Thursday February 23, 2012
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February 23, 2012 About the Exhibition
Artist Laurie Anderson has cast herself in roles as varied as composer, poet photographer, filmmaker, vocalist, instrumentalist and electronics whiz. Many have tried to categorize her diverse 40-year career into broader terms - performance artist avant-garde artist, even woman artist. But she opts for the more traditional term storyteller.
In The Gray Rabbit, Anderson the storyteller examines a story from her childhood. But this is no rote retelling of the summer when she was 12. Instead, through this multimedia installation, Anderson re-examines her memories of the summer she spent in hospital, realizing that what she remembers and what she recounts is what is palatable for her to remember. Website: www.glenbow.org/ |
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February 23, 2012 As part of Glenbow's ongoing From Our Collections series, we are pleased to present Inscapes. This selection of contemporary art from the Glenbow collection explores the idea of interior and imagined landscapes.
Website: www.glenbow.org/ |
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| | Time: - / Location: Central Library, 616 Macleod Tr SE, main floor
February 23, 2012 Catch a glimpse of life through the eyes of homless photographers in this exhibit of photographs taken by clients of the Calgary Drop-In and Rehab Centre. Website: thisismycitycalgary.ca |
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| | Time: - / Location: Theatre Junction GRAND, 608 1 St SW
February 23, 2012 Attempts on Her Life by Martin Crimp
Directed by Mark Lawes
+16 FOR MATURE CONTENT, THEMES & NUDITY
Described as ‘17 scenarios for the theatre,’ Attempts on Her Life is British playwright Martin Crimp’s masterpiece for a post–radical,post–human world in which the radical gesture is simply one more form of entertainment, one more product to be consumed. In an exploration of identity, a company of anonymous performers attempt to conceive the life of an absent central character known only as “Anne, Anna, Anushka …” – is she a terrorist, a physicist, an artist, a porn star, or a luxury sports car? The performers are spin–doctors of her life reflecting fragments of our modern day obsessions and cruelties, as they attempt to invent the illusive Anne.
Attempts on Her Life evokes a society in which life is lived through a lens and every action is filtered by the media, turning the audience into voyeurs of a satire on voyeurism.
"…one of the high points of experimental theatre, of any theatre, written in the last quarter-century."
Culture Wars, London
A playwright as mysterious as his plays, Martin Crimp’s body of work has had a profound influence on the European contemporary theatre scene and has been compared to writers like Beckett, Pinter and Mamet —yet, until recently, he has remained relatively unknown in North America. His seminal work Attempts on Her Life is one of the most influential contemporary plays of our time and will receive its first professional Canadian production at Theatre Junction. Theatre Junction previously co-presented Martin Crimp’s The Country with Crow’s Theatre (Toronto) as part of the 2009/10 season. In Attempts on Her Life Theatre Junction re–visits the world of Crimp, where identity, power and perception are shifting illusions.
"…THE outstanding playwright of his generation."
The Independent, UK
Website: www.theatrejunction.com/2011-2012-season/attempts-on-her-life/ |
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| | Time: 05:00 pm - 05:00 pm / Location: Glenbow Museum, 130 9 AVE SE
February 23, 2012 Inspired by Edward Burtynsky's view that his images can "function as reflecting pools of our times" we wondered what meaning Canadians would find in this photographer's masterfully composed images.
When compelled to reflect upon Burtynsky's images of landscapes transformed by industry– quarrying, mining, recycling, manufacturing, rail cutting and ship breaking - what would be our commentary on these landscapes shaped by our own desires and needs?
For this exhibition, 30 Canadians, representing diverse views and life perspectives, each chose a work by Burtynsky. The result is a combination of places and moments Burtynsky has photographed over the course of his career, combined with written commentary by the guest curators whose reflections are thoughtful, thought-provoking, sometimes surprising and always personal.
Website: www.glenbow.org |
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| | Time: 05:00 pm - 05:00 pm / Location: Glenbow Museum, 130 9 AVE SE
February 23, 2012 IAIN BAXTER& is recognized internationally as one of Canada's pioneering conceptual artists. In 2005, the Canada Council Molson Prize committee stated that his "highly regarded conceptual installations and projects, as well as his photography, have earned him the label of 'the Marshall McLuhan of the visual arts'."
