Nuit Rose is a community-based, cultural festival first conceived as part of WorldPride 2014. The multi-venue event fosters the work of Canadian and international visual and performance artists. The aim of NUIT ROSE is to enhance the scope of cultural programming of Toronto Pride by promoting collaborative relationships between community partners, artists and the public. Like the highly successful inaugural edition, NUIT ROSE (Play/Space) will be a visually stunning multi-venue event designed to commemorate LGBTQ histories, spaces and places. This year, NUIT ROSE has joined forces with Pride Toronto to present additional projects in new venues with added dates during Pride Week 2016.

Download a PDF version of the Nuit Rose Guide here for full listings and zone maps.

Event Locations: Two Zones

The festival will take place in two Toronto neighbourhoods: West Queen West and the Church-Wellesley Village, which collectively have a rich queer-activist, visual art and cultural history. NUIT ROSE (Play/Space) is yet another opportunity for the two communities to come together to showcase the work of artists of diverse backgrounds, orientations and identifications.

EAST ZONE: CHURCH-WELLESLEY VILLAGE

The Church-Wellesley Village is one of the most vibrant, colourful and unique neighbourhoods in Canada. It is the traditional site of Toronto’s Pride Week, the city’s largest festival and Canada’s largest LGBTTIQQ2SA event. The neighbourhood is the traditional home of Canada’s LGBTQ community, with such notable organizations as The 519 Church Street Community Centre, the Canadian Lesbian & Gay Archives and the Buddies in Bad Times Theatre.

WEST ZONE: QUEEN STREET WEST

West Queen West is the largest hub for visual art in Canada, and is known to foster new and emerging talent and ideas. It is the home of the historic Gladstone Hotel, the Museum of Contemporary Canadian Art, Artscape Youngplace, the Theatre Centre and many important nationally and internationally recognized art galleries. It is also a gathering point for some of Toronto’s most innovative thinkers and creative art makers.

Confirmed community partners for NUIT ROSE (Play/Space) include: Artscape Youngplace, The Theatre Centre, The 519 Church Street Community Centre, The Gladstone Hotel, the City of Toronto, and the Ontario Arts Council.

The Throbbing Rose Collective is an open community collective. If you would like to join the collective or volunteer at the events, please contact us here.

Founding members are:

Francisco Alvarez
John Rubino
James Fowler
Syrus Marcus Ware
Javier Espino
Kaleb Robertson
Christina Zeidler
Britt Welter-Nolan
Michael Thompson
Rodrigo Barriuso
Joey Bruni