Performing Arts

Quartet performing on stage

Program Dates July 06, 2020 - July 25, 2020

Evolution: Quartet

Gain knowledge and experience in a supportive and inspiring environment while exploring a full spectrum of quartet repertoire and approaches to performance prac

Application deadline has passed

Four dancers in black costume on stage

Program Dates July 13, 2020 - July 25, 2020

Designing for Dance 2020

This Andrea Brussa design workshop introduces designers of all disciplines to the fundamentals of designing for dance performance. Explore the intersection of d

Application deadline has passed

Cross Keyboard Cultures

Program Dates November 30, 2020 - December 18, 2020

Cross Keyboard Cultures

This self-directed residency is an opportunity for musicians interested in all kinds of keyboards to work on their projects in Banff Centre’s unrivalled mountai

Application deadline has passed

Program Dates June 19, 2017 - July 08, 2017

Open Space: Opera in the 21st Century - Orchestra Musicians

Open Space is a one-of-a-kind performance-based collaborative training experience, this program is focused on musicians who are interested in pushing the bounda

Application deadline has passed

Program Dates June 05, 2017 - July 08, 2017

Open Space: Opera in the 21st Century

Open Space is a one-of-a-kind performance-based collaborative training experience for emerging opera singers and administrators that truly challenges the conven

Application deadline has passed

Photo Essay: Inside the Dance Residency The Creative Gesture

Get a glimpse into the residency that brought emerging and mid-career dancers together to create new work while examining the creative process behind every gest

Program Dates March 02, 2020 - March 21, 2020

Banff International Songwriter Residency

Deepen your artistic practice while being supported by award-winning singer-songwriters and world-class recording engineers in this 20-day residency.

Application deadline has passed

The Bluebird Mechanicals by Too Close to the Sun

Bridging the Gap: Are Online Relationships the Future of Theatre Production?

Making an original theatre piece from scratch is hard enough, but to design a set and add creative elements when your designers are spread out around the world

Company 605's 'Vital Few' Explores How To Be Together, Separately

The innovative Vancouver dance company's latest work tackles the balance between unity and individualism, mirroring the company's own decade-long history.

Puppet with Felt Hat

Puppeteers at Work: Behind the Scenes of the Banff Puppet Theatre Intensive

Take a look at the magic that happened in the 2016 Banff Puppet Theatre Intensive.

Top 5 Moments During the Stage en Formation Continue

Participants in the Training Internship in Theatre/Stage en Formation Continue program share their top five moments at The Banff Centre.

Two pre-lasted shoes

These Boots Are Made for Learning

Banff Centre's summer Theatre Boots and Shoes team shows us how a boot evolves from 2D pieces of leather to something you'd actually wear.

Phone (Main Switchboard)
403.762.6100

Address
107 Tunnel Mountain Drive
PO Box 1020
Banff, Alberta
Canada
T1L 1H5

Find us on Google Maps

Banff Centre is supported by

Follow Us

We recognize, with deep respect and gratitude, our home on the side of Sacred Buffalo Guardian Mountain. In the spirit of respect and truth, we honour and acknowledge the Banff area, known as “Minihrpa” (translated in Stoney Nakoda as “the waterfalls”) and the Treaty 7 territory and oral practices of the Îyârhe Nakoda (Stoney Nakoda) – comprised of the Bearspaw, Chiniki, and Goodstoney Nations – as well as the Tsuut’ina First Nation and the Blackfoot Confederacy comprised of the Siksika, Piikani, and Kainai. We acknowledge that this territory is home to the Shuswap Nations, Ktunaxa Nations, and Metis Nation of Alberta, Rockyview District 4. We acknowledge all Nations who live, work, and play here, help us steward this land, and honour and celebrate this place.