Website: www.glenbow.org/ |
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|  | Time: 06:30 pm - 08:00 pm / Location: EPCOR CENTRE'S Jack Singer Concert Hall 205 8 Avenue SE
February 23, 2012 Idling engines, car horns and traffic lights–while the rest of the city is in gridlock, experience a different kind of rush. End your workday surrounded by the sights and sounds of live music and still have time for a night on the town. Host Katherine Duncan of CBC and Music Director Roberto Minczuk will provide intriguing insights into the music at these casual one-hour concerts.
Website: www.cpo-live.com/main/event_detail.php?event_id=522 |
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| | Time: 07:30 pm - 09:30 pm / Location: Lunchbox Theatre (base of the Calgary Tower)
February 23, 2012 Calgary’s completely live, completely improvised comedy soap opera Dirty Laundry presents SEASON XII: ANCIENT ROME.
The improv comedy troupe, Dirty Laundry, presents weekly episodes of an improvised soap opera that runs all season long. Everything that happens on stage is made up on the spot!
SEASON XII invites you to meet the citizens of ancient Rome: sensitive centurions, nefarious noblewomen, lusty eunuchs, and a legion of other hilarious characters. Tempers ignite, families feud, and love blossoms every week as Dirty Laundry follows the ups and downs of a rich and scheming family in the most sultry city of all… ANCIENT ROME!
Monday Nights @ 7:30 pm at Lunchbox Theatre. No shows some Mondays. Tickets: $14 at the door on online. More info: www.dirtylaundrycalgary.com
Website: www.dirtylaundrycalgary.com/ |
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| | Time: 08:00 pm - 10:30 pm / Location: The Auburn Saloon, #163, 115-9th Ave SE
February 23, 2012 Featuring Vancouver’s Scruffmouth
Slam & Open Mic sign up 7:30 pm Show starts at 8 PM
Hosts Tyler Perry & Evan Scurr
Come and join us for a funky - fresh filled evening of verbal ammunition that will have you hanging off the seat of your pants. This evening would not be the same without our animated and witty hosts Tyler Perry & Evan Scurr.
Our sacrificial poet for the evening will be the soulful & vivacious Melvina Germain who will raise the bar for the evening’s slam contenders.
What is Slam you may ponder? It’s the competitive art form of resurrecting the written word into a performance spectacle - Olympic Style. Bring 3 poems you have written, each piece 3 minutes max. Random judges will be selected from the audience. Winner takes the crown & cash. Past 2011-2012 Slam Winners for this season include: Andre Prefontaine, Paul Finkleman and Erin Dingle.
Will February’s winner be YOU?
Each monthly winner has the opportunity to compete in the finals for a place on the 2012 Calgary Slam Team. Who, will then move forward to compete for Gold and represent Calgary in The Canadian Festival of Spoken Word & Slam hosted in Saskatoon, SK? Check out the slam each month to find out.
Feature Poet
Kevan Cameron aka Scruffmouth is a scribe, spoken word poet & a Vancouver Poetry Slam Veteran. Currently, he’s a proud co-editor of Black Canadian Poetry. His work focuses on knowledge of self, identity and vocalizing the stories of people of African descent at home and abroad.
As creative director for Black Dot Roots and Culture Collective (BDRCC); he is responsible for the education of young people and adults through the spoken word, the creation of original forms of artistic expression and the celebration of the heritage of peoples of African descent.
Website: www.facebook.com/pages/Ink-Spot-Collective/220207448056547 |
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| | Time: All Day Event / Location: Lunchbox Theatre, 160 115 9th Avenue SE T2G 0P5
February 23, 2012 A mysterious traveller, a lonely woman who haunts the Super 8 lounge, the unveiling of a new Super 8 logo and the introduction of the $9 “Intimacy” kit ($7 with employee discount). A humourous look at love, loneliness, and life on the road.
Monday to Saturday at 12:10 pm
Friday 'Happy Hour' at 6:10 pm
Saturday 'Date Night' at 7:30 pm Website: lunchboxtheatre.com/super-8.html |
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| | Time: All Day Event / Location: Hyatt Regency Calgary
February 23, 2012 A weekend to enjoy Western Canadian Landscape and Lifestyle Art! Free admission, open to the public February 23rd-26th at the Hyatt Regency Calgary, Lineham Lobby. Meet and speak with the artists all weekend! Special events - Dinner with the Artists and Paint by Numbers Draw on Friday, Feb. 24th, see website for details! Website: www.reflectionswestart.com/events/ |
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