PANAMANIA presented by CIBC, begins its 35-day run as the arts and culture festival enhancing the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games experience. Unprecedented in scale, PANAMANIA features more than 1,300 artists in 250 performances and exhibitions across Toronto starting today and running until August 15. The festival showcases the diverse cultures and artistic excellence of the Americas through music, theatre, dance and more, with free and ticketed events.
PANAMANIA will span Toronto with four major programs:
PANAMANIA Presentations (July 10–August 15, free and ticketed): Featuring 40 national and international performances and exhibitions, including 28 original new works commissioned by the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games Organizing Committee that have their world premieres during PANAMANIA and feature such distinguished award-winning artists as Robert Lepage, Sandra Shamas, Edward Burtynsky, Veronica Tennant, Mustafa the Poet, Rick Miller, Crystal Pite and more.
PANAMANIA Live @ Nathan Phillips Square (July 10–26 and August 7–12, free): Bright and energetic design elements envelop the Square, which features daily live music and entertainment programming that culminates with nightly concerts on the main stage and fireworks, co-produced with the City of Toronto. Victory Celebrations, presented by CIBC, honour medal-winning athletes nightly at 7 p.m. Major music headliners scheduled to perform free outdoor concerts during PANAMANIA include Grammy Award-winning, Latin Grammy Award-winning and Juno Award-winning artists, such as The Flaming Lips, Calle 13, Wyclef Jean, Serena Ryder, The Roots, A Tribe Called Red, Janelle Monae, Café Tacvba, Stars, Brigitte Boisjoli, Chromeo, Jann Arden, ChocQuibTown, Death from Above 1979, Lila Downs, Lights, Luciano, Dragonette, Colin James, USS, Marie-Pierre Arthur, Tanya Tagaq, The Barra MacNeils, Marianas Trench, Whitehorse, Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, Kiesza, Austra, Radio Radio and more.
CIBC Pan Am Park (July 11–25, free): Experience the ultimate street party in the heart of the largest sport competition cluster on the grounds of Exhibition Place. Daily programming includes live music, interactive sponsor activations, food and fun for the whole family.
PANAMANIA Live @ The Distillery District (July 11–25, free): Take in the sights, sounds and tastes of the Americas while strolling the cobblestone lanes. The Distillery District, located next to the CIBC Pan Am/Parapan Am Athletes’ Village, will be a hub of activity during the Pan Am Games.
OPENING WEEKEND OF PANAMANIA!
Friday, July 10 – Sunday, July 12, 2015
Friday, July 10, 2015
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
5pm - Poirer and Fwonte
7pm - T-Dots Finest BBoys & BGirls
DJ Serious spinning throughout the night
8pm - Live broadcast on jumbo video screens of Pan Am Opening Ceremony produced by
Cirque du Soleil, hosted by Eva Avila and Rick Miller
TORONTO2015/PANAMANIA
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
THEATRE
World premiere of THE WATERSHED by Annabel Soutar and directed by Chris Abraham, follows an artist and a country struggling to chart a sustainable course between economic growth and
environmental stewardship. Co-produced by Crow's Theatre and Porte Parole.
8pm – The Watershed at Berkeley Street Theatre (WP) $ Runs until July 19.
VISUAL ART
World premiere unveiling, CHALLENGE AND TRIUMPH BY DAVID M. GENERAL - At the 1907 Boston Marathon, Canadian long distance runner Tom Longboat smashed the previous world record by a whopping five minutes. An inspiration to Aboriginal and Canadian people, sculptor David M. General has created a tribute to Longboat to his legacy as a Canadian sport icon.
10am – Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until
Saturday, August 15.
THE POWER PLANT presents Toronto artists Nadia Belerique, Lili Huston-Herterich, and Laurie
Kang and collectives Bik Van der Pol, Tecerunquito, and YES! Association/ Föreningen JA!
Juxtaposing. The artists work together for the first time to investigate intrinsic playfulness and
performativity of objects and photographs in their individual artistic practices, ultimately offering
temporality as an instinctual means of organizing individuals non-hierarchially. The exhibit runs from
June 19th to September 7th, at The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery.
10am - The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. Runs until Saturday, August 15.
WATER’S EDGE, Six internationally renowned fine art photographers, each originating from a Pan
Am country, come together for this world premiere, curated by No. 9, a Toronto arts organization that
raises awareness for environmental concerns. The exhibition will be held at Union Station Great Hall
and Pearson International Airport from July 10 - August 15, and it explores the integral yet tenuous
relationship we have with our natural water supplies.
Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
YOUNG WORLD FACES OF PAN AM from July 10 - August 15 Commerce Court at 199 Bay Street will hold large-scale portrait photographs featuring 41 Torontonian women who have family
backgrounds reflecting the diversity of the 41 participating nations and territories.
YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
FASHION
SMARTER. FASTER. TOUGHER. AN EXHIBITION ON SPORTS, FASHION + TECH, The diverse
world of sports permeates every aspect of our lives from health, fashion and culture to technology,
design and architecture. This exhibition showcases the evolution of sportswear technology.
11am - Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech by Design Exchange
(WP) $ Runs until October 12.
