The Banff Center: New! Workshops and Residencies in Theatre Arts
Open call for applications!
Theatre Arts is delighted to announce that applications are now open for the2015 Banff Playwrights Colony, Paddy Crean Stage Combat workshop, and twoMeyer Sound Audio workshops. Read on for more information and news about the Professional Dance and Opera Programs!
News
Don Giovanni with a truly Albertan twist: #UncleJohn
#UncleJohn, a new production and partnership with Against the Grain Theatre, The Banff Centre, and the Canadian Opera Company, inspired by Mozart’s Don Giovanni, was performed for the first time in Banff last week.
- Hear directly from Against the Grain's Artistic Director Joel Ivany about this one-of-a-kind opera.
- Find out how award-winning performance designer Patrick Du Wors(pictured right) designed the set and costumes
- Visit our facebook page to find out more about the cast and crew of #UncleJohn.
World-renowned Toer Van Schayk works with Professional Dance program at The Banff Centre
Read the full story on our blog, Made in Banff.
Image: Professional Dance program participants perform 7th Symphony by Toer Van Schayk. Photo by Don Lee
Open Calls
Banff Playwrights Colony
April 2 – 21, 2015
Program Director: Brian Quirt
"The Banff Playwrights Colony is an incredible gift for a writer…the gift of time, care, support, camaraderie, and above all a space of your own to confront and explore your work with an intensity we cannot manage at home. To dive deep and know you will emerge for air among friends."
Apply by: September 17
Paddy Crean Stage Combat: Heroes and Monsters
December 29, 2014 – January 3, 2015
Artistic Director: Scott Witt
An opportunity for master teachers, researchers, and movement artists to get together and share in the wealth of knowledge that is found in historical and theatrical fighting techniques, from all around the world.
Register by: November 19
Meyer Sound Audio Workshop: Line Array Design and Application
December 10 – 11, 2014
Learn how to utilize line arrays as part of the design and implementation of complex sound reinforcement systems in a performance environment.
Register by: November 26
Meyer Sound Audio Workshop: Comprehensive System Design and Implementation
January 19 – 23, 2015
A 5-day intensive seminar designed to give participants a solid working familiarity with all aspects of Meyer Sound’s technology.
Register by: January 7, 2015
Register by: November 19
Meyer Sound Audio Workshop: Line Array Design and Application
December 10 – 11, 2014
Learn how to utilize line arrays as part of the design and implementation of complex sound reinforcement systems in a performance environment.
Register by: November 26
Meyer Sound Audio Workshop: Comprehensive System Design and Implementation
January 19 – 23, 2015
A 5-day intensive seminar designed to give participants a solid working familiarity with all aspects of Meyer Sound’s technology.
Register by: January 7, 2015 Find out more
