ARTS CULTURE EVENTS SPRING/SUMMER 2017 BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND CREATIVITY CREATIVITY AND ARTS FOR CENTRE BANFF THE REVISIONARIES A Tribe Called Red breaks cultural boundaries SPRING/SUMMER 2017 SPRING/SUMMER PLUS Spring and Summer events guide inside BANFF - Cover R3.indd 1 2017-03-29 4:27 PM PIANO | FESTIVAL | COMPETITION FESTIVAL SPRING/SUMMER 2017 Ban Artist in FOUR DAYS OF Residence Jane Burton working on a painting. To see more glimpses into our artists’ spaces, check out Open MUSIC WITH A SIDE Studio page 44. Features In every Issue 16 Finding Freedom 30 Classical Music on 6 Topline Calendar 44 The Artists Are Present Through Song the Rise Some highlights from this Peek into the studios of Measha Brueggergos- Exploring the importance summer’s Banff Centre Banff Centre participants man explores her roots and evolution of this events OF MAPLE SYRUP. through music centuries-old form 50 Summer Event Series 10 Art Online Plan your summer cultural 7 TO 10 SEPTEMBER 2017 | CALGARY CANADA 18 ILLUMINATIONS: 34 Reverbs & Reconciliation Follow our InStudio adventures human/nature Catching up with A Tribe stories online Banff Centre lights up two Called Red’s Bear Witness 74 New Heights national parks in celebra- 12 Timeless work Celebrating Banff Centre Festival Pass $129 Experience Canada’s brightest tion of Canada’s 150th 38 Canada’s Next Get to know the artists alumni achievements and Generation of Cultural behind some of the works milestones Single Tickets $10 to $55 classical music stars alongside 22 Indigenous Future Leaders from our permanent Narratives What the world needs collection 76 Banff Staff Honens Laureates at this Looking forward to to know about arts Honens Box Office Indigenous futures with leadership 14 A Room in the Woods 78 Banff Centre Supporters 403 299 0140 | honens.com AGO curator Wanda Peek inside one of the award-winning festival of piano. Nanibush 40 Diversity on Leighton Artist Studios 82 My Studio Canada’s Stages Exploring the creative 26 Opera in the 21st Century The people and ensem- work space of Jonathan How Toronto’s Against the bles bringing new voices Goldstein Grain Theatre is redefining to Canadian stages PHOTO CREDIT: KATY WHITT KATY CREDIT: PHOTO the genre banffcentre.ca Spring / Summer 2017 InStudio 3 0799228_AD_17Festival_Banff_Centre_7.875x10.75.indd 1 2017-03-22 2:31 PM B_IFC_r1.inddBANFF - IFC.indd 1 2 2017-03-292017-03-28 4:394:49 PM BANFF - ToC.indd 3 2017-03-30 9:59 PM CREATIVE DESIGN ART ACCOUNT STUDIO STUDIO SPELL PROOF DIRECTOR DIRECTOR DIRECTOR MANAGER CLIENT MANAGER ARTIST CHECK CMYK BLACK PANTONE PANTONE PANTONE PANTONE SIZE WITH CHANGES o o o o o o TS YES 80% FILE NAME: EXECUTION: CLIENT: PRINTER: SIZE: FLAT SIZE: BLEED: SCALE: 0799228_AD_17Festival_Banff_Centre_7.875x10.75 IN STUDIO MAGAZINE Honens 7.875" X 10.75" 7.875" X 10.75" 0.125" 1:1 PROJECT: NOTE: CONTACT: BANFF CENTRE N/A LINDA WALDNER director, operations D403 781 3364 [email protected] WAX PROOF #1 PRESIDENT’S LETTER hear from the artist how their piece was created, what inspired it, and how it fits into their body of work. As well as celebrating Banff Centre’s history as an arts training institution, in this inaugural issue we’re look- ing forward to the next 150 years of arts and culture and asking what the future holds for Canada. In a Q+A with Wanda Nanibush, Banff Centre Literary Arts faculty member and Art Gallery of Ontario curator, you’ll learn why visibility for Indigenous art- ists needs to be front and centre for Canada’s artistic and social future. We also hope you enjoy a feature story on Against the Grain Theatre which reveals the new faces and forms of contemporary Canadian opera. In addition to these informative, in-depth stories, you’ll find all the information you need to plan your spring and summer activities at Banff Centre. In May we’ll be hosting our fourth annual Children’s Festival. This will be followed throughout the spring and summer by an outstanding talks series featuring Indigenous voices from our Future Narratives program; a glimpse into Banff’s summer classical music programs with performances of works by Beethoven, Xenakis, Stravin- sky, and more; Banff’s opera program presenting the iconic Canadian opera DEAR ARTS LOVER, those experiencing Banff Centre’s Kopernikus by Claude Vivier in part- Welcome to the new biannual programs for the first time? nership with Against the Grain Theatre magazine of Banff Centre for Arts and In this first edition ofInStudio , you’ll and the Canadian Opera Company; Creativity. In this magazine you’ll find read about Banff Centre’s plans to and much more. interviews with artists in residence, celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday with I hope you enjoy exploring our behind-the-scenes looks at new