x Stratford Pt.1: "King Lear"

Paul Gross delivers a Lear of a lifetime

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Puppet Master: Toby Olié

How the British puppeteer is redefining the creative potential of the art form.

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Fehinti Balogun Presents Can I Live?

In conversation with the actor, playwright, poet, and the creator of Can I Live?

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smART x Stratford Pt.2: Monty Python’s Spamalot

An absurdly funny, absurdly fun, tsunami of laughs

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On the Opening of Little Island

PigPen Ayodele Casel

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Magical Bones

Celebrating Black Magic

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A Walk With Amal

Meet “Little” Amal, the 3.5 metre puppet and beating heart of The Walk.

ELLINGTON

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JULIAN LAGE

On Layers, View with a Room, the gritty warmth of his guitar sound

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Samara Joy

Ascending to a new height in her artistry, jazz music’s premiere savant is ready to learn new things

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Emmet Cohen: FOREVER MODERN

Renowned Jazz pianist takes the pandemic in stride

IN MOTION

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LeTitle

An Emerging Dance Community in Seoul

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Ashley Wheater

Artistic Director of the Joffrey Ballet

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Mother Sorrow: A Work in Progress

From blueprints to footprints on stage, a contemporary dance project unfolds

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Is Ballet Racist?

Throughout the years, ballet has evolved—but how much exactly?

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Presenting Touch

Guillaume Côté X Lighthouse Immersive

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Immersive Dance Experiments

Meet Three Companies Leading the Immersive Dance Revolution

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Antoine Hunter’s Urban Jazz Dance Company

“We are the music that we see”

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7 Podcasts for the Dancer in You

Seven Dance Podcasts You Need to Tune Into

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Ragamala Dance Company

How a mother-daughter duo is bringing classical South Indian Dance to the global stage

HUBS & HUDDLES

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4CO Films

Actor Clint Butler steps behind the camera for socially responsible storytelling

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Ralph Remington

Meet the Cultural Director of the San Francisco Arts Commision

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Rimini Protokoll’s Remote X

A uniquely interactive theatre experience reveals the unholy alliance of tech and social engineering

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SOMArts: Maria Jenson

Meet the Creative and Executive Director of San Francisco's SOMArts

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TODOS Productions

New Canadian perspectives on cultural convergence in cinema

ALT.ITUDE

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1, 2, TEAM WITH JENN WASNER

On Flock of Dimes, Bon Iver, and Wye Oak’s Every Day Like the Last

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Raw Poetic

“Pull from everywhere, because we didn’t belong anywhere”

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Maja Lena

A bold new voice in the U.K.’s folk scene embarks on a celestial journey

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Jason Mraz

The Pop Icon is Here for a Good Time on Mystical Magical Rhythmical Radical Ride

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Madison Cunningham’s Manic Elegance

The Grammy-nominated singer-songwriter on her new album, her family, and touring.

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Angel Olsen’s Big Time

“Why am I so unafraid right now?”

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Static Channel

The Audio-Visual Collective on Building Immersive Cymatic Landscapes