The second show in Theatre Calgary’s 2024-25 season is Stefano Massini’s Tony-winning play, The Lehman Trilogy. The name Lehman can best be known through the historic rise and fall of the juggernaut financial company during September of 2008. The story of The Lehman Trilogy records the
Right as Halloween approaches, Alberta Ballet wrapped up the world premiere of Stefania Ballone’s production Grimm and it was nothing short of a fabulous experience. The ballet is inspired by seven fairy tales by the Brothers Grimm, including The Town Musicians of Bremen, The Frog Prince, Snow White, The
Get ready to dance with the spirits! This Gauntlet Mixtape Vol. 27: ghoulish grooves is packed with hauntingly catchy tunes and spine-tingling beats that will keep your Halloween festivities alive. LEIGH: VOLUNTEER * “That Beautiful Sound” by Alex Brightman, Sophia Anne Caruso, Beetlejuice Original Broadway Cast Recording Ensemble * It'
It has been a rough decade for the arts. The English government has cut arts funding by about 50 per cent in the past five years. In the U.S., funding for the arts has become embroiled in ideological battles, shifting from an academic to a political issue. Here in
With Calgary Underground Film Festival’s annual Horror Movie Marathon creeping up on October 26th, a rundown featuring Lead Programer Cameron Macgowan through the Gauntlet is essential for all the tips, tricks and treats for this 12 hour event. “[This is] the type of event that you see put on
The University of Calgary’s independent radio station, CJSW 90.9 FM, will be hosting a funding drive called The Sounds of Radiotown from Oct. 18-25. The funding drive will involve events and programming that will be based on the theme of living in the city and will reflect
The Shakespeare Company is presenting the classic comedy, Twelfth Night, at The Studio space in Vertigo Theatre from Sept. 27 to Oct. 18. The plot follows Viola and Sebastian, twins who got separated from a shipwreck on the coast of Illyria, and their journey to find each other again. The
William Shakespeare’s The Comedy of Errors has been produced multiple times since being published in the 1600s and for their 2024-25 season, The Shakespeare Company will produce the show under the direction of Bronwyn Steinberg. The company’s production will run in tandem with their production of Twelfth
By Ansharah Shakil , October 18 2024— Appropriately timed for the Halloween season, Alberta Ballet will be putting on their new production Grimm from Oct. 17-19, a world premiere from Italian dancer and choreographer Stefania Ballone of Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, commissioned by artistic producer Francesco Ventriglia. In an
Ghost citizens is a term coined by Jamie Chai Yun Liew, a U of C alumni who studied political science and is now an author, immigration lawyer and a professor at the University of Ottawa. Liew previously released her debut fiction novel Dandelion in 2022, but in 2024 released the
