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TORONTO’S
INTERNATIONAL JUNE 7-23
ARTS FESTIVAL LUMINATO.COM
20 1 9 FESTI VA L GU I D E
2019 CONTENTS
2 Greetings
8 House of Mirrors
12 Forget Me Not
14 Maada’ookii Songlines
18 Flowers for Kazuo Ohno
(and Leonard Cohen)
20 The Drawing Room
22 Rite of Spring
24 KIRA, The Path | La Voie
26 BIZIINDAN!
28 Illuminating Ideas
30 The Full Light of Day
32 Monday Nights
34 Masquerade
36 Four Sisters
38 Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools
40 Obeah Opera
42 Triptych
(Eyes of One on Another)
44 Hell’s Fury:
The Hollywood Songbook
46 The Cave
49 How to Luminato
Luminato acknowledges the land we gather on is the traditional territory of the Mississaugas of the Credit, 50 Luminato: Festival Central
the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, the Haudenosaunee and the Wendat peoples.
53 Festival Accessibility
We understand this territory is subject to Treaty 13 and the Dish With One Spoon Wampum Belt Convenant.
Today, Toronto is still the home of the Misssissaugas of the Credit, the Anishinaabeg, the Chippewa, 55 Thank you to our Volunteers
the Haudenosaunee, the Wendat and many other diverse First Nations, Inuit and Métis peoples from across 57 Thank you to our Donors
Turtle Island as well as many diverse allied nations.
58 Festival Staff and Board
Luminato honours these territorial agreements to peaceably share and care for the resources of this
territory. Luminato is also grateful to have the opportunity to work with many diverse Indigenous nations
59 Festival Partners
on this territory. 60 Festival Schedule
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Photo by Photo by
Taku Kumabe. Mark Savage.
Welcome to Luminato 2019, where you will encounter A very warm welcome to Luminato 2019 – Naomi Campbell’s It’s an honour to welcome you to the 13th annual Luminato
stories that provide both solace and fuel, simultaneously first as Luminato’s Artistic Director. This rich program festival, the first under the artistic leadership of Naomi
provoking and entertaining. I am so excited by the brings to Toronto today’s most exciting international Campbell and my first as Board Chair.
array of artists we are hosting, from around the world artists, many joining us for the first time. Canada’s own Luminato 2019 is full of ambitious work from Canada and
and around the corner. The festival offers visions of most distinctive creative voices share with us their latest around the world. The festival wouldn’t be possible without
the past, present and future, reflecting and refracting projects. World and Canadian premieres are threaded the generous and continuing support of our government
history and prophecy, through the wild musical, excitingly through the program, and there are free events partners, the donor community, our corporate partners, our
theatrical, physical, emotional and intellectual labour for our community to enjoy as both participants and loyal audiences and finally, Luminato’s wonderful staff. On
of more than a hundred artists. From spectacular spectators. Our Illuminating works program proudly behalf of Luminato’s Board and leadership team, thank you!
to intimate, hilarious to poignant, you can see a promotes Canadian creativity on the world stage; in
remarkable range of work, and I am sure there will be Illuminating Ideas our community of audiences, artists and Because of the remarkable talent and extraordinary
something intriguing for everyone, and something else activists share their creative responses to issues of urgent productions Luminato has brought to Toronto over the past
that will surprise, if you take the chance. I hope that significance to us all as citizens, and our whole festival is 12 years, I believe the festival has an incredible opportunity
you will be inspired to raise your voice in celebration developed through a rewarding tapestry of conversations – over the next six or seven years – of become one of the top
and protest, to move your body to the rhythms, and be between our artists, brilliant staff team, board members, international arts festivals in the world, much like TIFF has
stopped still in your tracks by the sounds. Let’s take supporters, investors, and local communities, without all been able to do with film.
GREETINGS
stock of the world together, and know that we will carry of whom there would be no Luminato! I hope you enjoy the 17 incredible days of adventurous
these stories and their strength with us, all year round. Enjoy! programming that we have in store this year and look
Have a wonderful festival. forward to seeing you there.
Je vous souhaite une très chaleureuse bienvenue
Bienvenue à Luminato 2019, où vous découvrirez à Luminato 2019 – la première édition avec Naomi J’ai l’honneur de vous accueillir à la 13e édition du festival
les histoires qui sont des sources du réconfort et de Campbell à titre de Directrice artistique. Son programme Luminato, la première édition sous la direction artistique
l’énergie, à vous provoquer et divertir, présentées par enrichissant présente des artistes internationaux les de Naomi Campbell, et ma première édition à titre du
une gamme passionnante d’artistes de l’étranger et de plus passionnants d’aujourd’hui et les voix distinctes président du conseil d’administration.
coin de la rue. Le festival refléte et réfracte l’histoire du Canada qui partagent avec nous leurs plus récents Luminato 2019 est marqué par plusieurs œuvres ambitieux
et la prophétie, à travers le grand travail musical, projets. Le programme comprend plusieurs premières du Canada et de l’étranger. Le festival ne serait pas possible
théâtral, physique, émotionnel et intellectuel de plus canadiennes et mondiales, et il y a des événements sans le soutien généreux et continu de nos partenaires
d’une centaine d’artistes. Du spectaculaire à l’intime, gratuits où notre communauté peut s’amuser, soit comme publics, nos donateurs, nos partenaires corporatifs, nos
du désopilant au poignant, vous pouvez assister à une spectateur ou participant. Notre programme Illuminating publics loyaux, et le merveilleux personnel de Luminato. Au
gamme remarquable d’œuvres ; j’en suis sûre qu’il y a Works [Œuvres d’illumination] met en valeur fièrement la nom du conseil de l’administration et de la direction, merci!
de l’intrigue pour vous tous, et encore quelque chose créativité canadienne sur scène international ; Illuminating
d’autre qui vous surprendra – si vous le permettez. Grâce au talent et aux productions extraordinaires
Ideas [Idées d’illumination] permet le public, les artistes que Luminato a apporté à Toronto pendant la dernière
J’espère que vous serez inspirés à crier fort à célébrer et les activistes à partager leurs réponses créatives aux
et protester, à vous bouger le corps aux rythmes, décennie, je crois qu’on a une vraie chance au cours des
thèmes d’urgence importante à nous tous comme citoyens, six ou sept prochaines années de faire en sorte que le
et que vous vous trouverez captivés par les sons. et le festival entier se tisse par une complexité riche de
Faisons-nous ensemble le bilan du monde, en sachant festival devienne un des meilleurs festivals internationaux
discussions entre nos artistes, notre équipe exceptionnelle d’arts au monde, comme TIFF a réussi à faire en cinéma.
qu’on portera ces histoires et leur force en soi toute du personnel, les membres du conseil d’administration,
l’année. Je vous souhaite un merveilleux festival. les donateurs, les investisseurs et les communautés J’espère que vous vous amusez bien durant les 17 jours
locales, sans tous lesquels Luminato n’existerait pas. incroyables de la programmation audacieuse qu’on vous
présente cette année ; j’ai hâte de vous y voir.
