918 Bathurst

Ark: In Search of Surrender
2024-12-05 18:30 - 23:00 UTC | 918 Bathurst: Culture, Arts, Media & Education, 918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON, M5R 3G5, Canada
Ark is an immersive experience that explores the potential for communal healing and connection, inspired by indigenous African wisdom.
Join us for an immersive experience involving a ritual ceremony, led by O D U D U. Participants are encouraged to bring personal artifacts, such as letters, jewelry or photographs, as offerings.
Guided by a live musical performance, the ritual begins with a choreographed procession from the symbolic “Village” to the “Shrine”; a striking 13-foot-tall sculpture meticulously crafted by the architect. There, selected participants will exchange their offerings for a Seed which they will sanctify with water – a metaphor for the nurturing cycle of life.
A communal gathering will follow, offering space for reflection, feedback, and connection, with music and an intimate conversation to close the evening.

HENRI FABERGE CRESKINS BALL
2024-12-19 18:00 - 23:00
Dust off your finest gowns and pearls and join us for a night of comedy, music & mayhem in the festive spirit of St. Creskins!
✨ Early show : 6-8pm ✨ late show : 8:30-10:30pm ✨
It’s the most frestive time of year … ST. CRESKINS !✨
You are formally invited to attend the Creskins Ball, an annual celebration at the stately home of the Templethorp family. ✨
Festivities include (but not limited to) : cup games ; Hot Jeremys ; gossip & intrigue ; trad dance lessons ; snacks & libations ; japes ; and, an audience with Lord Templethorp himself. ✨
PLEASE BE ADVISED : It will be the first time a member of the disgraced Fabergé family has received an invite in over a decade. Acknowledgment is left to your discretion. ✨
DRESS CODE : it’s a Ball with a capital ‘B’. The vibe is “ ELEGANT , FABULOUS “ ✨
CRYPTIC CRESKINS : if you wish to participate in this traditional anonymous gift exchange, bring a small gift (maximum value $20) ✨
Unfortunately, the venue is not wheelchair accessible
Starring:
Gwynne Phillips
Briana Templeton
Kayla Lorette
Roger Bainbridge
Miguel Rivas
Alex Tindal
Clare McConnell
Adam Niebergall
Sharjil Rasool
Johnny Spence
Steve Foster
Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll
Sarah Bennett
Juliann Wilding
Nicole Passmore
Jackie Pirico
Sarah Ruba
New Chance
Anh Phung

TORONTO SYSTEM RESET EXPERIENCE™️ : Breathe | Dance | Meditate | Biohack
2025-01-10 16:00 - 21:00
Ever wonder what it would be like to press “RESET” on your mind, body & emotions? Come experience your greatest breakthrough yet.
WHY EXPERIENCE SYSTEM RESET™️?
Because it’s like hitting “reset” on your mind, body and emotions so that you FEEL like your true self again, leaving you refreshed and resilient. It is an immersive wellness experience that cultivates breakthroughs and self healing. You will learn tools of transformation through breathwork, meditation, sound healing and ecstatic dance that you can integrate into your daily life.
💧 F€€L the self healing power of re-coding the water systems of your body to create happiness, harmony and balance in your cells
⬆️ €L€VΛT€ your consciousness with guided breathwork, meditation and ecstatic dance in group coherence with a live DJ & Breathwork Expert NOA|AON
💙 ÏMM€RS€ yourself in the transformation magic of live sound therapy and a heart opening Methylene Blue activation ceremony
🙏🏼 MΛST€R trauma release, emotional resilience, relationship harmonization and true abundance
🧬 ŪNL€ΛSH the potential within you through cutting-edge biohacking technology
WHO IS THIS EXPERIENCE FOR?
Total beginner or advanced meditator/ breather (we will meet you at what level you are at).
If you are: seeking transformation from past trauma, purpose/ belonging, effective techniques, deepening existing practice, or struggling with PTSD, addictions, fear, and anxiety this is for YOU.
WHAT ARE THE SCIENTIFIC BENEFITS OF SYSTEM RESET™️?
Promotes overall holistic wellness and balance of the biosystem:
🙂 Emotional Wellness: stress reduction, anxiety control, increased energy, emotional balance, self awareness, kindness and addiction support
👐🏼 Physical Wellness: blood pressure regulation, immune boost, anti-inflammatory, heart and lung health, muscular strength, endurance, and better sleep
WHAT TO BRING
Yoga mat & optional blanket/ journal
LOCATION/ TIME:
918 Bathurst St.
918 Bathurst Street, Toronto, ON M5R 3G5
4:00pm – 9:00pm EST

