{"id":96459,"date":"2023-05-30T11:56:27","date_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/?p=96459"},"modified":"2023-05-30T11:56:27","modified_gmt":"2023-05-30T15:56:27","slug":"scoop-art-time-ensemble-announces-25th-anniversary-season-end-aote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2023\/05\/30\/scoop-art-time-ensemble-announces-25th-anniversary-season-end-aote\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Art Of Time Ensemble Announces 25th Anniversary Season \u2014 And The End Of AOTE"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_96462\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96462\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96462\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/AOT-NEWS.jpg\" alt=\"Sound and Colour, 2018; Andrew Burashko (Photo: John Lauener) \" width=\"1200\" height=\"628\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96462\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sound and Colour, 2018; Andrew Burashko (Photo: John Lauener)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Founding Artistic Director Andrew Burashko has announced the line-up for the celebratory 25th anniversary season of Art of Time Ensemble \u2014 and the wind-down of the organization in 2025. Burashko detailed a slate of concerts and special projects that will take place over the next 18 months, leading up to the organization\u2019s finale.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen I started Art of Time Ensemble in 1998, I wanted to create a chamber music series like no other,\u201d said Burashko in a statement. \u201cI wanted to take classical music out of its silo and present it alongside other styles of music and other art forms to challenge preconceived notions of how music should be presented. I never imagined that it would grow into the company it is today. In the last 25 years, we have created over 80 unique live projects and recordings involving some of Canada\u2019s greatest artists; and performed close to 400 concerts throughout North America and Europe. Our 25th and final season will celebrate all that we have accomplished and say thank you and goodbye to our incredible audience and supporters.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96463\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96463\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96463\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/AOT-3.jpg\" alt=\"Songbook 8: Brent Carver, 2015; (From left to right) Andrew Burashko, Rachel Mercer, Brent Carver (centre), Joe Phillips (Photo: John Lauener) \" width=\"1200\" height=\"670\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96463\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Songbook 8: Brent Carver, 2015; (From left to right) Andrew Burashko, Rachel Mercer, Brent Carver (centre), Joe Phillips (Photo: John Lauener)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>The Concerts<\/h2>\n<p>The 25th and final season of Art of Time Ensemble concerts will take place at Harbourfront Centre Theatre.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>To All A Good Night 8<\/strong> (December 7-9, 2023) \u2014 the eighth iteration of an AOT holiday tradition.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Dance to the Abyss<\/strong> (February 23-24, 2024) \u2014 the music of the roaring 20s is under the spotlight for a look at the decadent music that presaged the chaos that would follow.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Both Sides Now<\/strong> (May 9-11, 2024) \u2014 a Joni Mitchell retrospective, delving into works from various stages of her storied career.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Guest artists for the final season include: Sarah Slean, Martha Burns, Tom Allison, Tom Wilson, Jessica Mitchell, Torquil Campbell, Jasmyn, Jackie Richardson and Julian Richings, among many others.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_96464\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-96464\" style=\"width: 1200px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-96464\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/AOT-2.jpg\" alt=\"Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, 2012; (From left to right) Craig Northey, John Mann, Steven Page, Andy Maize (Photo: John Lauener)\" width=\"1200\" height=\"760\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-96464\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sgt. Pepper&#8217;s Lonely Hearts Club Band, 2012; (From left to right) Craig Northey, John Mann, Steven Page, Andy Maize (Photo: John Lauener)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<h2>Special Projects<\/h2>\n<p>Three special projects are in AOTE\u2019s plans over the next year and a half.<\/p>\n<h3>L\u2019Histoire du Soldat<\/h3>\n<p>This work reimagines Stravinsky\u2019s piece in a co-production with Against The Grain Theatre. With a new libretto by Nigerian-born, Edmonton-based poet Titilope Sonuga, it will premiere in October 2024.<\/p>\n<h3>A Music and Dance Film<\/h3>\n<p>This short animated film will illustrate the censorship of jazz, based on 10 of the restrictive rules imposed by the Nazi regime for dance bands. The music will be accompanied by choreography by National Ballet of Canada Principal Dancer and Choreographic Associate Guillaume C\u00f4t\u00e9. Motion-sensor suits will capture the dancers\u2019 motions, which will then be abstracted via animation by Justin Stephenson.<\/p>\n<h3>Digital Archive<\/h3>\n<p>An online archive will be built to preserve each production from the history of the Art of Time Ensemble over its 25-year history.<\/p>\n<p>Mr. Bursahko commented on the organization\u2019s closure. \u201cIt has been an extraordinary privilege to follow my passion and curiosity, and to grow in so many unexpected ways. When I started Art of Time, I was a pianist. After leading Art of Time artistically and administratively for 25 years, I want to explore my creativity in other ways. I now move on as a pianist, conductor, musical and stage director, producer and curator. I\u2019m thrilled to discover what the future holds.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>For more information and subscriptions to the Art of Time Ensemble\u2019s 25th Anniversary Coda Concert Season <strong>[<a href=\"https:\/\/artoftimeensemble.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HERE<\/a>]<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em><b>#LUDWIGVAN<\/b><\/em><\/h3>\n<p class=\"western\"><em>Get the daily arts news straight to your inbox.<\/em><\/p>\n<h3 class=\"western\"><em>Sign up for the Ludwig van Daily \u2014 classical music and opera in five minutes or less <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/ludwig-van.us9.list-manage.com\/subscribe?u=4f785cb3f9058f2393ccad035&amp;id=57cdb68eac\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>HERE<\/em><\/a>.<\/h3>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrew Burashko has announced the line-up for the celebratory 25th anniversary season of Art of Time Ensemble \u2014 and the wind-down of AOT in 2025.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":64,"featured_media":96462,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[40430,10,76,19,32,39,49,63],"tags":[276,375],"yst_prominent_words":[7644,9944,7645,7643,6715,8886,13215,16863,6616,13216,13213,7652],"acf":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2023\/05\/AOT-NEWS.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p9bakr-p5N","amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96459"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/64"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96459"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96459\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":96465,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96459\/revisions\/96465"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96462"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96459"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96459"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96459"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=96459"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}