Baden-Württemberg, Germany, prides itself on its contemporary culture - a fusion which combines an appreciation of things past with the desire to create something new. The fascinating tension between the traditional and the contemporary is reflected in a vibrant cultural landscape. Baden-Württemberg meets Ontario: A German Arts Festival, October 12 - 19, 2006 provides Canadians a glimpse of Baden-Württemberg’s multi-faceted cultural life.

Baden-Württemberg and Ontario are linked by a partnership agreement that goes back to the early 1990s. Their structures are comparable in many ways, and both are modern industrial societies with a cosmopolitan outlook. Both attribute their economic success to excellent education and training systems. In addition, Baden-Württemberg and Ontario both have superb cultural institutions and offer excellent conditions for the development of art and culture. Baden-Württemberg meets Ontario: A German Arts Festival is sponsored by the state of Baden-Württemberg with the aim of enhancing relations between the German State and the province of Ontario.

Baden-Württemberg meets Ontario: A German Arts Festival features the following performances:

FREIBURGER BAROCKORCHESTER (FREIBURG BAROQUE ORCHESTRA)
Thursday, October 12, 2006 at 7:30 PM
Walter Hall, Edward Johnson Building, 80 Queens Park, Toronto
Pay What You Can

ANIMATED FILM SCREENINGS
Thursday, October 12 at 7:00 PM
The Goethe Institut, 163 King Street West
Tickets: $5 at the door

SAMUEL KUMMER
Saturday, October 14 at 7:30 PM
Deer Park United Church, 129 St. Clair Avenue West
Tickets: $20 at the door

AKADEMIE SCHLOSS SOLITUDE (SCHLOSS SOLITUDE ACADEMY)
Saturday, October 14, 2006
Theatre Direct Ontario
This performance is by invitation only

UNTERWEGSTHEATER HEIDELBERG
PRESENTS MIDDLE OF NOWHERE
Monday, October 16 at 7:00 PM
Tuesday, October 17 at 7:00 PM
Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, Rehearsal Studios,
227 Front Street East
Pay What You Can

THOMAS SIFFLING TRIO
Monday, October 16 12:30 PM
Tuesday, October 17 at 12:30 PM
Yonge-Dundas Square
Admission is Free

STUTTGARTER KAMMERCHOR (STUTTGART CHAMBER CHOIR)
With Conductor Frieder Bernius
Tuesday, October 17, 2006 at 8:30 PM
Trinity Chapel, Trinity College, University of Toronto, 6 Hoskin Avenue
Pay What You Can

HELL’S BELLS PRESENTS: THE REBEL SPELL WITH
MY BABY WANTS TO EAT YOUR PUSSY AND THE FALLOUT
Tuesday, October 17 at 10:00 PM
The Bovine Sex Club, 542 Queen Street West
Tickets: $5 at the door

TRIO CON BRIO
Tuesday, October 17 at 12: 00 PM
Wednesday, October 18 at 5:30 PM
Thursday, October 19 at 12:00 PM
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen Street West.
Admission is free.

Baden-Württemberg meets Ontario: A German Arts Festival is generously supported by the Landesstiftung Foundation and the provinces of Baden-Württemberg, Germany and Ontario, Canada.