Music
Wavelength 12th Anniversary The weekend-long festival continues Saturday at the Great Hall, and Sunday at the Garrison.
Alixander III One of the producers behind Toronto house superstars Azari & III plays a solo DJ set at the Bovine Sex Club Sunday. See listing.
Community
Ecocide is a Global Crime Imagine being able to appeal to the UN about oil spills, climate change, water pollution, etc. That’s the project of UK lawyer Polly Higgins, author of Eradicating Ecocide, who points out that while the UN recognizes four categories of international crimes against peace, there is no recourse for crimes against the environment. Higgins speaks today at 4 pm at the Friends’ house. Free. See listings.
Colombia: Mining Injustice Chronicles and Social Conflict We have a major connection to the ongoing dislocation of people in this southern nation caused by mining, since 52% of mining firms there are Canadian. Join the Colombia Action Solidarity Alliance for an afternoon of discussion and videos, including Oscar Castaño Valencia’s Marmato Gold Manger Crying Out. 2 pm. Free. OISE. See listings.
Stage
The Golden Dragon Last chance to catch Roland Schimmelpfennig’s fascinating tale of immigrants’ lives, seen through the perspective of a fable and presented in a gender- and race-bending production. The cast is first rate, the material challenging in the best sense. Performances Saturday 8 pm and Sunday 2 pm. See interview with performer Anusree Roy, review and listings.
The Double Catch some fine physical comedy in this adaptation of a Dostoevsky story about a man whose mirror image enters his world and throws his life into chaos. Last performances Saturday 8 pm and Sunday 2 pm. See interview, review, and listings.
Art
28 Days: Reimagining Black History Month In conjunction with this excellent two-gallery group show (closing tomorrow at Justina M Barnicke and running to the end of the month at Georgia Scherman Projects), UK academic/curator Paul Goodwin and 28 Days artists Sonia Boyce of the UK, Canadians Dana Inkster and Camille Turner and American Robert Pruitt take part in a panel about critical debates on black culture. At Justina M Barnicke. See listings.
Chris Duncan, Ryan Wallace and Anders Oinonen Transmission Lines features two U.S.-based artists: Duncan paints lines emanating from enigmatic rectangular boxes, and Wallace explores space in textured drawings made of swirling marks. Concurrently, Toronto painter Oinonen, in People People, shows some of his characteristic dark landscapey abstractions alongside paintings that depict a schematic human face. At Cooper Cole. See listings.
Movies
Puppet This fascinating documentary about a puppeteer prepping his next show probes the way obsessive behaviour can get in the way of artistic expression during its opening weekend. See listings.
Pina 3D This gorgeous 3D documentary about the modern dance genius Pina Bosch – up for an Oscar this year – screens at the Fox Theatre. See our review and listings.
