Harbourfront Centre

Through the catalyst of contemporary jewellery, artists use materials redolent with meaning and the body as a site to confront issues of identity, social critique and political change.

Through the catalyst of contemporary jewellery, artists use materials redolent with meaning and the body as a site to confront issues of identity, social critique and political change.

A panel of three celebrated Deaf artists on the term Deaf-led and why it matters. Co-presented with Theatre Passe Muraille.

Objects and methods of design that allow for reflection over the true meaning of functionality, durability and beauty.

An exhibition featuring stories of hope, resilience and change by the Nordic Bridges Nordic-Canadian Fellows in Environmental Journalism.

An ongoing photography series that began in 2011 to study personifications in nature and folkloric explanations of natural phenomena.

Clear away those winter blues away with Film and FIKA.

A selection of recent original paintings by the Faroese artist Edward Fuglø presented in a non-traditional gallery space: the 245 Queens Quay West warehouse.

Join us for an undersea workshop, put on a performance and take part in a silent demonstration for our oceans!

Vök is an Icelandic dream pop and indietronic band from Reykjavík known for their upbeat and large sounds. Eivør continues the night with music inspired by the wide open, choppy seas and coasts of her homeland, while electronica artists GusGus hail from the larger-than-life Nordic dance music scene.

This edition of Nordic Talks looks into the current turbulent climate of work culture and if workin’ 9-5 is really the way to make a livin’.

Traditional Sámi yoiks are pushed up against present-day pop with Sápmi band VILDÁ, followed by an electronic response in ISÁK.

Join us for an expedition into a world full of trash with a fun performance that explores the musical underground world of trash.

Is it a sheep, ape or even human? What’s the difference? It’s all meat.

With their voices moving together in tight harmony or intertwining in a whirling tempo, the highly acclaimed “Folk’appella” vocal group Kongero draws traditional Swedish music out of the past and into the present, taking the listener on a fabulous Nordic folk musical journey.

Åland musician leoblu wraps us in velvety dream pop at the Stage-in-the-Park, while The Cliks frontman Lucas Silveira intertwines piano and guitar soundscapes as the first transgender man signed to a major record label.

An exhibition of Greenlandic artist Liv Aurora Jensen's work.

Seven actors, 50 puppets, video projections, a drowned orchestra and a whale-sized whale equals a visually striking theatrical adaptation of Melville’s magnificent beast of a book from award-winning French-Norwegian puppetry company Plexus Polaire.

A building wide-exhibition of Danish artist Gudrun Hasle's work, spanning Harbourfront Centre's entire main building with pockets of messages throughout.

Celebrate the spectacular finale of Nordic Bridges, a year of exceptional Nordic–Canadian arts and culture collaboration.

Join us on campus as we celebrate the opening of Nordic Bridges. Nordic Lights is a cross-campus series of public light art installations from Nordic and Canadian artists.

A high-energy double bill to chase away the winter blues.

Celebrating the long history of Deaf and disability art, connecting living international artists with their chosen ancestors. Curated by Alex Bulmer.

Join Signmark, a Finnish Deaf rapper who uses bass and low frequencies as a crucial part of his performance with a message.

An on-demand video of Swedish choreographer Alexander Ekman's piece combining dance, theatre, music and song into a high-energy spectacle that explores play through the various stages of life, performed by the Paris Opera Ballet.

The PCA audience is invited to bid for artworks in new ways, and actual transactions occur. The twist: bidders are invited to make offers not only with money; understanding, opportunity, and/or exchange are equally accepted currencies.

This family oriented drop-in workshop will work with textiles to create a giant carpet.

Greenlandic band Nive and the Deer Children and Sara Ajnnak from Sweden bring a Nordic fire to the Harbourfront Centre Concert Stage.

A story about how long the road home is when you run away in anger.

The culmination of the Nordic Talks series featuring a Sustainability and Social Impact Consultant, Norway’s Ambassador to Canada, a top 30 under 30 Sustainability Leader and an International Environmental Lawyer to discuss society’s role in the next seven years.

A continuation of the Nordic Talks series featuring discussions on the future of disability integration.

A continuation of the Nordic Talks series featuring discussions on the future of activism in the arts.

This edition of Nordic Talks continues the dialogue of Black youth and their development in an increasingly connected society.

A continuation of the Nordic Talks series featuring discussions on the future of fashion.

A continuation of the Nordic Talks series featuring discussions on the future of adult learning.

A continuation of the Nordic Talks series featuring discussions on sustainability within the culinary world.

A live discussion on the impact the last two years have had on artistic creation. Part of Nordic Talks.

A coming-of-age story that follows a young shaman named Pitu as he learns to use his powers and ultimately finds himself lost in the world of the spirits.

Harbourfront Centre's Visual Artist-in-Residence Jenni-Juulia Wallinheimo-Heimonen.

Stories and more from Arctic Norway.

With their fresh approach and willingness to try anything (twice), Amahl Arulanandam and Bryan Holt (VC2) are always discovering new sonic possibilities in the two-cello medium.

Music duo VILDÁ is an original blend of Indigenous Sámi yoiks, grooving rhythms and improvisation.

This piece looks at the relationship between lies and love and the surprising things we do in our everyday lives to present a more likeable narrative of ourselves to the world.