{ Monthly Archives }
Hour.ca: “Database Imaginary wins the prize! The latest show at the Liane and Danny Taran Gallery is the first, the very first, among the masses of digital artworks and exhibitions I’ve seen in my many years at this job, that has actually interested me.” The show is curated by Sarah Cook, Steve Dietz, and Anthony Kiendl for the Banff Centre.
New West Network: “But each year as the adrenaline shots get more and more titillating, and the hairball stunts get nuttier and nuttier, one gets the sense that those of us who applaud what we witness in the Banff Festival are participating in a kind of feeding frenzy that will ultimately consume the best of what we love about the mountain culture we’ve come to celebrate.”
Vue Weekly (Edmonton): Clifford E. Lee award-winner Sabrina Matthew’s dance “Losing Ground” presented as part of Alberta Ballet’s “An Evening with Gershwin.”
Crowsnest Pass Promoter (Blairmore, AB): A special pre–screening of the CBC television production of Filumena will be shown on March 4 in the historic Orpheum theatre in downtown Blairmore.
Globe and Mail: “May it be so fortunate in September when its superb second violin, Barry Shiffman, leaves to become director of music programs at the Banff Centre.”
Vancouver Straight: “It’s proving to be quite a season for Simone Orlando, who’s not only preparing for the lead role in a Ballet B.C. world premiere but has just nabbed one of the most prestigious choreography prizes in the country.” Orlando is the latest winner of the Banff Centre’s Clifford E. Lee Choreography Award for emerging talent.
Toronto Star: “I think [Bev] Oda’s appointment is terrific news,” says Sarah Iley, speaking from Banff, for the Canadian Arts Coalition, a broadly based arts umbrella organization. “This means we have someone who knows the files. As heritage critic, she has been diligent, and she is familiar with all the issues.” Iley is vice-president of programming at the Banff Centre.