Book Launch Experience
2025-01-16 18:00 - 22:00
Join us for an exclusive evening celebrating the release of Fragile to Agile: How to Reach Your Full Potential and Thrive in a Changing World by renowned coach, international speaker, and best-selling author Daya Rebolledo.
Designed for individuals seeking to thrive in a world of constant change, this event will feature actionable insights from Daya’s groundbreaking book, empowering strategies for navigating challenges confidently, and the opportunity to connect with a vibrant community of changemakers
Event Highlights:
Keynote Speech by Daya Rebolledo
Hear Daya share her inspiring transformation journey and learn to cultivate an agile mindset to embrace change and achieve your goals.
Book Introduction and Q&A Session
Dive into the core principles of Fragile to Agile and engage directly with Daya during an interactive Q&A session.
Book Signing
Meet Daya in person and take home a signed copy of her book as a keepsake.
Networking & Cocktail Reception
Connect with like-minded professionals in a relaxed and engaging environment.
About the Book: Fragile to Agile
Fragile to Agile is Daya’s story of overcoming panic attacks, finding strength in adversity, and embracing change. Through eight key principles, the book teaches you how to:
Build resilience.
Make confident decisions.
Achieve ambitious goals by adopting an agile mindset.
This event is your chance to gain transformative insights from Daya’s experiences, apply these principles to your life, and connect with a community that values growth and empowerment.
Don’t miss this unique opportunity to celebrate the launch of Fragile to Agile and take a step toward transforming your personal and professional life. Secure your spot now!

Isla Craig: Improvised New Age Music
2025-02-02 15:00 - 17:30
Join us for an afternoon show in our Sun Room, featuring the new age improvisations by Isla Craig, performed by @mr.jo.bangles & @mdcoldwell.
Tickets available at the door.

The Music Gallery Presents: Roulette
2025-02-07 20:00 - 22:00
The Music Gallery, in partnership with @roulette_intermedium, presents a cross-border residency and performance project bridging Toronto and New York’s experimental music communities. From February 3-7, 2025, Toronto-based artist Allison Cameron and New York-based artist Madeline Stepien (fka pent) will collaborate at The Music Gallery to create a new, experimental electronic work bending the possibilities of spatial acoustics through synthetic means. The residency will bring together Madeline’s electronic practice with Allison’s improvisational found sound and piano, culminating in performances on February 7 in Toronto and February 28 in New York. Opening the night is John Kameel Farah centering his practice of combining piano and organ with synthesizers and effects processing.

Kundalini with Radia
2025-02-12 18:30 - 21:00
Join in for a transformative Kundalini Activation event with Radia, a certified facilitator with over 13 years of spiritual journey experience. This special 100-minute session includes Kundalini & Light Language Activation, where Radia channels light language through sounds, vibrations, and songs, offering an intense and beautiful experience.
During the session, you will connect with your energetic body, expanding consciousness, deepening awareness, and realigning your systems. Participants may experience physical movements, emotional releases, visual journeys, and states of bliss. Benefits include emotional healing, better relationship dynamics, enhanced intuition, and a deeper sense of purpose.
For more information and tickets, click here.

