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Urban Planner: June 7, 2011
Urban Planner is Torontoist‘s guide to what’s on in Toronto, published every weekday morning, and in a weekend edition Friday afternoons. If you have an event you’d like considered, email all of its details—as well as images, if you’ve got any—to [email protected].
Sylvie Bouchard explores the worlds of sculpture and dance in L’Implorante. Photo courtesy of Josée Duranleau.
Tonight in Toronto: Spacing Magazine takes a coast-to-coast look at urban planning, Tony Fleischmann exposes the secret world of tree sex, Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis reflect on the movie that started their careers, and Theatre La Tangente presents a new work of dance inspired by the sculptures of Rodin.
WORDS: Toronto-based public space magazine Spacing has decided to extend its purview with its summer 2011 issue, turning its analytical eye on the entire country. The top-100 public spaces in Canada will be revealed, along with plenty of engrossing articles on subjects like national transit strategies and the importance of sports arenas. The issue launches tonight at the Design Exchange, and a copy is included with price of admission. Design Exchange (234 Bay Street), 6 p.m., $10.
LECTURE: Unbeknownst to most of us, there are acts of perversion being committed around us at all times. Yes, plants and trees are constantly mating with each other right out in the open, without even a modicum of shame or discretion. Arboriculturist Tony Fleischmann will be lecturing on such scandalous behaviour at the behest of urban forest enthusiasts LEAF, detailing all the lurid pollination happening under our very noses. Royal Ontario Museum (100 Queen’s Park), 7 p.m., $10 members, $12 non-members.
FILM: Twenty-years ago a pair of liberated outlaws made a mad dash for the Mexican border in a 1966 Thunderbird convertible. Thelma and Louise became an instant classic, a neo-feminist road film that racked up six Oscar nominations. On the anniversary of its release, stars Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis are dropping by Roy Thompson Hall to reflect on the film. Partial proceeds will go towards the Women’s College Hospital Foundation. Roy Thompson Hall (60 Simcoe Street), 7:30 p.m., $60–$155.
DANCE: The works of French sculptor Auguste Rodin serve as inspiration for L’IMPLORANTE (The Implorer), a new work of theatre and dance from francophone company Le Théâtre La Tangente. When a choreographer (Sylvie Bouchard) becomes enthralled with exploring the emotional energy behind Rodin’s work, the lines between movement and immobility begin to blur. Performed with English audio translation. Theatre Glendon (2275 Bayview Avenue), 8 p.m., $20–$40.
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This post originally indicated that Thelma and Louise launched the careers of its stars. Susan Sarandon and Geena Davis were, of course, already well-established actresses when they made the film.