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March 20, 2001
For Immediate Release

360º of Creativity at this summer’s Banff Arts Festival

The Banff Centre announces the Banff Arts Festival 2001 line-up, from May 14 to August 12

The Banff Centre, Canada's only post-secondary institution dedicated to the arts, leadership development, and mountain culture, announces the line-up for the Banff Arts Festival 2001 from May 14 – August 12. The Banff Arts Festival includes all art forms – Jazz, Chamber Music, Dance, Drama, Opera, Visual Arts, Writing, and more – 360º of Creativity.

Highlights from the Banff Arts Festival 2001 include the world premiere of BONES: an Aboriginal Dance Opera, a new production of the timeless classic The Odyssey, and a dance celebration of the great choreographer, George Balanchine.

Vocal Jazz kicks off the Festival in style, on May 14, and is the first in an array of stunning summer concerts. The Cultural Journalism series returns in July, while Computer Voices/Speaking Machines, a new media exhibition, is presented in the Walter Phillips Gallery.

For a full listing of Banff Arts Festival 2001 events, please see attached Festival summary.

Tickets on sale May 1st. Call the Banff Centre Box Office at [403] 762-6301 or 1-800-413-8368.
Or call Ticketmaster, or visit www.banffcentre.ca/Festival.

For a virtual tour of The Banff Centre, please visit www.banffcentre.ca – from Facilities on the tool bar, drop down to Virtual Tour.

Contacts:
Lachlan Mackintosh, Marketing Coordinator, The Banff Centre. ph. 403.762.6670
Helen Moore-Parkhouse, Director of Marketing, The Banff Centre. ph. 403.762.7539

FESTIVAL SUMMARY

Banff Arts Festival 2001
360º of Creativity
May 14 – August 12

MUSIC

Vocal Jazz May 14 - 19 The Club pay-what-you-can Audience members enjoy the intimate cabaret setting of The Club, where a variety of singers each night perform jazz standards and improvisation. Renowned vocalists Jay Clayton, Sheila Jordan, and Viviane Cardinal wrap up Vocal Jazz week with a closing night concert. (May 19 Concert, Tickets: $15/$10)

Late Night Jazz May 22 – June 8 The Club pay-what-you-can Three weeks of sizzling heat with performances by up-and-coming jazz musicians. Order a drink, pull up a chair, and enjoy some Late Night Jazz.

Saturday Night Jazz May 26 – June 9 MGT Adults $15 Students/Seniors $12 These Saturday night jazz concerts feature an array of distinguished guest artists including Joe Lovano (sax); Don Thompson (piano/vibraphone/double bass); Judi Silvano (vocals); Dave Douglas (trumpet); Jim Black (drums) and Kenny Werner (piano).

The Art of the Ensemble June 15 – 29 RRH Adults $15 Students/Seniors $10 Quartets, trios, and duos present chamber works in a series of concerts that are both engaging and enjoyable.

Summer Solstice June 21 Dining Room Adults $18 St/Sn.$12
Our sweet solstice celebration includes beautiful music overlooking a spectacular view, followed by dessert and coffee.

Mostly Baroque Sundays June 24 – August 5 St. George’s in-the-Pines p-w-y-c
Beautiful baroque music performed each Sunday in downtown Banff at St. George’s in-the-Pines Anglican Church.

Rolston Hall Series July 4 – 20 RRH Adult $15 Student/Senior $10
Musicians in summer Master Classes perform a variety of music from familiar favourites to new compositions.

Music for a Summer Afternoon July 5 – August 8 RRH pay-what-you-canThe perfect addition to a day in Banff, afternoon concerts feature a wide range of music from familiar favourites to new works. Selected weekdays at 4:30p.m.

Live from the Studios July 10 & 31 Telus Studio Adult $15 St/Sn.$10
Audio engineers demonstrate, with the help of musicians, how the latest technology is used to achieve the highest standards in studio recording today.

Keyboard Concerts July 26 – August 10 RRH Adult $15 St/Sn.$10
Distinguished guest artists in collaboration with musicians in the Keyboard Master Classes present concerts on various instruments including harpsichord and celeste.

PERFORMING ARTS

The Odyssey A play by John Murrell, based on the epic poem by Homer                  July 19 – August 5
Outdoor Amphitheatre                         Adult $18 Student/Senior $14, family of four (max. 2 adults) $55
Join a cast of spineless sailors, a slavering cyclops, a sly sorceress, a chorus of comic pigs, and a bag of winds, as we present a stage adaptation of The Odyssey. This epic tale for family audiences will take place outside amid the spectacular backdrop of the Rocky Mountains. Co-produced with Manitoba Theatre for Young People.

