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Burial of This Order brings together three works by Jane Jin Kaisen that underscore her ongoing interest in ritual, collectivity, capitalist critique, and the possibilities of social and political transgressions.The exhibition centres on Kaisen’s titular video installation (2022), through which the audience is invited to follow a funerary procession gathered to ceremoniously bury a world...
For over a decade, Bárbara Wagner & Benjamin de Burca have developed a collaborative practice across cinema, visual arts and performance. Their videos and installations are created in dialogue with diverse artists and collectives, combining documentary strategies with narrative layers of fantasy and allegory.Through processes of listening and shared experience, direction, script, costume, and soundtrack...
Brendan Fernandes is an internationally recognized Canadian artist working at the intersection of dance and visual art. Based in Chicago, his practice explores race, queer culture, migration, protest, and other forms of collective movement. Seeking to create new spaces for agency and belonging, Fernandes’ work often takes hybrid forms; part ballet, part queer dance party,...
Arthur Jafa is an artist and filmmaker. Across three decades, Jafa has developed a dynamic practice comprising films, artefacts, and happenings that reference and question the universal and specific articulations of Black being. Underscoring the many facets of Jafa’s practice is a recurring question: how can visual media, such as objects, static and moving images,...
Join us for Alcove's first outdoor festival, Alcove Fest, in partnership with BLOX Arts Centre!Alcove Fest will take place in the East parking lot beside Alcove Beltline and BLOX Arts Centre (838 11 Ave SW).Check out local artists, The Petty Larceneers, Hip Hip Thursday, and artists of Tribe Artists Society, then join in on a...
With the Mid-Autumn Festival just around the corner, join us for a special lantern-making workshop to celebrate this beloved season and its traditions. Inspired by the moon and autumn stories, kids will design and craft their own lanterns to light the way for the season ahead.What to expect: We will begin the session with a...
Life gets a little noisy, and a whole lot more interesting, for young Christoph after a crabby, eccentric old man named Beethoven moves in upstairs. Young listeners are introduced to the music and history of the great composer in this popular production blending symphonic music and drama. Join us for the Instrument Discovery Zoo in...
A unique night out with excellent music, delicious food… and beer! Our Opera Pub nights are all about easygoing vibes and live performances from Calgary's best local artists. Bring your friends, sip a craft brew, and enjoy delicious bites curated by Best of Kin Social's culinary wizards.
Step into the fascinating world of snow leopards at this adults-only event that explores the unique lives of these mysterious animals.Begin your evening with an exclusive, after-hours viewing of our beloved snow leopards in their brand-new habitat in Imagine Asia, then head to Safari Lodge for a delicious four-course meal. Your evening includes a captivating...
The 1954 classic Gojira (Godzilla) is a haunting, allegorical horror film in which American nuclear testing awakens and mutates a prehistoric sea creature, unleashing destruction on Tokyo. Beyond its terrifying spectacle, the film explores the consequences of humanity’s technological hubris, the ethical dilemmas of scientific discovery, and the lingering fears of nuclear devastation, reflecting postwar...
Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Calgary. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Frank Sinatra and Nat King Cole with Barry Shaw at Studio Bell, home of the National Music Centre, under the gentle glow of candlelight.Tentative ProgramAutumn Leaves...
Celebrated but impetuous film director Guido Contini, succumbing to the pressures of filming his latest film epic (a musical version of the Casanova story), suffers a midlife crisis. One by one, women from his past and present – including his mother, his wife, his mistress, and his leading lady – haunt, instruct, scold, seduce and...
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