The Flying Machine is a 30-minute aerial and acrobatic show featuring three artists performing on stilts, aerial rope, aerial hoop and a duo dance trapeze performance. Drawing from circus, dance, physical theatre and clown, we tell the story of a quirky inventor who, with the help of her assistants and the audience, builds a machine that can travel through space and time. Through her experiments we discover the power of human strength and resourcefulness in overcoming obstacles as she invites audience members of all ages to awaken their imaginations and find their sense of whimsy.

Community members will have the opportunity to join social circus ambassadors SoCirC for free workshops before the shows, where they will be introduced to circus skills such as juggling, object manipulation, and balancing. Participants who choose to will also have the opportunity to perform their newfound skills at that evening’s show.

Workshop 5:30PM-6:15PM
Show at 6:30PM

Weaving people and plants together: music, dance & fibre arts. 
Six magical evenings under the trees in beautiful Raymore Park along the banks of the Humber / Gabekanaang Ziibi / River.

Join us in the circle, as Toronto musicians share sounds and songs from South India, Egypt, and Ukraine to Georgia, Lithuania, Ireland, and the places in between. Get to know the plants of the valley through hands-on crafting and unwind as the sun sinks through gentle movement. Follow the signs from the Raymore Park parking lot — bring a blanket and find us under the trees.

Tuesday July 15: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar with dance artist Julia Aplin.

Wednesday July 16: Egyptian-Canadian vocalist Maryem Hassan Tollar with singer, poet, dancer and actor Roula Said; and multi-instrumentalist Ernie Tollar.

Thursday July 17: Trish O’Callaghan shares soulful songs from the Celtic tradition. Dance artist Julia Aplin invites you to move like the river and rest with the trees.

Friday July 18: Andrea Kuzmich and Nadia Dziubaniwska share soaring melodies and earthy harmonies grounded in Ukrainian folk tradition, reconnecting to land and ritual.

Saturday July 19: SlowPitchSound brings “sci-fi turntablism” to the valley, braiding live sampling and scratching with deep grooves and field recordings. Hands on: Musical instrument-making using Japanese knotweed with Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen.

Sunday July 20: Honeypaw‘s music is deeply rooted in the forest, mixing ancient stringed instruments from Finland and Lithuania with tree harps and ritualistic vocal duets. Hands on: Artist and educator Bozena Hrycyna brings her deep knowledge of traditional Ukrainian folk ways to the valley with scything, song and straw crafts.

Weaving people and plants together: music, dance & fibre arts. 
Six magical evenings under the trees in beautiful Raymore Park along the banks of the Humber / Gabekanaang Ziibi / River.

Join us in the circle, as Toronto musicians share sounds and songs from South India, Egypt, and Ukraine to Georgia, Lithuania, Ireland, and the places in between. Get to know the plants of the valley through hands-on crafting and unwind as the sun sinks through gentle movement. Follow the signs from the Raymore Park parking lot — bring a blanket and find us under the trees.

Tuesday July 15: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar with dance artist Julia Aplin.

Wednesday July 16: Egyptian-Canadian vocalist Maryem Hassan Tollar with singer, poet, dancer and actor Roula Said; and multi-instrumentalist Ernie Tollar.

Thursday July 17: Trish O’Callaghan shares soulful songs from the Celtic tradition. Dance artist Julia Aplin invites you to move like the river and rest with the trees.

Friday July 18: Andrea Kuzmich and Nadia Dziubaniwska share soaring melodies and earthy harmonies grounded in Ukrainian folk tradition, reconnecting to land and ritual.

Saturday July 19: SlowPitchSound brings “sci-fi turntablism” to the valley, braiding live sampling and scratching with deep grooves and field recordings. Hands on: Musical instrument-making using Japanese knotweed with Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen.

Sunday July 20: Honeypaw‘s music is deeply rooted in the forest, mixing ancient stringed instruments from Finland and Lithuania with tree harps and ritualistic vocal duets. Hands on: Artist and educator Bozena Hrycyna brings her deep knowledge of traditional Ukrainian folk ways to the valley with scything, song and straw crafts.

Weaving people and plants together: music, dance & fibre arts. 
Six magical evenings under the trees in beautiful Raymore Park along the banks of the Humber / Gabekanaang Ziibi / River.

Join us in the circle, as Toronto musicians share sounds and songs from South India, Egypt, and Ukraine to Georgia, Lithuania, Ireland, and the places in between. Get to know the plants of the valley through hands-on crafting and unwind as the sun sinks through gentle movement. Follow the signs from the Raymore Park parking lot — bring a blanket and find us under the trees.

