Festivals

Panamania Arts and Culture Festival

Published

9 years ago

May 18, 2015

PANAMANIA, presented by CIBC, is the 35-day arts and cultural festival that will enrich the TORONTO 2015 Pan Am/Parapan Am Games experience. More than 250 unique performances and exhibitions, both free and ticketed, will take place across Toronto from July 10 to August 15. PANAMANIA will showcase the diverse cultures and artistic excellence of Ontario, Canada and the Americas through music, theatre, dance, visual arts and fashion.

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PANAMANIA is comprised of four major programs:

PANAMANIA Live @ Nathan Phillips Square (July 11–26 and August 7–12). Free and open to the public.
CIBC Pan Am Park (July 11–25). Free and open to the public.
PANAMANIA Live @ The Distillery District (July 11–26). Free and open to the public.
PANAMANIA Presentations featuring national and international performances and exhibitions, including 28 commissioned world premieres, presented across Toronto (July 10–August 15).

PANAMANIA Live @ Nathan Phillips Square

Daily from July 10 to 26 and August 7 to 12
Co-produced with the City of Toronto. Take in more than 130 acts from across the Americas over 23 days. Nightly Victory Celebrations and fireworks. Jumbo video screens with live Games coverage, and a special live broadcasting of the Pan Am Opening Ceremony on July 10.

Death from Above 1979 – July 12
Ondatropica – July 13
Lila Downs – July 15
Luciano – July 16
The Flaming Lips – July 19
Marie-Pierre Arthur – July 22
Café Tacvba – July 22
Calle 13 – July 25
Damien Robitaille – July 25
Chromeo (Canada) – August 7
Tanya Tagaq – August 8
The Roots – August 8
Janelle Monae – August 9
Brigitte Boisjoli – August 9
Jann Arden – August 11
A Tribe Called Red – August 12
and more!

Free and open to the public. See the detailed events schedule for PANAMANIA Live @ Nathan Phillips Square.

CIBC Pan Am Park

Where Art Meets Sport – Daily from July 11 to 25. Live stages with more than 50 acts and interactive sponsor activations in the heart of the Games’ largest sport cluster, on the grounds of Exhibition Place. Experience the ultimate street party among the excitement and camaraderie of the Games. Food, music and fun for the whole family.

USS – July 11
A Tribe Called Red – July 12
Colin James – July 17
Dragonette – July 19
ChocQuib Town – July 19
Lights – July 20
The Barra McNeils – July 25
and more!

Free and open to the public. Free and open to the public. See the detailed events schedule for CIBC Pan Am Park.

PANAMANIA Live @ The Distillery District

Daily from July 11 to 25 (excluding Mondays). Enjoy an immersive experience strolling the cobblestone lanes while taking in the sights, sounds and tastes of the Americas. A multitude of ticketed events to enjoy at The Young Centre for the Performing Arts.

Unique artisanal products at container pop-up shops
Culinary sensations
Basket weaving
Gypsy Kumbia Orchestra
and more!

Free and open to the public. See the detailed events schedule for Presentations.

Presentations

CIRCUS

Timber!

COMEDY

The Big ‘What Now?’ written and performed by Sandra Shamas

DANCE

Showroom
The connected Creation of creative Connections
Limitless
Battle for the North
MIX

DANCE/THEATRE

Betroffenheit

FASHION

Smarter. Faster. Tougher. An Exhibition on Sports, Fashion + Tech
Cuttin’ Style Caribbean

MUSIC

YOA Orchestra of the Americas featuring guest soloist Ingrid Fliter
Jazz of the Americas: Danilo Pérez and PANAMANIA Lula Big Band

THEATRE

Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea
La Imaginación del Futuro
The Postman by David Ferry and Laurence Dean Ifill
The Watershed by Annabel Soutar and Directed by Chris Abraham
Gimme Shelter by Ravi Jain
887 written, directed and performed by Robert Lepage
It Comes In Waves by Jordan Tannahill and bluemouth inc.
Love, Dishonor, Marry, Die, Cherish, Perish by David Rakoff – Adapted and directed by Mark McGrinder and co-adapted by Joel Greenberg
LEO
NIÁGARA ~ A Pan-American Story
PUSH! Real Athletes. Real Stories. Real Theatre.