Media Releases

Calgary’s former Poet Laureate Derek Beaulieu named Director of Literary Arts at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

The award winning professor will take up his post on October 15, 2018.
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity publishes limited edition anthology of Canada’s next fables

Fables for the 21st Century features 11 original short stories edited by best-selling authors Rawi Hage, Lisa Moore, and Madeleine Thien.
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Reneltta Arluk, Director of Indigenous Arts, unveils her first full season of programs

For the first time in Banff Centre’s 85 year history, Indigenous Arts will be programmed throughout the calendar year.
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Marian Schwartz named recipient of 2018 Linda Gaboriau Award for Translation

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is pleased to award literary translator Marian Schwartz the 2018 Linda Gaboriau Award for Translation.
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RBC Capital Markets renews commitment as Showcase Performances Sponsor for the Midsummer Ball Weekend

RBC Capital Markets will remain Showcase Performances Sponsor for the Midsummer Ball Weekend until 2023.
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Husky Energy Inc. renews commitment as Presenting Sponsor for the Midsummer Ball Gala

Husky Energy Inc. will remain Presenting Sponsor for the Midsummer Ball Gala in 2019 and 2020.
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity raises remarkable $1.1 million in single fundraising event

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity raised $1.1 million net in support of artists and arts programs during the 39th Midsummer Ball Weekend.
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Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity present unique fall and winter acts for culture lovers of all ages

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is excited to present an eclectic fall and winter season filled with a roster of the very best in contemporary dance, music, comedy, and visual arts.
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Judith LaRocque

Former ambassador and accomplished federal public servant Judith LaRocque renews her position on Banff Centre’s Board of Governors

Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity is pleased to announce that Judith LaRocque will continue to serve on its Board of Governors for another three-year term, until 2021.
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International choreographer Alan Lucien Øyen comes to Banff for The Hamlet Complex

The Hamlet Complex runs from July 26 – 28. Tickets are on sale now!
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Banff Centre alumni sweep 39th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

In a star-studded ceremony in Toronto, Banff Centre alumni, faculty, and community took home an extraordinary 19 Doras.
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Nathan Medd

Harvard educated arts manager, Nathan Medd joins Banff Centre after five successful years at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa

Medd assumes the position of Managing Director of Performing Arts effective August 27, 2018. 
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