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Jul 10

Jul 10 What Do a Former Figure Skater, an Aspiring Astronaut and a Bioengineer Have in Common?

National Geographic Live, Arts Commons Presents

The answer is National Geographic Explorer Kakani Katija. The intrepid intellect spent her youth doing triple axels and dreaming of journeying to the stars, an unlikely start for the now principal engineer at the Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute. Kakani Katija earned her master’s degree in aeronautics at the California Institute of Technology with her goal firmly set on exploring space. She quickly became enamoured with the scientific applications of fluid dynamics but it wasn’t until she had the opportunity to collaborate on a research project studying the fluid dynamics of jellyfish that she found her true calling.

Dec 11

Dec 11 The “Must-Sees” of the 38th Annual High Performance Rodeo! Straight from the Rabbit’s Mouth

One Yellow Rabbit

Buckle up cowpokes, because the 38th Annual High Performance Rodeo is on the horizon, and the Rabbits have wrangled up the must-see shows for you! With 25 stellar shows in the lineup, this Rodeo promises to be the best one yet. So grab your cowboy hat, snuggle under a warm blanket, and sip on some cocoa as we spill the beans on our top picks.

Aug 2

Aug 2 Arts Commons Announces New Vice-President of Programming

Alex Bonyun

Arts Commons

Arts Commons is thrilled to announce the appointment of an acclaimed creative industry leader as the new VP of Programming, Sarah Garton Stanley. This announcement follows an international executive search conducted by Martin Bragg & Associates. Sarah Garton Stanley will be moving from Nova Scotia to Calgary to join the Arts Commons team on September 20, 2023 where she will lead the department responsible for all areas of programming: Social Impact, Education, Visual and Media Arts, and Arts Commons Presents.

May 25

May 25 PeoplePuzzle: Some Assembly Required

Wakefield Brewster

Artist Perspectives, Guest Writer series

Poet Laureate, published writer and recording artist, and celebrated spoken word artist, Wakefield Brewster is one of Canada's most dynamic and powerful performing artists. Arts Commons is thrilled to be welcoming Wakefield Brewster as our 2023-24 TD Incubator Fellow, providing artistic guidance and curation for the interdisciplinary artist development program. Read on to learn about his vision for the 2023-24 season of the TD Incubator program.

May 18

May 18 Experience New Blood with Calgary Civic Symphony

Calgary Civic Symphony

Artist Perspectives, Calgary Civic Symphony

Ever since the first staging of the now widely acclaimed New Blood Dance Show, Strathmore High School teacher Deanne Bertsch has dreamed of having the music—12 Peter Gabriel songs—performed by a live orchestra. Last spring, a chance conversation with the Calgary Civic Symphony’s executive director led to the possibility of that dream coming true.

Jan 3

Jan 3 The Rodeo is Back this Month!

One Yellow Rabbit

Arts Essentials, One Yellow Rabbit

With three weeks of live performances including six co-presenting partners, 12 venues, 26 shows, 115 performances, and 150 artists, One Yellow Rabbit’s 37th annual High Performance Rodeo is ready to heat up your winter.

Here's the inside track on the festival, so get a pen ready, call your friends, and map out your return to Calgary's International Festival of the Arts. There is something for everyone in this bold, wild and cutting-edge lineup that includes concerts, ballet, theatre and so much more.

Sep 19

Sep 19 It's a Choir like No Other!

Alex Bonyun

Arts Commons Presents, Artist Perspectives

Nearly two thousand voices, filling one of the most acclaimed acoustic halls in the world. That might sound like performance of Handel’s Messiah – but there’s a twist. Those two thousand voices will be singing hits from ABBA, and you’re invited! The show is called Choir! Choir! Choir! and it’s the brainchild of Toronto-based music enthusiasts Daveed Goldman and Nobu Adilman.