Tuesday July 15: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar with dance artist Julia Aplin.

Wednesday July 16: Egyptian-Canadian vocalist Maryem Hassan Tollar with singer, poet, dancer and actor Roula Said; and multi-instrumentalist Ernie Tollar.

Thursday July 17: Trish O’Callaghan shares soulful songs from the Celtic tradition. Dance artist Julia Aplin invites you to move like the river and rest with the trees.

Friday July 18: Andrea Kuzmich and Nadia Dziubaniwska share soaring melodies and earthy harmonies grounded in Ukrainian folk tradition, reconnecting to land and ritual.

Saturday July 19: SlowPitchSound brings “sci-fi turntablism” to the valley, braiding live sampling and scratching with deep grooves and field recordings. Hands on: Musical instrument-making using Japanese knotweed with Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen.

Sunday July 20: Honeypaw‘s music is deeply rooted in the forest, mixing ancient stringed instruments from Finland and Lithuania with tree harps and ritualistic vocal duets. Hands on: Artist and educator Bozena Hrycyna brings her deep knowledge of traditional Ukrainian folk ways to the valley with scything, song and straw crafts.

Weaving people and plants together: music, dance & fibre arts. 
Six magical evenings under the trees in beautiful Raymore Park along the banks of the Humber / Gabekanaang Ziibi / River.

Join us in the circle, as Toronto musicians share sounds and songs from South India, Egypt, and Ukraine to Georgia, Lithuania, Ireland, and the places in between. Get to know the plants of the valley through hands-on crafting and unwind as the sun sinks through gentle movement. Follow the signs from the Raymore Park parking lot — bring a blanket and find us under the trees.

Tuesday July 15: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar with dance artist Julia Aplin.

Wednesday July 16: Egyptian-Canadian vocalist Maryem Hassan Tollar with singer, poet, dancer and actor Roula Said; and multi-instrumentalist Ernie Tollar.

Thursday July 17: Trish O’Callaghan shares soulful songs from the Celtic tradition. Dance artist Julia Aplin invites you to move like the river and rest with the trees.

Friday July 18: Andrea Kuzmich and Nadia Dziubaniwska share soaring melodies and earthy harmonies grounded in Ukrainian folk tradition, reconnecting to land and ritual.

Saturday July 19: SlowPitchSound brings “sci-fi turntablism” to the valley, braiding live sampling and scratching with deep grooves and field recordings. Hands on: Musical instrument-making using Japanese knotweed with Jurgita Zvinklyte and Matti Palonen.

Sunday July 20: Honeypaw‘s music is deeply rooted in the forest, mixing ancient stringed instruments from Finland and Lithuania with tree harps and ritualistic vocal duets. Hands on: Artist and educator Bozena Hrycyna brings her deep knowledge of traditional Ukrainian folk ways to the valley with scything, song and straw crafts.

Rain date: June 29

The Dance Together Festival offers free community dance workshops and events that celebrate positive and accessible dance experiences. Throughout the summer, Mimico Square is transformed with a colourful dance floor mural and becomes vibrant community dance space. Every year, the neighbourhood is invited to help paint a new dance floor mural and participate in open dance workshops in diverse styles including West African, Hip Hop, Brazilian Forró, Kathak, Cuban Salsa and European Folk Dance. The festival will also feature live music and dance performances on the mural. The activities are open to all levels, ages and experiences.

The Dance Together Festival offers free community dance workshops and events that celebrate positive and accessible dance experiences. Throughout the summer, Mimico Square is transformed with a colourful dance floor mural and becomes vibrant community dance space. Every year, the neighbourhood is invited to help paint a new dance floor mural and participate in open dance workshops in diverse styles including West African, Hip Hop, Brazilian Forró, Kathak, Cuban Salsa and European Folk Dance. The festival will also feature live music and dance performances on the mural. The activities are open to all levels, ages and experiences.

The Dance Together Festival offers free community dance workshops and events that celebrate positive and accessible dance experiences. Throughout the summer, Mimico Square is transformed with a colourful dance floor mural and becomes vibrant community dance space. Every year, the neighbourhood is invited to help paint a new dance floor mural and participate in open dance workshops in diverse styles including West African, Hip Hop, Brazilian Forró, Kathak, Cuban Salsa and European Folk Dance. The festival will also feature live music and dance performances on the mural. The activities are open to all levels, ages and experiences.