The Making of She Holds Up the Stars

Join award-winning director, writer, and choreographer Sandra Laronde for an evening exploring the creative journey behind She Holds Up the Stars and its acclaimed stage re-imagination, recently nominated for eight Dora Mavor Moore Awards. The award-winning creative will discuss the multidisciplinary production presented by Red Sky Performance, a powerful Indigenous story of beauty, resilience, and belonging brought to life through live puppetry, movement, live music, and visual storytelling. Hosted by arts and life reporter Aparita Bhandari, the conversation will offer audiences a rare look inside Laronde's creative process and artistic vision, enhanced by imagery and puppets from the production. Q&A to follow. Books available for purchase. About this event's guests: Sandra Laronde Aparita Bhandari Read more: She Holds up the Stars *** This program is produced by Ontario Culture Days in collaboration with Red Sky Performance and Toronto Public Library. This program is supported by the City of Toronto. Ontario Culture Days is a province-wide festival made possible through the support of its foundational partners, the Province of Ontario and the Ontario Arts Council. We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts and the Government of Canada. *** PLAN YOUR VISIT: Location: Concourse Event Space, North York Central Library (5120 Yonge St) Time: Doors open 6:00pm, Event starts 7:00pm. Tickets: Free registration required. Ticket policy: We oversell these events to ensure that the greatest number of people have an opportunity to attend. Tickets guaranteed until 6:45pm or until capacity is reached. Seating first come, first served. *** This event is part of our signature Salon Series, where we host local and international authors, artists and thinkers in conversation about their new books and big ideas. It is also part of our Indigenous Heritage series, generously supported by TD Bank Group, through the TD Ready Commitment. *** Information Collection Notice