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Rodeo, Week 2: 7 Shows

Here's some data for you to crunch. One week of High Performing Rodeo, Six Guitars, and seven new shows. (Plus a free lunch hour concert from Pro Arts @ Noon, Wednesday featuring Frank Rackow and The Black Sea, at Catholic... Continue Reading →

6 Guitars, One Memorable Show

Fringe festival favourite Chase Padgett returns to Calgary's High Performance Rodeo to present Six Guitars, one of the most popular fringe shows of all-time.

Rodeo Dispatch: Resilient songs make for beautiful music

A review of Songs of Resilience, the opening night show of the 2017 High Performance Rodeo in Calgary, Alberta, Canada

The (High Performance) Rodeo is back in town

The High Performance Rodeo is ready to rip, with an assortment of international, national and local artists presenting 28 productions throughout January in the unlikely cultural hotspot of Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

Louise Lecavalier’s So Blue

One Yellow Rabbit presents Louise Lecavalier in So Blue 8pm, Jan 5-7, Decidedly Jazz Dance Centre, 111 12th Ave SE Part of the 2017 High Performance Rodeo, Calgary's International Festival of the Performing Arts http://www.hprodeo.ca and louiselecavalier.com Louise Lecavalier has... Continue Reading →

Queer Songbook Orchestra shares the musical story of a resilient community

The 2017 High Performance Rodeo kicks off Friday night with a performance of Songs of Resilience by the Queer Songbook Orchestra

Day Game? (In Your Dreams!)

Day games are different. There's a lot of mythology surrounding baseball, particularly the post-season variety, played deep into autumn, and one of the most potent is the nostalgia for the day game. And now, in 2016, long after day games... Continue Reading →

Fluid Festival Feels the Burn

(Photo: Moi-lesAutres. Photo credit: Lumanessence Photography) Can a body tell a story? Dance makes some people anxious, because dancers use their bodies, not their words, to tell a story, or to create a world. Well - maybe I shouldn't say... Continue Reading →

Theatre Review: Richard III

(Haysam Kadri as Richard III. Photo courtesy Benjamin Laird Photo) The Shakespeare Company and Hit & Myth Productions presents Richard III at Vertigo Studio through Oct 8 Tickets: http://www.shakespearecompany.com or 403-221-3708 Five stars If you could only use one word... Continue Reading →

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