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Saturday Night at Legion #1

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

January 16, 2017 0

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 →

January 15, 2017 0

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.

January 13, 2017 0

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.

January 13, 2017 0

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.

January 13, 2017 0

Trace: mining memory for hidden ghosts

The University of Calgary's Bruce Barton and his co-creators, Toronto's Michele Polak and Martin Julien talk about Trace, a new site specific ghost story that's haunting Legion #1 as part of the 2017 High Performance Rodeo

January 12, 2017 0

Solo show explores a fictional brotherhood in rhyme

Sebastien Heins talks about Brotherhood: The Hip Hopera, a sung-through hip hop musical that explores the personal through the lens of hip hop culture.

January 11, 2017 0

In All the Little Animals, playwright Karen Hines asks a few big questions

Karen Hines talks about the things women talk about when they arent talking about their relationships in her new play, All the Little Animals I Have Eaten, opening this week at the High Performance Rodeo in Calgary.