Staircases

“It’s no wonder so many of Mackay’s creations have been performed for audiences around the world—there’s really nothing like them” (The Globe and Mail).
A pinnacle of our 45th-anniversary season is Staircases, a new creation by Alison Mackay, whose award-winning multimedia programs have enhanced Tafelmusik’s reputation for artistic innovation. The concert is designed in collaboration with the acclaimed American bass-baritone and composer Jonathan Woody, who acts as narrator, singer, and creator of a new work.

Through words, stunning images, and music by Lully, Purcell, Handel, Platti, Bach, Vivaldi, and Woody directed from the violin by Tafelmusik’s Julia Wedman, the program explores journeys on staircases and the concepts they represented.

In the age of baroque music, staircases were scenes of dramatic ceremony, public piety, and colourful urban commerce. So much more than architectural conveniences, they became theatres of power, markers of status, settings for musical performances, and avenues for slavery and freedom.

Staircases will be filmed for future digital broadcast.

Directed by Julia Wedman, violin
Created by Alison Mackay
Narrated by Jonathan Woody, singer & composer

Who is it for?

All ages

Tickets : $23.50 – $95.00

$23.50 – $95.00

How to get tickets?

Buy online

Phone: 8339646337

Email: info@tafelmusik.org

At the door: At the box office.

 

Date: Friday March 22, 2024 to Sunday March 24, 2024

Friday, March 22, 2024- 8:00pm
Saturday, March 23, 2024- 8:00pm
Sunday, March 24, 3:00pm

Venue & Address

Jeanne Lamon Hall, 427 Bloor Street West, Toronto

Wheelchair accessible

Paid Parking

No parking

Accessible by Public Transport