Media Releases

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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Summer Music at Banff Centre

Banff Centre commissions 12 new works by Canadian and international composers this summer

All 12 new works will be given their world premieres by Summer Music program participants, alongside faculty and guest artists, over the course of seven concerts.
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Celebrate Canada Day with outdoor concerts hosted by Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity

Bring the whole family and enjoy great Canadian music outdoors on the Canada Day Long Weekend!
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Brandy Dahrouge, Director, Visual Arts

Banff Centre appoints Brandy Dahrouge as Director, Visual Arts

The arts administrator, educator, artist, and musician has been promoted to Director, Visual Arts, effective immediately.
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