Harbourfront Centre
harbourfront centre cultural organization waterfront toronto ontario canada situated queen quay west established crown corporation government canada create waterfront park became nonprofit organization funding come corporate sponsor government grant individual donor entrepreneurial activity harbourfront centre seating capacity harbourfront centre work community organization host event year many discipline theatre dance literature music film visual art craft development governed person community based volunteer board director assisted approximately volunteer generously contribute effort time harbourfront centre patrolled inhouse security team work closely police ensure property protected government canada faced mounting criticism city toronto government due amount money spent montreal expo summer olympics hence government canada decided would build harbourfront centre government ontario would build nearby ontario place order revitalize toronto industrial harbour increase tourism city result government canada committed buying hectare land appropriated public use harbourfront corporation established federal crown corporation top portion cn tower housed harbourfront centre schoolchildren asked sign installed following decade area saw number us hosting childrens summer day camp hosting cirque du soleil performed area first womad festival canada held harbourfront centre harbourfront centre formed january nonprofit charitable organization mandate organize present public event operate acre site encompassing york quay john quay south queen quay west queen quay terminal remodelled zeidler partnership architect firm designed toronto eaton centre project transformed industrial space mixeduse building included shop restaurant office exclusive residential condo home premier mike harris since inception harbourfront centre introducing toronto audience artist art form would normally seen commercial venue artist performed harbourfront centre celine dion oscar peterson robert lepage stomp julio iglesias spalding gray philip glass ann murray kd lang jim carrey feist lillian allen gordon lightfoot harbourfront centre organized world leader festival creative genius pay homage renowned global cultural leader participating artist included issey miyake guy laliberté philippe starck frank gehry lily tomlin stephen sondheim bernardo bertolucci robert rauschenberg harold pinter joni mitchell robert lepage peter gabriel quincy jones pina bausch artist dedicated night received award delivered talk harbourfront centre hosted planet indigenus festival multiday celebration global exploration contemporary indigenous civilization harbourfront centre run yearround programming combination indoor outdoor event winter month emphasis put theatre show main event main event amsterdam bridge toronto maritime museum toronto waterfront harbourfront neighbourhood surrounding harbourfront centre toronto harbour harbourfront centre