LYSISTRATA – the sex strike
July 20 – August 6, 2011, doors open at 7:30pm, curtain at 8pm
Location : Philosopher’s Stage at Philosopher’s Walk , 80 Queen’s Park
by Aristophanes
Adapted by Germaine Greer and Phil Willmott
Directed by Andrea Wasserman
The talented and exuberant group of emergent artists that form Canopy Theatre Company will take to Philosopher Walk’s unique outdoor stage for the 11th year. This season they explore one of ancient Greece’s greatest comedies, Greer and Willmott’s adaptation of Aristophanes’ hilarious battle of the sexes, Lysistrata. The show will run from Wednesday, July 20 through to Saturday, August 6, 2011.
Known for its bawdy humour, Lysistrata tells the tale of how one woman encourages a nation of lustful ladies to deny their husbands any sexual attention until the men declare peace and put a stop to civil war. Germaine Greer’s adaptation keeps all of the expected phalli, sexually charged hijinks and anti-war rhetoric while also exploring issues of gender politics and class bias. Guaranteed to be the sexiest production ever seen on Philosopher’s Stage, Lysistrata comes with a ‘mature content’ warning: This is not a family show!
Philosopher’s Stage at Philosopher’s Walk is located at 80 Queen’s Park, just steps West of the Museum subway station, just South of the ROM, between the Faculty of Law & Faculty of Music buildings, at the University of Toronto. Philosopher’s Stage can be accessed from Philosopher’s Walk, entering the Walk off of Hoskin Avenue (& walking North).
Free Writing Workshop with Shani Mootoo
Wednesday, July 20 at 6:00pm - August 10 at 9:00pm
Location: The 519 Church Street Community Centre
"My Life: To Fiction or Not To Fiction"
**AAFS presents its first Writer-In-Residence program for Asian-identified youth!
**FREE writing workshops facilitated by writer and artist Shani Mootoo!
**Wednesday evenings, 6-9pm; July 20 - August 10
**Wheelchair accessible and queer and trans positive space
**free food and ttc tokens each week!
**community volunteering hours for high school youth!
**all levels of writing and creative skill welcome!
**please email asianartsfreedomschool@gmail.com if you are interested in attending, have any questions or if you require anything regarding accessibility**
Longer Workshop Series Description:
Everyone has at least one important story to tell. If your passion is writing, this course can help you to uncover what your story is, and how best to tell it. Should you write fiction, memoir or something else? What serves you better? What serves the story better? What serves the project of your life and dreams better? By focusing on one to three of your stories, this course will help you to glean the real story in the bigger situation. We will discuss and put into writing practice how to merge good story-telling skills with the ongoing projects of creating our selves, and creating our audiences so that we are seen and heard as we intend ourselves to be.
We will also explore...
**When our stories are intensely personal, and while we want to speak out, how can we do so while being true to ourselves and still protecting ourselves?
**How do we tell our stories with all our truth, voices and creativity intact, while writing so that, in this country of many and diverse voices, we are clear and are heard?
**How do we, and when should we, or shouldn't we, balance the need to tell our stories with our families and communities wishes?
**How and when might we intelligently subvert English language writing conventions?
About Shani Mootoo:
Shani Mootoo was born in Dublin, Ireland in 1957, of fourth generation Trinidadian parents. She is a fiction and non-fiction writer, a visual artist, and video maker. Her first novel Cereus Blooms at Night was short listed for the Giller Prize and the Chapters First Novel Award, and long listed for the Man Booker Prize., her second novel He Drown She in the Sea was long listed for the Dublin IMPAC Award, and her most recent novel Valmiki's Daughter was longlisted for the Scotia Bank Giller Prize. She is the author of a book of short stories, Out on Main Street, and a collection of Poetry, The Predicament of Or.
Mootoo’s visual art and video art have been exhibited internationally. Her fiction has been translated into eleven languages. Her work is studied in numerous Departments of English, and Liberal Arts, in Women’s Studies, and Cultural Studies- her novels found on course lists at Universities in the Caribbean, Canada, The USA, England, Europe, India, and Australia. Her writing and art work have been extensively critically reviewed, and are the subject of numerous conferences, articles, and books. She is a frequent invitee on the international reading and speaking scene. Mootoo currently lives and works in Toronto. She is in the final stages of another novel expected out in 2012.