Bon festival!
Naomi Campbell
Artistic Director / Directrice artistique
Peter Herrndorf
Anthony Sargent, CBE
Chairman of the Festival Board / Chaise de conseil
CEO / PDG
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Premier of Ontario - Premier ministre de l’Ontario
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enriches the lives of many. Arts and culture can be incredible force
development of an individual, group or community, and they promo
And to all those who made the journey to Toronto to take part in Luminato,
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and continued success.
On behalf of the Government of Canada, I offer my best wishes for an enjoyable
that this event is a success, year after year.
festival in Toronto. Have a memorable and enjoyable
Have a memorable festival.
and enjoyable festival. event supporters and organizers who make this festival and economic fabric that enriches the lives of many. Arts
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such a success every year. and culture can be incredible forces for the development
Yours truly,
MESSAGE DU PREMIER MINISTRE DOUG FORD of an individual, group or community, and they promote
wishes for an enjoyable festival in Toronto. Je suis heureux de saluer les participants et Best wishes for a memorable 17 days.
Je suis heureux de saluer les participants et participantes de la 13e édition du intercultural connections including tolerance,
Yours sincerely, participantes
Festivalde la 13e édition du Festival Luminato.
Luminato. Sincerely, understanding, friendship and social cohesion.
John Tory
Mayor of Toronto
Je remercie l’équipe
Je remercie derrière
l’équipe Luminato
derrière d’avoirorganisé
Luminato d’avoir organisé cet événement. Et je On behalf of Toronto City Council, please accept my best
The Rt. Hon. Justin P.J. Trudeau, P.C., M.P.
Chères amies,
Prime chers amis,
Minister of Canada cet événement. Et je tiens
tiens à reconnaître à reconnaître
le travail de toutes lesle travail de
personnes qui ont contribué au
Au nom du gouvernement de l’Ontario, je suis ravi de wishes for an enjoyable event and continued success.
succès
toutes les de cette grande
personnes qui ont manifestation,
contribuédont les artistes, les commanditaires et
au succès
Je suis heureux de présenter mes salutations les les bénévoles. Elle est l’occasion idéale de découvrir la richesse des arts sous souhaiter à tous la bienvenue au festival Luminato 2019. OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
100 QUEEN STREET WEST, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M5H 2N2
de cettetoutes
grande manifestation,
ses formes.
dont les artistes, les
plus chaleureuses à tous les participants au festival commanditaires et les bénévoles. Elle est l’occasion Luminato, qui en est à sa 13e édition, est l’un des festivals C’est mon plaisir de vous accueillir chaleureusement à la
Luminato 2019. idéale deBienvenue
découvrirà Toronto! J’ose espérer que vous apprécierez votre séjour dans
la richesse des arts sous toutes artistiques les plus attendus et estimés en Amérique du 13e édition du festival Luminato.
notre capitale provinciale et que vous profiterez de ses formidables
Ce festival réunit des artistes et des interprètes des ses formes. Nord. Ce festival est une source de fierté pour les Ontariens
attractions. Mes meilleurs vœux aux artistes globaux et canadiens
quatre coins du Canada et du monde entier pour faire et constitue une merveilleuse occasion pour permettre à
Bienvenue à Toronto!
Je vous souhaiteJ’ose espérer
un joyeux que vous apprécierez
festival! tous de vivre une programmation et des prestations de dont les œuvres sont mets en valeur dans la
découvrir leur talent et leur créativité. Je suis persuadé votre séjour dans notre capitale provinciale et que vous
Le premier ministre, pointe en provenance du Canada et de l’étranger. programmation unique de ce festival qui reflète les
que les spectacles au programme de cette année profiterez de ses formidables attractions. caractéristiques culturelles de Toronto et du pays entier.
divertiront et inspireront toutes les personnes présentes. Cet événement spectaculaire met en relief le dynamique
Je vous souhaite un joyeux festival! Je suis ravi que des événements merveilleux comme ceci
Je tiens à remercier les organisateurs et les bénévoles secteur artistique et culturel de notre province, attire des
visiteurs de partout dans le monde et stimule notre économie. se déroulent à Toronto. Luminato joue un rôle important
qui apportent à la communauté une vitrine créative
Doug Ford à Toronto, ayant toujours fait avancer le scène artistique
exceptionnelle. Votre travail sans relâche et votre Premier Merci aux artistes talentueux, aux bénévoles dévoués, aux et culturel de Toronto. Les gens du monde entier se
dévouement assurent le succès de ce festival, année supporteurs de l’événement et aux organisateurs qui font réunissent à cet événement pour en savoir plus sur les
après année. The Honourable Doug Ford de ce festival une telle réussite chaque année. artistes canadiens et notre belle ville.
Au nom du gouvernement du Canada, je vous souhaite un Premier of Ontario / Meilleurs vœux pour ces 17 jours mémorables.
agréable festival à Toronto. l’honorable Doug Ford Les arts font partie intégrante du tissu économique et
Premier ministre de l’Ontario Veuillez agréer l’expression de mes sentiments les meilleurs, culturel de Toronto, lequel enrichit les vies de tous. L’art et
Cordialement, la culture promeuvent les liens interculturels y compris la
tolérance, la compréhension, l’amitié et la cohésion sociale.
Au nom du conseil municipal de Toronto, je vous prie
d’accepter mes meilleurs vœux pour un festival agréable
The Rt. Hon. Justin P.J. Trudeau, P.C., M.P. The Honourable Michael Tibollo et du succès continu.
