“It’s no wonder so many of Mackay’s creations have been performed for audiences around the world—there’s really nothing like them” (The Globe and Mail).
A pinnacle of our 45th-anniversary season isStaircases, a new creation byAlison Mackay, whose award-winning multimedia programs have enhanced Tafelmusik’s reputation for artistic innovation.The concert is designed in collaboration with the acclaimed American bass-baritone and composerJonathan Woody,who acts as narrator, singer, and creator of a new work.
Through words, stunning images, and music by Lully, Purcell, Handel, Platti, Bach, Vivaldi, and Woody directed from the violin by Tafelmusik’sJulia Wedman, the program explores journeys on staircases and the concepts theyrepresented.
In the age of baroque music, staircases were scenes of dramatic ceremony, public piety, and colourful urban commerce. So much more than architectural conveniences, they became theatres of power, markers of status, settings for musical performances, and avenues for slavery and freedom.
Staircases will be filmed for future digital broadcast.
Directed by Julia Wedman, violin
Created by Alison Mackay
Narrated by Jonathan Woody, singer & composer
Jeanne Lamon Hall is at 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto, ON.
Transformations: Bach and Rameau (5/10/24-5/12/24)
Bach Motets & Company (3/8/24-3/8/24)
Passions Revealed (2/23/24-2/25/24)
Fantasticus: Birth of the (2/2/24-2/4/24)
Videos
Thumbelina: A Little Musical
Wychwood Theatre (5/4 - 7/20)
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Broadway Blockbusters with Ramin Karimloo & Mikaela Bennett
Toronto Symphony Orchestra (6/25 - 6/26) | ||
Constellations
Staircase Theatre Bright Room (6/14 - 6/22) | ||
Prove a Villain
Kew Gardens Park (6/11 - 6/16)
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Stranger Sings the musical parody
Regent Theatre (7/18 - 7/28) | ||
Tina: The Tina Turner Musical
Ed Mirvish Theatre (6/18 - 7/28) | ||
86 ME: The Restaurant Play
Supermarket Bar and Variety (7/3 - 7/14) | ||
Madame Winifred's Circus of Wonders
Theatre Borgo (7/4 - 7/14) | ||
Moulin Rouge!
Ed Mirvish Theatre (11/26 - 1/12) | ||
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