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Markham Theatre announces 2011-12 Season
featuring Howie Mandel, The Pointer Sisters, and much, much more... |
With the announcement of its dynamic 2011-12 performance
season, Markham Theatre once again demonstrates why it is fast becoming a leading
destination for world-class entertainment. A jewel in the crown of the Markham community,
the theatre provides patrons unforgettable access to a host of globally acclaimed artists
and productions featuring the best of the world's classical, jazz, world music, theatre,
dance, pop and comedy artists and acts.
Only 30 minutes from downtown, Markham Theatre attracts audiences from
across the GTA with an eclectic line-up that boasts a variety of Canadian and GTA debut
performances, as well as an impressive series of exclusive presentations. The 2011-12
season starts with 6-performances of the martial arts extravaganza, Chi of Shaolin: The
Tale of the Dragon. A production courtesy of Cirque du Soleil's , Ka and Dralion
creator Guy Caron and celebrated acrobat Yan Yan Zhao, these performances
are part of the show's premier North American Tour. The Eastern influences continue
throughout the year with appearances by Japanese musical sensation the Yamato Drummers,
and India Jazz Suite – an explosive collaboration between the country's
foremost Kathak master, Pandit Chitresh Das and Emmy-award winning tap star Jason
Samuels Smith.
The 11.12 Season is notably one of the theatre's most diverse programs
to date, which runs annually from September 2011 to April 2012. This year's highlights
include the legendary Arturo Sandoval, the irrepressible jazz stylings of The
Manhattan Transfer, the vivacious Dee Dee Bridgewater, comedic sensation Howie
Mandel, DRUM! - a heart-pumping celebration of Black, Acadian, Aboriginal and
Celtic rhythmic traditions, along with holiday performances from Michelle Wright
and the beloved Leahy Family to name just a few.
Markham Theatre's intimate 530 seat, state-of-the-art
performance facility also offers the perfect backdrop for theatrical presentations by Crow's
Theatre's 2010 Dora Award winning I, Claudia and the ACTING COMPANY
who bring to life Shakespeare's immortal Julius Caesar. Following on the heels of
their highly successfully Fabulous Footwork Series, Markham Theatre proudly
presents Tap Kids, Andrea Miller's Gallim Dance, and Toronto Dance
Theatre's Severe Clear, inspired by a once-in-lifetime wilderness journey to
the Yukon. |
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What's
on Where in Mississauga |
Celebrating Friendship: An Exhibit Commemorating
the 30th Anniversary of the Twinning of Mississauga and Kariya, Japan
To December 21, Bradley Museum |
The Museums of Mississauga have an exciting and timely exhibition that
opened on July 2nd, entitled Celebrating Friendship: An Exhibit Commemorating the 30th
Anniversary of the Twinning of Mississauga and Kariya, Japan. This exhibit features images
and artifacts collected over the last 30 years from the Mississauga Friendship Association
and the City of Mississauga. The highlight is several kimonos presented to the City of the
Mississauga on the occasion of the opening of the Living Arts Centre in 1997. Presented in
partnership with the Mississauga Friendship Association and the Museums of Mississauga,
this display runs through until December 21st, 2011 at the Bradley Museum located at 1620
Orr Road. Kariya and Mississauga established a sister city relationship on July 7, 1981.
The twinning concept was introduced in the 1950s as a way to develop networks between the
cities of the world with the goal of reducing misunderstandings between nations.
Friendship is only one of the benefits of sister city relationships. Since the official
twinning, both cities have enjoyed a growing exchange of cultural and educational
opportunities, and Mississauga now boasts over 80 Japanese companies contributing to our
local economy.