BFSA X Tailoring Black Style Fashion Show
2025-02-21 17:30 - 22:00
BFSA’s Tailoring Black Style Fashion show explores the purpose and power of Black fashion beyond the constraints of colonial and white gaze ideals. Inspired by the MET Gala’s 2025 exhibition, this show critiques how Black style has been historically reshaped to align with Eurocentric norms, questioning who is tailoring and why.
We are inviting five designers (Max Twum-Antwi, Uwadiunor Ife, Mufaro, Navern Nash-Longshaw, and Tony Digba) to respond to these provocations and redefine what tailoring Black style means to them. By highlighting Black culture beyond assimilation, this show affirms that Black creativity is limitless, untamed, and unapologetically self-defined.

The Music Gallery Presents: ASL for Artists
2025-02-27 18:30 - 20:30
This workshop alongside Hands on ASL attempts to bridge the language gap between hearing, Deaf, and Hard-of-hearing artistic communities. With a focus on art and sound ASL vocabulary, attendees will learn ways to express equipment and staging needs with useful phrases such as:

“Great job”
“Can you make the light dimmer/ brighter”
“Could we try that again, but like this…”
“Is there a green room?”
“I like that!”

Hands On ASL! offers custom workshops tailored to diverse audiences, and we are thrilled to have Courage facilitate this session. In this interactive workshop, participants will learn basic ASL while exploring the intersection of accessibility, art, and theatre. Courage’s expertise as a multidisciplinary artist and advocate brings a unique perspective on how inclusive practices can transform creative spaces. Whether you’re new to ASL or seeking to enhance accessibility in your work, this session offers valuable insights and hands-on learning.

Women From Space Festival 2025
2025-03-07 18:00 - 2025-03-09 18:00
The Women From Space Festival 2025 is coming back to 918 Bathurst! 🤘
Bringing bold, edgy vibes within a cocoon of the warmest people this year, they will present 9 mind-expanding performances & 40+ artists over 3 days on March 7-9🤩
International acts feature:
✨avant-jazz pianist/composer Myra Melford with her trio with Ingrid Laubrock and Lesley Mok @myramelford @ilaubrock @l.esley
✨violinist/vocalist/poet/performance artist Yuniya Edi Kwon @edikwon
✨Electro-butoh duo Eucademix & azumi OE @eucademix @azumioooe
✨modular synth wizard Arushi Jain @modularprincess
The 18-piece all-star Women From Space Big Bang! returns with another ambitious project, commissioning 6 Canadian arrangers to reimagine the extraordinary music of Nina Simone. The Big Bang! features some of the most exciting improvisers in Toronto along with audio-responsive projections by @meghanbcheng ✨
Their local superstars include Plastic Babies (@theartfelthechristineduncan @wire.circus #lauraswankey) with a album release celebration as well as Allison Cameron (@allisonglamouron ), premiering her new project that combines electronics, field recordings, video and audience-made sounds🤩
Beloved Toronto expat, now LA-dweller Mingjia @mingjiamusic will perform a mesmerizing hocketing voice duo with Linnea Sablosky, composed by Meara O’Reilley @mearao 🤗
They are teaming up with the @torontodancetheatre to co-present a set of music-movement improvisation with vocalist Rosina Kazi (@rosinamultiplefutures from @lalforest )and TDT stalwart Erin Poole (@ernie_rin ) as well as pop-experimentalist shn shn (@sh_n_sh_n_ ) with contemporary waacking artist Chantelle Mostacho @chantellemostacho 🤩
There will be music, dance, projections, art installations, T-shirts, special WfS cocktails and a magical colourful space🥰
– Advance tickets $15
– ​TICKETS at the door $20
– Extra-Special early bird
​festival passes $30
(limited amount Until february 5)
​-Festival passes $38

Music Gallery Presents: Intro to Lighting for Music
2025-03-13 18:00 - 19:00
A two-hour hands-on and demonstrative workshop centered on lighting’s close relationship to sound and music. Attendees will learn about colour mixing, how to consider lighting within musical presentations, and options for software and hardware (i.e., projections, LEDs and lasers). This workshop is intended for beginners and artists looking to complement their sonic presentations with light.
PWYC $5 to $15, or get a membership to attend all workshops for free.

