Toronto Life

Le Petit Prince

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National Ballet principal dancer Guillaume Côté makes his full-length choreograp­hic debut with this adaptation of Antoine de Saint-Exupéry’s beloved children’s novella. It captures the wonder and whimsy of the eponymous little dude and his aviator friend through lofty movements and spellbindi­ng effects: floating sceptres, soaring paper airplanes and spinning chairs. June 4 to 12. From $37. Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W., 416-345-9595.

independen­ce referendum, is restaged here as part of Luminato. June 16 to 26. Individual tickets $39–$114; packages $110–$260. Hearn Generating Station, 440 Unwin Ave., 416-368-4849.

Marienbad Jordan Tannahill, the city’s hottest theatrical iconoclast, teams up with Toronto Dance Theatre’s Christophe­r House for a provocativ­e dance work (the pair last collaborat­ed for 2014’s On Display). The show uses text, images and movement to tell the story of two queer men from vastly different eras. June 1 to 4; previews May 26 to 29. $26. Winchester Street Theatre, 80 Winchester St., 416-967-1365.

Monumental Vancouver’s Holy Body Tattoo group emerges from a 10-year hiatus—and hooks up with Montreal post-rock pioneers Godspeed You! Black Emperor—for an electrifyi­ng and unnerving Luminato show about individual­ism in a capitalist society. Nine dancers perched on rectangula­r pedestals violently thrash and twist to a soundtrack of clashing guitars and unrelentin­g percussion. June 14 and 15. $29–$78. Hearn Generating Station, 440 Unwin Ave., 416-368-4849.

Shakespear­e in High Park The 34th season of Canadian Stage’s starlit series balances the manic tragedy of

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