Prime Minister of Canada / Minister of Tourism, Culture and Sport of Ontario /
Sincères salutations,
Le très hon. Justin P. J. Trudeau, C.P., député l’honorable Michael Tibollo
Premier ministre du Canada Ministre du Tourisme, de la Culture et du Sport de l’Ontario
John Tory
Mayor of Toronto / Maire de Toronto
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CURATE YOUR
Bringing Canadians together
through art and storytelling
Investing in culture means highlighting our creativity
NEXT GETAWAY
to better showcase our artists.
The Government of Canada is a proud partner
of the Luminato festival.
Unir les Canadiens au moyen
Up Here Festival, Sudbury
des arts et du conte
Investir dans la culture, c’est mettre en valeur notre
From Hamilton’s Supercrawl and Ottawa’s CityFolk, to Sudbury’s Up Here and créativité pour mieux faire rayonner nos artistes.
the Toronto International Film Festival, eclectic art fests across Ontario are
bringing artists, art lovers and communities closer than ever before. du festival Luminato.
DISCOVER THEM ALL
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Christian Wagstaff and Keith Courtney NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
AUSTRALIA illusion
HOUSE OF MIRRORS
dates: June 7 - 23 From Narcissus to Alice, reflections have fascinated and
tickets: $10, kids under 5 FREE intrigued us throughout the ages.
venue: Harbourfront Centre,
East Campus House of Mirrors is a reality-bending, sensory-altering,
Tickets available in person only. mind-dizzying experience that has enchanted audiences
across the southern hemisphere. Over 12.5 feet high, and
CREATED BY Christian Wagstaff weighing in at over 55 tons, this reflective wonder will
and Keith Courtney
make its North American debut, taking Toronto by storm,
SUPPORTED BY simultaneously mesmerizing, disorienting and delighting
audiences of all ages.
Optical illusion meets vanity in this house-sized
kaleidoscope where reflections are fragmented: shadow,
ghost, stranger, or is it just you? Nothing is quite what it
OLG is proud to return for our seems as you stumble through thousands of bewildering
12th year as a Festival Partner.
Join us for Luminato’s Opening reflections.
Weekend presented by OLG with
free access to House of Mirrors Seeing is believing…or is it?
(Saturday, June 8 – Sunday, June 9)
and free music performances.
“Joyously fun.”
— The Sydney Morning Herald
“A thrilling blend of delight
and paranoia”
— Weekender
8 Photo by Remi Chauvin/Mona. 9
Contributing to
the cultural fabric
of our community.
OLG is all for fairs, Pour OLG, c’est tout pour
festivals and fun les foires, les festivals
across Ontario, et le divertissement en
including Luminato. Ontario, comme Luminato.
WE’RE ONTARIO’S LOTTERY AND GAMING NOUS SOMMES LA SOCIÉTÉ DES LOTERIES
AND WE’RE ALL FOR HERE. ET DES JEUX DE L’ONTARIO ET POUR NOUS,
C’EST TOUT POUR ICI.
BMO is proud to support Luminato
and bring you Ronnie Burkett’s world
premiere of Forget Me Not.
10 11
Ronnie Burkett Theatre of Marionettes WORLD PREMIERE
ONTARIO | CANADA theatre
FORGET ME NOT
dates: June 5 - 23 Welcome to “The New Now,” where written words are
tickets from: $65 forbidden and an underground movement of hand-drawn
venue: Joey and Toby love letters is a powerful act of defiance.
Tanenbaum
Opera Centre Those determined to compose or read a written
duration: 1hr 45min declaration of love must first make a treacherous journey
Forget Me Not is unsuitable for to a secret illegal camp to find She, The Keeper of the Lost
audiences under 16 years of age. Hand, and one of the last people to retain the knowledge
of reading and writing in cursive.
CREATED AND PERFORMED BY
Ronnie Burkett
While pilgrims brave harsh conditions to find their way
Forget Me Not was commissioned to She, the tale of Zacko Budaydos and His Dancing Bear
by Luminato. unfolds in parallel, illustrating the turmoil of “The Before”
when all the travelling performer had to rely on was his
PRESENTED BY
wit, love and knowledge of the outlawed language of Polari
to survive.
Unlike anything you’ve ever seen, Forget Me Not is a
This is one of the 200 exceptional tender, absurd, romantic, and provocative call-to-arms for
projects funded through the poetry and the enduring power of love.
Canada Council for the Arts’ New
Chapter program. With this $35M
investment, the Council supports
the creation and sharing of the arts
in communities across Canada.
“Ronnie Burkett is one of the
geniuses of the world… seeing his
troupe every few years has just
become a necessity of civilized
theatergoing.”
– The Village Voice, NYC (on The Daisy Theatre)
12 Photo by Jorge Ayala-Isaza. 13
A Luminato Production WORLD PREMIERE
ONTARIO | CANADA music
MAADA’OOKII SONGLINES
date: June 23 “Maada’ookii” is an Ojibway word, with several slightly different meanings.
It is a genderless word. He/she distributes something; he/she gifts
tickets: FREE
something; he/she shares something with others. “Songlines” in cross-
venue: Harbourfront Centre, Indigenous tradition are songs that help to guide the way.
Lakeside
FREE
duration: 1hr 45min
Stand by the water and close your eyes; listen. Is there a
Maada’ookii Songlines was drum-like pulse in the sound of the city? A single voice
commissioned by Luminato. raising its melody to the stars? Or a noisy fury blaring out
a cacophony of frustrations and dreams?
COMPOSER Cris Derksen
DIRECTORS Tim Albery, Michael Mori Maada’ookii Songlines features 200 voices from eleven
MUSICAL DIRECTOR David Fallis diverse choirs, four soloists and an Indigenous musical
CHOIRS Bruised Ears Choir, Canadian ensemble in a massive choral experience composed by
Arabic Orchestra Choir, Coro San Luminato veteran, Juno Award-nominated Cris Derksen.
Marco, Darbazi, Faith Chorale,
As the sun descends and this free outdoor event begins,
Oakville Choir, Vesnivka, Yip’s
Children and Youth Choir with City Toronto’s waterfront will be enveloped in sound coming
Choir, Common Thread Community from the land, water and from above. A soundtrack for the
Chorus, and The Element Choir
city, the performance comes with a powerful history and a
SOLOISTS Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie,
Jennifer Kreisberg, Alanna Stuart,
promise that will last: “as long as the sun shines, as long as
Maryem Hassan Tollar the waters flow downhill, and as long as the grass is green.”
