Campbell House Museum

On March 8th, the wonderful Karen Kain shared her remarks with a full house of visitors during the ICON opening reception.

2019 marked Karen Kain’s 50th year with The National Ballet of Canada, and Kain’s work will be forever tied to the company’s success. ICON: Celebrating 50 Years of Karen Kain with The National Ballet of Canada displays how this relationship produced an Artist, Leader and an Icon.

Since 1969, Karen Kain has been an influential and revolutionary figure in the world of ballet. For almost 30 years, her excellence as a world-renowned dancer thrilled and inspired the public. In 2005 she was appointed the Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada. In this role, she enabled the company to sustain its vision of supporting the excellence of its artists in Canada and abroad.

Visitors will explore Kain’s impact on the art of ballet as a dancer, and her accomplishments as the Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada through costumes, photos, and videos sourced from The National Ballet Archives.

The costumes on display will showcase ballets that have defined Kain’s success throughout her career. They are comprised of both costumes worn onstage, and costumes from ballets she re-staged and directed. Many of these costumes have never been seen off-stage until now.

This exhibition is created in partnership with The National Ballet of Canada and the University of Toronto’s Museum Studies program.

You can read the exhibit panels on The National Ballet of Canada’s website, as well as find out more about the National Ballet of Canada’s year of programming celebrating Karen Kain’s 50th anniversary with the company, at: https://national.ballet.ca/Meet/Karen-Kain-50th-Celebrations

Curated by: Elizabeth Colraine, Christina D’Agnillo, Judith Fernandez, and Cassandra Hutt.

Dave Carley’s work stands out for its questing intelligence, warm humanity and engaging storytelling. (Variety)

Nowhere are these qualities more evident than in Carley’s drama Taking Liberties. Now set for its fifth Toronto production, Taking Liberties is being presented in the ballroom of Campbell House Museum in February 2020.

Taking Liberties examines five critical moments in the life of a city, when ordinary citizens are forced to make extraordinary choices. The play moves back in time through five decades, showing how the moral dilemmas of one era can impact the events of another.

The uncomfortable questions the play raises revolve around the limits of free speech in our society. The issues the play raises have never been more relevant than they are today.

Taking Liberties is being produced by the Taking Liberties Collective and runs from February 5 to 23. It is directed by Cecily Smith and stars Alison Beckwith, Tristan Claxton, Hayden Finkelshtain, John Jarvis and Cecily Smith.

In conjunction with the play, there are six special talkbacks focusing on issues raised in the play. In all cases, the talkbacks directly follow the performances.

For more information on Taking Liberties: https://www.takingliberties.ca/

Buy Tickets Here:  https://takingliberties.bpt.me

Media:

The Slotkin Letter Review: In these fractious times Dave Carley’s play Taking Liberties is more important than ever.

“Campbell House is one of the oldest pieces of architecture in Toronto, and not a theatre but a home where people have lived and died. At Soup Can Theatre’s A Christmas Carol, “You are there, and good Lord, so are the ghosts.”    – Arpita Ghosal, SesayaArts

They’re back! The Three Ships Collective – with the support of Soup Can Theatre – has returned to Campbell House with their version of A Christmas Carol; the immersive and award-winning smash hit adaptation of Dickens’ timeless holiday classic

Tickets are SOLD OUT. Thank you to all for supporting this new holiday tradition.

Media:

A Christmas Carol at Campbell House Museum immerses you in holiday spirit – Now Toronto

Toronto Review – ‘A Christmas Carol’ at Soup Can Theatre

BWW Review: Immersive Production of A CHRISTMAS CAROL Highlights the Best Parts of Dickens’ Beloved Tale

Unique adaptation of A Christmas Carol makes use of immersive environment at Campbell House – Mooney on Theatre

A Christmas Carol is an enchanting, heartwarming production.

From 7pm Saturday, October 5th, until 5am the following morning, the Campbell House was transformed like never before by Bruno Billio’s Tron Experience, with the support of the Queen St. West BIA and Curator Glen Baxter. The house became a vision in neon reminiscent of 1982’s Tron and amazed almost two thousand visitors throughout the night.

Campbell House is proud to have received the 2019 Architectural Conservancy Ontario Public Education and Engagement Award.

Lost & Found is a permanent outdoor exhibit celebrating iconic heritage structures and is viewable all year round in the Campbell House gardens.