Mosaic of Cultures Hosts El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe for 2026 Canada Tour
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Ya Saheb Al Tair
Brings Palestine's celebrated dance tradition to Mississauga, Montreal and Ottawa this October
Mosaic of Cultures is proud to host and present the El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe on its 2026 Canada Tour, bringing one of Palestine's most celebrated dance ensembles to audiences across three Canadian cities this October.
From October 25 to 29, 2026, El-Funoun will perform Ya Saheb Al Tair (The Bird Owner) in Mississauga, Montreal and Ottawa, offering audiences an evening of powerful movement, collective storytelling and contemporary Palestinian artistic expression.
The tour is presented by Mosaic of Cultures, in collaboration with the Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM), the Canadian Palestinian Foundation of Quebec (CPFQ) and the Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians (APAC).
For Mosaic of Cultures, hosting El-Funoun in Canada is part of a broader commitment to creating meaningful opportunities for Canadian audiences to encounter Palestinian art and culture directly through the artists, creators and cultural practitioners who shape it.
A living expression of Palestinian memory
At the heart of the tour is Ya Saheb Al Tair, a collective artistic work by El-Funoun that reflects on every Palestinian's relationship and responsibility to their people, history and land.
The performance looks at more than seven decades of Palestinian history through the language of dance. Through powerful movement and shared rituals, lived memory, resilience and survival are transformed into expressions of beauty and hope.
The Palestinian body becomes a living archive of collective memory. Every movement carries a story. Every step becomes an act of remembrance, resistance and renewal.
The performance will be presented in Arabic and English, creating an experience that remains deeply rooted in Palestinian history while speaking to audiences across cultures and generations.
Bringing Palestinian dance to Canadian stages
Palestinian dance has long been an important vehicle for cultural expression, connection and continuity.
For Palestinian communities in Canada, the arrival of El-Funoun offers an opportunity to experience an important Palestinian artistic institution live on stage and to share that experience across generations.
For younger Palestinians born or raised in Canada, the performance offers a connection to a cultural language that is at once traditional and contemporary.
And for audiences discovering El-Funoun for the first time, the tour offers an opportunity to encounter Palestine through its artists—not through headlines or political narratives, but through creativity, movement and storytelling.
This is what makes cultural presentation so important to Mosaic of Cultures.
Culture is not only something to preserve. It is something to experience, share and keep moving forward.
Three cities. One Canadian tour.
Mosaic of Cultures will host El-Funoun across three Canadian cities:
MISSISSAUGA
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Living Arts Centre Auditorium
4141 Living Arts Drive, Mississauga, Ontario
Doors open: 6:30 PM
Performance: 7:00 PM
The tour begins in Mississauga at the Living Arts Centre.
Tickets are currently available through Ticketmaster, with the Early Bird Presale beginning September 8 at 12:00 PM EDT and general sales beginning September 14 at 12:00 PM EDT.
Free weekend parking is available at the Living Arts Centre.
MONTREAL
Tuesday, October 27, 2026
L'Olympia
Montreal, Quebec
Doors open: 6:30 PM
Performance: 7:30 PM
The tour continues to Montreal for an evening at L'Olympia.
The Ticketmaster event page may not be publicly visible until ticket sales go live. The link above will take you directly to the official event page once it is released.
OTTAWA
Thursday, October 29, 2026
Algonquin Commons Theatre
Ottawa, Ontario
Doors open: 6:00 PM
Performance: 6:30 PM
The final stop of the Canada Tour will take place in Ottawa at the Algonquin Commons Theatre.
Ticket information will be announced soon.
More than a performance
The El-Funoun Canada Tour is not simply a series of dance performances.
It is an opportunity to bring Palestinian artists into Canadian cultural spaces and to create encounters between communities, generations and artistic traditions.
It is about seeing Palestinian culture not as something frozen in the past, but as something alive—evolving, questioning, creating and speaking to the present.
For Mosaic of Cultures, this is at the heart of why we do what we do.
Our work is rooted in the belief that culture creates connection. It gives communities a way to tell their own stories, creates opportunities for artists and makers, and allows audiences to experience cultures through authentic artistic voices.
Hosting El-Funoun in Canada is a natural extension of that mission.
An invitation from Mosaic of Cultures
This October, we invite you to join us for Ya Saheb Al Tair.
Come with your family. Bring your friends. Introduce someone to Palestinian dance for the first time.
Come for the artistry, the movement and the music.
Come for the stories carried through generations.
Come to experience one of Palestine's most important dance ensembles on Canadian stages.
El-Funoun Palestinian Dance Troupe
Ya Saheb Al Tair — The Bird Owner
Canada Tour 2026
Hosted and presented by Mosaic of Cultures
In collaboration with:
Palestinian Youth Movement (PYM)
Canadian Palestinian Foundation of Quebec (CPFQ)
Association of Palestinian Arab Canadians (APAC)
TOUR DATES
MISSISSAUGA — October 25, 2026
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MONTREAL — October 27, 2026
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OTTAWA — October 29, 2026
Tickets coming soon