Since opening its doors in 2020, Lighthouse Artspace Toronto has welcomed artists and creatives alike to transform our space at 1 Yonge Street into an unforgettable immersive experience, and with more ideas up our sleeves the best is yet to come.
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UPCOMING EXHIBITS
PRESENT EXHIBITS
This is Canada, and it’s aboot to get sketchy…
Join Canada, Eh! Live on Stage celebrates everything wonderfully weird about Canadian culture – we’re reclaiming stereotypes and roasting ourselves harder than a Tim Hortons double-double! And don’t worry – our southern neighbours aren’t safe from the shade either! Sorry, not sorry.
The New Immersive Van Gogh: The Next Chapter immerses you completely in Van Gogh’s world, going beyond the original exhibition to transport visitors into the essence of his vision.
Experience his journey from Provence’s sunlit fields to his final days through advanced projections that transform brushstrokes into architecture and colors into emotional landscapes.
PAST EXHIBITS
This summer, illusionist David Kwong – New York Times crossword maestro and master magician – brings his mind-bending experience The Enigmatist to Toronto. Part magic show, part puzzle quest, Kwong’s intriguing blend of sleight-of-hand, wordplay, and brain-twisting riddles pulls you straight into the mystery.
With his expertise in enigmas and illusions, Kwong delights and challenges audiences around the world with his intellectual brand of magic. A veteran “cruciverbalist” (crossword puzzle constructor), Kwong routinely creates puzzles for The New York Times, The Los Angeles Times, and The Wall Street Journal.
Comedians Sweeney Preston and Ethan Cavanagh guide you through tasting five wines and at least five jokes. Everyone from savvy sauvignon swiggers to clueless chardonnay chuggers will find something to make their glass half-full, as the wine industry's hardest-hitting questions are answered.
The art of Banksy features 161 original and authenticated Banksy works. These include prints, canvases, screenprints, sculptures, hand-drawn sketches, and limited edition pieces, as well as video testimonials by a close associate of Banksy who worked on prints of iconic images with the artist.
The exhibition will deliver a storytelling adventure across six specially designed rooms, spanning over 20, 000 sq ft. In collaboration with award-winning curators, artists and filmmakers, the exhibition offers unique insights into the extra ordinary world of Formula 1, with extensive contributions from the greatest teams and drivers.
Drawing on a mixture of expertise in psychology, unique mentalism techniques, and masterful analysis of audience members, Alex McAleer combines contemporary mind reading with sharp wit and a flair for showmanship. Having dedicated himself to perfecting the art of knowing what's going on inside other peoples' heads, Alex's performances are interactive, engaging, and laugh-out-loud funny - combining exceptional stage craft and the sharply-honed skills of a ground-breaking mentalist.
The Dining Experience was born in Brisbane in 1997 and now tours around 20 countries a year. Faulty Towers Live! The Dinning Experience is a 2 hour interactive theatre production. Audience members become diners in the show, enoying a 3-course meal. The show is fully interactive, with characters performing in tribute to the BBC TV series, Fawlty Towers.
Disney Animation: Immersive Experience is an innovative celebration that takes you inside the greatest films of Walt Disney Animation Studios, from their very earliest, groundbreaking features to the beloved hit movies of today.
Featuring the majestic artworks Vincent Van Gogh spent his life creating. This full-on immersive show highlights every brushstroke, colour and gives each piece a new life.
This exhibit also featured a limited run of a drive-in version of the show. Guests got to Gogh by car and safely enjoy everything IVG has to offer!
One barista, seventy minutes, ten seasons. The entire 236 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, Friends, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out...Gunther. In a desperate plea to gain his audience's affection, comedian Brendan Murphy has come up with a show that will appeal to literally everyone and finally get him one of those
In this fast-paced new production we bring you the entire 144 episodes of the hit 90s TV show, Buffy the Vampire Slayer, as told through the eyes of the one person who knows it inside out...Spike. Funny, satirical and bursting with 90s pop-culture references, it's the perfect parody for Buffy aficionados and those who never enrolled at sunnydale high alike.
No Save Points, created and performed by Sébastien Heins, delves into a deeply personal adventure story, all experienced through video games. Video games, theatre and memori collide as Heins tells the story of his mother being diagnosed with Huntington's Disease, a rare genetic illness.
A rebel, genius and legend – Gustav Klimt explored and expressed colours, shapes and patterns without inhibition or limitation. And now you can step inside his electrifying world and be swept away!
From the streets of Imperial Vienna to the natural world of water lilies, vibrant blooms and mermaids, to his acclaimed Golden Phase, lose yourself in the vivid imagery and bold colours of Immersive Klimt!
Kahlo’s art has been described as magic realism – blending realistic depictions of her life with fantastical elements to reflect her inner thoughts and struggles. Using state-of-the-art technology, the 360-degree experience invites you to step inside the colourful and vibrant world of Frida Kahlo as never before with Immersive Frida Kahlo.
The Library at Night is an immersive and sensory virtual-reality journey that whisks you away to ten libraries, real or imagined, throughout time and across the globe – from Mexico to Japan, Copenhagen, Sarajevo and beyond. This virtual experience created by Robert Lepage and inspired by Alberto Manguel’s book of the same name immerses you in the wonder and whimsy of iconic and mythical libraries throughout history.
The experience will showcase never-before-seen Marley photographs and memorabilia, while immersing you in a journey through his life, passions, influences, and enduring legacy.
Venture through six rooms including the One Love Forest and the Soul Shakedown Studio and delve into the multi-sensory experience celebrating one of the world’s most beloved and unifying musical figures.
“Touch” is an unparalleled immersive experience created for the unique Lighthouse Immersive Gallery 2 performance space by Guillaume Côté, with the artists of Côté Danse and in collaboration with Thomas Payette of Hub Studio.
Fusing powerful projections with superb live dance Touch is a highly interactive performance forging a dialogue between audience, performers, and multimedia within this 360-projection space.
For nearly 130 years, The Nutcracker has enchanted families around the world – from ballet productions to movies, and more – and now your family can experience this timeless holiday tale like never before!
Step inside as 1,296,674 frames of video brings the joy of the holidays to life around you – on a jaw-dropping scale!
Featuring the majestic artworks Vincent Van Gogh spent his life creating. This full-on immersive show highlights every brushstroke, colour and gives each piece a new life.
This exhibit also featured a limited run of a drive-in version of the show. Guests got to Gogh by car and safely enjoy everything IVG has to offer!
