VideoCabaret

04/14/2026

VideoCabaret is excited to welcome Well Seasoned Productions to the DTT the start of next month for With A Song In My Heart, a musical r***e.

Well Seasoned Productions is an entertainment company of professional artists who are 55+ and embrace the "delights" of ageing. We want everyone to leave the shows with a song in their heart, a laugh on their lips, and a spring in their step. The repetoire includes Canadian musical theatre, Broadway, and popular music selections.

Tickets on sale now via Eventbrite.

04/12/2026

Unfortunately, today’s performance at VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre has been postponed due to an unexpected illness in the creative team.

Rest assured that Marathon Macbeth will still happen this spring! Stay tuned for information about a new performance date.

All the funds they raise through Marathon Macbeth will still support The Garden Initiative, Ruff’s new outreach program for young parents under 24 years of age.

Enjoy your weekend and stay tuned for updates on the Marathon. And a huge thank you to everyone who has supported their youth initiative!

Unfortunately, we have to postpone today’s performance at Video Cabaret due to an unexpected illness in the creative team.

Rest assured that Marathon Macbeth will still happen this spring! Stay tuned for information about a new performance date.

All the funds we raise through Marathon Macbeth will still support The Garden Initiative, Ruff’s new outreach program for young parents under 24 years of age.

Enjoy your weekend and stay tuned for updates on the Marathon. And a huge thank you to everyone who has supported our youth initiative!

04/10/2026

Coming soon to the Deanne Taylor Theatre 🎭

On Sunday April 12, Shakespeare in the Ruff will stage a one-day-only MARATHON MACBETH. Directed by Kwaku Okyere and staged with the generous support of VideoCabaret, Ruff’s 2026 Winter Tale event is a durational theatrical experiment-slash-fundraiser in support of The Garden Initiative, their new pilot program that offers arts education to teen parents. Dora-winners Christine Horne and Dan Mousseau will perform a condensed version of the Scottish play’s infamous marriage over… and over… and over again. The more money Ruff raises, the longer the actors will go!

Where and when will this whacky experiment happen?
Deanne Taylor Theatre in Leslieville (10 Busy Street, Toronto). The performance will start at 1:30pm on April 12, and run for a minimum of two hours.

How will donations affect the performance?
With every $500 we raise, they will add another 30 minutes to the performance, up to a maximum of five additional hours.

Click this link to donate today! https://www.zeffy.com/en-CA/donation-form/marathon-macbeth

What happens if the fundraising goal is exceeded?

Past the $5000 mark, they’ll start to introduce *surprise elements* into the performance, to make things even more ridiculous for their two stars!

Can I come watch?
The performance on April 12 will be open to the public and FREE to attend. You’re welcome to drop in anytime, and come and go throughout the event. Follow them on Instagram for updates on just how long their dynamic duo will spend in their Mackers mobius strip.

Questions about MARATHON MACBETH or The Garden Initiative?
DM or email their team at [email protected].

04/08/2026

VideoCabaret is proud to invite the to the this month for their production of The Princess.

The Princess is the Chekov Collective's seventh presentation of an Anton Chekhov short story, as part of their Page to Stage Theatrical Readings of Literary Works. The Princess tells the story of Vera Gavrilovna, a wealthy noblewoman and a tireless admirer of her own virtue, who retreats to a monastery in search of spiritual renewal. Surrounded by polite silence, she takes this as devotion—until a chance meeting with a former employee from her estate threatens to shatter her delusion.

02/10/2026

A subject.
FEB 12TH ▻ 8:30PM
FEB 14TH ▻ 7:45PM
FEB 15TH ▻ 7:00PM

A subject. is a contemporary dance work that confronts the space between performance and simply being. Through a feminist lens, the piece reflects on gaze, power, and the shifting dynamics of agency under observation. Influenced by the writings of Simone de Beauvoir, A subject. asks where autonomy resides when identity is continually shaped by others, and what it means to move from object to subject within the act of being watched.