She The Company Presents: The Unmasking
2025-03-14 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-03-16 19:00 - 22:00
The Unmasking is a transformative dance experience that invites audiences into an intimate journey of shedding the layers that hide our truest selves. Through a dynamic fusion of heels, contemporary, and storytelling movement, this show explores the raw complexities of identity, self-perception, and the liberation that comes with vulnerability.
Friday, March 14th • Doors: 7pm • Show: 8pm
Sunday, March 16th • Doors: 7pm • Show: 8pm

Music Gallery Presents: ‘Do Easy’: Vinyl Interventions for the Relaxed DJ Workshop
2025-03-27 18:00 - 20:00
What does it mean to be a vinyl DJ in 2025? More or less the same thing it has since the Technics 1200 MkII turntable was invented in 1979.
In this workshop, Destiny will demonstrate how the mechanics of these beloved direct drive turntables and vinyl records themselves loan a fluidity to the human operator. Vinyl DJing can be elevated to a pseudo-mystical exercise of intuition, muscle memory and telekinetic channeling. It is a craft that rewards the flow state, discourages tolerance for nervous energy and in which the discs themselves become conduits of some of the best kinds of shared human energetic experience: joy, togetherness, ecstasy, release, trust and transformation.
This workshop covers techniques of open listening and mixing from a vast array of genres to put together sounds that feel uniquely you.
Limited spots, don’t wait.
All prices inclusive of HST
PWYC $5 to $15, or get a membership to attend all workshops for free.

Your Dance Class Presents: Star Signs
2025-03-29 16:00 - 23:00
Dancing Through the Cosmos
Prepare for liftoff as Your Dance Class invites you aboard the SS Zodiaque, the ultimate intergalactic dance voyage! Get ready to cruise through the zodiac as we bring the constellations to life with electrifying choreography, celestial storytelling, and cosmic energy in our all-new original production: Star Signs

LOCATION: 918 Bathurst (918 Bathurst St, Toronto)
DATE: Saturday, March 29 2025
DOORS: 4:00 pm
SHOW STARTS: 4:30 pm
RUN TIME: Approx 90 Minutes
INTERMISSION: 15 Min

Drinks and light snacks will be available for purchase at the bar, so you can sip and snack while enjoying the show. Plus, don’t miss your chance to grab limited-edition Star Signs merch—only available at the event! 🚀🌌

General Admission $30
Includes general admission seating.

Upgraded General Admission $55 ($75 VALUE)
Includes priority seating access and x2 drink tickets.
Please be advised that General Admission seating is arranged on a first-come, first-served basis. Refunds are not available once tickets have been purchased. Thank you for your cooperation.

Silt: Freshwater Edition
2025-04-03 20:00 - 22:00
Silt is an evening of performance. Through a public open call, five artists are each provided with 15 minutes to present an action, event, performance. Silt was originally started for dance, movement, and performance artists; however, it is open to everyone regardless of artistic or personal identifications. The aim of Silt is to provide participants with an accessible low stakes stage for experimentation and expression.
​​​Featuring:
Enzo Sun
Alison Viegas & Maya Gale-Buncel
seeley quest​​
Racquel Rowe & Katie Huckson​​
Daniela Jezerinac
Performers are currently selected by members of the Tuya Vale Artist Collective (https://www.tuyavale.com/artists) with the aim to encourage multiplicity and contrast. We do our best to provide opportunities to everyone who expresses interest.
Silt is free to attend

James White: The Art of Mindreading
2025-04-04 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-05 19:00 - 22:00
Jaymes brings his mind-blowing brand of entertainment up close and personal. Jaymes and the audience explore ancient mind reading customs and traditions in ‘The Art of Mindreading.’
This experience is based on the Oracle act. Using the ancient study of mindreading, Jaymes with the help of the audience, is able to accomplish astonishing feats of memory, hypnotism and mindreading. Jaymes uses a thorough understanding of statistics, his own intuition, logic and the hidden talents of the human mind. Audiences of all ages leave Jaymes’ shows feeling amazed, uplifted, and with a much greater appreciation for the untapped potential within their own mind.
“The Art of Mindreading” moves fluidly from drama to suspense to hilarity. Experience first-hand the world of extrasensory perception!
Designed for intimate groups, this show is a walk-around performance and takes Jaymes directly into the audience. The experience is performed only inches away from guests and sometimes inside of their own minds. It will give everyone something to talk about, not only during the event, but for days after!

