For general questions about accessibility, ask Cathy Gordon at [email protected] or Emily Maxwell at [email protected].

Overview

Loss is a deeply honest, live retelling of an intergenerational family story, written by Ian Kamau and his father Roger McTair.

This multi-media performance begins as a mirror into a winter of depression, then slowly unravels the mystery surrounding the death of his paternal grandmother Nora Elutha Rogers.

An orchestration of memories using live music, video, and storytelling — Loss is an exploration of grief in Afro-Caribbean communities, and an immersive experience towards healing shared with the audience.

Loss was developed in Residency at The Theatre Centre.

COVID-19 Protocols

Please refer to Luminato Festival’s COVID-19 policy HERE.

Performances

June 14, 2023 at 8 PM June 15, 2023 at 8 PM (ASL interpreted performance) June 17, 2023 at 2 PM (Relaxed Performance) June 17, 2023 at 8 PM June 18, 2023 at 2 PM June 16, 2023 at 8:00 PM (Black Out Night)

Luminato is pleased to offer a Black Out Night presentation of Loss on June 16, 2023 at 8 PM. The intention of this Black Out Night is to create a welcoming space for Black audiences to experience this Black story and engage in culturally-specific conversations about this work. This special event will be hosted by Just Us Events, an organization dedicated to creating exclusively Black events, spaces and experiences for Black identifying folk. To learn more and purchase tickets, contact Just Us Events at [email protected].

How to get here by transit

From Union Station

Image Description: Map from Union Station to Harbourfront Centre. Red highlighted area indicating the bus route. Blue highlighted area indicates walking route.

Take the 510 or 509 streetcar from Union Station
Get off at Queens Quay West at Harbourfront Centre
Head west on Queens Quay W
Turn left toward Martin Goodman Trail
Turn right onto Martin Goodman Trail
Turn left at Lower Simcoe St. Destination will be on the left

231 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8