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2007 Media Releases

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November

November 29

Jesus Christ Superstar launches North American Tour at The Banff Centre

November 19

Walter Phillips Gallery hosts film screening and discussion on architecture and suburbia

November 16

Mountain Culture Speakers’ Series uncovers hidden corner of Arabia

November 9

Sandra Laronde appointed director of Aboriginal Arts at The Banff Centre

November 8

Inukshuk Fund supports Banff New Media Institute project with Banff High School

November 4

Banff Mountain Film Festival Grand Prize winner examines “the cult of hero”

November 1

Story of 1967 Mount McKinley tragedy takes Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize

October

October 25

“Final Four” selected for the Bow Valley’s Mountain Idol event

October 25

2007 Banff Mountain Film Festival to screen world’s best in outdoor, environment, adrenaline sports films

October 18

Biennial brings best of Alberta contemporary art to Banff’s Walter Phillips Gallery

October 17

Kitty Scott appointed director of Visual Arts at The Banff Centre

October 17

Alliance Pipeline supports Banff Centre Leadership Development Scholarships

October 17

Oilsands documentary among recipients of 2007 Banff Centre Mountain Grants program

October 6

Canada's new Government supports new Kinnear Centre for Creativity and Innovation at the Banff Centre

October 4

Bernadette McDonald awarded 2007 Summit of Excellence Award

September

September 27

Ballet British Columbia brings Rodeo to The Banff Centre Oct 6

September 19

The Chucky Danger Band’s infectious pop/rock sound to kick-off The Banff Centre’s fall 2007 Playbill Series

September 17

Banff Centre kicks off Fall Concert Series with season celebration

September 13

Top adventure and wilderness photographers to lead Banff Centre photography workshop

September 13

Winter Fury takes 2007 Banff Mountain Photography Competition Grand Prize

September 13

Reel Time film series kicks off with screening of acclaimed Edith Piaf bio

September 11

Tracklines self-guided GPS hikes bring together nature, storytelling, and technology research

September 10

James Kinnear pledges $10 million to The Banff Centre: Largest donation ever

September 4

Bestselling author to describe The World Without Us at The Banff Centre September 17

September 4

Everest climber and survivor Lincoln Hall headlines the 2007 Banff Mountain Festivals

September 2

Australia’s TinAlley String Quartet wins first prize in 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition

September 1

Four finalists announced in 2007 Banff International String Quartet Competition

August

August 15

World’s top young string quartet musicians packing their bags for Banff

August 10

Pianist Anton Kuerti to accept The Banff Centre’s National Arts Award at Festival Orchestra concert August 18

August 2

Can animals think? — Daily Planet’s Jay Ingram gets into their heads August 21

July

July 23

The Banff Centre presents two back-to-back nights of great world music in August

July 16

Banff Centre stage transformed for new original opera, Frobisher August 8, 10, 12

July 16

Bruce Cockburn to perform a special outdoor solo concert at The Banff Centre

July 12

Mountain Idol Award celebrates outdoor spirit of Bow Valley youth

July 12

The Banff Centre celebrates 60 years of dance with gala performance

July 10

Young quartet to present pop-up performances on bike trails, mountaintops, town squares

July 6

John Murrell named first emeritus artist-in-residence at The Banff Centre

July 4

Choreographer Wen Wei Wang to preview new work at The Banff Centre July 14

June

June 29

Writers explore connections between life and literature in Banff conversation series

June 26

The Banff Centre presents a movable feast of dance, film, cabaret, and music July 6 to 8

June 22

Newly established endowment fund attracts master costume designer to The Banff Centre

June 22

Singer Patricia O’Callaghan to preview a new cabaret at The Banff Centre July 13, 14

June 19

The Banff Centre appoints Susan Ouriou director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre

June 12

Alpha Yaya Diallo and Kiran Ahluwalia present outdoor show in Banff June 30

June 12

Old Trouts bring hilariously morbid puppet show to The Banff Centre

June 12

Walter Phillips Gallery exhibition intersects art, architecture, and contemporary culture

June 6

Banff Centre kicks off Coffee Concerts with Galaxie winners Trio Mont-Royal

June 5

Actress Tantoo Cardinal to appear in Banff Centre premiere of Aboriginal dance work

June 5

Author Joseph Boyden to work with Cree translator of Three Day Road at The Banff Centre

June 4

CBC's Paul Kennedy to host interactive discussion on climate change and leadership

