Live Stream: Stories of Course
ZoomStories told by students of Storytelling Toronto’s courses. Learn more about our upcoming courses here!
$5
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True Stories Told Live Toronto (Partner Event)
The Garrison 1197 Dundas Street West, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaTrue Stories Told Live Toronto, hosted by Marsha Shandur, is the city’s biggest and longest-running true storytelling show. Gripping audiences for over a decade, the Toronto Star says it’s “like a hit of dopamine,” BlogTo calls it “welcoming and fulfilling”, and She Does the City says it's "Toronto's best storytelling show." Featuring artists Tyvaughn Holness, Madeleine Sedgewick, Sara […]
Free
StoryFusion Cabaret: Raconte-moi une histoire
Alliance Française 24 Spadina Road, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaCo-produced with Alliance Française, the final StoryFusion Cabaret of the season celebrates both official languages with an evening of stories and song. This show features Stéphanie Bénéteau, Djennie Laguerre, Marylyn Peringer, Anne Lederman, and is hosted and curated by Donna Dudinsky.
$20
Keeping Culture Alive
Theatre Passe Muraille 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMike Ormsby and Sahand Sahebdivani discuss the role storytelling plays in connecting with one’s culture and in keeping traditions alive. This event will be live-streamed. Curated by Paul Aflalo, with January Rogers
Free
Looking to the Past to See Ourselves Better
Theatre Passe Muraille 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaIn this series of stories, Chantal Lim, Stéphanie Bénéteau, and Christine Malec invite us to look into the past, to see ourselves better. This event will be live-streamed. Event Program: Chantal Lim: Ancient Dying Chinese Dialect is about Hokkien, one of the oldest Chinese dialects in existence. Through true personal stories, it explores how language […]
$10 – $15
Heavy Silence: Revisiting the Sorrow We Carry
Theatre Passe Muraille 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaAn unforgettable event that combines the vulnerability of true personal storytelling with the vibrancy of live music. Co-created by award-winning storyteller Devan Sandiford and celebrated rapper October Sixteen, this heartfelt and uplifting show explores the hidden sorrows we carry and the joy, insight, and love that can emerge when we have the courage to face […]
$10 – $20
I love the story, but why are the bad guys all ugly and fat?
CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaA conversation about how to tell folktales we love that are politically and morally incorrect. Sometimes we fall in love with a story but find it very difficult to tell in 2023. Let’s face it, so many traditional stories are heteronormative, sexist, and even racist. On the other hand, the last thing we want is […]
$55 – $65
Live Stream: Forest Echoes: Courageous Women who Challenged Tradition – Stories of Blood, Berries and Transformation
Live StreamForest Echoes describes the Indian way of life through the eyes of three highly-talented and individualistic women who challenged tradition. The stories capture the zeitgeist of ancient India. The story She 'Nose' (from the epic Ramayana), a tale of a warrior princess (Rabindranath Tagore's Chitrangada) and the story of the berries (from the epic Ramayana).
$10
Live Stream: The Melting Heart of the Alps
Live StreamIn the heart of the Swiss Alps lies the receding Great Aletsch Glacier. Journey along with me to explore its lore and legends, the beliefs of the people who live there, and what they risk losing.
$10
Psyche and Eros
Theatre Passe Muraille 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaThe Ancient Greek myth Psyche and Eros has traveled from North Africa to Europe and beyond, inspiring artists for centuries. This collaboration of story and music resonates with our modern lives. This creative collaboration was made possible thanks to funding from the Canada Council for the Arts. This event will be live-streamed.
$10 – $15
Tales of the Djinn
Theatre Passe Muraille 16 Ryerson Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMy great grandmother loved telling stories of the mysterious Djinns. My father lapped them up as a little boy. He didn't care if they were true or not. As a young man he was locked up for his political activism, he realized how valuable the stories were — at night the prisoners would forget the […]
$10 – $20
Building Your First Show
CSI Spadina 192 Spadina Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaYou've been telling shorter stories and have the ambition to create a longer show. Is it just taking a few short stories and gluing them together or are there other avenues to explore? What does it give you to mix genres and find other dramaturgical interventions? In this part lecture, part public brainstorm we look […]
Free