You can view this exhibit free of charge in the Anchorage at the Bradley Museum, Monday to
Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. As well, guided tours of Bradley Museum are offered Wednesday to
Sunday from 1 to 5 p.m. (July & August) or Wednesday and Sunday year round. Tours,
which include admission to Benares Historic House are $5.52 for adults; students $3.52;
child $2.10 or $13.74 for a family (plus tax). Bradley Museum is located off Southdown
Road, south of the QEW at 1620 Orr Road. The Museums of Mississauga are owned and operated
by the Culture Division, City of Mississauga.
To find out more about cultural exchanges with Kariya, please visit
www.mississaugatwincity.ca. For more information about the exhibit and the Museums, please
go to or call 905-615-4860. |
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| Living Arts Centre Mississauga’s 2011-2012 Season Line-up |
Jan 27 Robert Michaels ~ Viva Italia! @ 8 pm
Feb 9 Swan Lake: State Ballet Theatre of Russia @ 7:30 pm
Feb 16 Playing for Change @ 8 pm
Mar 13 & 14 CATS @ 7 pm
Mar 23 Don Giovanni: Opera Kitchener @ 7:30 pm
Apr 5 Sgt. Pepper’s: Classic Albums Live @ 8 pm
Apr 14 Ballroom with a Twist @ 2 & 7 pm
Apr 15 Just For Laughs Roadshow @ 7 pm
May 8 & 9 STOMP! @ 7 pm
RELAXED SERIES
Jan 27 Shannon Butcher @ 8 pm
Feb 10 Love Train Revue: George St. Kitts @ 8 pm
Feb 16 & 17 Art @ 8 pm
Feb 18 Art @ 2 & 8 pm
Mar 23 Téa @ 8 pm
Apr 12 The Kite Runner: Literature to Life @ 8 pm
Apr 13 Irshad Kahn @ 8 pm
May 11 Esmeralda Enrique @ 8 pm
WIGGLE CLUB
Feb 4 Clifford the Big Red Dog @ 1 & 4 pm
March 15 Richard Scarry’s Busytown Busy @ 1 & 4 pm
May 6 Three Musketeers: DuffleBag Theatre @ 1 & 3 pm
For more information visit http://www.livingartscentre.ca |
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Eat Drink Man Woman exhibit at the Art Gallery of Mississauga
Exhibit runs from November 10 - December 22 |
The Eat Drink Man Woman exhibit explores our relationships with food. The title for the exhibition is taken from the 1994 Ang Lee film of the same name about a father, a widower and chef, who has lost his ability to taste and his grown daughters who are desperate for independence. In this film the gorgeous, but sometimes less than tasty food that the father ritually prepares each Sunday becomes a metaphor for the broken lines of communication within the family. In the film, food plays a crucial but supporting role, providing context, symbolism and sensuousness. In the exhibition Eat Drink Man Woman, food is looked at through a wider scope: it is alternatively context, subject, medium and message – sometimes all four.
The artists included in Eat Drink Man Woman engage with issues and ideas about where we eat, what we eat and with whom we eat, all in very different ways. Some of the artists explore the global food industry, while others look at the spaces, places and rituals of food consumption, both private and public. A few use food as their medium to address mythology and politics, while others play with the traditional notion of still life and in doing so give us a new type of beauty. In its many different forms, from painting and video to sculpture and photography, the artwork in this exhibition engages with the changing role of food in contemporary society and in contemporary art.
Guest curator: Tara Marshall
ARTISTS
Shelley Adler, Dean Baldwin, Suzanne Caines, Larry Glawson, Melanie Gordon, Colwyn Griffith, Fiona Kinsella, Laura Letinsky, Kelly Mark, Chris Shepherd, Cole Swanson
WALK THE TALK
Thursday, December 8, 7 pm
Join Guest Curator Tara Marshall in a spirited conversation with artist Cole Swanson and an informal gallery walk though moderated by AGM Curator & Director of Programmes Stuart Keeler. Eat Drink Man Woman has received much attention for its unique twist on food rituals through art. Come meet the curator and one of the artists. Learn about the thinking and conceptual interest in the topic and presentation of these provocative works in the Gallery.
FREE event! |
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