Alberta Ballet presents Dynamic Directions
In Dynamic Directions, Alberta Ballet presents a mixed triple bill of contemporary ballet that showcases the choreography of Wen Wei Wang, Aszure Barton and Yukichi Hattori.
Wen Wei Wang’s world premiere of Futureland was inspired by the video game culture and is an abstract work that evokes the human search for the life force that drives us.
Aszure Barton’s Happy Little Things (Waiting on a Gruff Cloud of Wanting) explores all forms and shapes of individuals down to the roots of our animal physicality.
Alberta Ballet’s resident choreographer Yukichi Hattori presents (rite) set to Igor Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring. This is Hattori’s sixth commission for the company.
Dynamic Directions runs Feb. 19 to 20 at the Northern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. Tickets start at $29. Call 780-428-6839 or at ticket.albertaballet.com.
Songs of Mary
This coming Saturday A Joyful Noise choirs band together to present Stabat Mater: Songs of Mary at All Saints Anglican Cathedral.
Trent Worthington, composer-in-residence and longtime St. Albert resident, is conducting the joyful affair.
The multi-lingual, but smaller Excentrica Women’s Chamber Chorus led by Barbara Sadler Wells is Joyful Noise’s special guest for the evening.
The concert focus is Pergolesi’s Stabat Mater, a beautiful setting of a 13th century hymn to Mary. This moving piece depicts a mother’s love, sorrow and pain as she witnesses the suffering and death of her son.
Also featured are special guest soloists Nola Shantz (soprano) and Mireille Rijavec (alto).
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m. All Saints Anglican Cathedral is at 10035 103 St. Tickets range from $15 to $25. Call 780-420-1757 or online at tixonthesquare.ca.
Musical retrospective
Catalyst Theatre takes a ride back in time with Songs for Sinners & Saints slated for Feb. 19 and 20 at the Citadel Theatre.
Songs for Sinners & Saints is a mĂ©lange of favourite songs from Catalyst’s original repertoire of award winning, globetrotting musicals created from 1999 to 2015.
Some of the featured numbers range from Vigilante, Frankenstein, Hunchback and the Soul Collector to the older highlights from The House of Pootsie Plunket and The Blue Orphan.
The evening brings out some celebrated Canadian and internationally renowned artists including Vance Avery, Christine Bandelow, Susan Gilmour, Julie Golosky, Roman Pfob and St. Albert’s own Martin Murphy.
The Citadel is at 9828 101A Ave. Tickets are $26.25 to $36.75 (taxes included). Call 780-425-1820 or online at citadeltheatre.com.
