2010 Performers
Main Stage Area
Diane Raeside Band BROUGHT TO YOU BY WEXFORD RESTAURANT
 Diane Raeside Performing Friday at 8:15pm (Main stage) |
Diane Raeside Band There is energy and a power present in her vocal performances. Her love of opera occasionally peeks through Diane’s interpretations, teasing the listener’s ear with her range and depth that has become a recognizable Raeside trait. Among her credits includes a vocal appearance on the all-star charity song “Singing Songs of Love” with proceeds going towards helping food banks coast to coast, a definite highlight that was recorded at Grant Avenue Studio during Country Music Week and featured some of Canada’s top talents, all assembled in Hamilton for the festivities. She also has appeared on stage with Alan Frew, Amy Sky, Dan Hill and many more in support of Camp Trillium for children stricken with cancer. |
NIGHT FEVER
THE BEE GEES SHOW
 Performing Friday 9:30pm (Main stage) |
NIGHT FEVERThe Bee Gees Show
The close high harmonies of brothers Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb have made the Bee Gees one of the most impossible attractions in music to launch a salute to …until “Night Fever” The vocal match of John Acosta as Barry , Joe Varga as Robin and Carm Castiglione as Maurice, create an eerie sense of seeing the brothers Gibb live in concert… an event virtually impossible to see today. Capturing a full history of the Bee Gees, “Night Fever” includes material from the 1967 breakout album “Bee Gees First” including “To Love Somebody”, “Holiday”, “Massachusetts”, and continuing with the earlier “Words”, “I Got To Get A Message to You”, and “I Started A Joke”. They also include selections from the later era’s “Nights On Broadway”, “You Should Be Dancing”, “Stayin’Alive”, “Night Fever”, “How Deep Is Your Love” and include era #3 from the platinum “Spirits Having Flown” with “Tragedy”, “Love You Inside Out” and “Too Much Heaven”. By 1979, The Bee Gees had made 5 platinum albums including 35 hit singles, 9 of them reaching #1 on the billboard charts. The album “Saturday Night Fever” alone, sold over 30 million copies and the hits keep coming. The Canadian Production “Night Fever” is a unique re-creation of one of the top acts in music history. They have performed all over the world, from Russia to the Cayman Islands, from Disney World to Las Vegas. Don’t miss Night Fever, the number one musical production to the Bee Gees. New York Times - “ Night Fever is amazing” Chicago Tribune - “Night Fever is vocally superb” |
SCARZUMBA WITH SHARON LATIN DANCE STUDIOS
 SCARZUMBA WITH SHARON LATIN DANCE STUDIOSPerforming Saturday at 12:00pm (Main stage) |
SCARZUMBA WITH SHARON LATIN DANCE STUDIOS Biography
Sharon is available to teach Zumba, and group and private lessons in social nightclub Latin dances, including Salsa (LA & NY Style), Merengue, Bachata , Rumba and Cha Cha Cha. For more information, please visit: www.sharondances.com. |
DIYAS Arts & Entertainment
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DIYAS Arts & Entertainment
DIYAS Arts & Entertainment is an emerging organization and would like to provide an exhilarating Bollywood Fusion performance on stage during your World Routes Summer Festivals; Our performance will be vibrant, include costume changes, involve props and of course a selection of music and dance styles that are current, trendy and exciting to witness. In addition, DIYAS is commencing with our "Bollywood Fusion" brand of programs which include "DIYAS Bollywood Fusion Dance" and "DIYAS Bollywood Fusion Fitness." We are now offering "Bollywood at Your Doorstep!" Our team at DIYAS have conducted several successful corporate workshops with organizations such as The International Nursing Foundation, Masala! Mehndi! Masti!, Toronto Public Library, York University, and more. Please feel free to view some of our work on the youtube link below:
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MARK RIPP AND THE CONFESSORS BAND
BROUGHT TO YOU BY ThinkTankToronto
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MARK RIPP AND THE CONFESSORS BAND
Singer songwriter Mark Ripp started his musical career in the coffee houses of
Toronto some thirty years ago. Mark’s folk beginnings we're followed by a ten year run as front man and writer for
Toronto roots rockers The Bel-Vistas. He has spent the last decade raising a family and pursuing music as a solo artist.
