June 23rd | THWACK! A Workshop on Sonic Descriptions
Creative Connector (Online) | More info
Join Andy Slater on Zoom in this workshop where participants will analyze sound files and create unique descriptions using examples from artists, history, and even comic books!
ASL Interpretation. Closed Captions. Discounted/PWYC Tickets.
June 6th - 17th | Treemonisha
The Luminato Festival and TO Live (Toronto) | More info
This show tells the story of a young Black woman who, in discovering the truth of her past and overcoming enormous personal loss, discovers her power to unify a divided people and lead her community towards a new future.
ASL Interpretation. Audio Description.
To request accessible seating, reserve seats near the ASL interpreters, or reserve an Audio Description or Hearing Assist device, please contact the Access Concierge, Emily Maxwell, at emaxwell@luminato.com or (437) 776-1569.
June 8th - 10th | Nuit
The Luminato Festival (Toronto) | More info
In this contemporary dance performance, eight performers grapple with the hurly-burly of everyday life, pushing themselves to the limit where tensions emerge and a troubling, subterranean vulnerability is expressed.
ASL Interpretation. Audio Description.
June 8th - October 28th | Rent
The Stratford Festival (Stratford) | More info
Set in Manhattan in the 1990s, this rock musical by Jonathan Larson follows a group of young East Village artists, performers and philosophers as they struggle through the hardships of poverty, societal discord and the AIDS epidemic in the search for life, love and art.
Audio Described Performance.
June 10th | Loom Beading Workshop
Ociciwan Contemporary Art Collective (Edmonton) | More info
Spots are limited for this fun and crafty workshop, so register today! No previous experience necessary.
Free Event.
June 10th, 17th, 24th & July 1st and 8th| The Out of the Shadow - Shadow Box Creation
Tangled Art + Disability (Toronto) | More info
Hosted by Mozhgan Abbasroohollahi, this workshop series is for Deaf and Deaf-Blind participants. There are limited spots available, soregister now by emailing mhafizirad@deafculturecentre.ca.
ASL Interpretation. Free Event.
June 14th | Disrupting Unconscious Bias
BC Arts & Bakau Consulting (Vancouver) | More info
This workshop provides participants with an engaging and interactive opportunity to investigate and unpack their own personal and organizational biases.
ASL Interpretation. Captions.
In recognition of the importance of this work, Arts BC encourages you to reach out to have the fee waived if cost is a barrier. Please email the them at operations@artsbc.org.
June 14th | Sustainable Futures / Avenirs Éco-Responsables
The Canadian New Music Network and Le Vivier (Montréal) | More info
You're invited to a Conversation on Sustainable Futures for music and sound artists and organizations, art workers and audiences. On this occasion, they will welcome a representative of the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec as well as the Conseil des événements écoresponsables for a short presentation, followed by a question period.
Free Event.
For accessibility questions, please contact info@levivier.ca.
June 15th - 25th | Ottawa Fringe Festival
Ottawa Fringe (Ottawa) | More info
This month, catch a variety of exciting shows from new artists and Fringe favourites alike. Whether your favourite flavour is comedy, drama, stand-up, musicals or dance, this festival has a show for every taste.
Assistive Listening Devices. Audio Description. Free Event.
Visit https://ottawafringe.com/access/access-at-fringe/ for more information about the festival's new assisted listening initiatives as well as other accessibility features.
June 19th | The Colour of Ink
Hot Docs (Toronto) | More info
Back by popular demand! In this lush and visually striking film from director Brian D. Johnson, audiences see the world through the eyes of Jason Logan, a Toronto-based ink maker whose stunning colours, harvested from natural ingredients like flowers, berries, rock and rust, are coveted by artists around the world.
Open Captions. Relaxed Performance.
June 20th | Pajama Party Politics: Gathering to Gab
Listen to Dis' and the Saskatchewan Arts Alliance (Saskatoon) | More info
In this event, the goal is to create a better understanding of access from a local disability cultural lens and create guidelines within a living document that help orient people towards access in the arts.
Free Event.
Visit https://form.jotform.com/231554903018048 to note any access needs you might have for this event.
June 24th | Brockville Community Consultation
SPARC Performing Arts (Brockville) | More info
Folks will discuss the arts in and around Brockville, look for ways to create collaboration and cross-promotion between arts organizations and find ways to amplify the arts in Brockville! A lunch will be included for this event.
Free Event.
If you have questions please feel free to email Rachel at rachel@sparcperformingarts.com.
Now - October 28th | Monty Python's Spamalot
The Stratford Festival (Stratford) | More info
This show offers a hefty share of irreverence in a hilarious spoof of the story of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table as they go in search of the Holy Grail. In this outrageous musical comedy by Eric Idle and John Du Prez, lets us look at our flaws and foibles and in doing so allows us to laugh at the things that make us human.
Audio Description. Discounted Tickets Available.
To reserve a ticket to this performance, call the box office at 1 (800) 567-1600 or you can email Kayla, the Accessibility Coordinator, at kbesse@stratfordfestival.ca.
