TUESDAY, JULY 21
TORONTO2015/PANAMANIA
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE), Bay and Queen Street, Toronto, ON
12:15pm - Wheelchair Tango
12:30pm - David Buchbinder’s Odessa/Havana with special guests Shakura S’Aida and
Christopher Butcher
1:45pm - Wheelchair Tango
6pm - Danilo Pérez & the PANAMANIA Lula Big Band
7pm - Victory Celebrations
7:30pm - Los Van Van
8:15pm - The Blind Boys of Alabama
9:15pm - The Thirst for Love and Water
9:30pm - Charles Bradley & His Extraordinaires
10:45 - Fireworks
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE), Exhibition Grounds, Toronto, ON
1pm - Dr. Draw
2:30pm - Freestyle Soccer
2:45pm - Spicy Circus
3pm - The Mariachi Ghost
4:30pm - Freestyle Soccer
4:45pm - Spicy Circus
5:30pm - Lorraine Klaasen
7:15pm - Spicy Circus
10pm - Palenke Soultribe
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
THEATRE/COMEDY
OPENING NIGHT - One of Canada's most celebrated comic artists presents an all-new show about
her personal exploration of life after 50. THE BIG “WHAT NOW?” is a humourous look at what
happens once a woman has completed life's compulsory rites of passage.
8pm - The Big ‘What Now?’ by Sandra Shamas at Young Centre for the Performing Arts (WP) $
Runs until July 25.
DANCE
OPENING NIGHT - BATTLE FOR THE NORTH - Street dance crews compete in a round-robin style
elimination tournament with hopes to be crowned Canada’s best urban performers.
7pm - Battle for the North at Young Centre for the Performing Arts $ Runs until July 23.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
10am - 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.
10am - 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. From parkas to wetsuits, 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.
WEDNESDAY, JULY 22
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
12:15pm - Wheelchair Tango
12:30pm - Little Miss Higgins & the Winnipeg Five
1:45pm - Wheelchair Tango
6pm - The Once
7pm - Victory Celebrations
7:30pm - Marie-Pierre Arthur
8:15pm - Stars
9:15pm - The Thirst for Love and Water
9:45pm - Café Tacvba
10:45 - Fireworks
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE)
12:30pm - Freestyle Soccer
1pm - Jay Douglas & the All Stars
3pm - Freestyle Soccer
3:30pm - Charles Bradley & his Extraordinaires
5:30pm - Antibalas
8:30pm - Freestyle Soccer
PANAMANIA LIVE @ THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT (FREE), 55 Mill Street, Toronto, ON
12:30pm - The Imbayakunas
6:30pm - Jackie Richardson
8:45pm - Lorraine Klaasen
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
MUSIC
Grammy Award-winning pianist Danilo Pérez (Panama) performs an original creation celebrating the
Games. Pérez is joined by trio members John Patitucci (USA) and Brian Blade (USA) as well as
special guests Pedrito Martinez (Cuba), Miguel Zenón (Puerto Rico), Jane Bunnett (Canada) and
students from Boston’s Berklee Global Jazz Institute.
8:30pm - Jazz of the Americas: Danilo Pérez and PANAMANIA Lula Big Band at Koerner Hall (WP)
THEATRE
8pm - The Big ‘What Now?’ by Sandra Shamas at Young Centre for the Performing Arts (WP) $ Runs until July 25.
DANCE
7pm - Battle for the North at Young Centre for the Performing Arts $ Runs until July 23.
VISUAL ART
10am - Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until Saturday,
August 15.
10am - InterNations/InterSections by Planet IndigenUS 2015 at Aboriginal Pavilion at Fort York National
Historic Site (WP) Runs until August 9.
10am - The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
10am - Requiem of Water: Underwater Photo and Video Exhibition at Brookfield Place (WP) Runs until Aug 14.
10am - Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
10am - YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
FASHION
11am - Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech by Design Exchange
(WP) Runs until October 12.
THURSDAY, JULY 23
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
12:30pm - YOA Orchestra of the Americas
6pm - Emeline Michel
7pm - Victory Celebrations
7:30pm - The Brothas
9:15pm - The Thirst for Love and Water
9:45pm - Tessanne Chin
10:45 - Fireworks
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE)
12pm - Capoeira Luanda
1:30pm - Capoeira Luanda
3:30pm - Jully Black
4:30pm - Running Red Lights
5:30pm - Stars
PANAMANIA LIVE @ THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT (FREE)
12:30pm - Berklee Global Jazz Ambassadors
6:30pm - Jane Bunnett and Maqueque
8:45pm - Fito Blanko
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
THEATRE/CIRCUS
OPENING NIGHT - Cirque Alfonse’s TIMBER! is inspired by the exploits of the first Québécois
lumberjacks, loggers and farmers. Talented acrobats and musicians create a colourful, energetic
scene of epic feats, complete with axe-throwing and aerial acrobatics.
