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2009 Media Releases

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November

November 24

Dancetheatre David Earle, Penderecki String Quartet bring new music, new work to The Banff Centre November 28

November 8

Banff Mountain Film Festival Grand Prize winner captures epic cross-Canada journey

October

October 29

Irreverent U.K. climbing biography Revelations wins
2009 Banff Mountain Book Festival Grand Prize

October 29

Locative Cinema comes to life with commission from Sundance Film Festival, The Banff Centre, and Silicon Valley’s ZER01

October 26

2009 Banff Mountain Book Festival finalists feature world’s best in adventure, environment, exploration

October 22

Banff Mountain Film Festival presents first Canadian screening of Everest film The Wildest Dream

October 16

Analog Bell Service, Basia Bulat, The Witchies, Woodpigeon land 2009 Banff Indie Band Residencies

October 15

Banff Centre chef wins gold at the Global Chefs Challenge Semi-Finals

October 14

The Walter Phillips Gallery juxtaposes vintage Canadian photography, contemporary Salishan weaving

October 5

Million-dollar Husky Energy donation to Banff Centre will support tomorrow’s artists

September

September 30

Elite climbers Chris Sharma and Ueli Steck headline 2009 Banff Mountain Festivals

September 28

Mountain writer, musician, conservationist Sid Marty
awarded 2009 Summit of Excellence Award

September 21

The Banff Centre presents the Canadian premiere of String Quartet by composer John Adams

September 21

Ian Brown appointed to The Banff Centre’s Rogers Communications Chair in Literary Journalism

September 9

The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis launches The Banff Centre’s new performance series September 15

August

August 25

Calgary climber Raphael Slawinski to speak on Karakorum ascent September 8

August 13

The Banff Centre hosts contemporary Indigenous singer/songwriters August 28, 29

July

July 31

Jay Ingram and Darwin celebrate birthday with sexy science at The Banff Centre

July 28

Banff Centre opera in August features a new libretto by John Murrell

July 21

The Banff Centre celebrates “the devil’s fiddler” with a Gypsy Barbeque August 1

July 21

The Banff Centre’s Festival Dance presents Canadian premiere and classic Dutch contemporary ballet

July 15

Walter Phillips Gallery presents first major Canadian exhibition of painter Silke Otto-Knapp

July 8

The Banff New Media Institute, Zero1, Sundance Institute partner on Locative Cinema commission

July 7

Maverick U.K. composer Jonathan Dove brings Siren Song to The Banff Centre

July 7

Cabin Fever collects the best new Canadian non-fiction

July 7

Michael Ondaatje, Susan Swan talk literary non-fiction in Banff

July 7

Banff Centre chef wins Canada’s National Chefs Challenge

June

June 18

Contemporary choreographer Aszure Barton brings Busk II to Banff June 25

June 17

Alaskan composer John Luther Adams premieres Inuksuit against Banff backdrop

June 12

Artist and inventor Kate Hartman brings wearable technology to The Banff Centre

June 10

Banff choreographers’ summit to spark new creative work in indigenous dance

June 3

Lafarge gift will enhance Banff Centre greening programs and scholarships

May

May 26

Playback Theatre acts on climate change at The Banff Centre

May 7

The Old Trout Puppet Workshop brings sexy masterpiece to The Banff Centre May 15

May 7

Eco-philosopher Joanna Macy discusses a post-industrial world at The Banff Centre

April

April 24

Government of Canada contributes $947,760 to Banff Centre

April 23

2009 Banff Summer Arts Festival showcases new creative work in opera, music, dance

April 21

Steve McQueen installation opens at the Walter Phillips Gallery April 25

April 20

Scientist David Hughes brings peak oil discussion to The Banff Centre April 27

March

March 20

The Banff Centre co-produces world premiere performances from Evolution: The New CBC / Radio-Canada National Composition Prize

March 18

Canadian Heritage Minister James Moore announces art funding during Banff Centre visit

March 10

Ian Mackenzie presents his search for the nomadic Penan at The Banff Centre March 12

February

February 18

Icelandic artist heading to Venice Biennale via The Banff Centre

January

January 28

Heather Myers wins The Banff Centre’s 2009 Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award

January 14

The Banff Centre’s Walter Phillips Gallery goes Gothic with Aïda Ruilova exhibition

January 6

Tafelmusik and The Banff Centre present The Galileo Project: Music of the Spheres

January 5

Quebecor Fund scholarship will bring Ontario producers to Banff