Radio LUMI
Radio LUMI provides exclusive content of Luminato Festival Toronto, with live-from-location reporting, behind-the-scenes content, audio descriptions of festival programs, artist interviews, and deep dives into each Festival event, as well as other exciting content created by members of the blind and low vision community, along with two audio describers.
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Episodes
90 episodes
427: The R.A.V.E. Experience
One of the most intriguing, high-energy performances in Toronto’s early summer season was R.A.V.E., produced by Outside the March in association with Luminato Festival Toronto. As an immersive, participatory experience merging narrative and dan...
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Season 4
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Episode 27
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48:39
426: SPACED Audio Tour
This year Luminato is heading underground with a series of murals, paintings, and photographs adorning the walls of Toronto subway stations. SPACED, curated by Branded Purple, celebrates the notion that art can be found in every corner of our l...
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Season 4
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Episode 26
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58:28
425: LIVE at 360 ALLSTARS
Radio Lumi goes back on location to David Pecaut square for an amazing display of acrobatic skill and circus swagger with the internationally acclaimed 360 Allstars. To help describe the troupe’s outrageous BMX, breakdancing, and basketball tri...
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Season 4
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Episode 25
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48:20
424: LIVE at I Am From Reykjavik with Sonia Hughes
In I Am From Reykjavik, artist Sonia Hughes invites us to forge meaningful connections in unexpected places, and examine our relationship with time and space, by building and dismantling a small home in public places. To capture the da...
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Season 4
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Episode 24
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46:32
423: LIVE at Luminato in the Square
On Friday June 7, Luminato in the Square at David Pecault Square swung into action with the opening night of nine days of music, art, food, crafts, and that urban festival feel. JJ Hunt was on hand to describe the scene, with Christine Malec jo...
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Season 4
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Episode 23
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1:07:58
422: LIVE at the AGO with Miles Greenberg
Recorded live at the Art Gallery of Ontario on June 5th, 2024, this on location episode documents and describes Miles Greenberg’s RESPAWN, co-commissioned and co-presented by the AGO and Luminato Festival Toronto.With a microphone in ha...
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Season 4
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Episode 22
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1:10:11
421: Walker Court and RESPAWN
Miles Greenberg is a sculptor and performance artist based out of New York. His Luminato performance, RESPAWN, where he features as the primary performer, is a strikingly lengthy 7 hour durational performance piece inspired by first person shoo...
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Season 4
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Episode 21
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36:28
420: Afrikan Party
In this episode host, Theodore Walker Robinson Theodore interviews the world class Ivory Coast choreographer Oulouy about his career and the story of the dance crew Supa Rich kids ahead of their presentation of Afrikan Party at the Luminato Fes...
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Season 4
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Episode 20
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1:13:39
419: SPACED
Christine and JJ sit down to interview Duane Bobbsemple. Duane is creating installations to be displayed in Toronto's subway stations as part of this year's Luminato Festival. The trio reflect on the power, importance, and possibilities of the ...
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Season 4
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Episode 19
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21:13
418: How to Increase Participation in Interactive Experiences
Every year Luminato offers a long list of shows, concerts and public art pieces. Many of those experiences are interactive. Hosts JJ Hunt and Rebecca Singh tell us how we can participate more in these interactive experiences.Audio Descr...
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Season 4
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Episode 18
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39:15
417: R.A.V.E.
DJ and multi-disciplinary artist, Sarah Barrable-Tishauer, discusses the raves she organizes as part of her work. However, these aren't the type of raves you imagine when you hear the word "rave". These are inclusive, safe, and transformative, ...
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Season 4
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Episode 17
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31:10
416: Choral Music with the Nathaniel Dett Chorale
For one night only, celebrate the 25th anniversary of The Nathaniel Dett Chorale, Canada’s first professional choir specializing in Afrocentric music, with this must-see performance. “And Still We Sing…Missa Afro-Brasileira: A Syncretism of Voi...
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Season 4
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Episode 16
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58:07
415: Dance/ Ipásskaa
Rebecca Singh, along with fellow audio describer, Janis Mayers, sit down for an in-depth chat with Indigenous multi-disciplinary artist, Terrance Houle. His latest piece, Dance/ Ipásskaa, is a photographic mural that honours his mot...
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Season 4
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Episode 15
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34:59
414: Age is a Feeling
This never-the-same-twice show written and performed by Dora-award winning Haley McGee, is a gripping story about how our relationship with mortality shapes the way we live. Inspired by hospices, mystics and trips to the cemetery, Age is a Feel...
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Season 4
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Episode 14
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24:45
413: HOME: Illusion for Blind and Low Vision Audiences
Christine Malec and JJ Hunt discuss the wonder of on-stage illusions and how blind and low-vision audiences can come to experience them through audio description. Plus, the creator of the Luminato show HOME, Geoff Sobelle, comes on to talk abou...
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Season 4
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Episode 13
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1:00:41
412: Luminato in the Square
Luminato will take over David Pecaut Square again this year for the duration of the festival. Luminato in the Square, our free festival hub will delight festival-goers with concerts, performances, activities, food, and markets for that summer f...
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Season 4
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Episode 12
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42:33
411: Dancer of the Year
The North American premiere of Dancer of the Year represents the seminal work within Trajal Harrell’s artistic journey, offering a deeply emotional and immersive experience for viewers, regardless of their familiarity with dance. Host Christ...
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Season 4
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Episode 11
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23:31
410: 360 ALLSTARS
Gene Peterson is the producer of 360 ALLSTARS, a show that he describes as a “modern circus”. Featuring B-boying, BMX, Freestyle basketball and live music, it’s a fast paced show that will surely be a challenge to live describe. Radio LUMI host...
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Season 4
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Episode 10
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34:01
409: I Am from Reykjavik
I Am from Reykjavik is more than a performance—it's an invitation to introspection. It challenges us to examine our relationships with space and time, to reconsider the boundaries between self and other, and to embrace the possibility ...
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Season 4
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Episode 9
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28:46
408: Audio Description 2.0
How can we do more with audio description? How can it go further as a professional profile? What happens when it includes Indigenous voices? What creative approaches to AD can enrich the experience of AD users? Those are the questions our hosts...
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Season 4
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Episode 8
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54:36
407: "Placemaking"
Host Rebecca Singh leads this conversation about the many evolving ways to interpret place in art and audio description as inspired by a better understanding of Indigenous artworks. Special guests and AD professionals Janis Mayers and Trina Moy...
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Season 4
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Episode 7
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48:08
406: Public Art
In this episode, host Rebecca Singh talks about public art, what it looks like and how it fits into a city scape. Hear about the art selected for the festival this year and how Luminato is making the work accessible.
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Season 4
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Episode 6
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28:43
405: Urban Parks and Public Spaces
Host Christine Malec leads the conversation with co-hosts JJ Hunt and Rebecca Singh. In this episode they take a deep dive into Urban Parks and Public Squares. They get into how they are different and how they are used.
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Season 4
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Episode 5
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45:52
404: Audio Description Users Round Table
Christine heads up this round-table discussion that takes a deep dive into the intricacies of audio description, both for live in-person productions or your favourite TV shows. If you've never heard of audio description before, (sometimes calle...
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Season 4
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Episode 4
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55:39
403: Welcome to Radio LUMI 2024
This episode serves as the grand opening for the 2024 season of Radio LUMI. Theo leads the conversation with our three other co-hosts, Christine, Rebecca, and JJ about what you can expect this year at the festival. Welcome to Radio LUMI 2024!&n...
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Season 4
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Episode 3
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30:48