PRESENTED BY
Maada’ookii Songlines is a reminder that whatever our
backgrounds may be, we all come from the stars.
SUPPORTED BY “Derksen’s singular and eclectic
music…taps her Indigenous roots
and classical training, fusing folk-
friendly sounds with electronic
Made possible in part by looping gear” 15
Luminato’s Board of Directors
— Ottawa Citizen (on Orchestral Powwow)
14 Image features Bryden Gwiss Kiwenzie. 15
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16 17La Compañía del Cuerpo de Indias CANADIAN PREMIERE
COLOMBIA dance
FLOWERS FOR KAZUO OHNO
(AND LEONARD COHEN)
dates: June 19 - 22 At first glance, Kazuo Ohno and Leonard Cohen might
tickets from: $45 seem like an unusual pairing, but their combined genius
venue: Bluma Appel Theatre provides the inspiration behind an exciting piece of
duration: 90min Colombian contemporary dance. Flowers for Kazuo Ohno
(and Leonard Cohen) is a poignant and spirited homage
CHOREOGRAPHERS Álvaro Restrepo,
to the legendary Japanese Butoh dancer and the iconic
Marie France Delieuvin, and
Ricardo Bustamante Canadian artist, created and performed by Colombia’s
PERFORMERS La Compañía del most exciting contemporary dance company,
Cuerpo de Indias La Compañía del Cuerpo de Indias.
ORIGINAL MUSIC Leonard Cohen
Set to some of Cohen’s most transformative works and
PRESENTED BY elevated by choreography inspired by the passionate
Cheryl and Rob McEwen and subtle movements of Ohno, Flowers for Kazuo Ohno
YPO Toronto (and Leonard Cohen) captivates, inspires, and sweeps
St. Joseph Communications audiences away, one beautiful and exhilarating song at
a time.
SUPPORTED BY
Rena Bedard and Bill Dillane
Tiana Koffler Boyman
and Marc Boyman
Gretchen and Donald Ross, O.C.
And many other friends of Luminato
“... it was stunning – sensual,
mysterious and deeply moving,
just like Leonard Cohen’s songs.”
— Sylvie Simmons, Cohen’s biographer
Image features the company of Flowers for Kazuo Ohno (and Leonard Cohen).
18 Photo by Carlos Lema Posada. 19A Luminato Exhibition
NORTH AMERICA visual art
THE DRAWING ROOM
dates: June 8 – 23 Using traditional and unexpected materials in their drawing
tickets: FREE and drawing-based practices, the artists of The Drawing
venue: Harbourfront Centre, Room explore issues of representation, community, and
Artport Gallery portraiture while expanding the boundaries of medium
FREE
hours: 12pm – 6pm and genre. Often depicting subjects whose narratives
and histories are frequently overlooked, these large-scale
CURATED BY Sally Frater
renderings elevate both subject and theme, leading viewers
ARTISTS Lesley Loksi Chan,
Nathaniel Donnett, Shelley Niro, to engage more deeply in the works before them. The
Robert Pruitt, Syrus Marcus Ware exhibition’s title alludes to the artists’ approach to image
making, the transformative effect of the displayed works on
PRESENTED BY
the exhibition space of the Artport Gallery, and the way in
which drawing rooms have historically functioned as spaces
where individuals convened and conversed.
VENUE PARTNER PROPS, the tandem showcase of assemblage sculptures by
Lesley Loksi Chan, addresses themes of self-representation
and issues of privacy while offering a different approach
to the genre of portraiture. Together, the artworks in
the separate installations create a visual conversation
surrounding resilience, resistance, and belonging.
(above) PROPS Lesley Loksi Chan. Math & Science & Geography, 2018. Mink hat, cardboard, wheels.
Courtesy of the artist.
Shelley Niro. Spirit, From the series: Resting With Warriors, 2001. Woodcut on wove paper, ink, acrylic paint, and conte. 42” x 84”
Nathaniel Donnett. When Time Thought About Time. Acrylic paint, graphite, conté on paper. Courtesy of the artist.
Robert Pruitt. Creator and Redeemer, 2016. Conté, charcoal and coffee on prepared paper. 84” x 60” unframed. Courtesy of the artist and Koplin Del Rio Gallery.
20 Syrus Marcus Ware. Their Borders Crossed Us, 2016. Graphite on paper. 12’ x 16’. Courtesy of the artist. 21Yang Liping and Peacock Contemporary Dance Company NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE
CHINA dance FREE
RITE OF SPRING
dates: June 20 - 22 For the first time in North America, one of China’s most
tickets from: $55 prolific choreographers, Yang Liping, well-known in China
venue: MacMillan Theatre as the Peacock Princess, presents her incredible new
duration: 70 min work, Rite of Spring.
DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER Created for 15 dancers, Rite of Spring is set to the Igor
Yang Liping Stravinsky score of the same name with additional original
VISUAL DIRECTOR Tim Yip compositions inspired by traditional Tibetan music. Yang’s
COMPOSERS Igor Stravinsky, choreography breathes new life into Stravinsky’s epic
Xuntian He
masterwork, using ancient Tibetan and Chinese symbols
PERFORMERS Peacock
and rituals to illustrate themes of incantation, sacrifice and
Contemporary Dance Company
reincarnation.
PRESENTED BY
Celebrated for her distinct choreographic style, Yang’s
Joan and Jerry Lozinski work has been lauded and praised internationally. Her most
recent, Under Siege, received widespread critical acclaim
SUPPORTED BY
when it toured internationally in 2016/17.
Eleanor and Francis Shen
Rite of Spring not only marks the North American premiere
of the work but also the first time Yang’s work has been
presented in Canada.
“What awaits audiences is a tour
de force on a magnificent scale.”
— Japan Times (on The Peacock)
A Peacock Contemporary Dance Company
Production; Co-Produced with China Shanghai
International Arts Festival; Sadler’s Wells, “Dancing is in her blood.”