Choreographed by: Alli Carry (in collaboration with the performers)
Performed by: Abby Silvera, Clara Isgro, Meghan McMartin, Micaela Van Rensburg
Composers: Ben Yoganathan and Hanna Mulak
Vocalist: Hanna Mulak

Trailer shot and edited by: Alli Carry

◎Ripe Fruit Dance Festival ◎
📍VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre - 10 Busy St
📅 February 12th-15th

Tickets are live at videocabaret.yapsody.com and in the link in our bio

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02/07/2026

This Skin Is Not My Own
FEB 12TH ▻ 7:00PM
FEB 13TH ▻ 7:00PM
FEB 15TH ▻ 2:00PM

This Skin is Not My Own is a visceral exploration of gender stereotypes through sensorial
escapism. Faced with the inevitable performance of being in a body, this piece questions gender
norms and stereotypes while using dance as its escape vehicle. Created through a q***r lens, it
questions the layers of expectations placed on us through our supposed gender and our ability
to tear through, transform, and rebuild them.

Choreographer: Emily Duckett (in collaboration with the performers)
Performers: Emmet Bradshaw, Derek Souvannavong, Zuri Skeete, Millina Fletcher, and Shelby Nilsen
Outside Eye: Alli Carry
Music: Conceited - Lola Young
Composition by: Ben Yoganathan

Photo by: Andy Moro .moro

◎Ripe Fruit Dance Festival ◎
📍VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre - 10 Busy St
📅 February 12th-15th

Tickets are live at videocabaret.yapsody.com and in the link in our bio

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02/06/2026

In A Landscape
FEB 13TH ▻ 7:45PM
FEB 14TH ▻ 8:30PM
FEB 15TH ▻ 7:45PM

In A Landscape was originally conceived as a moving meditation capturing the timeless
emergence and disappearances of forms. Eventually, I understood that the context for such a
performance would need to be a durational setting where audiences can come and go. I began
to explore more concrete, physical and rhythmic images that emphasizes the permanence of
kinetic presence while also touching upon the finiteness of form.

I dreamed all this, and this I’m dreaming
and I’ll dream this again. Everything
will repeat and realize its final form,
and you will dream whatever I dream.

Arseny Tarkovsky

Choreography: Angela Blumberg
Music, song 1: Augusto Monk
Music, song 2: “In a Landscape” by John Cage performed by Thomas Kotcheff and
Bryan Curt Kostors
Dancers: Zachary Cardwell, Sarah Di Iorio, Andrew McCormack, Meghan McMartin

Photo by: Andy Moro .moro

◎Ripe Fruit Dance Festival ◎
📍VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre - 10 Busy St
📅 February 12th-15th

Tickets are live at videocabaret.yapsody.com and in the link in our bio

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02/03/2026

In A Landscape
FEB 13TH ▻ 7:45PM
FEB 14TH  ▻ 8:30PM
FEB 15TH ▻ 7:45PM
 
In A Landscape was originally conceived as a moving meditation capturing the timeless
emergence and disappearances of forms. Eventually, I understood that the context for such a
performance would need to be a durational setting where audiences can come and go. I began
to explore more concrete, physical and rhythmic images that emphasizes the permanence of
kinetic presence while also touching upon the finiteness of form.
 
I dreamed all this, and this I’m dreaming
and I’ll dream this again. Everything
will repeat and realize its final form,
and you will dream whatever I dream.
 
Arseny Tarkovsky
 
Choreography: Angela Blumberg
Music, song 1: Augusto Monk
Music, song 2: “In a Landscape” by John Cage performed by Thomas Kotcheff and
Bryan Curt Kostors
Dancers: Zachary Cardwell, Sarah Di Iorio, Andrew McCormack, Meghan McMartin
 
Trailer shot and edited by: Alli Carry
Music: “In a Landscape” by John Cage performed by Thomas Kotcheff and
Bryan Curt Kostors
 
◎Ripe Fruit Dance Festival ◎
📍VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre - 10 Busy St
 📅 February 12th-15th 
  
Tickets are live at videocabaret.yapsody.com and in the link in our bio
  
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01/27/2026

Unlock your discount for a full evening/matinee program!
  
