2009 Media Releases

• November 05, 2009
  Authors at Harbourfront Centre's Weekly Programming Returns with Two Not-to-miss November Events

• November 05, 2009
  HATCH: emerging performance projects, 2010 Season Announced

• November 04, 2009
  DV8 Physical Theatre’s To Be Straight with You Comes to World Stage

• November 04, 2009
  The Power Plant presents a musical tribute to current exhibition "Candice Breitz: Same Same" - November 11, 2009

• October 21, 2009
  World Stage to Host the World Premiere of Necessary Angel's Hamlet

• October 19, 2009
  Paul Quarrington Wins Matt Cohen Award

• October 14, 2009
  Celebrate the Day of the Dead at Harbourfront Centre (Nov 7 & 8, 2009)

• October 13, 2009
  IFOA presents Random Acts of Reading : Oct. 15

• October 01, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre presents HarbourKIDS: Respect, a FREE three-day festival for kids this Thanksgiving long weekend!

• September 28, 2009
  30th anniversary International Festival of Authors offers a number of events for young readers and their families

• September 23, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre issues a call for submissions for Fresh Ground new works

• September 22, 2009
  Free Student Tickets to Canada's Premier Book Festival

• September 22, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre prepares to mount nine extraordinary fall visual arts exhibitions, September 26 to November 8

• September 15, 2009
  Complete IFOA schedule on sale September 15

• September 11, 2009
  The Power Plant launches the new exhibition ‘Candice Breitz: Same Same’ with an opening party on Friday, 18 September, 2009, followed by an impressive lineup of programming for the fall season.

• September 09, 2009
  World Stage Exclusive Canadian Host of Enda Walsh's The Walworth Farce

• September 02, 2009
  IFOA adds Keillor, Pamuk, Reichs, Ignatieff and 40 others to lineup

• August 25, 2009
  The Power Plant Exhibition: Candice Breitz, her first North American survey exhibition

• August 20, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre NextSteps 2009-10 Season Announced

• August 19, 2009
  Scottish Government announces funding for special focus at IFOA

• August 18, 2009
  30 years of This Ain't the Rosedale Library

• August 06, 2009
  Planet IndigenUs Partners Release

• August 06, 2009
  TELUS TAIWANfest: A New Journey (August 28- August 30)

• July 30, 2009
  Authors at Harbourfront Centre Hosts Margaret Atwood's First Toronto Appearance for her Highly Anticipated New Novel

• July 30, 2009
  Planet IndigenUs - Weekend Two - Detailed Listings

• July 28, 2009
  Planet IndigenUs Highlights Release

• July 28, 2009
  Planet IndigenUs - Weekend One - Detailed Listings

• July 20, 2009
  Zaika: A South Asian Food Festival (August 7- August 9) Harbourfront Centre World Routes 2009 Presented by RBC

• July 15, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre Commission Selected to 2010 Cultural Olympiad

• July 14, 2009
  Island Soul (July 31- August 3) Harbourfront Centre World Routes 2009 Presented by RBC

• July 08, 2009
  Canadian Voices (July 24 - July 26) part of World Routes 2009 presented by RBC

• July 02, 2009
  Mexico: Beyond Your Expectations (July 17-19) - Part of World Routes 2009 presented by RBC

• July 02, 2009
  Beats Breaks and Culture (July 10-12) - Part of World Routes 2009 presented by RBC

• June 25, 2009
  Sonja Smits Elected President of Harbourfront Centre Board of Directors

• June 24, 2009
  There's still time to register for Harbourfront Centre's amazing summer camps! Register now for a memorable summer of fun and excitement for ages 4-17.

• June 22, 2009
  Alice Munro to open 30th anniversary International Festival of Authors

• June 22, 2009
  Free Flicks - Retro Reels

• June 22, 2009
  Canada Day (July 1)-Part of World Routes 2009 presented by RBC

• June 22, 2009
  Hot Spot (July 3-5) - Part of World Routes 2009 presented by RBC

• June 19, 2009
  The Power Plant launches the new exhibition ‘Universal Code’ and the All Summer, All Free program with the annual Summer Party on Thursday, 11 June, 2009

• June 19, 2009
  The Power Plant is set to open its doors and offer free admission for ‘Universal Code,’ a major new group exhibition featuring twenty-two of the world’s leading contemporary artists, from 12 June - 30 August 2009

• June 19, 2009
  Nine spectacular visual arts exhibitions set to open at Harbourfront Centre, June 27-September 13

• June 19, 2009
  Architecture at Harbourfront Centre presents Building for the Economy and Home Economics, June 27-September 7

• June 03, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre’s Circus Camp just came to town for adults! Learn to juggle, do acrobatics, walk on stilts or a tight wire!

• June 02, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre Presents RESPECT: A Photo Odyssey Celebrating Canada's Boreal Forest

• May 29, 2009
  Toronto Music Garden celebrates its 10th anniversary season with free concerts and dance performances and two world premieres

• May 29, 2009
  The Power Plant is set to open its doors and offer free admission for ‘Universal Code,’ a major new group exhibition featuring twenty-two of the world’s leading contemporary artists, from 12 June – 30 August 2009

• May 14, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage 2009-10 Line-Up Announced

• May 14, 2009
  2009 Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees™ Winners Announced

• May 06, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre invites kids to the heart of Toronto’s waterfront for a summer of fun, creativity and learning

• May 05, 2009
  Authors at Harbourfront Centre Special Event part of the 5th annual Festival of Architecture and Design

• May 01, 2009
  York Quay Centre Visual Arts presents nine new free exhibitions from May 8 to June 21, 2009

• April 28, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre celebrates kids who make an IMPACT with spectacular performances, interactive activities and the return of the exciting Toronto International Circus Festival! Admission is free.

