518: A Day at the Hub

518: A Day at the Hub

Author: Luminato Festival Toronto June 22, 2025 Duration: 30:17
In this episode, Ramya Amuthan and JJ Hunt share with Christine their experience of visiting the 2025 Luminato Hub at Harboufront Centre. They also share on-location audio of the events they visited, featuring JJ’s always excellent description. This episode highlights the three following pieces in this order: Dandyism, Cirque Kikasse, and Terceradix Luminarium Music by Ty Simon.

Step into the vibrant, ever-shifting world of Toronto's Luminato Festival with LuminoCity. This audio companion, crafted by the festival team itself, extends the energy and ideas of the event far beyond its scheduled dates. Rather than just a preview, each episode is designed to add layers to your understanding, whether you're planning your visit or reflecting from afar. You'll hear artists in conversation, not just about their work but about the impulses and questions that drive them. The soundscape places you on-site with immersive, descriptive recordings from festival locations, offering a sense of presence. We pull back the curtain on the intricate process of bringing ambitious projects to life, sharing the candid, often unseen efforts that make it all happen. The LuminoCity podcast also explores the broader themes that connect the festival's diverse programming-those threads of thought about community, technology, and expression that give each year a unique resonance. It’s an auditory layer to a multi-sensory event, all set to an original score by Ty Simon. For anyone curious about the stories behind the stages and the conversations sparked by contemporary art, this series offers a rich, enduring supplement to the live experience.
Author: Language: en-ca Episodes: 100

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510: Dandyism [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 41:07
In this episode, Rebecca Singh learns about the fascinating history behind Dandyism with Theodore Walker Robinson, who himself is a dandyism connoisseur. Flamboyant, defiant, and timelessly cool - dandyism transformed re…
508: An Oak Tree [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 30:57
Is theatre supposed to be believable? Playwright and actor Tim Crouch fearlessly tackles that question in what some describe as his “experimental storytelling”. LuminoCity host, Ramya Amuthan, sat down with Tim to better…
507: Nigamon/Tunai [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 35:51
Rebecca Singh sits down with the artists behind the instillation performance, Nigamon/Tunai, which is featuring at this year’s Luminato Festival. Nigamon/Tunai Is described as an act of solidarity and a poetic manifesto…
506: Where Do Stories Come From? [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 31:21
In a quest to better understand the origins of stories, Rebecca Singh connects with her mother, Josefine, to look back at the folk tales of her home country, Germany. Music by Ty Simon.
505: What the Day Owes to the Night [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 51:01
How can someone who’s blind or low vision come to appreciate dance? It’s a complicated question but the panel Christine Malec assembled for this episode to tackle it is well equipped to answer it. We have professional da…
503: Red Like Fruit: Interview with Director Christian Barry [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 27:30
In Red Like Fruit, Governor General’s Award-winning playwright Hannah Moscovitch crafts a gripping, provocative new work that unpacks power, memory, and complicity in the post-#MeToo era. Rebecca Singh sits down with Chr…
502: Queen of the Night Communion: The Value of Venue [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 43:49
How often do you question the link between a performance and the venue in which it's taking place? Christine Malec, JJ Hunt, and Ramya Amuthan break down the undeniable importance of venue. To illustrate their point, thr…
501: Welcome to Luminato 2025 [not-audio_url] [/not-audio_url]

Duration: 38:00
The same podcast you know and love is back as LuminoCity! In the first episode of season 5, Rebecca Singh leads the hosts in a reflection of land acknowledgements and what they mean to them, followed by an interview with…