Empower Youth Showcase
Thursday, July 28 · 5:00pm - 8:00pm
Location: New College - Wilson Hall
40 Willcocks Street (major intersection at Spadina and Harbourd)
Come talk about HIV and Sexual Health with Youth!
Come celebrate with us! This showcase celebrates the work of 17 youth involved with Empower: an HIV Capacity-Building Project for Youth by Youth. Performances, erotic poetry, silk-screening, condom art, video screenings and more!
Special Guest Performances by AngelHeartRiverwalker Project!
This event is open to all youth (29 and under), allies and service providers working with youth. This will be a queer, youth, and sex-positive space. More info on Empower listed below.
Snacks and Refreshments Provided. The event is FREE.
**wheelchair accessible space**
*What is Empower anyway?!*:
Inspired by “Empower: Youth, Arts, and Activism – An HIV/AIDS Arts Activism Manual for Youth by Youth,” this one-year project trains youth to use a community‐arts based approach to HIV prevention and other sexual health issues.
This project was designed for youth, by youth. We believe that youth need sex, queer, and youth positive spaces to learn and talk about sex. We also believe that these spaces should be designed by youth for youth in ways that are community and culturally specific.
Since April, 17 diverse youth have come together to use their stories and experiences to create and deliver arts‐based workshops to their own communities. Participants also created digital stories sharing their experiences as HIV peer educators. And, better yet, we did it together: Every participant was matched with a youth peer education mentor.
This one-year project is a collaboration between Central Toronto Community Health Centres, CATIE, and Gendering Adolescent AIDS Prevention (GAAP). Empower was made possible by a grant from the Ontario Trillium Foundation, an agency of the Government of Ontario.
Social Planning Toronto’s July Research and Policy Forum:
Friday, July 29 9:30-Noon
Location : Social Planning Toronto 2 Carlton Street, Suite 1001
Community at the Centre of Policy-Making: What Does Meaningful Civic Engagement Look Like?
Speakers:
Israt Ahmed, Planner, Social Planning Toronto
Chris Glover, Trustee, Toronto District School Board
Marc Piccinato, Co-Chair, Toronto Open Budget Initiative
All are welcome but registration is required as space is limited.
Register by contacting Lisa at lnho@socialplanningtoronto.org or call (416) 351-0095 x227
Jouvay
29 July · 8:00 - 9:00 pm
Location : Harbourfront Centre
Theatre Archipelago will present Jouvay- An ole mas spectacle and street parade of the Traditional carnival characters of Trinidad and Tobago. We are looking for Dame Lorraines, Baby dolls, Blue Devils and players for the ole mas band- WHAT A TING! Bring your character an come.
Call 416-750-1764 Ext 1 and register. FREE TO JOIN IN. NO BAND FEE.
Rehearsals and placard making on July 24 from 4-9pm. Venue TBA.
Come and experience Jouvay with Theatre Archipelago and 3 Canal. 3 Canal concert to follow on the West Jet Stage at Harbourfront. It go be a RE-EVOLUTION . So come dong and show Canadians de real McCoy or just come and be a spectator.
LezBeQue
Sunday, July 31 · 3:00pm - 6:00pm
Location: Ashbridges Bay Park - Toronto, ON
1681 Lakeshore Blvd E
We're roundin' up the queers for our 3rd annual LezBeQue
and hope you'll join us for a few
we’ll serve dogs and burgers, chicken and more!! Enough for everyone!
So grab your kids, your friends and join us for some good ole LezBeQue!
This year it’s a cookout so you are free to bring your grills, your food, lawn cheers, music, etc...
We're doing the egg & spoon and two legged race this year.
Come out early so you can enjoy the pool and the beach.
This is a family event and all are welcome
Bbm Kerry-Ann 22EA69FC or call 647-382-7277 for more info
88 Days of Fortune Speakeasy Theatre and Cabaret
Friday, August 12 at 8:00pm - August 13 at 2:00am
Location : Loft 404 ~ The Abrosia Hub, 263 Adelaide St. W
88 Days of Fortune presents
88 SPEAKEASY : THEATRE & CABARET featuring BAHIA WATSON with performances by MAIKO WATSON, SPEK WON, WOLF J & KJ this is an 88 evening of theatre, in the tradition of a lime, storytelling for the community-inclined; expect much laughter and more heart. dress nice. show respect. more love.
doors 8pm | show 9pm | sliding scale $5-10
collectively we can get love, xo
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