Ambient Soundscapes for Babies and Kids
2025-04-06 15:00 - 17:00
Come join in for a soothing experience in our Sun Room! Immerse yourself in a world of calming sounds, with synth, violin, voice, and sounds from nature. This event offers a unique auditory journey for all ages. There will be chairs as well as blankets and mats for little ones. Feel free to bring toys, colouring books, and snacks for you and your kids, and experience a different sensory experience from the usual overstimulating fare.
For more information, click here

Pete Johnston Album Release: Stranger Still
2025-04-13 15:00 - 17:00
Come experience some wonderful Canadian poetry and music in our Sun Room! Performances by Randi Helmers, Mim Adams, Rob Clutton, and Pete Johnston.
For more information, click here

JJJJJerome Ellis (Nights 1+2)
2025-04-15 20:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-17 20:00 - 22:00
Over two nights, artists JJJJJerome Ellis, Christof Migone + Marla Hlady, and Alex Raja Ven explore sound’s liberatory potential—moving through, across, and against time. This two-part performance program explores embodied sound—its resonance, pronunciation, utterance, and silence.
Night 1:
Night one begins with Alex Raja Ven’s embodied approach to ambient music and sound as a liberatory portal. The evening continues with JJJJJerome Ellis performing The Clearing (2021). The Clearing challenges us to reimagine dysfluency in speech and its impact on how we exist in the social realm. Ellis, who speaks with a block stutter—manifesting as intervals of silence—calls these pauses “clearings.” They argue that stuttering, like music, opens time and suggests that disabled speakers, particularly Black individuals, face temporal regulation and oppression that seek to pathologize and criminalize. Of the project, they share: “I hope this album offers the listener some of what my stutter offers me: an opportunity to imagine new ways of being in time.”
Night 2:
Night two continues with two interventions on time. Christof Migone + Marla Hlady present Temper (Span Time) (2025), a performance imagining a time-travelling, resonant chorus of metronomes. Then, JJJJJerome Ellis performs Aster of Ceremonies (2023), summoning a “chorus of voices past and present.”
Temper (Span Time) features twelve vintage electronic metronomes, all set to the slowest speed.
Some don’t keep time steadily, while others emit a noticeably loud electrical hum. None can be depended on for accuracy; each functions idiosyncratically. Manipulated and mixed, they no longer demarcate time but instead jumble, disorder, and confuse it. Each metronome spans time in its own singular way, yet together, they produce a chaotic chorale.
Expanding on The Clearing, Aster of Ceremonies weaves together spoken word, live music, and projected text. Combining piano, saxophone, dulcimer, and voice, Ellis explores connections between blackness, disabled speech, divinity, nature, sound, and time. Through a devotional song cycle, Ellis honours 18th- and 19th-century Black runaway slaves who stuttered, offering a profound counter-narrative to the “masters of all vessels” by invoking the imagery of a family of flowers. This lecture-performance is an ongoing attempt to, in the words of critic Hortense Spillers, “hear [slavery’s] stutter more clearly.”
JJJJJerome Ellis’ performances of The Clearing and Aster of Ceremonies will have ASL and CART (Communication Access Real-time Translation) interpretation. Alex Raja Ven’s performance will have subwoofer-adjacent seating options.
Co-curated by Sara Constant and Karie Liao, this program is co-presented with the Blackwood Gallery as part of In a Manner of Speaking, in collaboration with the Music Gallery’s 2024-2025 season.
All prices inclusive of HST.

