Today in Toronto: Steve Reich, Hot Docs, A Jew Grows in Brooklyn

Hot Docs: The oughts were a landmark decade for documentaries, with such big names as James Marsh and Michael Moore rivalling fiction directors in popularity. Hot Docs examines the key figures, films and trends of the era in a retrospective called Ripping Reality. Find out more >>
Steve Reich Live: The 73-year-old American composer and Pulitzer Prize winner Steve Reich directs his ensemble in a program of his groundbreaking minimalist works. Find out more >>

Janina Fialkowska: The Canadian pianist, whose father was Polish, plays a program devoted to Schumann and the music world’s most famous Pole, Frédéric Chopin. Find out more >>

A Jew Grows in Brooklyn: Jake Ehrenreich trots out some well-worn jokes about brises and the Catskills, as well as a healthy helping of poignancy in this musical ode to his boyhood. Find out more >>

Mark Knopfler: Dire Straits would likely still be one of today’s top-grossing arena fillers had its leader stayed the course. Instead, Knopfler—still much revered for his skills as a guitarist—has moved away from the slick, bluesy pop-rock of his former band. Find out more >>