Winter at The Bentway: Keeping Toronto Cozy Among the Concrete
January 16, 2020
It’s been two years since the opening of The Bentway Skate Trail and we’ve welcomed over 110,000 skaters—and counting—to “Skate the 8” and take part in this unique urban experience. But we couldn’t have done it without our incredible team.
Moon Magic: Mounting the Moon Beneath the Gardiner
November 7, 2019
Helping to bring our Bentway-sized ideas (and Luke Jerram’s Museum of the Moon) to life is our Production Manager, Billy Wolf.
Celebrating Nature in The City with Community Programming
October 2, 2019
Toronto Green Community connects us back to our waterways and nature through hands-on workshops and walks. Presented as part of The Bentway’s Community Incubation Program.
Artist Residency with Mitchell Akiyama & Brady Peters
August 22, 2019
A blog sharing information, activities and events surrounding The Bentway’s 2019 Artist Residency (Sound and the City).
Creating meaningful, shared experiences for local communities
August 22, 2019
Running June 13 to August 28, The Bentway’s Communal Table series welcomes a weekly rotation of passionate chefs and diverse culinary traditions that reflect the cultural richness of Toronto.
Active Lifestyles are for Everyone
August 7, 2019
Community-based workshops, like TRIBE’s yoga, and Eti’s Tai Chi have been a hit at The Bentway, prioritizing inclusivity as a way to welcome all levels of experience and ability.
Re-envisioning Public Monuments for a New City
July 25, 2019
As these traditional monuments are confronted, what will replace them on the empty pedestals in our public squares and plazas?
Providing Space for Impromptu Artistic Collaborations
June 5, 2019
Acclaimed Canadian choreographer, Noémie Lafrance, and Mitchell Akiyama, one half of our inaugural Artist Residency, have come together to amplify the live soundscape of Noémie’s upcoming site-specific performance Dérives.
Re-imagining Space for a Changing Toronto
May 16, 2019
We need to look at the spaces we do have (like the underside of an expressway) and rethink what they can be.
Dérives with Noémie Lafrance – Choreographic Instructions
April 18, 2019
Dérives celebrates the re-purposed architecture of the Gardiner and re-envisions the site as a group navigation enacted through collectively scripted choreographic instructions.