Movies
Hot Docs Alison Klayman’s powerful portrait of Chinese artist/activist Ai Weiwei kicks off the documentary festival tonight. See review and interview with the director as well as the rest of our Hot Docs coverage.
Stage
Laugh Sabbath Treat yourself to a night of alternative comedy with Sara Hennessey, Chris Locke, Kayla Lorette and others. Comedy Bar. See listing.
Music
French Montana The gritty Moroccan-born rapper has been making a name for himself mainly just through mixtapes, and hits Sound Academy tonight. See listing.
Art
Ali El-Darsa SAVAC (South Asian Visual Arts Centre) presents Entr’acte, a performance by Montreal-based Lebanese artist El-Darsa exploring issues of time, space and audience in performance art. It’s the opening event for The Shifting Plane Of Performance, which includes a symposium tomorrow and a forum with School of the Art Institute of Chicago prof Matthew Goulish on Saturday. At Hart House. See listing.
Community
|FAT| Toronto Arts & Fashion Week is a celebration of subversive style and indie design, with runway and photo exhibitions, fashion installations, screenings, parties and more. $30/day. See listing, and read reviews here.
