Indigenous Keynote Speakers

Friday, June 12, 7:30 p.m.
Max Bell Auditorium, Free

Revealing and unpredictable. Featuring Neil Ieremia (New Zealand) and Frances Rings (Australia), choreographers at the very top of the Indigenous dance world. With DVD excerpts of their celebrated works.

Film Screening:
Water Flowing
Together

Saturday, June 13, 8 p.m.
The Club, Free

Disarmingly honest. Piercingly tender. Water Flowing Together is a compelling, intimate portrait of one of the most recognized and influential modern ballet dancers, Jock Soto. Of Navajo and Puerto Rican heritage, he was just 16 when George Balanchine selected him to join the New York Ballet company where he became an unexpected force. This is a candid portrait of an artist and a man who defies stereotypes in the same way that his dancing transcends the expected. Directed by Gwendolen Cates.

National Aboriginal
[Week]day

Thursday, June 18, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m.
Lawn adjacent to Eric Harvie Theatre, Free

The Banff Centre celebrates the deep, rich contribution Aboriginal people have made in Canada. Try some delicious bannock around the fire and meet the community from Aboriginal Leadership.

Indigenous Dance Excerpts

Saturday, June 20, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 21, 2 p.m.
Margaret Greenham Theatre, $10

Dynamic and exciting, these cutting edge choreographic excerpts feature works by Neil Ieremia (New Zealand), Frances Rings (Australia), Gaetan Gingras (Quebec), and Santee Smith (Ontario).   » More

National Aboriginal Day

Sunday, June 21, 11 a.m.
Meeting Place: Music & Sound Patio
Free

Fresh, vibrant, funky. Featuring Juno-award winning Digging Roots, who combine traditional Native influences, hip-hop, folk, blues, and roots.