Din of Shadows is a Toronto-based non-proscenium performing arts company, made up of a collection of creators and performers from the worlds of music, dance, and theatre dedicated to the development and production of interdisciplinary works by Canadian artists. Din seeks out the art of the in-between: the pieces that don’t fit neatly into traditional categories, and that might not be realized anywhere else.
Founded in 2017 by Artistic Director Quinn Jacobs, the company has worked with 92 artists and technical personnel, including composers, vocalists, instrumentalists, choreographers, dancers, dramaturges, actors, visual artists, authors, photographers, videographers, stage managers, stage hands, lighting technicians, audio technicians, and other venue staff.
Din has commissioned and premiered 24 mixed media works by Canadian creators across seven events; three at Arraymusic (2017, 2018, 2019), three at The Music Gallery (2019, 2022, 2024), and one exclusively on social media (2022).
Sara Constant’s Installation at Din VIIAysel Taghi-Zada at Din VIIYang Chen at Din VIIDin VII PosterÉmilie Fortin and Kalun Leung at Din VIISignage from Din VIIHillary Jean Young at Din VIIWesley Shen at Din VIIGrace Scheele at Din VIISteve Koh and Maxime Despax at Din VIIDin VI Poster by Erinn AclandNikki Joshi at Din VITaylor Collis, Sarah Di Iorio, and Stacie Dunlop at Din VIStacie Dunlop, Emilie Gélinas-Noble, Andrew McCormack, Meghan McMartin, Evan Lamberton, and Jonny Smith at Din VINikki Joshi at Din VIDin VI Programme Illustration by Erinn AclandScore of Whisper Piece (1961) by Yoko OnoAngela Blumberg, Ming-Bo Lam, Louis Pino, and Jonny Smith at Din IVAngela Blumberg and Matthias McIntire at Din IVSerena Finlayson and Brianna Salmon at Din IVGreg Harrison, Quinn Jacobs, Louis Pino, and Jonny Smith at Din IVAlesha Aquino, Amy Jefferys, and Jennifer Ramses at Din IVDin III Poster by Erinn AclandÉmilie Fortin, Quinn Jacobs, Cheldon Paterson, and Olivia Shortt at Din IIILibydo at Din IIIJonny Smith at Din IIIDin II Poster by Erinn AclandDin I Poster by Erinn Acland
