Party Pages: Artists, philanthropists and Margaret Atwood at the Art of Time Ensemble Salon
Party Pages: Artists, philanthropists and Margaret Atwood at the Art of Time Ensemble Salon
By Matthew Hague | October 5, 2012
By Matthew Hague | 10/05/2012
We’re fairly sure that having a piano quartet playing in the living room is a normal after-supper digestive for many Rosedale households. Having Gemini award-winner Nicholas Campbell read a monologue from the War of the Worlds , is likely more of a rarity. That experience, however, was part of the fifth annual Art of Time Ensemble Salon this past Wednesday night. Held at a private mansion (the kind with a lion-shaped door knocker and a tennis court-sized kitchen), the fundraiser for the venerable music ensemble drew creative types (painter Rundi Phelan , actor and Paul Gross sweetheart Martha Burns, director Daniel Brooks ), philanthropists (Jim Fleck, CAMH chair Ana Lopes, Donald and Gretchen Ross ) and the generally fabulous (James Stewart, the mathematician/text book writer who built possibly the most opulent residence in Toronto ).
After nibbling Vietnamese spring rolls and sipping flutes of prosecco, the 80 guests settled into an art-lined parlour. There, AOT artistic director Andrew Burashko introduced an eclectic selection of performances (the music included pieces by Schumann and Erich Korngold, and Rick Roberts and Stratford vet Lucy Peacock acted a scene from Much Ado About Nothing ). The highlight, though, was when Margaret Atwood got up to read some poetry, both her own and something from August Kleinzahler. (It’s always nice to see the unstoppable Ms. Atwood in person rather than via LongPen. )
169518 Actors Rick Roberts and Lucy Peacock (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty28-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty28.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty28.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty28/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty28 0 0
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169517 Actor Nicholas Campbell (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty27-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty27.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty27.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty27/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty27 0 0
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169516 Musicians Thomas Wiebe (cello) and Barry Shiffman (violin) (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty26-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty26.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty26.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty26/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty26 0 0
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169515 Singer-songwriter Gregory Hoskins (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty25-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty25.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty25.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty25/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty25 0 0
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169514 Margaret Atwood (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty24-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty24.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty24.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty24/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty24 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169513 Art of Time Ensemble artistic director Andrew Burashko (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty23-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty23.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty23.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty23/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty23 0 0
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169511 CAMH chair Ana Lopes (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty21-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty21.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty21.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty21/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty21 0 0
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169509 Phil Taylor and mathematician James Stewart (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty19-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty19.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty19.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty19/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty19 0 0
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169508 Director Daniel Brooks and Lawrence Herman (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty18-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty18.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty18.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty18/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty18 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169504 Artist Rundi Phelan (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty14-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty14.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty14.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty14/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty14 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169519 Margaret Atwood and actor Martha Burns (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty_intro-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty_intro.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty_intro.jpg 656 380 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty_intro/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty_intro 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169499 Ron Lalonde and Jane Humphries (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty09-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty09.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty09.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty09/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty09 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169498 Jim Fleck, the evening’s host, and Lawrence Herman (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty08-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty08.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty08.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty08/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty08 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169497 Art of Time Ensemble executive director David Abel (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty07-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty07.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty07.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty07/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty07 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169496 PR exec Amy Burstyn-Fritz (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty06-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty06.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty06.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty06/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty06 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169495 Jennen Phelan (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty05-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty05.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty05.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty05/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty05 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)
169492 Art of Time Ensemble artistic director Andrew Burashko, Margaret Atwood and Atwood’s partner, novelist Graeme Gibson (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty02-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty02.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty02.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty02/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty02 0 0
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169491 The event, held at a Rosedale mansion, raised approximately $40,000 for the Art of Time Ensemble (Image: Erin Seaman) Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 Art of Time Ensemble Salon 2012 https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty01-96x96.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty01.jpg https://torontolife.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/oct12ArtofTimeEnsembleParty01.jpg 624 416 [] https://torontolife.com/city/art-of-time-ensemble-salon-2012/slide/oct12artoftimeensembleparty01/ oct12artoftimeensembleparty01 0 0
(Image: Erin Seaman)