TORONTO, CANADA, November 04, 2009
/24-7PressRelease/ -- On Friday November 20, 2009 at 7:30pm the 2nd annual RIZE Benefit Concert will light up the Jane Mallet Theatre at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts. Sponsored by TD CANADA TRUST, RIZE is Horizon Arts Camp's annual benefit concert that helps raise money to operate our program. The event will showcase an eclectic multicultural mix of musicians, dance ensembles, and singers as well as performances by Horizon Arts Camp campers.
Theresa Tova, is an award winning actor, singer and writer, who will be performing jazz numbers in Yiddish. Peter Katz, winner of the CBC Galaxie Rising Star Award, will be performing a set of his captivating blend of folk, rock and pop music. Yakudo Traditional Japanese Drummers will give a powerful performance that combines the spiritual rhythms of Taiko with martial arts and contemporary music. Hip-hop dance troupe, Culture Shock Canada will showcase their skills that help forward their mission of using hip-hop/street dance to empower young people to engage in a lifestyle that embraces acceptance, achievement and self-confidence. Julian Taylor will be performing a set of his beautiful alternative, folk rock songs that warm the heart and soothe the soul. Nicky Phillips is a singer, actor and composer who will be charming our audience with her dynamic voice in her contemporary musical theatre performance. In addition to the professional talent, RIZE also celebrates the work of Horizon Arts Camp campers with two select performances in music and dance.
Horizon Arts Camp serves economically disadvantaged children and youth from high needs communities throughout the GTA. Accredited by the Ontario Camps Association (OCA), Horizon is truly a unique camp program as it is the only OCA camp to offer a full arts program to economically disadvantaged kids taught by professional artists and performers. The camp's program focuses on the performing and visual arts along side traditional camp activities and leadership development. Our camp families pay a heavily subsidized fee, which only covers about 20% of our cost to operate. It is through the generosity of our donors and events like RIZE that we are able to operate.
Tickets are $35 and are available through the St. Lawrence Centre Box Office by phone, in person or online (416-366-7723, 27 Front Street East Toronto, or at http://www.stlc.com). All the proceeds go directly to support camp programs for some of Toronto's most deserving children.
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