Banff Centre is

creating space for

Indigenous voices.

Reneltta Arluk, Director

of Indigenous Arts

Discover Reneltta's story
Roam Bus Service

Roam public transit now offers a new bus route from downtown Banff to Banff Centre Campus. 

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Performing Arts

Create the unforgettable. Programs for chamber and concert musicians, singer-songwriters, and theatre practitioners now open. 

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Mainstage Concerts & Events

Fall and winter shows are now on sale! A sensational new season awaits.

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Indigenous Arts

Multidisciplinary programs for emerging to established Indigenous artists now open. Apply by November 28. 

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Explore Programs, Events and Stories

Residency
June 03 - July 07, 2019
Application Deadline: 
October 31, 2018

Opera in the 21st Century: Instrumentalists

Participate in the future of opera, and explore cutting-edge trends. This collaborative residency looks at opera in bold new ways for singers and instrumentalists.

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Man sits in a 90's armachair dramitcally lit from the front left, he is wearing a WW1 military outfit and modern steampunk retro headphones.
Thu, Feb 14, 2019

Kidd Pivot presents Revisor

From the creators of the internationally acclaimed Betroffenheit (winner of the Olivier Award for Best New Dance Production) Crystal Pite and Jonathon Young, comes a new dance/theatre work about corruption, farce and the forces of radical change. 

Eric Harvie Theatre
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$25
Residency
February 25 - March 29, 2019
Application Deadline: 
October 10, 2018

Distributed Identities

This residency will explore the role of culture, history, and gender in determining the communities with which we identify, participate, and create.

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Projection art appears over a stage with an elderly woman pushing a rocker on the stage itself.
Fri, Oct 19, 2018

Electric Company Theatre presents The Full Light of Day

A new Film/Theatre Hybrid written by Daniel Brooks and directed by Kim Collier. Set in Canada’s urban financial centres, The Full Light of Day tells the story of a mother who must contend with her husband’s corrupt legacy before she dies.
 

Eric Harvie Theatre
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$25

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. 
Literary Arts at Banff Centre
Residency
January 21 - February 09, 2019
Application Deadline: 
October 10, 2018

Winter Writers Retreat 2019

In this self-directed winter residency, spend two weeks in the majestic Rocky Mountains deeply focused on your project while engaging with a community of writing peers.

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