DJ and organizer Sanjeet Takhar explains why a DIY mindset is the system-shattering method the Toronto arts scene needs

Throughout Sanjeet’s time in the dance scene, she has been vocal about issues she and other organizers face.

When you put a venue’s worth or the ability to rent a venue on alcohol sales, we’re never gonna make the cut.

I truly believe that a great community space should be multigenerational, multidisciplinary, and a place where learning, sharing, and growth happen from all sides

What notable Torontonians are watching, reading and listening to this March

Sanjeet wants to set shared standards of what safety, care and accountability looks like going forward

‘You can do radical things on a dance floor.’ For Sanjeet Takhar, the new artistic director of the Music Gallery, music is never just music.

Success leads to ego, leads to pride, which leads to not wanting to change

Q&A artist talk with Animistic Beliefs

Consultation: “I think our problem as an organization is we can’t dream big enough,” says Takhar of the stifling effect of being perpetually under-resourced.

Consultation: Recovery and Economic Health

I truly believe that a great community space should be multigenerational, multidisciplinary, and a place where learning, sharing, and growth happen from all sides

Panelist: “We've built our tables, Now What?"

Panelist: Re-localizing and re-building our scenes.

Lecture at UTSC on making a career in the arts.