Young Centre's Waves Festival Returns 6/18-20

Young Centre for the Performing Arts in association with Luminato presents the Waves Festival from June 18 - 20, 2010.

Following the huge success of the inaugural New Waves festival last year, the Young Centre will once again be transformed into an artistic treasure hunt of free spontaneous interactive performances for the closing weekend of Luminato. Programmed by the Young Centre's 12 Resident Artists and featuring over 100 Toronto artists, the Waves Festival is a celebration of this city's cultural life. Filling every corner of the Young Centre for the Performing Arts, the Waves Festival features a vast array of new, original 15-minute works ranging from theatre, dance, and music performances to innovative mixed-media work and installations. The Waves Festival offers something for all ages and interests, free of charge.

The Young Centre's 12 Resident Artists are: Waleed Abdulhamid, David Buchbinder, Roberto Campanella, Andrew Craig, Weyni Mengesha, John Millard, Claudia Moore, Andrea Nann, Patricia O'Callaghan, Soheil Parsa, Noah Richler and Suba Sankaran.

The Waves Festival is produced in association with Luminato and runs Friday, June 18 (7 - 10 PM), Saturday, June 19 (2 - 10 PM), and Sunday, June 20 (2 - 6 PM) at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

Young Centre for the Performing Arts, located at 55 Mill Street, Building 49, in the Distillery Historic District. Admission is FREE. More information may be found online at www.youngcentre.ca or www.luminato.com.

The Young Centre for the Performing Arts is an award-winning, multi-venue performing arts facility located in the Distillery Historic District. Anchored by Soulpepper Theatre Company's year round season and George Brown College's Theatre School, the Young Centre is a home for Toronto's leading artists and arts organizations across all performance disciplines. The Young Centre presents the very best in theatre, dance, music and spoken word in a state-of-the-art setting.

For 10 extraordinary days in June, Toronto's stages, streets, and public spaces are illuminated with arts and creativity. Luminato is an annual multi-disciplinary celebration of theatre, literature, music, food, dance, celebrations, visual arts, fashion, film, and magic. Luminato 2010 is June 11-20.
For more information, visit luminato.com.

The Young Centre Resident Artist program is generously supported by Donna and Gary Slaight.

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