an epic and immersive art installation, new Banff Centre magazine as you artistic works, information about the which will be exhibited first in Banff, discover the exciting lineup of hundreds of public events that take Canada’s first national park, then a artists and artworks we have in store place at Banff Centre every season, few weeks later in Rouge, Canada’s for you here. and highlights from what Banff alumni first urban national park. This instal- I look forward to welcoming you have been doing since leaving Banff’s lation is created by visual artist Sarah to Banff Centre, and hope you will mountain campus. Fuller and Montreal’s acclaimed multi- share with me your experiences of InStudio was launched to share media collective Moment Factory and our presentations over this upcom- with you what Banff Centre witnesses will not be one to miss. ing season and your thoughts on this every day in our artistic spaces In a feature story we connect with new publication. and training facilities. As Canada’s A Tribe Called Red about how they are home for arts training and creation, reimagining relationships between we host some of the world’s finest Indigenous and non-Indigenous cul- emerging and established artists on tures through music. You can catch campus year round, and welcome them and other outstanding Cana- faculty from the finest organizations dian artists in our Shaw Amphitheatre in Canada and throughout the world. series this summer. Janice Price Who better to share these stories, In the From the Vault section, PRESIDENT & CEO programs and activities with than you’ll see works from Banff Centre’s BANFF CENTRE FOR ARTS AND you, our audiences, supporters, and permanent visual arts collection, and CREATIVITY WAY COLIN CREDIT: PHOTO 4 InStudio Spring / Summer 2017 banffcentre.ca BANFF - Letter R3.indd 4 2017-03-29 4:28 PM BANFF - PG5.indd 5 2017-03-29 4:42 PM EVENTS LEFT: Parker Thiessen, Midnight Oscilla- tions (an excerpt) (2017). Audio and video. Thiessen is part of the 2017 Alberta Biennial of Contemporary Art. Hedley with special the season with an eclectic for the time being is an guest Ria Mae program of works for flute analogy of thinking about Friday, June 9, 6:30 P.M. and percussion. what it means to be in Cascade Gardens | $35 between spaces and times. Specifically the exhibition Walk off the Earth with Summer Music Series focuses on our present and special guests Amistad and In Performance: Radhe our relationships to percep- CBC Music’s 2017 Search- Radhe: The Rites of Holi tions of reality. light Contest Winner and The Rite of Spring Friday, June 10, 3 P.M. | $35 Friday, June 23, 7:30 P.M. Eric Harvie Theatre | $25 Summer Music Series Senior/Student $22 | Child In Performance: Faculty Summer Music Series $12.50 | ♥ and Participants from In Performance: Claire Summer Music Programs Chase and Steven Schick Friday, June 30, 7:30 P.M. Tuesday, June 20, 7:30 P.M. Walter Phillips Gallery Rolston Recital Hall | $25 Rolston Recital Hall | $25 Opening Reception: Senior/Student $22 | Child Senior/Student $22 | Child for the time being $12.50 | ♥ $12.50 | ♥ 2017 Alberta Biennial of Summer Music Programs Contemporary Art co-artistic directors kick off Saturday, June 24, 6–9 P.M. Summer Highlights Walter Phillips Gallery | Free April May June Contemporary Banff Centre Sheldon Casavant: Performance in the Park Indigenous Voices: Children’s Festival Exploring the Impossible June 9 and 10 Wanda Nanibush Talk Saturday, May 20 Saturday, May 20, 10 A.M. Cascade Gardens, Parks Wednesday, April 5, 7 P.M. Featuring free or low-cost and 1 P.M. | Margaret Canada Administration ABOVE, LEFT: Walter Phillips Gallery | Free activities and live shows in- Greenham Theatre | $7 Building | Both days Bundle: Walk off the Earth cluding: storytelling, creativity $52.50 | Child $25 performs June 10 rooms, circus school, family Dancers of the Damelaha- Celebrate Canada 150 and in our Shaw Am- Indigenous Arts dance, and more! mid: In Abundance the arrival of summer with phitheatre with special guests Tanya Tagaq Saturday, May 20, 11:30 A.M. highly-anticipated per- Amistad and Friday, April 28, 7:30 P.M. Ticketed Events Include: and 2:30 P.M. | Margaret formances from some of CBC Music’s Margaret Greenham Theatre De Temps Antan Greenham Theatre | $7 Canada’s top contemporary 2017 Searchlight $32 Saturday, May 20, 9:30 A.M. music acts! Contest Winner. and 12 P.M. | Rolston Recital RIGHT: Dancers Hall | $7 (DAMELAHAMID) DIX DEREK (DAMELAHAMID) DIX DEREK (WADDELL), ARTIST (WADDELL), THE ARTIST THE COURTESY CREDITS: COURTESY CREDITS: PHOTO PHOTO of Damelahamid banffcentre.ca Spring / Summer 2017 InStudio 7 BANFF - Topline R2.indd 6 2017-03-29 4:30 PM BANFF - Topline R2.indd 7 2017-03-29 4:30 PM EVENTS The Creative Gesture Noetic July 27 and 29, 7:30 P.M.