7pm - Timber! at Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre $ Runs until July 25.
THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT - NIÁGARA~ A PAN-AMERICAN STORY, conceived and directed by Veronica
Tennant, is a multi-media show that celebrates a deep and vibrant cultural connection between Cuba
and Canada that goes back 200 years when poet and revolutionary José María Heredia penned his
ode to the beauty and wonder of Niagara Falls.
8pm - NIÁGARA ~ A Pan-American Story at Daniels Spectrum $ (WP) Runs until July 26.
8pm - The Big ‘What Now?’ by Sandra Shamas at Young Centre for the Performing Arts (WP) $ Runs until July 25.
DANCE/THEATRE
OPENING NIGHT – BETROFFENHEIT, Shock and bewilderment encompass you in the wake of a
disaster. In this timeless, liminal space you are the survivor, still responding to the crisis long after it
has subsided. Created by Crystal Pite (Kidd Pivot) and Jonathon Young (Electric Company
Theatre), BETROFFENHEIT explores powerful themes of loss, trauma, addiction and recovery
through a boundary-stretching hybrid of theatre and dance. Co‐ presented with Canadian Stage.
8pm - Betroffenheit at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (WP) $ Runs until July 25.
VISUAL ART
10am - Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until Saturday,
August 15.
10am - InterNations/InterSections by Planet IndigenUS 2015 at Aboriginal Pavilion at Fort York National Historic
Site (WP) Runs until August 9.
10am - The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
10am - Requiem of Water: Underwater Photo and Video Exhibition at Brookfield Place (WP) Runs until Aug 14.
10am - Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
10am - YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
FASHION
11am - Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech by Design Exchange (WP) Runs
until October 12.
FRIDAY, JULY 24
PANAMANIA LIVE @ NATHAN PHILLIPS SQUARE (FREE)
12:30pm - Bossa Tres
1:30pm - The Thirst for Love and Water
6pm - Cassava Latin Band
7pm - Victory Celebrations
7:30pm - Quique Escamilla
8:15pm - Fito Blanko
9:15pm - The Thirst for Love and Water
9:45pm - Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue
10:45 - Fireworks
CIBC PAN AM PARK (FREE)
12:30pm - Battle for the North Showcase
2:15pm - Tanika Charles
3:15pm - Capoeira Luanda
3:30 pm - Eva Avila
4:30pm - Cirque Inspirall
5:30pm - Black Violin
7pm - Capoeira Luanda
7:15pm - Hot Sardines
9pm - Cirque Inspirall
PANAMANIA LIVE @ THE DISTILLERY DISTRICT (FREE)
1pm - Art Battle Canada
5:15pm - Alexis Baro
7:30pm - Lady Son
9:45pm - Shakura S’Aida
PANAMANIA PRESENTATIONS
THEATRE/DANCE/CIRCUS
7pm - Timber! at Fleck Dance Theatre at Harbourfront Centre $ Runs until July 25.
8pm - NIÁGARA ~ A Pan-American Story at Daniels Spectrum $ (WP) Runs until July 26.
8pm - The Big ‘What Now?’ by Sandra Shamas at Young Centre for the Performing Arts (WP) $ Runs until July 25.
8pm - Betroffenheit at St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts (WP) $ Runs until July 25.
VISUAL ART
ART BATTLE CANADA, Visual artists from the Americas compete in a live art battle. The winners,
as chosen by the audience, move onto the International Live Painting Championship at Nathan
Phillips Square on July 25.
1pm - Art Battle Canada at The Distillery District.
10am - Challenge and Triumph by David M. General at Ontario’s Celebration Zone (WP). Runs until Saturday,
August 15.
10am - InterNations/InterSections by Planet IndigenUS 2015 at Aboriginal Pavilion at Fort York National Historic
Site (WP) Runs until Sunday, August 9.
10am - The Power Plant Contemporary Art Gallery. (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
10am - Requiem of Water: Underwater Photo and Video Exhibition at Brookfield Place (WP) Runs until Friday,
August 14.
10am - Water’s Edge – Union Station and Toronto International Airport (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
10am - YOUNG World Faces of Pan Am at Commerce Court West (WP) Runs until Saturday, August 15.
FASHION
11am - Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech by Design Exchange
(WP) $ Runs until October 12.
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