Manifesting Curiosities
Aluna Theatre is thrilled to present the SEVENTH edition of the RUTAS International Festival of Performance from September 24 to October 4, 2026, in partnership with Factory Theatre and Theatre Passe Muraille.
RUTAS 2026 will bring an array of national and international performances that invite us to imagine worlds we want to create. From fantastical visual games that activate the imagination to stories that reveal that things are not what they seem to be, this edition of the festival does not shy away from the difficult, the controversial, the magical.
Xilopango
Connecting generations through memory and the land itself.
Documents Perform 2
The stage becomes a meeting place for creating cultural policies.
Documents Perform 3
Those left out by the document that shaped Canada’s cultural identity for 70 years rewrite it.
Manifiesta
What does it mean to reclaim our repertoire?
Mujer Venado
A one-woman act of Righteous Vengeance.
Pareidolia
A constant game of transformation where things are not what they seem.
Guardians of the Gods
What unites children across the globe living in a world ruled by adults?
12 Hour Comics Night
Toronto artists race against the clock to create 12 comic pages in 12 hours.
Amuletos
Communal gifts of protection in times of violence for those we will never know.
Working With the Child Perspective
Explore ways of creating theatre from a child’s perspective, led by Gustav Deinoff.
Visual Theatre. The Poetry of Image and Gesture
Approach creative work through movement, improvisation, and the creation of images.