A colourful scene in Toronto’s skyline Tuesday night, not with fireworks, but with hundreds of synchronized drones dancing above the city.

The Origin of Light, billed as the city’s first cinematic drone show, was led by two Filipino Canadians hoping to position Toronto as the next global leader in immersive drone shows.  

“I don’t think we get enough credit for the amount of talent we have in this city,” said Lianne Baron, co-creator of The Origin of Light and founder of Portal Nine Experiences. “This is a universal story, something we’d love to take around the world, and we’re already planning to do so.”  

Partnered with a 15-piece live orchestra behind a holographic stage, over 450 drones lifted off in unison at Fort York National Historic Site, forming luminous patterns from a beatin

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