A Little Night Of Music
2025-04-20 18:00 - 20:00
Project Apollo’s SECOND National Fundraiser!!
Experience classical tunes performed by talented musicians from across the GTA, in support of a charitable cause.
All proceeds will go towards Project Apollo Association, a registered Canadian non-profit organization dedicated to increasing music accessibility through hosting quality concerts like this one and donating educational resources & instruments to those in need.
A Little Night Music will feature some of GTA’s MOST SKILLED preeminent youth musicians, with a evening filled with classical, romantic, and impressionist genres.
Bring your friends and family, for an unforgettable evening. More info coming soon
Link to tickets here.

Music Gallery Presents: Songwriting as a Group Workshop
2025-04-24 18:00 - 20:00
Tallawah Music Scapes presents a fun rudimental exploration of music through dynamic playful collaboration.
Learn how to write lyrics and music by tapping into your individual and group intuition. Through sharing space and observant listening, hear how a piece can sonically develop by finding the hidden connections in collaborative play.
This hands-on interactive workshop is for all, no musical or songwriting experience needed.
Feel free to bring lyrical and musical snippets, though no advance prep is required.
Limited spots, don’t wait.
All prices inclusive of HST
PWYC $5 to $15, or get a membership to attend all workshops for free.

RISE Presents: 416 R.I.S.E 2025
2025-04-25 08:00 - 18:30
Join us for the RISE + Flow Finale & Vendor Market! What does 13 mean to RISE? In many cultures, 13 is a number of transformation, of pushing past limitations, and of finding strength in adversity. For RISE, it represents 13 years of empowering artists to rewrite their narratives, to turn challenges into triumphs, and to defy the odds stacked against them. It’s a symbol of the community’s resilience, unwavering spirit, and commitment to creating space for voices that deserve to be heard!
Celebrate 13 years of defying expectations!
For more information and tickets, click here

Fresh Drops: Dance Workshop
2025-04-26 18:30 - 21:00, 2025-04-27 18:30 - 21:00
Fresh Drops will be hosting a two day dance hall dance workshop in our main Sanctuary space. Registration is currently open.
For more information, click here

Woosah: Celebrating 20 Years of UHHU
2025-05-02 18:30 - 23:00
To commemorate UHHU’s 20th anniversary, this event celebrates and serves as a tribute to our history, capturing the journey from our origins to the present and looking ahead to the future. We aim to celebrate the artistry and individuality of each dancer and the strength of our team, reminding our community that dance is more than a lifestyle—it’s a culture. This show honors all who have supported and contributed to UHHU’s legacy, inviting friends, family, and supporters to come together in unity. Above all, it’s a heartfelt reunion, embracing the core of UHHU and the reasons it began.
DETAILS

Date: May 2nd, 2025
Doors: 6:30pm
Show: 7:00-9:00pm
Afterparty: 9:00-11:00pm
Location: 918 Bathurst St.
Event Type: Dance Showcase
19+ cash bar

We can’t wait to show you what we’ve been working on and to have you a part of our celebration!

RUN IT BACK: Honouring Toronto Dancehall and Hip Hop Dance in the 2000s
2025-05-03 18:00 - 22:00
Join us for an evening of conversation, performance and celebration as we revisit some of the most iconic moments of the Toronto Dance in the 2000s! Hear from stars from your favorite music videos like Gimme the Light by Sean Paul & Pon De Replay by Rihanna, and see new dance sets from the brightest in Toronto Dancehall & Hip Hop dance!
Some questions we’ll be discussing with our panelists include: Who are the architects of Toronto dance? How was the world famous Toronto movement developed? What can we learn about community centres and Black migration that helps us understand Black Canadian Identity today?
Let’s reminisce over an iconic era together with some great music and performances!

Brendan Philip Album Release With Special Guest: The OBGMS
2025-05-10 19:00 - 23:00
A night of ecstatic reckoning.
Toronto-based artist Brendan Philip unveils his debut album What You Fear Already Happened in a singular performance of sound, sight, and invocation.
Joined by The OBGMs as his backing band, with an opening set by the apocalyptic punk outfit Ants are Plants.
This is not just a concert—it’s a sermon for the sleepless. A vision for the witnesses. The stage becomes pulpit, body becomes signal, every song a cipher.
Vinyl and limited-edition merch available.
For more information and tickets, click here
