Toronto Star art critic Martin Knelman writes on the success of Luminato's fifth season and why the annual arts & culture festival "enhances life in Toronto". Among other thing, Knelman attributes the festival's success to its smart programming, its numerous free events, and its "unprecedented partnership with The New Yorker".
"Edition number five of Luminato is almost ready to slip into the past tense, with a potpourri of events on Saturday and a quiet footnote of a day on Sunday featuring what turns out to be the final North American performances, at least for now, of that startling two-part Arab epic, One Thousand and One Nights."
"Despite a few hitches and glitches, including soft ticket sales, this year's festival took several major steps forward � securing its position as a key event that enlivens the city every June while also grabbing needed attention from the world beyond the GTA."
"The festival's unprecedented partnership with The New Yorker � surely North America's most prestigious magazine � was one of this year's big success stories, including a memorable doubleheader last Sunday at the St. Lawrence Centre."
"Another plus: the presence in our town of producers, presenters, bookers and agents for the semi-annual "congress of the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) � which is bound to pay off in the long term with increased awareness of Toronto's performing arts talent, its glittering culture palaces and its annual arts festival."
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