Saturday, July 11
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
12:30pm - Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
2pm - Joaquin Diaz
3pm - Lula All Stars
4pm - The Heavyweights Brass Band
5pm - Radio Radio
6:35pm - Grand Bateria and Brass
7:30pm - Systema Solar
8:30pm - Wyclef Jean
9:30pm - Serena Ryder
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE)
2pm - Five Alarm Funk
3pm - The Fruits
3:30pm - STREB
4:30pm - The Fruits
5pm - Said The Whale
6pm - STREB
6:30pm - The Fruits
8:00pm - USS (Ubiquitous Synergy Seeker)
PANAMANIA LIVE @ THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT (FREE)
11:30am - Pan Fantasy Steelband
1pm - Bobby Rice Latin Big Band
3pm - Aion Clarke
5:30pm - Pan Fantasy Steelband
7:30pm - Basia Bulat
9:45 pm - Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
THEATRE
Experience a mesmerizing, innovative and technological performance created by and starring award winning artist Rick Miller in world premiere TWENTY THOUSAND LEAGUES UNDER THE SEA, a theatrical adaptation of the classic Jules Verne underwater sea adventure.
8pm – Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea at Daniels Spectrum, (WP) $ Runs until July 15.
VISUAL ART Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until Saturday, August 15.
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. Runs until Saturday, August 15.
Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
DANCE SHOWROOM is a colourful, arresting dance creation filled with passion and irony. In this showcase of contemporary Cuban dance, performers burst on stage in a powerful metaphor for life that blurs the boundaries of staged and real emotions. DanzAbierta is one of Havana's most prominent dance companies, regularly touring as cultural ambassadors throughout the world.
2pm - SHOWROOM is at Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre $ Runs until July 13
Sunday, July 12
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
2pm - Indian City
3pm - Soul Motivators
5pm - Federal Lights
6pm - Chin Injeti
7pm - Victory Celebrations
7:30pm - Jill Barber
8:30pm - BADBADNOTGOOD
9:30pm - Death From Above 1979
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE)
12pm - Joaquin Díaz
1:30 pm - The Fruits
2:12pm - Orquesta Buena Vista
3:30pm - The Fruits
4pm - STREB
4:30pm - Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
5:30pm - The Fruits
6pm - STREB
9pm - A Tribe Called Red
PANAMANIA LIVE @ THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT (FREE)
12:30pm - Eliana Cuevas
3pm - Lula All Stars & Special Guest Willy Torres
6:30pm - Joaquin Diaz
8:30pm - Orquesta Buena Vista
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
THEATRE
THE POSTMAN follows Canada’s first African-Canadian postman, Albert Jackson, on his original
route in the Annex. This site-specific presentation tells the story of Mr. Jackson’s journey to overcome
racial protest and rise to his ultimate position at Canada Post.
2pm and 7pm - The Postman at Harbord Street and Albert Jackson Lane in the Annex, (WP) $ Runs
until July 26.
LA IMAGINACIÓN DEL FUTURO, What if Salvador Allende had a team of modern communication experts at his disposal when Augusto Pinochet launched his coup? By looking at the potential paths history didn't follow, LA IMAGINACIÓN DEL FUTURO uses dark humour to demystify the best and worst years in Chile’s recent history.
7:30pm - La Imaginatión del Futuro at Young Centre for the Performing Arts $ Runs until July 15.
VISUAL ART
Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until
Saturday, August 15.
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. Runs until Saturday, August 15.
Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
DANCE
2pm - SHOWROOM is at Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre $
FASHION
11am - Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech by Design Exchange
(WP) $ Runs until October 12.
Monday, July 13
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
12:30pm - Manteca
6pm - Tribu Baharu
7pm - Victory Celebrations
7:30pm - Ana Tijoux
8:15pm - Orquesta Tipica Fernandez Fierro
9:15pm - Greta Hodgkinson in Venom
9:45pm - Ondatrópica
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE)
12:15pm - Les Vitaminés
1pm - La Chiva Gantiva
3:30pm - The Fruits
4pm - The Heavyweights Brass Band
5:15pm - Les Vitaminés
5:30pm - The Fruits
6pm - Radio Radio
7:30pm - The Fruits
9pm - Fito Blanko
PANAMANIA PRESENATIONS
THEATRE
Upon learning of the staggering statistics of people who will be displaced because of the rising sea
levels caused by climate change, theatre artist Ravi Jain found himself asking: “what can I do?”
Inspired by the ancient text of the great Indian epic: the Mahabharata, GIMME SHELTER questions
our responsibility to action when facing problems that seem too big to solve.
8pm - Gimme Shelter at Young Centre for the Performing Arts (WP) $ Runs until July 18.
7:30pm - La Imaginación del Futuro at Young Centre for the Performing Arts $ Runs until July 15.
8pm – Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea at Daniels Spectrum, (WP) $ Runs until July 15.
VISUAL ART
INTERNATIONS/ INTERSECTIONS BY PLANET INDIGENUS 2015, large-scale installations that depict modes of transport by contemporary First Nation artists. The exhibit will be held at the
Aboriginal Pavilion at Fort York.
10am - InterNations/InterSections by Planet IndigenUS 2015 at Aboriginal Pavilion at Fort York
National Historic Site (WP) Runs until August 9.
REQUIEM OF WATER by Meaghan Ogilvie is an act of remembrance to the spirit of water that has
been forgotten. Ogilvie was inspired by the Anishinaabe culture and their women’s responsibility to
the maintenance and respect of water. She contends that the goal of the REQUIEM OF WATER
exhibit is to heighten public awareness and encourage thoughtful responsibility towards our precious
water resources and the role we play in caring for them.
10am - Requiem of Water: Underwater Photo and Video Exhibition at Brookfield Place (WP) Runs
until August 14.
Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until
Saturday, August 15.
The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. Runs until Saturday, August 15.
Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
DANCE
2pm - SHOWROOM is at Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre $
FASHION
11am - Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech by Design Exchange
(WP) $ Runs until October 12.
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