Radio LUMI Luminato Festival Toronto

I Am from Reykjavik is more than a performance—it's an invitation to introspection. It challenges us to examine our relationships with space and time, to reconsider the boundaries between self and other, and to embrace the possibility of forging meaningful connections in unexpected places.  Host Christine Malec brings Sonia Hughes on for an interview and takes a deep dive into her journey as an artist.

Gene Peterson is the producer of 360 ALLSTARS, a show that he describes as a “modern circus”. Featuring B-boying, BMX, Freestyle basketball and live music, it’s a fast paced show that will surely be a challenge to live describe. Radio LUMI host and audio describer Rebecca Singh recorded this short interview with Gene to learn more about his show. You’ll also get a peak into the types of conversations audio describers have with show-runners that allow describers to give us such captivating descriptions.  

How can we do more with audio description? How can it go further as a professional profile? What happens when it includes Indigenous voices? What creative approaches to AD can enrich the experience of AD users? Those are the questions our hosts seek to answer. Rebecca Singh and JJ Hunt, are joined from all over the world by describers Kat Germain, Alanah-Jay Harris, Elaine Lillian Joseph, and Nicola Owen who together have thousands of hours of audio description under their belts and then by accessible theatre maker Alex Bulmer. If there's a panel of guests qualified to tackle this topic, it's this one.

Host Rebecca Singh leads this conversation about the many evolving ways to interpret place in art and audio description as inspired by a better understanding of Indigenous artworks. Special guests and AD professionals Janis Mayers and Trina Moyan share with us their unique perspectives and important reminders.

In this episode, host Rebecca Singh talks about public art, what it looks like and how it fits into a city scape. Hear about the art selected for the festival this year and how Luminato is making the work accessible.

Host Christine Malec leads the conversation with co-hosts JJ Hunt and Rebecca Singh. In this episode they take a deep dive into Urban Parks and Public Squares. They get into how they are different and how they are used.