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This performance is part of the Special Presentations. About the Show How does a baby react to hearing Whitney Houston for the first time? How about Metallica, or Bach? In this funny, moving storytelling show, JUNO-nominated musician and acclaimed...

This performance is part of the Special Presentations. About the Show How does a baby react to hearing Whitney Houston for the first time? How about Metallica, or Bach? In this funny, moving storytelling show, JUNO-nominated musician and acclaimed theatre creator Brendan McLeod recounts his newborn daughter’s reactions to the first 1000 songs of her life. In doing so, he breaks down everything from how our body processes music, to how different cultures communicate, to how James Brown learned to dance. Ultimately THE JOY is about the importance of music and family—a tribute to all the things we feel in our heart when we listen with our ears. About Brendan McLeod Brendan McLeod is a Toronto-based theatre creator and musician. The author of a poetry collection, Friends Without Bodies, a novel, The Convictions of Leonard McKinley, and six theatre shows, including Ridge, his award-winning musical on the Battle of Vimy. His folk group The Fugitives have been nominated for a JUNO, as well as over half a dozen Canadian Folk Music and Western Canada Music Awards, including Best Roots Group, Best Songwriter, and Best Vocal Group. A former Canadian SLAM poetry champ, he was the Poet of Honour at the 2012 Canadian Festival of Spoken Word. 

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