June 11 – July 1, 2025
Aga Khan Museum, Toronto
The Aga Khan Museum offers a rich and immersive performance program that celebrates global artistic traditions through a contemporary lens. From intimate pop-up concerts to full-scale productions, each event brings together music, dance, and spoken word from diverse cultures. Audiences are invited to explore connections between East and West, past and present, through live performances that resonate with spirit and creativity. Featuring artists from around the world, these experiences transform the Museum’s spaces into vibrant stages for storytelling, improvisation, and cultural dialogue. Whether classical or experimental, Aga Khan Museum performances reflect the Museum’s mission to foster understanding through the arts.
June 15, 2025
Pandit Satish Vyas and Jonathan Voyer
agakhanmuseum.org/whats-on/vyas-voyer
Pandit Satish Vyas, senior disciple of Pandit Shiv Kumar Sharma, blends vocal expressiveness with rhythmic santoor mastery. Trained by his father, Pandit C. R. Vyas, he brings a rare lineage to global stages. Renowned tabla artist Mukundraj Deo will accompany him.
June 25–29, 2025
Rouh and Rhythm
agakhanmuseum.org/whats-on/rouh-and-rhythm
Presented with As the Sun Appears from Beyond, Rouh and Rhythm is a transcendent concert blending Eastern and Western musical traditions. Featuring Majd Sukar’s Sham Blues ensemble, live poetry, and calligraphy, it brings the Al Burda Award’s spirit to life through improvised sound, sacred expression, and cross-cultural collaboration.
TD Pop-Up Performances
Throughout the season, enjoy poetry, music, and dance reflecting global cultures—from the Balkans to Asia. Experience jazz, Latin, Persian, and traditional Asian music in informal performances by diverse artists, presented in the Museum’s public spaces and galleries, celebrating artistic expression from across the world.
- Just Prince • June 11, 14, and 15
- George Crotty • June 25, 28, and 29
- Toronto Klezmer Society • June 30 (Rhythms of Canada Festival)
- Achanté • June 30 (Rhythms of Canada Festival)
- Luis Alsemi Trio • July 1 (Rhythms of Canada Festival)
