Robert Burns: A Passion for Freedom

Robert Burns: A Passion for Freedom Live in the Green Sanderson Hall at Hugh's Room, 296 Broadview AvenueShow at 8pm, Doors at 7pm$50+ in advance, $57+ at the door Featuring RH Thomson, Beau Dixon, Suba Sankaran, Alina Kuzma, Lucas Harris, D Greenberg and Dylan Bell. On Robbie Burns' birthday (January 25th), the renowned actor RH Thomson and a group of notable Toronto classical, roots and world musicians will celebrate Burns' profound influence on freedom moments around the world. In a 75-minute show devised by Alison Mackay, well known for her special attractions for Tafelmusik, the seven-member ensemble features stories and songs related to American abolitionist Frederick Douglass, India's Nobel Prize-winning poet Rabindranath Tagore and Ukrainian poet laureate Taras Shevchenko, as well as the songs and poetry of Burns himself. Robert Burns: A Passion for Freedom premiered in November 2024 with two sold-out concerts for Confluence Concerts. Monday, January 25.