Mark’s musical influences are many, including; Bruce Springsteen, Tom Petty, Bob Dylan, John Hiatt, Van Morrison and the always cool Nick Lowe. |
SHIRAK BAND BROUGHT TO YOU BY CAFÉ LA ROCHE
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SHIRAK BAND Shirak Tatosian and his group Yerevan In 2002, he moved to Toronto, Canada where he is currently living. He is active in singing and song writing using many styles including Armenian, Arabic, and English music. The main band he is performing with is Shirak Tatosian and his group Yerevan. Shirak is now working on 2 CDs with Armenian and Arabic songs that he composed and arranged. The two projects will be recorded at his own studio and will be released soon. |
JAY DOUGLAS AND THE ALL STAR BAND
Featuring K.V. CHARLES
KV Charles
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Jay Douglas and the All Star Band He has shared the stage with a Who's Who of major stars, including R&B legends, Fats Dominoe, Joe Tex, Percy Sledge, Freda Payne, Dorothy Moore, Cissy Houston, bluesman Roscoe Gordon, soul stylists, The Manhattans, Peaches & Herb, reggae legends, Toots and the Maytals, Sly & Robbie, reggae jazz guitarist Ernest Ranglin, calypso king The Mighty Sparrow, and comedian/actor Jim Carrey.
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AWAKENINGS DANCE ENSEMBLE
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Awakenings Dance Ensemble Awakenings Dance Ensemble is delighted to participate in A Taste of Lawrence 2010. Now in its fifth year, this group of young talented dancers from across the GTA hail from the largest established ballet program run under the City of Toronto auspices. Located in Matty Eckler Community Center, is their beautiful professional home studio run under the Artistic Direction of Diane Thomson, that provides quality level ballet training at cost effective prices available to all. Many of these dancers have won talent awards and have gone onto national ballet establishments in both Associate and Professional programs to further their studies. |
Accelerator Band Brought to you by ThinkTankToronto
Performing Sunday at 1:00pm |
Accelerator Band Get ready to rock with a serious 4 piece rock band that delivers dynamic passion and range. Accelerator’s powerfulperformance captivates the essence of classic rock with killer hits from The Beatles to The Rolling Stones, The Doobie Brothers to The Eagles, The Doors to Led Zeppelin and everyone that rocks in-between. Accelerator is an ambitious and gifted band with an unbridled spirit that captures the true sound of classic rock the way it was intended to be heard – live!
Who and What is ThinkTankToronto? ThinkTankToronto (TTT) is a cultural and innovation specialist. TTT helps creative people produce, distribute and present their innovative ideas to as many people as possible. With ideas of our own and the ThinkTankToronto trademark we launch these new ideas in the marketplace. Our primary objective is to create the Starbucks or Tim Horton’s of culture, in the sense that these are accessible organizations selling a quality service and product that everyone can enjoy.
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Music for the Soul
Performing Sunday at 4:15pm |
Shannon Kalister:
Gospel's Dynamic Duets' Shannon Kalister is a St. Catherines born singer who has the passion and determination to reach the hearts of the people through her music. Through Gospel's Dynamic Duets, Canada's first nation wide reality singing show, Shannon was discovered. And has become one of the main artist on the upcoming Gospel Dynamic Duets album which releases May 14th. Echoes of Praise: A Toronto based group birthed out of Ottawa Church of God. Their soul purpose is to reach the hearts of young and old through the music they sing. Echoes of Praise will be releasing their new album called, Hymns on May 1, 2010. This much anticipated album takes the traditional songs we all know, and puts a fresh sound to it. An album that caters to the young and the old. www.gospelduets.com "Making Joyful Sounds From All People..."
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Playback Brought to you by VICTORIA AND ALBERT PUB
Performing Saturday at 6:00pm |
Playback:
Originally formed in 2005 for a single performance, PLAYBACK realized they had a unique chemistry and requests started to filter in for live performances. PLAYBACKS members come from widely varied musical backgrounds but are united in their love of classic 50's, 60's and 70's Rock & Roll. One of last year’s band highlights was their set at the "Taste Of Lawrence Festival". PLAYBACK continue to do private functions, theatre shows and are quickly becoming a fixture in Toronto's east end clubs, due to their high-energy, good-time, live performances.