London; DYRS Group; Melbourne International
Arts Festival; Brisbane Festival; Beijing Poly — China Daily (on Yang Liping)
Theatre Management Co., Ltd.; Edinburgh
International Festival; and Stanford Live
22 Photos courtesy of Peacock Contemporary Dance 23Lua Shayenne Dance Company WORLD PREMIERE
ONTARIO | CANADA dance FREE
KIRA, THE PATH | LA VOIE
dates: June 6 - 9 KIRA, The Path | La Voie celebrates humanity as one village,
tickets from: $35 and its sacred bond to nature. It features a dynamic cast of
venue: Fleck Dance Theatre dancers and percussionists whose evocative chants and
duration: 75min powerful drum beats invoke Mother Earth’s wisdom and
echo her auspicious warning: the invisible cord that links us
PRODUCED & COMMISSIONED BY
to her is wasting away. The performers follow the voices of
Lua Shayenne
(Shayenne Productions) our ancestors – the guardians of our moral code and spiritual
CO-PRESENTED WITH guides.
Lua Shayenne Dance Company
Choreographer and composer Fara Tolno is one of the most
CHOREOGRAPHY & MUSICAL
COMPOSITION Fara Tolno influential African artists of his generation, actively increasing
the professional recognition of African dance in North
Funded by the Canada Council America. He brings an innovative perspective to African
for the Arts, Ontario Arts Council,
the Toronto Arts Council and dance and music, steeped in his knowledge of Guinean
supported by Dance Umbrella culture.
of Ontario.
“Lua Shayenne Dance Company
is a small group of gifted, fearlessly
energetic young dancers.”
— Toronto Star
Image features the company of KIRA, The Path | La Voie.
24 Photos by Ken Ewen. 25A Luminato Production
TURTLE ISLAND musicFREE
BIZIINDAN!
date: June 14 ‘Biziindan’ means ‘listen or listen to’ in Anishinaabemowin, the language
of the Anishinaabeg (Ojibwe peoples).
tickets from: $40
venue: Koerner Hall
Inspired by the surge of the Indigenous global revolution,
duration: 2hr 30min
BIZIINDAN! features the diverse music and voices at the
FEATURING Marie Gaudet, Pura Fé, forefront of this movement.
Lido Pimienta, Jeremy Dutcher,
Digging Roots Through the power of music, BIZIINDAN! encourages
HOST ShoShona Kish listeners to actively consider their roles and responsibilities
FILM SCREENING The Ballad of to the land, water, and Indigenous ancestral territories. The
Crowfoot, directed by Willie Dunn relentless activism of the featured artists will reflect their
(1968 – National Film Board of
truths and determination to shift, disrupt and make change.
Canada)
Luminato is grateful for the support A highlight of the evening will be a tribute performance
of the National Film Board. to the legacy of Mi’kmaq and Scottish artist, Willie Dunn,
NEW ARRANGEMENT a pioneer of protest ballads and advocate for Indigenous
Raven Kanetakta rights. This finale performance will feature a newly
(single, The Ballad of Crowfoot)
commissioned arrangement of Dunn’s single written for
CREATIVE PRODUCER Denise Bolduc his prolific film and Canada’s first music video, The Ballad
of Crowfoot (1968-NFB).
SUPPORTED BY
The United Nations General
Assembly proclaimed 2019
as the International Year of
Indigenous Languages to raise
awareness of the global crisis
Indigenous languages face.
BIZIINDAN! inspires all people
to take action by supporting
Indigenous language retention
and revitalization.
Image features: Lido Pimienta, photo by Alejandro Santiago; Pura Fé, courtesy of the artist;
Jeremy Dutcher, photo by Matt Barnes; Digging Roots, courtesy of the artists;
26 Marie Gaudet, courtesy of the artist. 27ILLUMINATING IDEAS SOUTHWEST OF SALEM: THE STORY
NORTH AMERICA film / forum FREE
OF THE SAN ANTONIO FOUR FILM
Directed by Deborah S. Esquenazi, 2016, 90 min
June 22, 2pm | $15
Texas, 1994; four Latina lesbians are charged with
sexual assault. Though the prosecutor lacked key
evidence, all four were found guilty. Fifteen years later,
venue: Harbourfront Centre, Illuminating Ideas is a series of panel discussions and filmmaker Deborah S. Esquenazi researches the role
Studio Theatre of homophobia in witchcraft, and captures one of the
films designed to frame the festival within a real world True North (Parts 1-4) accusers – now an adult – recanting her testimony.
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context and engage audiences in meaningful, thought- Her stunning admission could lead to the exoneration
provoking conversations that carry on well after the of the imprisoned women in this riveting legal exposé.
final curtain. (followed by)
Illuminating Ideas takes a deeper look into LGBTQ+ WITCH HUNTS THROUGH HISTORY
FREE FORUM June 22, 4pm
Luminato’s 2019 film series censorship in art, climate change in the North, building
With the term “witch hunt” still being used today, we
is curated in partnership with healthy male communities through sport, and witch
Hot Docs Canadian International will look at what this term has meant through history.
hunts through history. Visit our website to see the Thinkers and academics discuss why our current
Documentary Festival.
full Illuminating Ideas program. patriarchal structures need to be dismantled, and
how we might learn from our mistakes to build a more
inclusive society free from vilification.
Southwest of Salem:
The program is comprised of a combination of free and paid events, including: The Story of the San Antonio Four MAPPLETHORPE:
LOOK AT THE PICTURES FILM
TRUE NORTH (PARTS 1-4) FILM / FORUM ANGRY INUK FILM Directed by Fenton Bailey and Randy Barbato,
Directed by Ryan Sidhoo, 2018, 2hr 30min Directed by Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, 2018, 1hr 22min 2016, 1hr 49 min
June 15, 5pm | $15 June 16, 2pm | $15 June 21, 6pm | $15
This riveting docu-series follows 5 of Toronto’s young Frustrated by misinformation and silence, Inuit activists Sexually explicit and unapologetically shocking,
hopefuls as they navigate the pressures and potential fight back against mainstream media’s condemnation Robert Mapplethorpe’s controversial photographs are
stardom of their hoop dreams. As courtside cameras of their traditional seal hunt. In this stunning exposé reexamined in this documentary. With unparalleled
and intimate exchanges reveal, it takes more than documentary, award-winning filmmaker Alethea access to his archive, this striking account of a
athletic ability to navigate their paths to success. Arnaquq-Baril battles ignorance with knowledge, and career cut short by AIDS in 1989 turns up not only
As fast-paced and engaging as the game itself, this fame-factory furore with facts. Angry Inuk reveals how the infamous pictures, but the stunning floral and
striking series takes us into the very heart of Toronto’s a far more vulnerable community than seals is facing portraiture work of a seminal modern artist. From
basketball scene. extinction – the Inuit themselves. censored to sold out, Mapplethorpe’s photography
Immediately following the True North film screening, (followed by) Mapplethorpe: shows and life alike are fascinatingly reframed.
