LUMINATO AT HARBOURFRONT

Saturday, June 14

Harbourfront Centre

FREE

CO-PRESENTED WITH: TAWOOS INITIATIVE & MIIGWECH COLLECTIVE

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About the day

Flow State transforms Luminato at Harbourfront into a vibrant celebration of South Asian culture, a confluence of traditional and contemporary expression on Toronto's waterfront. This dynamic festival, curated by the Tawoos Initiative, flows from meditative moments to energetic performances, celebrating the healing powers of collective joy, and the pleasures of losing oneself in the rhythms of the subcontinent.

Lose yourself in sound bath meditations, dance with your family to folk classics and move to the beats of South Asian hip hop and rap. Art and Culture flows across the subcontinent, creating connections between communities that span globally.

Whether you are looking for South Asian eats, or South Asian beats, Flow State offers a space for both calm and celebration. Join workshops celebrating the art of connection, discover new artists or experience the genius of legendary musicians, and be part of a community gathering that honors both tradition and innovation.

This is where the ancient instrumentation meets the pulse of contemporary Toronto, leaving you in a Flow State.

FEATURED PERFORMERS

Faris Shafi

10:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Concert Stage

Talal Qureshi

9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Concert Stage

Andrew Kay

3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Orchard

SCHEDULE

ABOUT THE CURATORS

Tawoos Initiative

The Tawoos Initiative is a not-for-profit music presenter established in 2018. Tawoos centers what it means to be an immigrant living in a genre-bending, multicultural city like Toronto. It was created as a collective for individuals to gather, and explore performers of South Asian origins from across the world, who offer innovative takes on the rich and vibrant history of music and arts in the subcontinent. Tawoos is not genre bound - from SASWANA dance parties, Queer Bollywood Nights, centering femme and non binary DJs, or live acts, Tawoos has presented artists such as Ali Sethi, Meesha Shafi, Qais Essar, Farooque Bhai, Hassan Raheem, Natasha Noorani, Nabihah Iqbal, Discostan, Lady Pista, and the Abu Muhammad Qawwali group. Tawoos believes in creating safe spaces for South Asian communities and artists alike, disrupting the norms of the Canadian music scene, with an anti-oppression framework and decolonizing perspective.

FabCollab’s Miigwech Collective 

Rosary Spence, Cotee Harper, Tamar Ilana 

The Miigwech Collective brings together three Indigenous women from various artistic and professional backgrounds. Through Miigwech Collective, Rosary Spence, Cotee Harper, and Tamar Ilana present culturally grounded events, showcases, and gatherings which highlight a matriarch movement promoting strong women in leadership roles. It is through this invaluable work that the Miigwech Collective honours their ancestors and the generations to come. 

Getting to Harbourfront Centre

Your guide to arriving and exploring with ease.

Harbourfront Centre is located in the heart of Toronto’s waterfront at 235 Queens Quay West. Whether you’re coming by TTC, car, bike, or on foot, getting here is easy. Once you arrive, our maps, signage, and on-site team will help you navigate the space and find your event.