UPCOMING COMMUNITY EVENT

INTIMACY AND
SELF-CARE CHECK-IN

Join us for an informal gathering, focused on intimacy and self care, as we continue to negotiate shared public space together

Sunday, November 27, 2022 
4-6pm

Location: Found Coffee, 324 College Street, Toronto
FREE admission for all performance-based (theatre/dance) artists and arts workers

Accessibility (see below)

Event Description

Have a coffee / tea / espresso on us!, and engage in conversation with Generator staff, and invited guests - Carine M. Diverlus, Aria Evans, and Lilia Leon. Each brings their own unique perspective and relevant working experiences, with intimacy coordination in performance-based settings, and self-care for the mind and body, to this shared space.

Engage in one-to-one conversations or chat in small groups, in an informal and more relaxed space for intimate connection and engagement.

Check-in with your friends and colleagues, outside of the studio or theatre, and engage in intentional conversations about care; what you need right now and how you can support others.

Meet Co-Creative Directors, Michael Caldwell and Bianca Guimarães de Manuel, and chat about the emergent and urgent ideas within our diverse communities of performance practice.

Accessibility

There is a small ramp at street level, leading onto one shallow step at the entrance to the coffee shop. There is a small lip to cross over at the door frame. 

The all-gender washrooms are located downstairs on the basement level and they are not accessible to individuals with certain kinds of mobility devices or individuals who have difficulty climbing or descending stairs.

The space will have bright natural lightning, as well as soft artificial lights. Beyond the shift in natural light with the time of day, the artificial lights will remain the same. We will offer a few yellow tinted glasses for those who require them. The sound level will be a mixture of small group chatters, together with louder voice sounds. We will have a few earplugs and earmuffs available for those who desire to self-regulate the sounds in the space. The space will be scented by coffee, tea, and food.  We will also offer fidget toys for those that desire them. All items will be available to be borrowed at the entrance of the space.  

Please contact us at info (at) generatorto.com with any questions or concerns.

COVID-19

Masks and face coverings are not required for this event, though strongly encouraged. Hand sanitizer and face masks will be available onsite. We will adapt our COVID-19 protocols, as required by the venue and as put forward by Toronto Public Health and the Government of Ontario here…

Invited Guest Highlights

Carine M. Diverlus (she/her)
Registered Psychotherapist, MEd

Founder of Pieces to Peace Psychotherapy and Wellness Carine M. Diverlus is a Registered Psychotherapist and community educator, and founder of Pieces to Peace Psychotherapy & Wellness, a holistic wellness practice for Black and racialized women and girls. Carine’s work is centered around the re-imagination and liberation of Black communities' healing and wellbeing. Holding a Master of Education in Global Mental Health and Counseling Psychology, Carine is dedicated to using both her educational foundation and lived experiences to offer safe spaces for folks to discover what wellness is for their lives.

Aria Evans (she/they/he)
Interdisciplinary Artist / Certified Intimacy Coordinator

Aria Evans is a queer, Toronto based, West Coast born award winning interdisciplinary artist who’s practice spans dance, theatre and film. As a public speaker, activist and creative leader Aria draws on their experiences of being mixed race. Aria is a certified Intimacy Coordinator and with a large-scale vision, collaboration is the departure point to the choreographic work that Aria creates under their company POLITICAL MOVEMENT. Advocating for inclusion and the representation of diversity, Aria uses their artistic practice to question the ways we can coexist together. www.politicalmovement.ca

Lilia Leon (she/her)
Dance Artist / Registered Massage Therapist

Lilia Leon is a Mexican-Canadian performing artist with a multi-faceted career including performance, choreography and education in dance and theatre. She graduated from York University with a B.A in Dance and is an alumni of the School of Toronto Dance Theatre. She thrives when working in multi-disciplinary and collaborative creations and has worked with remarkable Indigenous, Canadian and Latin American artists. As an artist Lilia strives to hold values of empowerment and social justice at the centre of her process. In her choreography she is drawn to themes of identity, home and ancestry, and is an advocate for BIPOC artists’ increased representation in the arts sector. Looking for balance and sustainability in her artistic practice she became a Registered Massage Therapist in 2021. She continues to create, perform and produce her own work and is passionate about supporting fellow creatives through massage therapy and movement coaching.