See one performance for $19.78 or a full evening/matinee program (3 of the 5 festival shows) for $45.60 (tax and fees included). Artists receive direct ticket revenue, making your attendance a meaningful way to support these creators and their practices.
  
◎ Ripe Fruit Dance Festival ◎
Deanne Taylor Theatre
FEB 12–15, 2025
  
Featuring choreographic works by
Emily Duckett · Neena Jayarajan · Alli Carry · Angela Blumberg · Justin Fraser
 
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📅 Thursday · Feb 12 · 7:00PM
 7:00PM — This Skin is Not My Own — Emily Duckett
 7:45PM — TEJAS — Neena Jayarajan
 8:30PM — A subject. — Alli Carry
📅 Friday · Feb 13 · 7:00PM
 7:00PM — This Skin is Not My Own — Emily Duckett
 7:45PM — In A Landscape — Angela Blumberg
 8:30PM — Shapeshift — Justin Fraser
📅 Saturday · Feb 14 · 7:00PM
 7:00PM — TEJAS — Neena Jayarajan
 7:45PM — A subject. — Alli Carry
 8:30PM — In A Landscape — Angela Blumberg
📅 Sunday Matinee · Feb 15 · 2:00PM
 2:00PM — This Skin is Not My Own — Emily Duckett
 2:45PM — TEJAS — Neena Jayarajan
 3:30PM — Shapeshift — Justin Fraser
📅 Sunday Evening · Feb 15 · 7:00PM
 7:00PM — A subject. — Alli Carry
 7:45PM — In A Landscape — Angela Blumberg
 8:30PM — Shapeshift — Justin Fraser
Tickets are live at videocabaret.yapsody.com and in the link in our bio
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01/24/2026

Join our friends at VideoCabaret and Rough House Dance for the inaugural Ripe Fruit Dance Festival 🍎💃

This four-day celebration of contemporary dance spotlights bold, physical, and visceral works by five Toronto-based artists and companies. Featuring 25–30 minute performances by Neena Jayarajan, Emily Duckett, Alli Carry, Angela Blumberg, and Justin Fraser, the festival invites you to choose your own experience — with each work performed multiple times throughout the weekend.

Best of all, artists receive direct ticket revenue, making your attendance a meaningful way to support Toronto’s dance community.

📅 February 12–15
📍 VideoCabaret – Deanne Taylor Theatre, 10 Busy St
🎟️ https://videocabaret.yapsody.com/event/index/860631/Ripe-Fruit-Dance-Festival

01/19/2026

Shapeshift
FEB 13TH ▻ 8:30PM
FEB 15TH  ▻ 3:30PM
FEB 15TH ▻ 8:30PM

Shapeshift is a contemporary solo performance exploring the personal landscapes of gender, identity, and vulnerability. Through a body that fractures, contracts, expands, and regenerates, the solo moves from resistance to softening — from protection to surrender. It treats uncertainty not as a flaw but as a creative compass, revealing how vulnerability holds potential for strength and transformation. Shapeshift asks: what if the moments of falling apart are the very moments that give us life again?

Choreographer/dancer: Justin Fraser
Mentor/outside eye: Heidi Strauss
Sound design: Jeremy Mimnagh
Vocal Coach: Fides Krucker
Costume Designer: Micheline Wedderburn (specifically the n**e harness) Laura Stewart (black dress)

Trailer shot and edited by: Alli Carry
Sound design: Jeremy Mimnagh
◎Ripe Fruit Dance Festival ◎
📍VideoCabaret - Deanne Taylor Theatre - 10 Busy St
 📅 February 12th-15th 
Tickets are live at videocabaret.yapsody.com and in the link in our bio
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