Hey all,
Guess what! Now you can follow us on Twitter! Katherine and I do a crap load of cultural things that we don’t have time to film, so now we’re going to tweet about it. Follow us along and find out what’s going on in the city!
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Monthly Archive for February, 2009
It was a beautifully warm-ish day in Toronto on Wednesday - perfect weather for a skate down at the waterfront at arguably one of the best rinks in the city, the Harbourfront Natrel Rink (it is also the city’s largest rink!).
Katherine and I took off after work, threw on some skates and took to the ice - something Katherine hadn’t done in almost 7 years! We had a blast skating around and enjoying the music being pumped into the cool evening air. It was a perfect way to finish off a long day of work.
All that exercise made us hungry so we decided to chow down on some delicious Thai food at Spice Thai Cafe across the street from Harbourfront. But on our way over, we wandered through the York Quay Centre to check out some of the free public art on display at the various galleries. There is some great pieces on display which you can see in the video.
Dinner was delicious and inexpensive (always a bonus) and the wait staff were as pleasant as always. But we were on a schedule as we had to get over to the Fleck Dance Theatre to see That Night Follows Day, part of the World Stage Festival. The show was conceived by the group Campo in Belgium and is only here until tomorrow (Saturday). Here’s a brief description:
You feed us. You wash us. You dress us. You sing to us. You watch us when we are sleeping. You make promises that you think we won’t remember.
Featuring a cast of 16 children between the ages of 8 and 14. That Night Follows Day is the creation of revolutionary theatre maker Tim Etchells of the UK’s Forced Entertainment.
From the acclaimed theatre company that brought Toronto audiences Aalst, That Night Follows Day examines the systems of parenthood, upbringing, discipline, care and welfare that define the worlds of children and adolescents. A play with children written for adults, That Night Follows Day playfully yet poignantly highlights how adults project their worlds onto the lives of the children around them.
This original production promises to be one of the most talked-about of Toronto’s theatre season.
It’s a really amazing piece of theatre - not your typical dramatic piece of text. We got a chance to speak to two of the actors in the show to get their perspective on what the show meant and their experiences.
That rounded out an excellent evening. There’s so much to see and do at Harbourfront year round, and a lot of it is free (which is amazing!). We certainly advise you to take a walk, bike, TTC or, if you must, drive down to the waterfront and explore the hidden treasures awaiting you.
That was a bit cheesy, wasn’t it? 
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Hey all,
Here is another moment in Toronto. Using footage from this fall while I was in the car with my dad and my brother on our way to do some ‘antiquing’ on Queen at Roncesvalles. I bought nothing, but my brother bought some cool theatre style seats and we found the world’s most beautiful and prohibitively expensive teak table. Afterwards, I got my hair trimmed and the lady blow dried it so high, I was a little embarassed on the walk home. I had to flatten it out before going out with my friends. Hair is not meant to defy gravity. You will never see a picture of this phenomenon.
Katherine put together a great little “moment in Toronto” video with music by Ohbijou.
It’s been a while since we’ve had a chance to put up a new post, but finally, here it is - the first episode of 2009!
Katherine and I took to the cold last Friday night to witness the first performance of the new Close Act show titled PI-LEAU. Close Act has been in Toronto before a few years ago with another show, but they out did themselves with this underwater exploration and struggle between good and evil. The show opened the 14 day festival, WinterCity - a favourite among Torontonians at this time of year.
Not only does the city embrace the cold and snow for these two weeks, we also gorge ourselves on food during Winterlicious. Many restaurants book up quickly so if you want to take advantage of some of the amazing world-class cuisine Toronto has to offer at affordable prices, best to book now!
What are your thoughts on WinterCity? Do you embrace the cold, or hibernate for 6 months?
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