• April 28, 2009
  Calling all HarbourKIDS to join the One Million Acts of Green campaign to make an IMPACT! and enter their Act of Green!

• April 27, 2009
  Nagata Shachu takes families on a musical journey in Bang on a Drum! featuring the spectacular sound of the Japanese drum on Sunday, May 17, as part of HarbourKIDS: Impact!

• April 22, 2009
  3rd annual Forest of Reading® Festival of Trees™ at Harbourfront Centre

• April 16, 2009
  Sixth Installment of ALOUD: a Celebration for Young Readers (May 4 to 6, 2009)

• April 15, 2009
  May Events at Authors at Harbourfront Centre

• April 15, 2009
  Illustrious UK-based Stan’s Cafe Brings a Two-Part Grand Finale to World Stage

• April 09, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre Goes Around the World in 69 Days - Free World Routes Summer Events from Canada Day to Labour Day!

• April 03, 2009
  A Remarkable HATCH Season Concludes With Petrichor

• March 30, 2009
  Authors at Harbourfront Centre names Jacob McArthur Mooney as winner of Open Stage Night

• March 19, 2009
  Artistic Fraud’s AfterImage Electrifies Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage

• March 18, 2009
  Toronto elementary schools compete at Harbourfront Centre in the 2008-09 TDSB Team Chess Finals on April 6

• March 11, 2009
  An Incredible HATCH Season Continues with All I Ever Wanted

• March 05, 2009
  York Quay Centre Visual Arts presents eight new free exhibitions running from March 14 to May 3

• March 05, 2009
  The Power Plant at Harbourfront Centre - Spring 2009 Exhibitions and Public Programmes

• March 03, 2009
  Breathtaking Dance Troupe Grupo Corpo of Brazil Return to Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage

• February 26, 2009
  View Points Explores Kwanzaa History and Worldwide Impact By Screening The Black Candle Along With a Director Talk - March 21, 2009

• February 26, 2009
  Spacing Magazine thinkToronto winners speak about their designs at View Points at Harbourfront Centre - March 26, 2009

• February 24, 2009
  UK photographer Penny Klepuszewska's internationally lauded Living Arrangements premieres at Harbourfront Centre March 14 to May 3

• February 18, 2009
  Thriller Night and Open Stage bookend March events at Authors at Harbourfront Centre

• February 12, 2009
  11 spectacular Harbourfront Centre March Break Camps for ages 4 to 16 including Circus, Fashion Design, Digital Photo, TheatreKids, Portfolio Prep and Junior Authors!

• February 11, 2009
  The Hilarious Blind Date Looks for Love at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage

• February 09, 2009
  Canadian Premiere of Acclaimed That Night Follows Day at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage

• February 09, 2009
  Authors at Harbourfront Centre announces “Open Stage Night,” calls for submissions

• February 06, 2009
  Frat boys come to the Harbourfront Centre’s HATCH: emerging performance projects

• February 05, 2009
  Kuumba - African Heritage Month festival returns to Harbourfront Centre February 7 & 8 and February 14 & 15

• January 28, 2009
  Architecture at Harbourfront Centre – New exhibition Building on History runs from January 24 to June 14, 2009

• January 22, 2009
  Aché Brasil heats up Harbourfront Centre with Afro-Brazilian rhythms on Sunday, February 15 in a free family performance!

• January 21, 2009
  SIRIUS Canada free live concert and broadcast with band Cuff the Duke on Saturday January 31 (at the Lakeside Terrace and Natrel Rink)

• January 20, 2009
  Powerful South African Play Tshepang at Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage

• January 15, 2009
  Harbourfront Centre’s World Stage Revives with the World Premiere of Dance Marathon

• January 15, 2009
  Artists Undress Fashion, Objectify Animals and Reuse Car Parts for Nature Walks at New Harbourfront Centre Exhibitions Beginning January 24

• January 14, 2009
  NextSteps Strides into the New Year at Harbourfront Centre

• January 08, 2009
  Aluna Theatre to Open Harbourfront Centre's HATCH Season with Nohayquiensepa (Nooneknows)

• January 07, 2009
  Make time for you! A world of contemporary culture is waiting for you at Harbourfront Centre’s Courses & Workshops!

Harbourfront Centre Images

All photos used from this site must be credited to Harbourfront Centre or as listed.

• World Stage
• World Routes
• Visual Arts at York Quay Centre

• International Festival of Authors (IFOA)
  (available Sept '09)
• Artist Gardens

Some Harbourfront Centre Site Photos

York Quay Centre 2004

Aerial shot of Harbourfront Centre site
photo: Mark Bradshaw

Harbourfront Centre, Luminato 2007
photo: Mark Bradshaw

 

Pulse Front at Luminato 2007
photo: Mike Lee

Sirius Satellite Radio Stage
and World Café
photo: Gordon Hawkins

Sirius Satellite Radio Stage
photo: Mark Bradshaw

 

Sirius Satellite Radio Stage
photo: Mark Bradshaw

Enwave Theatre

Toronto Music Garden
photo: Gera Dillon

 

The Power Plant

The Power Plant

Natrel Rink 2007
photo: Jennifer Hart

 

Natrel Rink 2007
photo: Jennifer Hart

Natrel Rink 2007
photo: Jennifer Hart

Natrel Rink 2007
photo: Jennifer Hart