The line-up for Toronto's sixth annual Luminato festival was always sure to impress, sure to feature some big names from the world of music, theatre, dance, literature and the like - it's a festival of creativity. Impress it does.
Canadian superstar K'naan will headline the musical aspect of the festival, with the likes of Rufus Wainwright, Loreena McKennit, Kathleen Edwards and Dan Mangan adding to the highlights. Philip Glass, one of the highest profile classical composers there is will also head to Canada.
Robert Lepage is one of Canada's most honoured theatre artists, and he'll bring his latest work, Playing Cards. Israel's internationally acclaimed Batsheva Dance Company hit our shores and Scottish author of Trainspotting and Glue, Irvine Welsh, will be part of the literature aspect of the festival along with Richard Ford and Vincent Lam.
Check out some of the artists that will illuminate Toronto from June 8 - 17 below:
Philip Glass Robert Lepage Batsheva Dance Company Rufus Wainwright Bruce Cockburn Anna McGarrigle Stewart Goodyear Jorinde Voight Thomas + Guinevere Toronto Symphony Orchestra Dan Bergeron Blue Republic 1000 Tastes of Toronto Richard Ford Chris Cleave & Vincent Lam Irvine Welsh Peter Carey Lewis Lapham Nicole Krauss The New Yorker Magicana Ernest Ranglin Michael Rose Deltron 3030 Loreena McKennitt Kathleen Edwards Michael Franti Kevin Fox Dan Mangan
K'naan
Watch Dan Mangan perform Row of Houses on George Stroumboulopoulos Tonight:
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