In the Limelight
Tucked behind a wall of apartment towers north of downtown Toronto, Lee Lifeson Art Park is a bustling place on a warm Friday morning. A runner stretches his legs, a maintenance crew buzzes down long grasses, teenagers gather around a bench, a man in a tracksuit performs a slow-motion tai-chi walk down a path.
The Limelight bandshell is designed to provide natural amplification, and is clad with glass mosaic tiles. A park pavilion by Forrec frames a view to the stage. Photo by Jack Landau.
In the centre of the park, an elderly Asian man sits on a fold-out chair on the wooden deck in front of Paul Raff?s Limelight bandshell. He plays the erdu?a stringed instrument with a small sound box and long neck that makes a singing sound like a high-pitched violin. It isn?t that loud, but the bandshell provides enough amplification to hear the melodic tunes above the whirr of the weed whackers. Lee Lifeson Art Park is named after bassist Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson, who both grew up in the neighbourhood and went on to found the rock band Rush, with drummer Neil Peart. Just as the band created lush sound from just three instruments, Raff aimed to create a complex form using a single material.
The form began as a parabolic cone, which was then splayed open to send sound waves across the amphitheatre. The resemblance to a seashell emerged coincidentally, says Raff. Black glass mosaic tiles make the bandshell a mute backdrop for performances, but also give the structure a sparklin...
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