THE BELLWOODS ICE-IN invites you to get your winter weather birthday suit on for a night of happy participatory winter lovin’! This is a community invitation to get out of your house and join us in celebrating the winter season. Come and make snow lanterns or snowmans or snow castles in the park! Stay for films and performances on our homemade ICE SCREEN Warm up by the fire, or join us for our winter wonderland square dance and fire show finale.

WE WILL HAVE:
- pretty ice installations, films on ice, live performances, a square dance in the snow, a fire spinning jam, tea lights for your snow lanterns, fire pits and warm drinks (limited supply). 

YOU SHOULD BRING:
- parkas, snowpants, swathes of wool for your head, hands, neck etc, other warm winter wearables
- sleds, sleeping bags, blankets, camping chairs, thermarests, inflatable pools and other creative things for sitting in/on
- MUGS/CUPS for apple cider and hot coco
- potatoes for the fire – BYOP!!! (we will supply sticks and foil)
- your dancin’ boots!
- your kiddish sense of adventure and experimentation, your expert snowman-making expertise, your penchant for pretty things, your happiest happy-making selves

Trinity Bellwoods Park,in a little nook by the John Gibson House (you can enter the park from the Trinity Bellwoods Community Centre at 155 Crawford St and walk north, the nook will be on your left/west)

SCHEDULE(ISH):

6:30pm – short films on the ice screen

7pm- LIVE performances

7:30pmish- musical intermission – Winter square dance with live caller!

8pm – start of second film, A Town Called Panic (70min)

8:45pmish – second dance?

9:30pmish- fire show

Amira played one of the leading roles as a daughter who falls in love with a dashing young ape.  Faeya Tal dangled high above the crowd in a breathtaking silks piece.  Mobot presented a new improvised contemporary hoop dance piece with original, live guitar and violin accompaniment from Marco & Andrew of Mergers & Acquisitions.

The Lunacy cast and crew delivered another fantastic show!

Faeya Tal, Hala, and Sadie bringing colour to Y&D Square

Circus Alchemy added colour and smiles to Yonge and Dundas square today!

People gathered to celebrate day 73 of the Rick Hansen Relay, where 7000 Canadians relay across the country to commemorate the 25th Anniversary of Rick’s trip around the world in his wheelchair. The event brought together relay participants, their families, and highlighted the ability we all have to reach our goals.

Of course for our stilters, Faeya Tal and Hala, those high hopes are a bit closer to reach!

Hala, lovely pink lady and trickster!

Sadie Spins and Hala, bright as billboards

The AGO offers family programming every Sunday from 12-4pm through the Fall and Winter.  If you’re looking for fun activities involving arts and story telling definitely check it out!

“Circus Alchemy killed it,” according to producers Gregarious and Rollin Cash. With theatrical performance seamlessly integrated with hosts Ringmaster Dave and Emma Wemma, Faeya Tal and Mobot showed their feline flair in fullbody catsuits, performing a powerful array of acro-yoga and hooping moves alongside their trainer (and Toronto’s hooping queen), Sadie Spins. The night was filled with beautiful and highly skilled performances by our friends and colleagues Ben Burland, Diana Lopez, and Pyromeo, and the incredible musical madness of Dunkelbunt, Medicineman, Jonak K, Livingstone, Rollin Cash, DBoom, and more. The two rooms of the Great Hall were decked out as the Big Top main room (by Amiraworks)  and the Funhouse (by CirQlar). Hundreds of happy party-goers kept the dance floor (and the Terror Teeter Totter) going unto the wee hours. We can’t wait to share video of this event! But until then, here are some photos:

A great review of the event from the Toronto Social Review

Shots of our act by Mike Rotenberg

Shots of the event by Gwen Brydson 

Sadie, Kitty, and Mobot will dazzle with playful hoop acts while Faeya Tal dangles high above the crowd during a brand new silks piece.  To wrap up the Lunacy Cabaret on Saturday evening we will all be lighting up with hoops, poi, and fans in an exciting fire act.  Each year we’re growing the show… incorporating new tools and thrilling new tricks!  Here is a snippet of some of the performances from last year.

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For the first time ever Harvest is completely SOLD OUT!  Stay tuned in August next year for when tickets go on sale.  This is a fantastic community event that has grown into a beautiful celebration of autumn and we highly recommend checking it out; if you’re in to music, art and good company.

In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. This event is called TEDxToronto, where x = independently organized TED event.

On Friday, September 23rd 2011, fourteen diverse and passionate speakers will gather to share TEDxTalks on the theme of Redefinition.

Celebrate the spirit of ideas worth spreading at the Official After Party of TEDxToronto 2011.

Tickets for the party are now available on a first-come, first-served basis, after back-to-back sold out years of over 700 attendees.

The city’s historical Steamwhistle Roundhouse will be transformed into a Dark Carnival of the Unexpected, as you share in the surprise and delight of a TED-like experience. We promise a night of art, entertainment and conversation – with curated performers, installations and music.

You will have the unique opportunity to meet the conference’s speakers, delegates, viewers and organizers. There will also be cash bars provided for your enjoyment.

The Enterprise’s Engineering Officer Kitty will be attempting to repair a malfunctioning holodeck — come see who comes out on top, Kitty or the holodeck. Event info and online tickets available here: http://babesinspace2.eventbrite.com/

The show runs for two nights, the second one being Thursday, September 1st. For the Thursday show Kitty will be joined by our lovely Faeya Tal! See Faeya Tal battling it out on aerial silks, as she is beamed up, as she boldly goes where no woman has gone before, exploring strange new feats of strength and flexibility.

But she better be careful, she is wearing red after all…

Trailer for the show:

Circus Alchemy members have always worked to tap into the creative potential of the broader community we are a part of.  In Flow Festival was a great opportunity to throw some ideas into the air and see the pattern they settled in.  Feedback and has been overwhelmingly positive and plans are already being set in motion for next year!  Sign up for our mailing list to stay up to date on the plans for 2012 and other exciting flow events that are happening in the region.  Come join us and find your flow!

Check out Mandy’s great video of our late night LED dance party!  There’s nothing like lighting up the night while an epic lightning storm flashes around you!

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