To what extent have we limited our experience of art and other cultural relics by restricting them to the glass exhibits of museums and to the sense of sight? What kinds of shared cultural understandings formed in the past through the global exchange of cultural relics, and who decided what
On Oct. 22 2025, the Nordic folk band Dreamers’ Circus brought their music to the University of Calgary’s Eckharddt-Grammate concert hall as a part of Calgary Promusica’s Horizons concert series. Rune Tonsgaard Sorensen, Nikolaj Busk and Ale Carr first met in a Copenhagen bar in 2009. Those
When I was 17 years old, I decided that I wanted to be a musician. Six years prior, I set myself on pursuing environmental science or law, and I had a step-by-step plan on how I was going to achieve that. I have always been deeply passionate about
The UCalgary String Quartet, the university’s quartet-in-residence since 1995, will be celebrating its 30th anniversary with an emotionally stirring and diverse performance on Friday, Nov. 8. The concert is part of the university’s Faculty and Friends Concert Series featuring special guest pianist Dr. Jani Parsons, and
As university students, we have the privilege of meeting many inspiring individuals from every walk of life, but we often have trouble progressing beyond that initial click we have with the people we meet in our classes. The extra effort and courage that goes into strengthening these relationships can lead
From Sept. 20-21, the National Music Centre and the Calgary Chinese Cultural Centre are collaborating to host a series of performances in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival. These events feature a variety of different musical ensembles that meld traditional Chinese music with jazz and contemporary perspectives. Vancouver composer
While people have different views on what constitutes laziness – refusal to go above what is required, not using leisure time to pick up a new hobby or an alternate source of income, or taking the easier way out of a problem – it is certain that on a collective level, laziness
Throughout much of North America today, it is increasingly difficult to access higher education and learning resources without access to wealth. Public libraries, and more recently, digital reading resources, have become essential to making information, learning resources and a place to build community accessible to everyone regardless of income. Not
On March 6, four students, two from the University of Calgary’s School of Creative and Performing Arts and two from the Mount Royal University Conservatory, were featured as soloists alongside the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra in the Eckhardt-Gramatte Hall. The concert was the result of the annual RBC Concerto
Dr. Christopher Emdin, a celebrated author and leading arts educator, held a keynote address on Feb. 16 at the Arts Commons as part of the Calgary City Teachers Convention. The speech addressed what it means to reimagine education and teaching philosophies in order to nurture creativity and problem-solving abilities