Today in Toronto: Fleet Foxes, the Cecilia String Quartet, the films of John Cassavetes and more

Today in Toronto: Fleet Foxes, the Cecilia String Quartet, the films of John Cassavetes and more

Fleet Foxes This Portland-based band was thrust onto the international stage following the release of its 2008 debut album, and for its sophomore effort, the band has chosen a slightly softer Brit sound for Helplessness Blues. Find out more »

Labours of Love: Visionary Works for String Quartet The Cecilia String Quartet returns to the Music Garden garlanded as the first prize winner in the prestigious Banff International String Quartet Competition. Find out more »

The Films of John Cassavetes Indie giant John Cassavetes gets a full-on retrospective this month at the TIFF Cinematheque with heavy-hitting flicks that include A Woman Under the Influence, in which the late director’s wife, Gena Rowlands (who will appear to discuss their collaborations on July 14), portrays a mentally unstable housewife, and Faces, a portrait of middle-class malaise and the hunt for sexual fulfillment. Find out more »

Titus Andronicus Shakespeare’s most vicious work tracks the murders, mutilations and rape set in motion by the capture of Goth queen Tamora, her sons and her lover by the titular Roman general. Previews from June 23. Find out more »

Tou Comme Elle (Just Like Her) Fifty of Canada’s finest female actors—Maggie Huculak, Allegra Fulton and Fiona Reid among them—fill the stage in this English-language premiere of the show about mothers and daughters that wowed Montreal audiences in 2006. Find out more »