we will host a panel discussion to look at the resources, Look at the Pictures
CHANGING TIDES (followed by)
activities, and community support groups that men
can use to build healthy communities. With facilitators FREE FORUM June 16, 4pm LGBTQ+ CENSORSHIP IN ART
including athletes from True North, we will discuss the There is no denying that climate change is real, FREE FORUM June 21, 8pm
accountability and actions needed, from all genders. and if we don’t turn our attention to shifting our On the 50th anniversary of the Stonewall Riots,
How can we as a community reframe locker room talk behavior, things will only get worse, especially for which marked the beginning of the LGBTQ+
and build healthier interactions in male sports? our neighbors in the North. This discussion will delve movement, we look at how far society has come.
deeper into the themes of Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools We’ll hear from activists and educators with lived
and Angry Inuk; artists working on water issues and experiences around the world and reflect on
Indigenous community leaders will share how our how LGBTQ+ activism has influenced art in recent
western lifestyle affects the world, and asks what our history and what role art plays in the future of
collective responsibility is. queer expression.
28 29
Angry InukElectric Company Theatre, Co-Presented with Canadian Stage
BRITISH COLUMBIA | CANADA theatre
THE FULL LIGHT OF DAY
dates: June 7 - 13 Part theatre, part film, The Full Light of Day tells the story
tickets from: $51 of Mary, the aging matriarch of a wealthy Canadian family.
venue: Bluma Appel Theatre As the end of her life draws near, Mary refuses to continue
duration: 2hr 40min turning a blind eye towards the misdeeds that helped her
family amass their great wealth. The story reflects on the
The Full Light of Day is an Electric
Company Theatre production in moral choices facing Canadians today and forces us to
association with The Banff Centre confront the systematic corruption and ethical paradoxes
for Arts and Creativity, co-presented that underline most of modern-day society. Does our
by Luminato and Canadian Stage.
ignorance make us complicit?
WRITER Daniel Brooks
The production blurs the boundaries of media and theatre,
DIRECTOR & DRAMATURG Kim Collier
using live film, cameras, and image and video projections
SET DESIGN Julie Fox
to produce an integrated and visually-stunning experience.
LIGHTING DESIGN Michael Walton
Questions of perception and truth are accentuated through
PROJECTION DESIGN Jamie Nesbitt
this blending of live and cinematic content.
COSTUME DESIGN Nancy Bryant
ORIGINAL COMPOSITION Peter Allen Vancouver-based Electric Company Theatre (ECT)
FEATURING Jillian Fargey, Dean has built a reputation for ground-breaking productions
Paul Gibson, Jim Mezon, John including Betroffenheit, Tear the Curtain!, and No Exit.
Ng, Gabrielle Rose, Jenny Young,
The Full Light of Day continues ECT’s exploration of how
Jonathon Young
concept and form illuminate content, with a roster of
This is one of the 200 exceptional Canada’s most exceptional and award-winning talent.
projects funded through the Canada
Council for the Arts’ New Chapter
“A tour de force of multimedia
program. With this $35M investment,
the Council supports the creation and
inventiveness.”
sharing of the arts in communities
across Canada.
Developed with support from the — Vancouver Sun
“Daniel Brooks’ newest and,
NAC’s National Creation Fund.
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arguably, most ambitious work
to date.”
— Vancouver Observer
30 Image features Gabrielle Rose, Scott Belis, and Jenny Young. Photo by Brian Johnson. 316th Man Collective and The Theatre Centre
ONTARIO | CANADA theatre
MONDAY NIGHTS
dates: June 6 - 16 Who you are on the court reveals who you are off the
tickets from: $25 court. Five men came together every Monday night and
venue: 291 Lake Shore stayed until the lights turned off. They didn’t come to
Boulevard East watch; they came to play.
duration: 2hr 20min
Monday Nights is suitable for anyone Based on the ongoing real-life pickup basketball
old enough to play basketball, games played for the better part of a decade, Monday
though some of the stories contain Nights is an interactive basketball and theatre experience
coarse language. Running shoes are
highly recommended – playing is not with the performers recreating their stories for the stage
mandatory but it’s more fun if you do! and exploring how a simple game can help us understand
ourselves and connect to our community.
CREATORS & PERFORMERS
Byron Abalos, Colin Doyle, Darrel No matter your age, skill, knowledge or passion for
Gamotin, Richard Lee, Jeff Yung,
Sarah Miller
basketball, lace up your sneakers, get off the bench and
LIGHTING DESIGNER David DeGrow
get into the game – the ball is in your court.
“A cleverly conceived experiment.”
SOUND DESIGNER
Christopher Stanton
— The Globe and Mail
Made possible in part by
Luminato’s Board of Directors
“Good-natured entertainment
with plenty of excitement on
the court.”
— The National Post
THE RESIDENTS PROJECT
At the 2017 festival, Luminato announced an exciting new creative
development and presentation initiative to support artists who have come
through The Theatre Centre’s Residency Program. Established in 2004, this
unique multi-disciplinary, long-term development program has led to the
creation of many significant works by Canadian performing artists. Each
year, this partnership between Luminato and The Theatre Centre will provide
a past Residency artist with the means to revisit their work and have it
presented as part of Luminato. We’re proud to present Monday Nights as the
2019 Residents Project, following the success of Out the Window in 2018.
32 Image features the company of Monday Nights. Photos by Dahlia Katz. 33Vakhtangov State Academic Theatre of Russia CANADIAN PREMIERE
RUSSIA theatre FREE
MASQUERADE
dates: June 9 - 10 One of Moscow’s oldest theatre companies returns with a
tickets from: $72 show that will sweep you off your feet and into a storm of
venue: John W.H. Bassett intrigue, hidden truths, and heaps of snow.
Theatre
duration: 2hr 30min Based on the writings of Mikhail Lermontov, one of
Performed in Russian with English Russia’s most important 19th century poets, the tragi-
surtitles. farce Masquerade uncovers the real moralities of modern
society behind the masks that everyone wears. Discover
Masquerade is presented
scandalous love affairs and squandered opportunities;
by Luminato and Show One
Productions. exposed lies, truths, and the words that can kill. Literally.
