The Old Trout
Puppet Workshop
The Erotic Anguish
of Don Juan

Friday, May 15, 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, May 16, 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 17, 2 p.m.
Margaret Greenham Theatre
Adult $40 · Student/Senior $36
Arts Lover Passholders $25

The Old Trout Puppet Workshop that brought Banff Famous Puppet Death Scenes is back to tap into the legend of the world’s greatest lover in an oratorio for voice, cello, and foley. Warning: extravagant puppet nudity! Recommended for mature audiences.

“One of the wildest, wackiest, most inventive puppet shows you’ll ever see.” —The Toronto Star

Aszure Barton & Artists
Busk II

Thursday, June 25, 2009
Eric Harvie Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Thursday, June 25, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre
Tickets: Adult $40-$25 ; Student/Senior $36-$23; Child $20-$13
Arts Lovers: $25

Known for her complex, demanding dance-making that is at once vulnerable, feisty, witty, and impetuous, Alberta’s own Aszure Barton is one of the world’s hottest contemporary choreographers. Barton’s company, Aszure & Artists, is in residence during the 2009 Banff Summer Arts Festival developing and performing a new work, Busk II, co-commissioned by The Banff Centre, as well as performing other Barton favorites, in the company’s Alberta debut.

Xavier Rudd
SOLD OUT

Saturday, July 4, 2009
Donald Cameron Hall Amphitheatre, 7 p.m.

Saturday, July 4, 2009 – 7 p.m.
Donald Cameron Hall Amphitheatre
Tickets: All tickets $36
SOLD OUT
Purchase tickets online from Ticketmaster

Australian-Canadian roots artist, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist returns for a concert in the great outdoors featuring songs from his new album Dark Shades of Blue. The concert is presented outdoors with seating on the lawn so bring a blanket or cushion to sit on. Concert goes rain or shine. Opening act: Joshua Radin.

Banff Festival Orchestra
with Angela Cheng, piano

Saturday, July 25, 2009
Eric Harvie Theatre, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, July 25, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre
Tickets: Adult $40-$25; Student/Senior $36-$23; Child $20-$13
Arts Lovers: free
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Conductor Joel Smirnoff leads the Banff Festival Orchestra in a major concert featuring Mozart’s Overture to Don Giovanni, Schubert’s Symphony No. 9 in C Major, and Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 4 with soloist Angela Cheng.

Gypsy Barbeque!

Saturday, August 1, 2009
Music & Sound Patio, 5 - 7 p.m.

Saturday, August 1, 2009 – 5 - 7 p.m.
Music & Sound Patio
Tickets: All tickets $12.50

New for 2009 — a Gypsy BBQ to get your juices flowing. The Banff Centre’s annual outdoor party on the Music & Sound building patio is the perfect place to get primed for the grand Roby Lakatos concert.

Roby Lakatos Ensemble

Saturday, August 1, 2009
, 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, August 1, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre
Tickets: Adult $40-$25; Student/Senior $36-$23 ; Child $20-$13
Arts Lovers: $25
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A musician of rare and unusual scope, Lakatos is known around the world as “The Devil's Fiddler.” Descended from a long line of legendary gypsy artists, he is a scorching virtuoso whose performances are nothing short of jaw-dropping. This is a not-to-be missed evening!

Banff Festival Orchestra
with cellist
Desmond Hoebig

Saturday, August 15, 2009 – 7:30 p.m.
Eric Harvie Theatre
Tickets: Adult $40-$25 · Student/Senior $36-$23 · Child $20-$13
Arts Lovers: free

Maestro Lior Shambadal leads the Banff Festival Orchestra in Beethoven’s Symphony No. 7 and Dvořák’s Cello Concerto featuring acclaimed cellist Desmond Hoebig.