Calgary’s international arts festival High Performance Rodeo, presented by One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre, has always sought to increase the innovation of the city’s diverse arts community. This year’s festival had a number of exciting acts, from dance cabarets to creative plays to musical performances. Below are
Heist, the new play by local surgeon and playwright Arun Lakra showing at Vertigo Theatre, is as fascinatingly loveable as any of the classic films in the heist genre itself. In its world premiere, Heist dazzled audiences as the kind of play that will keep the gears in your head
Rap is likely the art form that has been subject to the most social commentary in the 21st century, next to violent video games and cute pictures of cats wearing suits. On the occasion of Black History Month, I thought we could take a look as to why. The argument
Love songs have existed for centuries, and come in all sorts of forms, dominating radio charts and best-of lists. Whether you celebrate Valentine’s Day or not, this playlist has both cheerful, upbeat romantic songs and slower songs for those suffering from heartache. Side A: Hopeless romantics 1. “Valentine”
The romantic-comedy is a genre that always holds a certain nostalgic appeal. Some of the best rom-coms, laid out below, capture the energy behind Valentine’s Day and what a romantic comedy should achieve. 1. When Harry Met Sally… (1989) The cultural impact and longevity of When Harry
Kisapmata is one of the four plays showing for the 2023/2024 season of Lunchbox Theatre. Co-produced by Chromatic Theatre and presented by One Yellow Rabbit, it tells of a queer Filipinx love story through personal and vulnerable vignettes. The play explores the brief relationship between two characters. The
Calgary Opera is staying on theme this romance season with the production of Gaetano Donizetti’s Elixir of Love from Feb. 3 to Feb. 9. Based on Donizetto’s book, the timeless — and contemporarily relevant — romantic comedy follows an unreciprocated yearning on behalf of Nemorino, portrayed by David Portillo and
This Black History Month, Calgary Poet Laureate Wakefield Brewster will be presenting the second installment of Arts Commons’ TD Amplify series, an underground curated collection of shows with local artists who are participants in the TD Incubator artistic development program. Part 2 of Wakefield Brewster Presents is arriving on the
This season, a month that often evokes the warmth of love, can remind many how difficult it is to understand and express their feelings. We might even find ourselves grappling with the intricate dance of emotions. This Gauntlet Mixtape can help turn those nervous feelings into electricity and serve as
As part of the Faculty and Friends concert series, internationally renowned Daria Rabotkina was invited to perform an evening of solo repertoire at the University of Calgary’s Rozsa Centre. Currently an associate professor of piano at Texas State University in San Marcos, Texas, Rabotkina’s program was fit for