WRITER Mikhail Lermontov
Vakhtangov’s Artistic Director Rimas Tuminas, whose
DIRECTOR Rimas Tuminas
critically-acclaimed Uncle Vanya, sold out at Luminato in
PERFORMERS Vakhtangov State
2017, applies his signature style to Masquerade, a melancholy
Academic Theatre of Russia Commedia dell’Arte with opulent costumes and entrancing
music, set in mysterious, snowy Saint Petersburg. Often
compared to Shakespeare’s Othello, Masquerade is a ruthless
and ribald study of jealousy and pride within a gossip-ridden
community, portrayed by a cast of some of Russia’s most
celebrated actors. Believe nothing you hear and only half of
what you see.
“It is a cold and beautiful place;
here, everything is not what it
seems, everything is seduction
and perdition.”
— Radio Svoboda
“Mercurially brilliant import from
Moscow’s Vakhtangov Theatre.”
— The Guardian UK (on Uncle Vanya, 2017)
34 Image features the company of Masquerade. Photos by Valeriy Miasnikov and Dmitriy Dubinskiy. 35PARADIGM productions WORLD PREMIERE
ONTARIO | CANADA theatre
FOUR SISTERS
dates: June 11 - 16 Sarah, a former madam, is 279 years old. She has defied Death,
tickets from: $39 survived the toppling of regimes and centuries of war. When
venue: The Theatre Centre a mysterious plague breaks out, she is forced to relocate to a
duration: 2hr quarantined zone with her four young wards – girls who have
been orphaned by the women she once employed. When a
Four Sisters was commissioned
strange doctor arrives and discovers the girls are plague-
by Luminato.
positive, Sarah must choose between treating the girls
WRITER & DIRECTOR with an experimental new drug or no treatment at all.
Susanna Fournier
CHOREOGRAPHER Amanda Acorn
Four Sisters culminates Susanna Fournier’s critically-
PRODUCTION DESIGNERS
acclaimed trilogy, The Empire, and also stands on its own as a
Kaitlin Hickey, Steph Raposo single riveting play. Chronicling 500 years of the rise and fall
and Christopher Ross-Ewart in of an empire, these works crash into today’s world, disrupting
collaboration with Susanna Fournier.
ideas of theatrical realism, history, and civilization.
CREATIVE PRODUCER Alison Wong
Four Sisters shifts between narrative and movement,
SUPPORTED BY
darkness and light, through the synthesis of Fournier’s
The William and Nona Heaslip provocative text and direction and Amanda Acorn’s
Foundation
choreography. Join a stellar ensemble of women, including
This is one of the 200 exceptional Krystina Bojanowski, Yolanda Bonnell, Jennifer Dahl, Aria
projects funded through the Evans, Virgilia Griffith, Ximena Huizi, Chala Hunter, Claudia
Canada Council for the Arts’ New
Chapter program. With this $35M
Moore, and Bea Pizano, as they hurtle you into a fractured
investment, the Council supports world, where grief and injustice provoke a cry for revolution.
the creation and sharing of the arts
in communities across Canada.
“There are ambitious independent
theatre makers and then there’s
Susanna Fournier... Keep your
passport to the Empire Trilogy
handy; this appears to be a
journey worth completing.”
— Toronto Star (on The Philosopher’s Wife, part one of the Empire Trilogy)
36 Image features Claudia Moore, Bea Pizano, Ximena Huizi, Krystina Bojanowski in Four Sisters. Photo by Tanja Tiziana. 37Buddies in Bad Times Theatre
NUNAVUT/ONTARIO | CANADA theatre
KIINALIK:
THESE SHARP TOOLS
dates: June 12 - 16 In the Inuktitut language, when a knife is dull it is said to “have no face.”
The word “kiinalik” translates to mean the knife is sharp, or, “it has a face.”
tickets from: $50
venue: Berkeley Street Inuk artist Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory and queer
Theatre, Downstairs theatre-maker Evalyn Parry met on an Arctic expedition
duration: 1hr 50min from Iqaluit to Greenland. Now they share the stage
in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools; a concert, dialogue, and
Originally developed and
co-produced by Buddies in Bad symbolic convergence between the North and the South
Times Theatre and Theatre of our country. These two powerful storytellers map new
Passe Muraille.
territory together in a work that gives voice and body to
WRITERS & PERFORMERS the lived histories, culture, and climate we have inherited,
Evalyn Parry & Laakkuluk and then asks how we reckon with these sharp tools.
Williamson Bathory
DIRECTOR Erin Brubacher Williamson Bathory and Parry, accompanied by cellist
LIVE VIDEO Elysha Poirier
Cris Derksen, engage each other with music, stories, and an
LIVE MUSIC Cris Derksen
urgency to work together to cultivate understanding, however
& Evalyn Parry unsettling it may be. The performers combine their artistic
arsenals to convey the complexity of the North and its past
through folk songs, throat-singing, storytelling, historical
and autobiographical material, and uajeerneq (Greenlandic
mask dancing). Used together these tools create powerful
moments, some “astonishing and almost frightening in [their]
transgressive power” (NOW Toronto).
“A bracing, beautiful,
thought-provoking, unsettling,
challenging show”
— Intermission Magazine
“Astounding…Another example of
how working together rather than in
conflict can lead to the best theatre”
— The Globe and Mail
38 Image features Evalyn Parry and Laakkuluk Williamson Bathory in Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools. Photos by Jeremy Mimnagh. 39Asah Productions – A Nicole Brooks Vision WORLD PREMIERE
ONTARIO | CANADA opera
OBEAH OPERA
dates: June 13 - 22 Obeah Opera is a hand-clapping, foot-stomping, spirit-
tickets from: $36 lifting, musical sensation. Steeped in Black music and sung
venue: Fleck Dance Theatre entirely a cappella by a powerful all-female cast, Obeah
duration: 2hr Opera tells the story of the legendary Salem witch trials
from the spellbinding perspective of the first woman
Obeah Opera is a Nicole Brooks
Vision commissioned by Luminato.
accused, the young Caribbean slave Tituba.
The cast of 20 serves as both orchestra and vocal leads,
CONCEIVED, WRITTEN
& COMPOSED BY Nicole Brooks
as Obeah Opera redefines the traditional opera form away
DIRECTOR Lezlie Wade
from its European roots, using an array of Black musical
genres including spirituals, jazz, ska, calypso, and traditional
CO-DIRECTOR & CHOREOGRAPHER
Anthony “Prime” Guerra African and Caribbean folk. With an inter-disciplinary
PRODUCER Sascha Cole approach that incorporates musical theatre, opera, dance
MUSIC DIRECTOR Melanie DeMore and carnival costumes, Obeah Opera is “an inspiring work.
