The fledgling Luminato festival dominated Toronto’s arts scene in the first half of June, and that wasn’t good news for the National Ballet, which saw its ticket sales dip. “But out of this sorry situation comes some good news. Luminato and the National Ballet have just agreed to be partners next year, and are already negotiating terms of a deal under which Luminato funding would help the cash-strapped dance company produce a major new work, the drawing power of which would be augmented by serious marketing support.”