Concert Description

Join Civil Lizard and Xenia Concerts for an Adaptive Concert at the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert series! In their live performances, Civil Lizard sets a diverse array of cinematic scenes with compositions from each member. These scenes then become the framework for collective improvisation, always yielding a new story with a familiar backdrop, ranging from playful and galloping to ominous and severe.

This is an opportunity to see these award-winning performers together on stage presented in a family-friendly style that embraces neurodiversity and disability. A complete list of accessibility features is included below.

This is a free event and tickets are not required. Admission is on a first-come, first-served basis. There is a waiting area at the box office of the Four Seasons Centre where you can wait. Doors open at 11:30 AM.

Date and Time

Saturday May 15 2027 at 12:00 PM

Location

Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts

145 Queen St W, Toronto

Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre (2nd floor)

Venue Guide

Concert Accessibility Features

• All expressions welcome! Feel free to make noise, get up, or stim!
• Venue and gender-neutral washrooms accessible to wheelchair users
• Venue Guide
• Sensory supports, including noise-cancelling earmuffs, weighted pillows, balance pillows, and fidgets (please bring your own if you can)
• Flexible seating and a separate area for low-sensory breaks
• Stretch breaks and freedom of movement
• Visual schedule (slide deck)
• Xenia Concerts can also provide live ASL interpretation at our events upon request, given sufficient lead time. If you would like to request ASL interpretation, please send a request to kaylce.carter@xeniaconcerts.com at least ten (10) days before the event.

Do you have a suggestion for how we can make our events more welcoming and accessible, or an accessibility need that you’d like to let us know about? Write to the COC’s accessibility contact at accessibility@coc.ca.

Health & Safety

• Masks are recommended
• If you have are sick, please stay home
• Masks and hand sanitizer will be available at the venue
• Xenia supports the use of PPE and other personal protective measures. Please feel free to bring your own protective supports as needed.

Thanks to our partners

The Canadian Opera Company

Thanks to our funders

The Canada Council for the Arts, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, The Ontario Arts Council, The Toronto Arts Council, The Government of Canada, The Ontario Trillium Foundation, TD, The Metcalf Foundation, The TELUS Friendly Future Foundation, The Azrieli Foundation, Unity for Autism, The George C. Hunt Family Foundation, in honour of R.S. Williams & Sons Company Ltd., and Xenia Concerts donors.