Calgary Arts

• ‘Absolutely wild’: Veteran contortionist offers Calgary training session

  Part of the show involves Halas using her contortionism and juggling skills to keep aloft custom-made prop pizzas.

  Canada

  Jun 16
  
• Calgary improv pioneer, creator of Theatresports, dies

  Donald Keith Johnstone, co-founder of The Loose Moose Theatre Company, died Saturday, March 11 at Rockyview Hospital in Calgary. 

  Canada

  Mar 13
  
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• ‘Proud to say I am a fat person’: Calgary actors draw attention to weight bias

  Actors who proudly call themselves fat are telling their stories of bias and acceptance in a play that explores the shame and fear associated with their body shape.

  Health

  Jan 27
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• Break-in at Calgary festival venue shines light on community support

  A break-in at a pop-up music festival venue on Wednesday was met with a supportive reaction from Calgary's music scene.

  Crime

  Jan 19
• New play with Blackfoot actors examines effects of Treaty 7

  "We really want people to connect to something and whatever it is, so long as they walk away touched, with a smile or a tear,'' Smith said.

  Canada

  Sep 19, 2022
• ‘We are not an afterthought’: Diverse performers showcase different abilities in Calgary circus show

  A self-described disability theatre company in Calgary is about to premiere a circus production highlighting various members of the deaf, blind and disabled community.

  Canada

  Aug 19, 2022
• 98-year-old fiddler wows crowds during Calgary Stampede: ‘He’s got stamina’

  A former farmer who started fiddling at age 8 shows no signs of slowing down. "It gives me a lift, to make the day a little brighter for somebody else."

  Features

  Jul 14, 2022
• Calgary teen keeps magic alive by reuniting with idols Penn and Teller

  Penn and Teller performed at the Jubilee Auditorium Friday night and a Calgary teen is excited to see the legendary duo in person, again. The aspiring magician met them in 2017.

  Features

  May 13, 2022
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• Massive Shaw family donation means free admission when Glenbow Museum reopens in 2024

  Free admission for all. When the Glenbow Museum reopens in two years, admission will be free, thanks to a massive donation from the Shaw Family Foundation.

  Canada

  Feb 17, 2022
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• Final performances of The Nutcracker, A Christmas Carol cancelled in Calgary

  The final performances of the Nutcracker and A Christmas Carol were cancelled in Calgary to protect cast, crew and patrons.

  Health

  Dec 24, 2021