SAGRE ( FESTIVALS )
Sagre ( festivals ) are traditional events where we come together as a community to socialize , discover and enjoy seasonal Italian food and traditions . Each month we present a sagra featuring a different Italian food theme . Presented by Villa Charities , with funding by the Government of Canada ’ s New Horizon ’ s for Seniors Program .
Sagra del Pomodoro / Tomato Sauce-Making Festival Saturday , September 17 • 11:30am - 1:30pm
Sagra della Castagna / Roasted Chestnut Festival Coincides with Ballo Liscio , featuring live musical performances and dancing ! Wednesday , November 9 • 6:30pm
Sagra del Panettone / Panettone Festival & Christmas Dessert Contest Coincides with Ballo Liscio , featuring live musical performances and dancing ! Wednesday , December 7 • 6:30pm
Price : A `Pay What You Can ' program .
Villa Charities , with funding by the Government of Canada ’ s New Horizon ’ s for Seniors Program , continues our popular Ballo Liscio social dancing nights . Join us Wednesday nights as we dance the night away . These weekly events are open to everyone and feature live musical performances . Wednesdays , September 28 – December 7 • 6:30pm Wednesdays , January 18 – March 29 • 6:30pm
Price : A `Pay What You Can ' program . Donations welcome at the door .
Location : Joseph D . Carrier Art Gallery , Columbus Centre
THEATRE & MUSICAL PERFORMANCES
Il Trovatore Saturday , September 24 • 7:00pm
Verdi ’ s most beloved opera “ Il Trovatore ” in a series of hybrid multimedia-enhanced live performances by Opera Sustenida . Created , directed and performed by Stephanie
DeCiantis ( soprano ), Nicole Whitney Dubinsky ( soprano ),
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Storie , Strane Storie ( Stories , Strange Stories )
A 5-week intensive theatre program & experimental theatrical performance
To commemorate the 50th anniversary of the death of famous Italian writer and dramatist Dino Buzzati ,
this 5-week intensive theatre program invites individuals of any age , nationality and experience level to come together , connecting through the Italian language and dramatic theatre for a unique social experience featuring
‘ strange ’ spaces and ‘ strange ’ stories .
Buzzati ’ s work will be read , analyzed , interpreted and transformed through hands-on and group activities such as games , vocal experiments and creative exercises . Through this program , participants will create , rehearse and perform an experimental theatrical performance for a live audience . Italian theatre actor and director , Gianluca Barbadori , will lead the intensive theatre course and direct the final theatre performance .
Everyone is welcome . No previous theatrical experience required . Open to professionals or amateurs , and no
knowledge of the Italian language is necessary .
Presented by Villa Charities and Istituto Italiano di Cultura of Toronto , in partnership with Ponte tra Culture Society .
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