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Urban Planner: December 14, 2011
In today's Urban Planner: Ballet Jörgen Canada showcases its Canadian take on The Nutcracker; C Magazine celebrates the launch of Issue 112; and Shannon Graham brings her eclectic music to the Tranzac.
Shannon Graham performs at The Tranzac tonight. Photo courtesy of Shannon Graham.
BALLET: The National Ballet of Canada has gotten plenty of press for its annual production of The Nutcracker, but tonight they aren’t the only game in town. Ballet Jörgen Canada is stopping in Toronto to present its version of the famous show, with a Canadian twist. The Nutcracker, a Canadian Tradition, will feature Group of Seven landscape backdrops and will include local dance students. Betty Oliphant Theatre (400 Jarvis Street), 7:30 p.m., $20–$69.
MAGAZINE: Art quarterly C Magazine is celebrating the launch of Issue 112 at Hen House tonight. This issue includes features by Jesse Birch, Philip Monk, Caroline Seck Langill, Tatiana Mellema, and an interview with Robert Houle by Denise Frimer. The newest issue also includes reviews of exhibitions by Taryn Simon, Gwen MacGregor and Sandra Rechico, Louise Bourgeois, Carl Beam and others. Hen House (1532 Dundas Street West), 8 p.m., FREE.
MUSIC: Saxophonist and composer Shannon Graham is debuting a mix of new pieces at the Tranzac this evening. The performance will be an eclectic one, with a mix of contemporary jazz and avant-garde classical chamber music. The pieces feature a wide variety of instrumentation, including strings, saxophone, brass, voice, and jazz rhythm section. The Tranzac (292 Brunswick Avenue), 10 p.m., PWYC.
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