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Family Stage Area
Hoop Toronto
 Hoop Toronto Workshop with Families Saturday 3:45pm Family stage  LED Hoop Toronto Performance Friday 9:30pm Family stage Saturday 9:30pm Family stage |
Hoop Toronto
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The Skyes
 The Skyes Saturday 12:30pm (Family stage) |
The Skyes |
The Nupura School of Music and Dance
Brought to you by Royal Kerala Foods
Performing Saturday at 2:00pm |
The Nupura School of Music and Dance Nupura aims at introducing traditional South Indian culture to the student with a hope that the beauty, grace and wisdom embodied in it will become an integral part of his/her life, whatever his/her dreams and aspirations may be. South Indian classical music and dance, carrying with them generations of wisdom aging back to antiquity, becomes the chief medium of creating awareness in students.
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MAI KHANH VIETNAMESE DANCE PERFORMANCE
 MAI KHANH VIETNAMESE DANCE PERFORMANCESaturday 2:45pm (Family stage) |
MAI KHANH VIETNAMESE DANCE PERFORMANCE Mai Khanh has studied, and learned from Russia's University of Ballet, and graduated after 7 years. Mai Khanh has sucessfully opened her own ballet school, and managed to maintain the school for already 8 years. Not only does she teach ballet to those of younger youths, but she also composes many different styles of dance such as folk dances, modern dances, and international ethnical dances.
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Cairo Ala Nar featuring ...MAYADA
 Cairo Ala Nar featuring ...MAYADA Saturday 4:30pm (Family stage) |
Cairo Ala Nar featuring ...MAYADA Since discovering Middle Eastern dance fifteen years ago, Mayada has become a dynamic teacher, a popular performer, a creative choreographer, and creator and editor of Canada’s first bellydance magazine: MID-BITS! Mayada has taught bellydance classes for Arabesque Academy, the Royal Ontario Museum, Ryerson University, York University, City of Toronto community centres, Toronto Bellydance Collective, as well as running specialty workshops across the continent. |
Caliente Drum and Danz
 Caliente Drum and Danz Saturday 7:15pm (Family stage) |
Caliente Drum and Danz Caliente Drum and Danz are a percussion and dance troupe, showcasing drumming and dancing. Audiences are entertained and excited with intricately layered, high-powered drum figures and energetic dance choreographies with stunning costumes. The shows are not only a blast, but also inspirational, as the group raises Latin, African and World cultural awareness, social consciousness, as well as the ideals of unity and community. |
YOUTH 4 TRUTH
YOUTH 4 TRUTH Sunday 1:00pm (Family stage) |
YOUTH 4 TRUTH Youth 4 Truth is a youth band and choir that was established in late 2008. The desire of each member is to live as an example of hope to the community and to encourage young people while pursuing a relationship with Jesus Christ. The band has expanded, seeing new members come in and bringing with them individual gifts and talents including drama/skit performance. Y4T has seen much growth as a whole. They have had opportunities at DOXA; a youth program in Scarborough, Toronto Youth Unite and the Taste of Lawrence 2009. |
Hannan's Belly Dance Studio
 Hannan's Belly Dance Studio Sunday 1:15pm (Family stage) |
Hannan's Belly Dance Studio Hannan ‘s belly dance studio is one of the top belly dance studios in Canada and where more than 400 students a week learn to belly dance, The Studio is run and directed by Nada el Masriya. Nada El Masriya was born and raised in Cairo where she grew up belly dancing. Nada's formal dance training began At seventeen, with the Reda Troupe, Egypt's first and most famous folkloric dance company. The Reda Troupe was the first company to stage Egypt's regional dance traditions and to present them to international audiences. she is also The artistic director of Hannan’s belly dance studio and Rhythm of the Nile dance company Hannan’s belly dance studio is also the home of Rhythm of the Nile dance company and Traditional Arabic Music Ensemble lead by the Juno nominated DR. George Sawa, www.discoverbellydance.com www.Rhythmofthenile.com |
NORTHERN LEGS SOUTHERN FISTS CHINESE LION
AND RIBBON DANCE
 NORTHERN LEGS SOUTHERN FISTS CHINESE LION AND RIBBON DANCE Sunday 2:30pm (Family stage) |
NORTHERN LEGS SOUTHERN FISTS CHINESE LION AND RIBBON DANCE Established 12 years ago, Northern Legs, Southern Fists currently has over 100 members. General Manager/Chief Instructor, Ian Chow, is a familiar face in the community as his troupe has performed Kung Fu, Lion and Dragon dances at numerous community festivals and celebrations. Their mission is to preserve and promote the traditional art of Dragon and Lion dancing especially among the youths in Toronto. |
Orquesta LiaFami
  Orquesta LiaFami Sunday 2:00pm (Family stage) |
Orquesta LiaFami The youngest, freshest and most energetic salsa ensemble in Toronto. From the sound of the first note to the last you will feel the energy and you will feel the excitement and pure talent this band delivers. Emerging in late 2009 A group of young individuals driven by there love of salsa put their basement jamming onto another level and decided to put together a unique, hard salsa driven band, and their quest to conquer the latin community in Toronto and beyond was launched.