June 5

Menahem Pressler, Osvaldo Golijov, Lior Shambadal, Anton Kuerti highlight Banff Centre summer music season

June 2

2007 Banff Centre jazz series gets into the groove with improv and orchestration

May

May 31

The Banff Centre and Investors Group announce Leadership Development scholarship winners

May 29

Mountain Culture Speakers’ Series hosts arctic explorer Jerry Kobalenko June 14

May 29

Banff Centre artists win Alberta Arts awards

May 16

David Cox appointed executive director of Mountain Culture at The Banff Centre

May 8

Mountain Culture Speakers’ Series maps Himalayan geography and culture

May 3

2007 Banff Summer Arts Festival showcases new creative work in dance, opera, music

May 2

RBC Financial Group support backs Banff Summer Arts Festival’s young artists

April

April 26

Banff International String Quartet Competition announces 2007 quartets

April 12

Federal Government invests $5.9 million in Banff Centre

April 12

Mountain Culture Speakers’ Series explores the origins of skiing

April 11

Harmonica virtuoso Carlos del Junco performs at The Banff Centre April 22 (Playbill)

April 11

Nunavut animators travel south for Banff New Media Institute mentorship (BNMI)

April 9

Jesse Cook brings flamenco-flavoured world music to The Banff Centre May 5 and 6 (Playbill)

April 9

Acoustic folk-blues master Eric Bibb returns to The Banff Centre April 19 (Playbill)

April 3

Sursaut Dance Company presents family show at The Banff Centre, April 14 (Playbill)

March

March 29

Constantinople presents ancient music of Europe and Asia at The Banff Centre April 13 (Playbill)

March 22

Walter Phillips Gallery exhibition marks centenary of brilliant, absurdist Irishman (Walter Phillips Gallery)

March 20

Dare to be seduced by Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Dracula at The Banff Centre (Playbill)

March 9

DJD’s Magnetic Consequences at The Banff Centre features blues vocal sensation Jackie Richardson (Playbill)

March 9

Renowned Celtic music singer-songwriter Cathie Ryan to play The Banff Centre (Playbill)

March 8

The Banff Centre appoints Marni Jackson to Rogers Communications Chair in Literary Journalism (Literary Arts)

March 1

Menahem Pressler, Osvaldo Golijov join Banff Centre summer faculty (Music & Sound)

March 1

Tom Cochrane preps for upcoming tour at The Banff Centre (Playbill)

 

February

February 21

Gwynne Dyer to present compelling insight into world affairs at The Banff Centre (Playbill)

February 13

Willie and Lobo bring their fiery gypsy-flamenco sound to The Banff Centre March 1 (Playbill)

February 9

Mae Moore and Lester Quitzau to share passionate folk roots sound with Banff Centre audience (Playbill)

February 8

Ailey II brings 60 years of spectacular American choreography to The Banff Centre (Playbill)

February 5

Jane Bunnett and the Spirits of Havana will bring Afro-Cuban melodies to The Banff Centre stage (Playbill)

February 2

African Guitar Summit brings superb world music to The Banff Centre February 17 (Playbill)

 

January

January 29

Lunch at Allen’s will grace the stage of The Banff Centre’s Margaret Greenham Theatre on Sunday, February 11 (Playbill)

January 25

The Arrogant Worms bring clever, clean, comedy for all ages to The Banff Centre (Playbill)

January 25

Stephen Fearing to play to an intimate audience at The Club at The Banff Centre (Playbill)

January 24

Governor General to visit The Banff Centre

January 22

Mountain Culture Speakers’ Series journeys to Labrador’s Torngat Mountains Reserve (Mountain Culture)

January 16

Walter Phillips Gallery brings murder mystery into focus (Walter Phillips Gallery)

January 15

Songwriter Martyn Joseph brings thoughtful lyrical narratives to The Banff Centre January 31 (Playbill)

January 15

Powerful acoustic blues of Charlie A’Court and Matt Andersen at The Banff Centre January 27 (Playbill)

January 9

Incredible Shanghai Acrobats bring spectacular feats to The Banff Centre (Playbill)

January 5

Edgy Pan Pan Theatre production kicks-off The Banff Centreís winter/spring 2007 Playbill Series (Playbill)

January 8

$50 million boost for research in Western Canada

January 4

Latest expert advice, tools, and techniques featured at Avalanche Awareness Night (Mountain Culture)