FOLDA Events

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Anti-Bias AI Hack Lab

There are few ways it has become clear that AI has a lot of work to do to in order to not be harmful, and one of is how it […]

Artificial Intelligence in Creative Performance

Meet with the artists from bluemouth inc behind LUCY AI, Co-Artistic Director of Guilty by Association Cole Lewis, and David Rokeby, Director of The BMO Lab for Creative Research in the Arts, Performance, Emerging Technologies and AI. Talk about real examples of artificial intelligence in creative performance practice. Through real-life case studies, we’ll uncover how […]

LUCY AI

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St. W

LUCY AI By bluemouth inc. and Reimagine AI ASL Interpretation LUCY AI is a collaboration between Lucy Simic and her Toronto-based interdisciplinary performance collective bluemouth inc. and Montreal artificial intelligence company Reimagine AI. Lucy and David Usher, the founder of Reimagine AI have been close friends for 3 decades since they first met as students […]

SmartSmart

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St. W

SmartSmart By Adrienne Wong ASL Interpretation    Relaxed Performance   Closed Captions Blind/Low Vision Watch/Listen Party           Take your phone to the theatre! Join Adrienne Wong for […]

Laser Talks

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St. W

StartUp cohort members share their current projects and preoccupations in 15 minutes Laser Talks.  This is an opportunity to hear what others are working on and share your own. Coffee and pastries provided. Sign up if you have projects or ideas to share or just come listen and hear what folx are up to.

Windrush: From Kingston to Kingston

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St. W

Join Marcel Stewart, FOLDA's Director of Artistic Outreach, for an engaging workshop inspired by his new project, Windrush.  Enjoy a conversation between Marcel and Oonya Kempadoo (creator of Naniki Immersive), a live reading, and activities exploring identity, migration, and belonging. Local Caribbean food provided. About Windrush: In Windrush, we journey through the intertwined lives of three […]

HORIZON 360º

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St. W

HORIZON 360º By SESQUI HORIZON 360º is SESQUI’s marquee hemispherical film. The 20-minute film is a soaring visual symphony that places viewers in the centre of the action during an inspiring showcase of Canadian creative expression that unfolds from coast to coast to coast. HORIZON 360º is viewed within a film dome and takes its […]

Mash Up: Explorations of Creative Access in Performance Art

Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts 390 King St. W

Mash Up: Explorations of Creative Access in Performance Art By Erin Ball, Maxime Beauregard, Andrew Heule, Gaitrie Persaud-Killings, Jaideep Goray ASL Interpretation    Relaxed Performance   Closed Captions Blind/Low Vision Watch/Listen […]

Start Up: The Canadian Context

Start Up: The Canadian Context What does it mean to be an artist in Canada at this critical moment? What is our role as citizens and imaginers? How can we combat […]

WindRush

The Broom Factory 305 Rideau St, Kingston, MT

WindRush By Marcel Stewart WindRush is a live concept album created by Marcel Stewart. It follows the journey of a Jamaican man across generations as he navigates migration, identity, and what it means to belong. Using immersive sound, storytelling, and visual design, WindRush brings to life Caribbean histories that are often overlooked or forgotten in […]