Thank you for attending the 34th SummerWorks Performance Festival. We are excited to connect with you in Toronto for 11 days of bold creative expressions that engage with the idea of survival.

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Whether you are joining us for SummerWorks Focus — the bespoke industry gathering between August 4-8 — or you are joining us throughout the 11-day Festival, we welcome you!

• Ticketing & Industry Passes
• Schedule
• Locations & Accommodations
• Studio Visits
• SummerWorks Exchange

Scroll down for more information.

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As soon as possible, we invite you to: 

• Book your Industry Pass, and confirm your tickets to any paid performances
• Register in advance for our free Festival programming
• RSVP to any industry-specific events

For those of you joining us for SummerWorks Focus, specifically between August 4-8, here is a recommended pathway through the Festival within these five (5) days.

This schedule includes a few industry-specific events which require a reservation (RSVP). These events are highlighted in bold within the schedule below, and you can find more detailed event descriptions by scrolling further down this page.

All free events are not included in your Industry Pass, and some require advance registration. Please visit our Festival Ticketing and Registration Page to register for any free events marked as ‘registration required’ below.

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Featured SummerWorks performances and events on the East End:

• 11:00am – 12:00pm  || Wheezy Breezy  ||  Regent Park (outdoors)  ||  free – no registration required
• 2:00pm – 3:00pm  ||  Beth-Anne  ||  Aki Studio, Native Earth
• 3:45pm – 4:45pm  ||  Rougarou  ||  Aki Studio, Native Earth
• 5:15pm – 6:00pm  ||  Three Dots  ||  The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
• 6:45pm – 7:30pm  ||  Girl’s Notes III  ||  The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
• 8:00pm – 10:30pm  ||  The Gathering  ||  The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance  ||  free – no registration required

Featured Summer Break programming:

• 10:00am – 11:00am  ||  E+ARTxH²  || St. Andrew’s Playground Park ||  free – no registration required
• 11:30am – 1:30pm  ||  Neighbourhood Rest Stop  || St. Andrew’s Playground Park ||  free – no registration required
• 1:30pm – 4:30pm  ||  S’imbriquer  ||  Factory Theatre (outdoors)  ||  free – no registration required
• 5:00pm – 5:45pm  ||  Sacred Sacrilegious  ||  Factory Theatre  ||  free – no registration required
• 7:00pm – 8:00pm  ||  Worm Moon  ||  Factory Theatre  ||  free – registration required

Featured Studio Visits and SummerWorks Exchange programming:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm  ||  in-between space lab / 인-비트윈 스페이스 랩  ||  The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance  ||  free – registration required
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm  ||  Studio Visit: Naishi Wang  ||  Meridian Hall (RSVP HERE)
• 2:15pm – 3:45pm  ||  Producer’s Conversation x International Exchange  ||  Meridian Hall (RSVP HERE)
• 5:00pm – 6:20pm  ||  Festivals are Scary, Strange and Eerie  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – no registration required

Evening Festival programming options:

• 7:30pm – 9:30pm  ||  Suitable Climate  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – registration required
• 7:00pm – 7:50pm  ||  Too Dirty to Clean  ||  The Theatre Centre
• 8:15pm – 9:45pm  ||  Bimbos in Space!  ||  Factory Theatre
• 8:30pm – 9:30pm  ||  Warm up  ||  The Theatre Centre

Featured Studio Visits and SummerWorks Exchange programming:

• 10:00am – 12:00pm  ||  Sur-veil Salon  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – registration required
• 11:00am – 12:30pm  ||  Studio Visit: Brigita Gedgaudas  ||  Charles Street Video (RSVP HERE)
• 2:00pm – 3:15pm  ||  Main Character Energy  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – no registration required
• 4:00pm – 5:30pm  ||  X60 Tea Table  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – no registration required

Evening Festival programming options:

• 6:00pm – 7:30pm  ||  SummerWorks at Union: Corpus + Telehorn  ||  Union Station  ||  free – no registration required
• 6:00pm – 7:30pm  ||  Bimbos in Space!  ||  Factory Theatre
• 6:30pm – 7:30pm  ||  Warm up  ||  The Theatre Centre
• 8:00pm – 9:30pm  ||  The Movements  ||  The Theatre Centre
• 10:00pm – 10:40pm  ||  Microphone Controller  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille

Featured Studio Visits and SummerWorks Exchange programming:

• 10:45am – 12:00pm  ||  Studio Visit: Tiny Bear Jaws  ||  The Theatre Centre (RSVP HERE)
• 10:00am – 12:00pm  ||  Sur-veil Salon  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – registration required
• 12:30pm – 1:45pm  ||  Studio Visit: Tiny Bear Jaws  ||  The Theatre Centre (RSVP HERE)
• 2:00pm – 3:15pm  ||  Chimerik’s Virtual Live Art Database  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – no registration required
• 4:00pm – 5:20pm  ||  Planetary OUDH  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille  ||  free – registration required

Evening Festival programming options:

• 6:00pm – 7:30pm  ||  Aye Caesar  ||  The Theatre Centre  ||  free – registration required
• 7:30pm – 9:00pm  ||  Bimbos in Space!  ||  Factory Theatre
• 8:00pm – 9:30pm  ||  The Movements  ||  The Theatre Centre
• 10:00pm – 10:40pm  ||  Microphone Controller  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• 10:00pm – 11:00pm  ||  Warm up  ||  The Theatre Centre
• Time TBA  ||  A, Brazil flag emoji, 47  ||  Factory Theatre  ||  free – no registration required

We encourage all Industry professionals to attend projects in our SummerWorks Exchange programming stream. The Exchange is a dynamic space for emergent creative thinking to come into focus and conversation, gathering artists and audiences together with intention around relevant and urgent creative proposals and artistic practices.

All Exchange programming is FREE and open to the public.
** Indicates projects that require advance registration

• in-between space lab / 인-비트윈 스페이스 랩 **
  • Tuesday, August 6  ||  10:00am – 12:00pm  ||  The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance
• Festivals are Scary, Strange, and Eerie
  • Tuesday, August 6  ||  5:00 – 6:20pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• Suitable Climate **
  • Tuesday, August 6  ||  7:30pm – 9:30pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• Sur-veil Salon **
  • Wednesday, August 7  ||  10:00am – 12:00pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
  • Thursday, August 8 ||  10:00am – 12:00pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• Main Character Energy: Mapping Archetype through the Zodiac
  • Wednesday, August 7  ||  2:00pm – 3:15pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• X60 Tea Table
  • Wednesday, August 7  ||  4:00pm – 5:30pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• Chimerik’s Virtual Live Art Database
  • Thursday, August 8  ||  2:00 – 3:15pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• Planetary OUDH **
  • Thursday, August 8  ||  4:00pm – 5:20pm  ||  Theatre Passe Muraille
• Aye Caesar **
  • Thursday, August 8  ||  6:00 – 7:30pm  ||  The Theatre Centre