LIGHTING DESIGN Bonnie Beecher Uplifting, original, as athletic as it is musical, one can’t help
SET AND COSTUME DESIGN but get swept up in the show’s infectious, refreshing spirit.
Robin Fisher A must see.” (Grammy Award-winner, Dan Hill)
SOUND DESIGN Emily Porter
Although many operas, films, plays, and novels have been
PRESENTED BY written about the Salem witch trials (most notably Arthur
Renette and David Berman Miller’s play The Crucible), Tituba’s own story has never been
told. Obeah Opera is a musical odyssey that offers a new
This is one of the 200 exceptional
projects funded through the take on the witch trials, slavery, and the operatic form itself.
Canada Council for the Arts’ New
Chapter program. With this $35M
investment, the Council supports the
creation and sharing of the arts in “[Obeah Opera] powerfully
communities across Canada.
delivers a score that mixes
Developed with support from the
NAC’s National Creation Fund.
calypso, spiritual and gospel
with blues and jazz.”
— The Globe and Mail
40 Image features the company of Obeah Opera. Photos by Osato Erebor. 41TRIPTYCH CANADIAN PREMIERE
USA music
(EYES OF ONE ON ANOTHER)
date: June 22 Thirty years after Robert Mapplethorpe’s death, the world
tickets from: $35 still cannot turn away from the compelling nature and
venue: Sony Centre for the emotional complexity of his influential photographs. Nestled
Performing Arts between erotic heat and cool classicism, his controversial
duration: 70min works were images of a generation, shattering mainstream
This production contains sexually conceptions of conventional beauty.
explicit images from the Robert
Mapplethorpe collection and In this new work, composer Bryce Dessner (The National),
language that may be inappropriate
for audiences under 18. in collaboration with librettist Korde Arrington Tuttle and
director Kaneza Schaal, explores Mapplethorpe’s uncanny
COMPOSER Bryce Dessner
ability to make the viewer question the commonly held
DIRECTOR Kaneza Schaal
beliefs on race, gender and politics that underpin most of
LIBRETTO Korde Arrington Tuttle,
featuring words by Essex Hemphill
society. Featuring poetry by Tuttle, Essex Hemphill and
& Patti Smith Patti Smith, sung by the Grammy Award-winning choral
FEATURING Roomful of Teeth ensemble Roomful of Teeth with Alicia Hall Moran and
with Alicia Hall Moran Isaiah Robinson, Triptych (Eyes of One on Another) sets
and Isaiah Robinson
Dessner’s music against some of the most electrifying and
Produced by ArKtype / divisive images in contemporary art.
Thomas O. Kriegsmann in
cooperation with The Robert Through music and large-scale projections of Mapplethorpe’s
Mapplethorpe Foundation.* work, Triptych is a bold take and close examination of one of
This project received a workshop the most brilliant photographers of the 20th century.
through “Opera Fusion: New Works,”
a joint venture between Cincinnati
Opera and the University of Cincinnati
College Conservatory of Music, and
made possible by a grant from the
Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, as well
as a residency development through *Produced in Residency with and Commissioned by University Musical Society, University
MassMOCA, North Adams, MA. of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI. Co-produced by Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel
Music and Artistic Director. Co-commissioned by BAM; Luminato Festival, Toronto,
Canada; Stavros Niarchos Foundation, Athens, Greece; Cincinnati Opera, Cincinnati,
SUPPORTED BY
OH; Cal Performances, UC Berkeley, Berkeley, CA; Stanford Live, Stanford University,
Stanford, CA; Adelaide Festival, Australia; John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
for performance as part of DirectCurrent 2019; ArtsEmerson: World on Stage, Emerson
College, Boston, MA; Texas Performing Arts, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX;
Holland Festival; Celebrity Series, Boston, MA; Wexner Center for the Arts, Ohio State
University, Columbus, OH; and the Momentary, Bentonville, AR, as well as a residency
development through MassMOCA, North Adams, MA.
42 Image features the company of Triptych (Eyes of One on Another). Photos by Maria Baranova. 43Presented by Luminato, Soundstreams & Pinkhouse Productions WORLD PREMIERE
ONTARIO | CANADA opera
HELL’S FURY:
THE HOLLYWOOD SONGBOOK
dates: June 19 - 23 Hell’s Fury: The Hollywood Songbook is a new music theatre
tickets: $45 production featuring internationally-renowned baritone Russell
venue: Harbourfront Centre Braun portraying the life of Hanns Eisler, one of Europe’s most
Theatre gifted mid-century composers. Braun is joined by Juno Award-
duration: 80min winning pianist Serouj Kradijian.
DIRECTOR AND DEVISER Tim Albery A Jewish Marxist born in Austria, Eisler fled Nazi Germany in
BARITONE Russell Braun 1933 for Hollywood. During the 1940s, Eisler achieved great
PIANO Serouj Kradjian success, composing music for many films, including Academy
DESIGN Michael Levine Award-nominated scores for Fritz Lang’s Hangmen Also
Based on Hanns Eisler’s song Die and Clifford Odets’ None but the Lonely Heart. In private
cycle Hollywood Songbook. he wrote Hollywood Songbook, an evocative song cycle full
of anger, melancholy and wit with many songs based on
SUPPORTED BY
poems by his friend and frequent collaborator Bertolt
Brecht. Hollywood Songbook helped to establish Eisler’s
reputation as one of the 20th century’s great lieder composers.
CO-PRESENTED BY At the beginning of the Cold War, Eisler was blacklisted by
Hollywood film executives, labelled an “unperson” by the
House Un-American Activities Committee and exiled from the
United States. He returned to East Germany where he was
initially revered, writing the new country’s national anthem, but
growing increasingly disillusioned, he retreated into silence.
“If there are three key elements to the
evening’s success, they are: Russell
Braun, Russell Braun, Russell Braun.”
— Opera Today (on Braun’s performance in Louis Riel)
“Kradjian’s arrangements were suave
and crisp, classy and strikingly effective.”
— The Globe and Mail
44 Photo of Hans Eisler by Ralph Crane. 45Vous pouvez aussi lire
