Orphée+

The critically acclaimed opera: An electronic, baroque burlesque descent into hell.

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2018 Summer Events

Serena Ryder, Xavier Rudd, A Tribe Called Red and The Sheepdogs headline Summer 2018 events.

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Choral Programs

Explore choral music in the 21st century. Programs for singers, conductors, and composers now open. 

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Literary Arts Programs

Hone skills and develop work with expert faculty in contemporary literature. 2018/19 residencies now open for application. 

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Visual + Digital Arts Programs

Explore new directions with remarkable faculty artists from around the world. Residencies and practicums now open. 

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September 17 - October 12, 2018
Application Deadline: 
June 27, 2018

Critical Art Writing Ensemble III

This residency explores art writing as an aspect of literature. Participants will contemplate and compose writing combining poetic potential and serious analysis.

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The Rolston String Quartet: Photo credit MISQA Marie Pierre Tremblay
Fri, Aug 31, 2018

Banff Centre International String Quartet Festival

Be part of this immersive three day festival from August 31-Sept.2 that showcases the finest in international classical music.

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Residency
September 17 - September 23, 2018
Application Deadline: 
July 11, 2018

Investigative Journalism Intensive

This intensive program teaches nonfiction writers and journalists to use investigative research techniques as they create compelling narratives.

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Sat, Jun 23, 2018

Summer Music Series: Des Canyons aux Étoiles by Olivier Messiaen

A Landscape Inspired Orchestral Performance - Hear Olivier Messiaen’s masterful grand orchestra piece as it was originally composed, in nature. This piece was inspired by Utah’s gorgeous stone landscapes where they rose up to meet the sky, just as the Rocky Mountains rise up around Banff Centre.

Shaw Amphitheatre
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Residency
November 05 - December 07, 2018
Application Deadline: 
July 18, 2018

The Space Between Us: Technology, collaboration, and the future

This residency welcomes Indigenous visual artists, curators, and scholars from all nations around the world to gather here on Treaty 7 Territory. Participants will create new work, collaborate, and investigate technology as a decolonial tool to discuss culture, contemporary art practice, and the future. 

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Learn About Our Truth and Reconciliation Summit

On October 29, 2016 Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity held a Truth and Reconciliation Summit for the Bow Valley. Learn more about it here.