Today in Toronto: Cruel and Tender, A Brimful of Asha and more

A Brimful of Asha And you thought your mom had boundary issues. Real-life mother and son Asha and Ravi Jain mine their relationship for this new play about a trip to India that inadvertently turns into a bride-scouting mission. Find out more »

International Association of Blacks in Dance Festival While this annual conference and festival gives dancers and administrators a chance to network, audiences reap the real benefit: a feast of performances from around the world that focus on the black community. Expect companies from as far afield as Cuba, the Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Australia and the U.K. Find out more »

Cruel and Tender Atom Egoyan collaborates with his wife and muse, Arsinée Khanjian, for the first time onstage in this production of British playwright Martin Crimp’s drama about the War on Terror, as funnelled through Sophocles’ The Trachiniae.Find out more »