Radio LUMI Luminato Festival Toronto

In this episode, host Rebecca Singh talks about Luminato’s use of public art and how it is made 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. 

Christine heads up this round-table discussion that takes a deep dive into the intricacies of audio description, both for live in-person productions or your favourite TV shows. If you've never heard of audio description before, (sometimes called "described video") this episode will be an amazing introduction to the world of AD. This episode features special guests Kim Kilpatrick, Amy Amantea, and Emily Maxwell, along with Radio LUMI hosts and Audio Describers JJ Hunt and Rebecca Singh.

Many shows at the 2024 Luminato Festival will be made with live audio description available:

Age is a Feeling: June 6 – 8 PM 
Dancer of the Year: June 7 – 7 PM 
Afrikan Party: June 9 – 2 PM 
Nathaniel Dett Chorale: June 11 – 8 PM 
HOME: June 14 – 8 PM 
360 Allstars: June 15 – 7 PM

To reserve audio description devices and/or request specific seating arrangements, contact Emily Maxwell at (437) 776-1569‬ or emaxwell@luminato.com. 

This episode serves as the grand opening for the 2024 season of Radio LUMI. Theo leads the conversation with our three other co-hosts, Christine, Rebecca, and JJ about what you can expect this year at the festival. Welcome to Radio LUMI 2024! 

In this episode, Emily Maxwell and Ali Hand join our host Christine to talk about the accessibility features we're offering this year.

Welcome to Radio LUMI Season 4. On this opening episode, Indigenous educator,Trina Moyan highlights the importance and significance of Land Acknowledgments. Learn about the Indigenous perspective of Land Acknowledgements, as well as how to give better, more thoughtful ones yourself.