Balanchine!                                                   July 24 – July 28       MGT/EHT
Join us for a celebration of the 20th Century’s most influential choreographer as we present performance, film, lectures, and panel discussions.
Balanchine, Ballet Master July 24 & 26, MGT. Adults $18 St/Sn.$14, family of 4 (2 adults) $55.
Balanchine In Canada July 25 & 27, MGT. Adults $18 St/Sn.$14, family of 4 (max. 2 adults) $55. Celebrating Balanchine! July 28, EHT Adults $26 St/Sn.$20

Young Dancers In Performance                     August 9 – 11          MGT
Adults $16 Student/Senior $12, family of four (max. 2 adults) $48
Gifted young dancers from across Canada come to Banff to take part in our Dance Training program. After six weeks of intensive training, these young dancers are featured in four public performances.

BONES: An Aboriginal Dance Opera
World Premiere                                               August 8, 10, 12      EHT             Adults $26 St/Sn.$20
Infused with Aboriginal dance and song, BONES immerses the audience in a cultural experience that travels beyond watching and listening into a fusion of storytelling, movement, sound, and colour. The story of BONES follows our journey on this Earth, the return of our bones to the Earth, and the return of our Spirits to the Stars.

IN THE GALLERY
Exhibitions take place in the Walter Phillips Gallery and are free of charge.

Computer Voices/Speaking Machines              May 19 – July 29
Executive Producer: Sara Diamond
A fantastic, interactive exhibition featuring the inspired work of new media artists David Rokeby, Jocelyn Robert and Emile Morin.

Multiples: Tsa de yoh don's                             August 7 - September 30
Curator: Tom Hill
The 5th in an annual series of exhibitions co-presented with the Aboriginal Arts Program. This exhibit brings together ten contemporary artists of First Nations ancestry. For First Nations, multiple image making is relatively a new strategy, occurring in the last 200 years. These artists explore this cultural strategy and assert a profound link between themselves, their political, their historical and cultural beliefs.

WALKS, TALKS, READINGS & WRITINGS

Readings from the Writing Studio                 May 3 & 10 Bentley Chamber Music Studio
                                                                          May 21, 24, 28, 31 RRH Free

Enjoy an evening of poetry and short fiction as writers from the five-week Writing Studio residency share their previously published writing as well as works-in-progress. Each evening will feature distinguished Canadian authors from the Writing Studio faculty.

Cultural Journalism Conversations              July 2, 9, 16, 23 RRH Free
Hosting this year's popular festival series is Maclean Hunter Chair Alberto Ruy-Sánchez. These free lectures feature different speakers from the realm of cultural journalism. Hear some of the brightest minds speak on topics ranging from politics to cultural trends.

In Phillips Footsteps                                      July 7, 21 Free
An interpretative hike through the Rocky Mountains landscape that inspired the enduring work of Walter J. Phillips.

Art Walks                                                      August 13 – 17 Free
A one-hour guided tour of The Banff Centre campus, spotlighting the many works from the Permanent Collection on public display.

PLAYBILL SERIES

Most performances at The Banff Centre grow out of the learning experiences and professional development opportunities for participants enrolled in our programs. In addition, the Theatre Arts department offers a year-round Playbill Series, which features touring productions and concerts.

Decidedly Jazz Danceworks                       June 26 EHT $23/$19 Family of Four(max. 2 adults) $60

DJD’s brand new show, Longings…For The Invisible moves from soulful to playful, and from poignant to sassy, while keeping the focus on the many and varied guises of the blues. A very special guest artist joins the multi-talented DJD dancers in a mighty celebration of music and life.

                                        Abbreviations & Performance Venues

                                        At The Banff Centre

                                        EHT, Eric Harvie Theatre
                                        MGT, Margaret Greenham Theatre
                                        RRH, Rolston Recital Hall
                                        Telus Studio, Jeanne & Peter Lougheed Building
                                        The Club, Theatre Complex
                                        Bentley Chamber Music Studio
                                        Dining Room, Donald Cameron Hall
                                        Outdoor Amphitheatre, Donald Cameron Hall
                                        Walter Phillips Gallery, Glyde Hall

                                        Off-Campus

                                        Banff Springs Hotel Conference Centre Theatre
                                        St. Georges-in-the-Pines Anglican Church

For further information regarding all Banff Arts Festival events, please contact:

Lachlan Mackintosh, Marketing Coordinator
P: (403) 762-6670 F: (403) 762-6345

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