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Walk This Way: Portraits in Motion

The High Performance Rodeo & Theatre Junction present Portraits in Motion at the Theatre Junction Grand through January 21 Four stars If transportation was a device, nothing could be more lo-fi than going for a walk. Volker Gerling discovered that going... Continue Reading →

This Boy’s Brilliant Life

A review of Every Brilliant Thing, which opened Tuesday at the 2017 High Performance Rodeo.

DJD’s Kimberley Cooper takes on classic storytelling with Juliet & Romeo

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks artistic director Kimberley Cooper talks about Juliet & Romeo, her new take on a 422 year old classic.

Every Brilliant Thing aims to chase away the blues

Standup comic Jonny Donahoe talks about the unique presentation of his hit solo show, Every Brilliant Thing, which opens Tuesday night as part of the 2017 High Performance Rodeo

Saturday Night at Legion #1

Saturday night the High Performance Rodeo hosted an epic tripleheader at Legion #1 in downtown Calgary.

Crossing the stream (of consciousness) of William Faulkner into fertile theatrical turf

The High Performance Rodeo & Theatre Smith-Gilmour presents As I Lay Dying at the Pumphouse Four stars Who would have thought a horse could fit on a stage at the Pumphouse? Actually, the horse onstage in As I Lay Dying,... Continue Reading →

Shaping words into a show filled with wonder

Nicolas Di Gaetano talks about the genesis of Countries Shaped Like Stars, a surprise hit that he created as a fringe show with Emily Pearlman for $300 in 2009.

Karen Hines’ wild mind shines in All the Little Animals I Have Eaten

A four star review of two-time Governor General Award shortlisted playwright Karen Hines' new play, All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, which had its world premiere Thursday night at the 2017 High Performance Rodeo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Getting busy at the hip hopera

Sebastien Heins deconstructs the star making machinery through the journey of a pair of young rap stars in Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera, at the 2017 High Performance Rodeo.

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