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LEARN TO DANCE "THRILLER"
WITH JADE 'HOLLYWOOD' ANDERSON
Saturday 5:15pm (Family stage) |
LEARN TO DANCE "THRILLER" Hollywood Jade is one of Toronto's fastest rising entertainers, showcasing his talents as a dancer, choreographer and innovator in his art form. Hollywood has found creative and dynamic ways to bring his own brand and style of dancing to videos, stages and the big screen.
As a growing choreographer he has created exciting and groundbreaking routines for various entertainment arenas including television (Much music), short films, corporate events, artist performances and videos. His greatest achievements include appearances in the feature films Save the Last Dance 2 and the block buster musical Hairspray where he plays the character of Stooie. His projects involve tours cross Canada as a dancer and Choreographer for Juno award winning Divine Browns "The Love Chronicles tour" and opening for the Backstreet Boys. Was also featured on So You Think You Can Dance Canada as not only a dancer but a Choreographer's assistant all in the same year!! Be on the look out for his Choreography on Snoop Dogg and Mike Epps hotel/Casion tour show "Imagine That". Hollywood Jade continues to find new and interesting ways to bring his own flavour and personality to the art form of dance - thereby inspiring others in this field to do the same. He is truly a shining star - one whose power and capability are waiting to be seen.
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LIVE PERFORMANCE BY CANADIAN FREESTYLE SOCCER CHAMPION JAMIE "MAGNET" BRUNO WITH EMCEE JOGA LOGIC PERFORMING HIS NEW TRACK "FREESTYLE SOCCER"
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LIVE PERFORMANCE BY CANADIAN FREESTYLE SOCCER CHAMPION JAMIE "MAGNET" BRUNO WITH EMCEE JOGA LOGIC PERFORMING HIS NEW TRACK "FREESTYLE SOCCER" |
GADFLY
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GADFLY Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Portillo [Art Directors I Choreographers I Dancers] [BIOGRAPHY & CREDITS] Notorious for their versatility they have acquired a considerable amount of experience in the television, entertainment and arts industries. They have worked for artists such as: Kreesha Turner, Feist, Thunderheist, Massari, Danny Fernandes, Jully Black, AnJulie, Eva Avila, Masia One, Cory Lee, Shawn Desman, Rochester. Movie credits include Turn The Beat Around, Camp Rock II (featuring The Jonas Brothers) and Beat The World. They can be seen in commercials for Nike, MTV, Bell, Virgin Mobile and have performed for companies like Bench clothing and GM Canada. They are the Founders and directors of Gadfly dance company. Their work has been presented in Festivals such as: Luminato, Toronto Fringe, Break Beats & Culture, Women in Dance, and International Dance Day. Also, they have contributed to organizations such as “Keep-A-Breast”, “Canadian Alliance of Dance Artists”, “The Speech and Stuttering Institute”, and “Rethink Breast Cancer”. These experienced individuals have showcased their craft in major cities worldwide. Now, they have set for mission to influence common beliefs towards an ideal of Freedom, Diversity, and Innovation. Originally from Montreal, the creative duet represents a remarkable dance repertoire that has constantly been evolving through the years. They are captivating dancers, maverick choreographers, and most of all passionate Professionals. Their dance background includes Hip hop, House Dancing, Contemporary, Locking, Popping, Bboying, Ballet, Jazz, Waacking, Afro Brazilian and various Latin Dances. Together, their knowledge and understanding of street dances and conventional dance styles make them well rounded in their field. Collectively, they are committed to increase the visibility of street dances, to put on stage work that involves outstanding passionate dancers whose talent equals their personalities, and to educate the masses about the importance of being a Gadfly in today’s society: Don’t settle for less than what you truly are worth, dare to question the established standards and INNOVATE. |
