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HISIA - A live mobile performance exploring our range of emotions
In-person
Dance Film & video Interdisciplinary Music Poetry & spoken wordDate and time
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Location
South corner of Berkeley St and The Esplanade
262 The Esplanade
Toronto, ON
Directions: The 7pm performance will start from the corner of Esplanade and Berkeley St. The show will travel East. The 9pm performance will start from the corner of Esplanade and Lower Jarvis. The show will travel West.
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Hisia in an invitation to 8 artists to explore the emotional roller coaster of the past six months, since lockdown was imposed. Fear, surprise, sadness, disgust, anger, anticipation, joy and trust expressed through words, movement, imagery, sound, visual and experiential arts: a delight to the senses. A series of personal statements within the frame of a common journey. We invite you to take this journey with us.
Performers: Jaz Fairy J, Meryem Alaoui, Nicola Pantin, Sukruti Tirupattur and Yvonne Ng.
Videographer: Ella Cooper
Spoken word artist: Paulina Anthony-O'Kieffe
Music: Evangelia Kambites
This is a moving performance: you are more than welcome to follow the performance along, but please keep your 6ft distance to one another and to the performers. If you are not comfortable attending in person, you can watch online: performances will be live streamed on Jamii's Facebook: @jamiiesplanade
The performance is outdoors.
7pm: Starts at Berkeley and Esplanade. Travels West on Esplanade.
9pm: Starts at Lower Jarvis and Esplanade. Travels East on Esplanade.
A project supported by Canada Council for the Arts and Ontario Arts Council.
Links
- Jamii Website jamii.ca
- Online Streaming facebook.com
- Follow us instagram.com
Organizer
Jamii
JAMII is an arts organization with an intention of both community building
& nurturing women in leadership.
Since 2011, The Esplanade – one of downtown Toronto’s most diverse communities – has been enlivened by the local arts group Jamii (Swahili for "community"). Through the production of over 120 memorable arts-based experiences that recognize and celebrate all people and genders while nurturing female leadership, Jamii strengthens community and lifts spirits.