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RUTAS 2022 -An International Festival of performance

September 22 – October 9

RUTAS was born out of a desire to bring art from across the Americas to Toronto. To encounter new perspectives, voices and ideas, and to engage in conversations about art and human rights. In 2022 we celebrate the 5th edition of the RUTAS festival. And once more, we find ourselves at a pivotal time of change in this city, and around the world.

RUTAS 2022 takes place in locations around Toronto, with shows in North York, and Theatre Passe Muraille and Factory Theatre downtown. Our Symposium, “A home for our migrations,” in partnership with Nuit Blanche, York University and Hemispheric Encounters, and takes place at Artscape Daniels Launchpad.

We invite you to check out the amazing line-up and book your ticket early. The festival this year has three ticket prices for you to choose what best fits your budget – please be generous, but pay what you can afford: $10, $20, or $40.

Download the digital version of the Festival Program here

cover photo of Irma Villafuerte by Kevin Jones.

I Love the Smell of Gasoline

A multimedia overhead projector play exploring Western alienation, climate change and the Canadian oil and gas industry

Danzantes del Alba | Dancers of the Dawn

How are certain forms of joy related to hard work and exploitation?

Children of Fire

Peace. Rifles. Kindness. Bravery. Softness with determination. These are the Kurdish female freedom fighters

Nina Vogel’s Peter & the Wolf | Pedro e o Lobo

A symphonic puppet fairy tale for children and friends

Pequeños Territorios en Reconstrucción | Rebuilding Small Territories

What happens when a group of women are displaced by armed conflict?  They build a city  

ALIENS, IMMIGRANTS & OTHER EVILDOERS

A creative response to rampant anti-immigrant hysteria that dehumanizes immigrants and “undocumented people” in a system that readily exploits their labour

ALTAR

Eugenio was ghosted by his new Newfoundland boyfriend, so he tries to summon him for one last conversation through a Día de Muertos altar

Siranoush

Does who you are depend on what land you stand on?

Cacao | A Venezuelan Lament

An intimate journey into the heart of Venezuela’s cacao farming communities

Symposium: A Home for our Migrations

Deeper conversations around the urgent issues propelling contemporary art-making

Artist Masterclass with José Torres-Tama

Exploring the Personal & Political in Performance with Visual Rituals & Movement

Artist Masterclass with Jorge A. Vargas

Live Objects, New Materialities: Teatro Línea de Sombra’s principles, concepts, practices (2 days)