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Book*hug Press invites you to the Toronto launch of These Songs I Know By Heart by Erin Brubacher. With musical guests Evalyn Parry, Maddie Bautista, Anwar Khurshid, and Chloe Cha. Thursday, May 9, 2024
6:00-8:00 pm ET
The Emmet Ray, 924 College Street, Toronto, ON
Admission is free. All are welcome to attend.
Books will be available for purchase, and, of course, the authors will be signing!
Praise for These Songs I Know By Heart:
“Erin Brubacher’s gorgeous new book is a collection of stylish, original and artfully observed sketches of 21st century romance and modern friendship, and her optimism about the tiny beautiful connections we make in life is happy-making. These Songs I Know By Heart is an odd, winsome, and winning piece of writing.” —Hannah Moscovitch, Governor General’s Literary Award–winning author of Sexual Misconduct of the Middle Classes
“One of the quietly radical things about These Songs I Know By Heart is the essential goodness of its characters. No forced conflict, no traditional antagonist, no plumbing the fundamental ugliness of its protagonist. What emerges is something more rare and profound. A deeply humane and compassionate compendium of encounter and observation meditating on friendship, motherhood, art making, and home.” —Jordan Tannahill, Scotiabank Giller Prize–shortlisted author of The Listeners
“A thoughtful, searching novel about connection and love in all its many forms, from fleeting encounters with strangers to bonds with chosen kin. There is a deep generosity in these reflections on art and friendship, uncertainty and loss, and a beautiful openness to the world. This book left me feeling less alone.” —Aimee Wall, author of We, Jane
Bios:
ERIN BRUBACHER is a multidisciplinary artist. She is the author of the poetry collection In the small hours: Thirty-nine months & seven days and co-author of the hybrid, performance-based book 7th Cousins: An Automythography. Her award-winning work in theatre has taken her to contexts including the National Arts Centre (Ottawa), the Aga Khan Museum (Toronto), Festival Internacional Cervantino (Mexico), Theater der Welt (Germany), and the Edinburgh International Festival (UK). She is driven by the desire to make meeting places: for her, art is a framework that serves to gather people who might not otherwise be in a literal or figurative room together. Erin lived in ten cities before returning to Toronto, where she makes a home with her husband and four children.
Evalyn Parry is an award-winning theatre creator and songwriter, director, writer, and performer whose work is inspired by intersections of social activism, history and auto/biography. Recent works include, multi-Dora-nominated Gertrude and Alice (Independent Aunties), and her widely travelled show SPIN. From 2015 to 2020, she served as the artistic director of Buddies in Bad Times Theatre. Evalyn and Erin first worked together on the acclaimed production of Kiinalik: These Sharp Tools. www.evalynparry.com
Maddie Bautista is a Filipina sound designer and composer. You can catch Maddie creating and shaping sound in iconic theatres across the country – from composing original music in the earliest stages of new work development to tuning systems with live musicians and mid-sized casts. Maddie and Erin met in 2013, when Maddie was 16. Erin imparted her love for Pina Bausch, performance art, and pretzel bread. Maddie chose a life full of art and never looked back. Erin and Maddie recently co-created the award-winning show Love You Wrong Time with Deanna H. Choi. www.maddiebautista.com
Anwar Khurshid is a master in the tradition of Indian Classical Music. His music has been featured in Hollywood and Bollywood films including the Oscar-winning Life of Pi. He performs regularly with musicians from other genres including Blues, Jazz, African, Middle Eastern and Chinese; Anwar's innovative collaborations create music transcending categorization. Anwar collaborated with Erin on the multi-Dora-nominated production of Noor.
Chloe Cha is currently a student in TMU’s conservatory acting program. As a musician and singer, she thinks of music as a call and response to longing. Chloe and Erin first worked together on the premier production of Is my microphone on? at Canadian Stage and are currently collaborating on an intergenerational performance by Generous Friend.
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
The Emmet Ray, 924 College St, Toronto, ON M6H 1A4, Canada,Toronto, Ontario
