Dusk Dances 2025 is curated by Festival Director Sofi Gudiño, with curatorial support by Festival Founder and Consultant Sylvie Bouchard
2025 will mark Dusk Dances 31st Season, and the second season with the new leadership team of Festival Director Sofi Gudiño and General Manager Shivani Joshi.
Hosted by the luminous Latin-pop singer Ana Lía
Free audience workshop in dabke dance every night led by Zaytouna Academy for Cultural Arts.
Dusk Dances rarely cancels a show in advance of the start time due to inclement weather. All of our artists and volunteers are present at the park (even if it's pouring), and should the clouds part, the sun start to shine, and it's safe to perform, they are ready to go. An announcement is generally made at the park between 7:00pm and 7:30pm if the show has been cancelled. Any cancellation will be announced on Dusk Dances social media, after the announcement in the park.
The only exception to this is our Friday, August 8th performance of Dusk Dances - Park It. If there is any chance of rain for that evening, we will cancel the performance and move plans to our rain date: Saturday, August 9th.
Poster design by Mohammad Rezaei
EVENING PERFORMANCES
Sunday August 3rd to Sunday August 10th, 2025
7:00 pm free audience dabke workshop begins
7:30 pm dance performance begins
The performance lasts approx. until 9:15 PM.
Pay-what-you-wish.
Suggested contribution: $20 / person.
Bring your own chairs and blankets.
See the Rain Cancellation Policy.
Withrow Park is located in Toronto, Ontario, south of Danforth Avenue (the nearest TTC subway is Chester Station). Each evening begins in the north-east corner of the park, closest to the intersection of Carlaw Avenue and McConnell Avenue. Once the show starts at 7:30pm, we begin to move the audience around the park to four select sites to watch each dance piece unfold. Not sure where we are? Don’t worry! Follow the crowds of Dusk Dance fans and the sound of music, or, look out for one of our volunteers in an orange vest.