Saturday, August 17, 2013

 
Host: Ted Fox
 
Kate Mior, Corporeal Mime Artist, on her street installations Coppelia and Marie Antoinette, and Nathaniel Rankin, Award Winning Magician, Juggler and Circus Artist. Both in ScotiaBank Buskerfest, the 14th annual Toronto international street performers' festival in support of Epilepsy Toronto. Runs Thursday August 22 to Sunday August 25 in the Downtown Yonge Neighbourhood along the Yonge Street corridor from Queen Street to College Street, including Trinity Square Park and Yonge-Dundas Square.  Features 100 of the world's top street performers.    http://www.torontobuskerfest.com/   http://www.nathanielrankinmagic.com/     http://www.katemior.com/
 
Bageshree Vaze, Indo-Canadian classical dancer and musician, Director of Pratbha Arts, which produces high quality programming of music and dance influenced by India and reflective of the Indo-Canadian experience. Joins forces with Besharam to honour the power and resilience of female youth in Balika, an event taking place August 18 2013, 8pm, at Lulu Lounge, 1585 Dundas Street West. Proceeds go to promote girls' rights and help end gender inequality through Plan Canada's Because I am a Girl initiative. Hosted by Dance Activist Anjum Nayyar, Publisher of http://www.masalamommas.com/.  Features dance performances including Bageshree Vaze and her Global Bollywood Dance, Carmen Romero, hip hop artist Diana Reyes, and others.  http://www.bageshree.com/pratibhaarts/   http://www.besharam.ca/

 

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