
riverMOUTH brings spoken word, song, music & soundscape to the lower Cobechenonk / Humber River. riverMOUTH is inspired by water and our desire to nurture sustainable, life-giving connection to the planet.
Scan the QR code and download the riverMOUTH audio walk at home and then explore the park as you listen — from plant medicine, ecology and architecture, to soundscape and song. Available year-round.
PAST Summer Events 2022:
Aug 27-28 & Sept 10-11, 2022
Opening our ears and eyes to the valley, riverMOUTH musicians and poets sing and sound with the whispering of bulrushes, the racket of passing streetcars, the groove of a fallen log, and the never-ending flow of the river. Watch out for site-specific dance installations featuring Meryem Alaoui, Nidhi Baadkar, Suzanne Barnes, Mai Duong, Molly Johnson, Terrill Maguire and Rebecca Hope Terry. Take off your headphones and listen to what’s around you or slow down and nap with the trees, guided by Julia Aplin.
Live at the Oculus: 6-7pm
Saturday August 27: Vocalists Andrea Kuzmich, Brenna MacCrimmon, Iryna Lozynska, Shalva-Lucas Makharshvili & Mario Morello
Sunday August 28: Vocalists Alex Samaras, Andrew Adridge, Sean Donaldson; saxophonist Karen Ng; and poet Braden Alexander
Saturday September 10: Vocalist and storyteller Sharada Eswar, spoken word artist Andrea Thompson, and nature artist and poet Sheniz Janmohamed
Sunday September 11: Vocalist Christine Duncan with The Element Choir
June 11 & 12
Biologist Clement Kent and avian ecologist Gail Fraser lead a leisurely nature walk sharing insights into the flying, fluttering, swimming, swooping, creeping and crawling creatures who inhabit the river valley. Rain or shine. June 11 & 12: 9-10:30am | Meeting point: Stephen Drive and Cloverhill
Architect Christie Pearson leads us on a walk through the forested valley of the Cobechenonk river, past the industrial hum of the sewage treatment plant, to the modernist Oculus Pavilion, an elegant relic of architectural futurism. Passing under the roar of the lakeside highways and railways, we follow the river south to the iconic Humber River Pedestrian Bicycle Bridge.Rain or shine. June 11 & 12: 11am-12:30pm | Meeting point: Stephen Drive and Cloverhill
Creative Team:
Andrew Adridge, baritone & spoken word
Mingjia Chen, vocalist & composer
Christine Duncan, vocalist & improviser
Sharada Eswar, singer & storyteller
Gail Fraser, avian ecologist
Clement Kent, biologist
Andrea Kuzmich, vocalist & composer
Juliet Palmer, composer & artistic director
Christie Pearson, architect & writer
Joseph Pitawanakwat, plant medicine
Alex Samaras, singer & composer
Andrea Thompson, poet
Guest Artists:
Meryem Alaoui, dancer
Braden Alexander, poet
Julia Aplin, choreographer
Nidhi Baadkhar, dancer
Suzanne Barnes, dancer
Jocelyn Barth, singer
Elise Boeur, singer
Mai Duong, dancer
Sean Donaldson, vocalist & songwriter
Laura Gillis, singer
Michelangelo Iaffaldano, singer
Sheniz Janmohamed, poet & nature artist
Molly Johnson, dancer
Brenda Joy Lem, singer
Andrea Kuzmich, singer
Liz Lima, singer
Iryna Lozynska, singer
Brenna MacCrimmon, singer
Shalva-Lucas Makharshvili, singer
Terrill Maguire, dancer
Mario Morello, singer
Karen Ng, saxophonist & composer
Henry Paterson, singer
Hope Terry, dancer
Dinah Thorpe, singer
Lieke van der Voort, singer
Production:
Hazel Moore, production manager
Oliver Kealey, assistant
Emma Whitla, assistant
Claire Harvie, photography
David Langer, videography & photography
Omer Yukseker, photography
Volunteers:
John Bailey
Gail Fraser
Flora Mei Fushi-McIntosh
Clement Kent
James Rolfe
Maxwell Steppuhn
Thanks:
We are grateful for the support of our volunteers, advisors and board. A special shout-out for creative support from Junaid Khan, Misia Robins, Olivia Shortt and Natasha Myers. Thank you to the Canada Council for the Arts Digital NOW Fund and the Toronto Arts Council’s Arts in the Parks program for their support of this project.