After playing all of Beethoven’s sonatas for violin and piano over the past three seasons, Jacques Després and Andrew Wan are moving on to play assorted sonatas from Mozart, Grieg, Debussy and Strauss on Friday, Sept. 25 at 8 p.m. in Convocation Hall. There is no doubt, audiences are going to be dazzled by the … Read moreJacques Després and Andrew Wan: Moving On – curious arts
A year of 50th anniversary celebratory performances for U of A Music faculty and students kicks off Sept. 19 in Convocation Hall as landmark venue turns 100 years old As the curtain rises on a new season of mainstage concerts, the University of Alberta Department of Music prepares to mark two milestones. This fall, Convocation … Read morePiano notes by Roger Admiral – curious arts
Sculpture alumna the second UAlberta artist in two years to win prestigious award from the International Sculpture Centre Kasie Campbell (’15 BFA) explores the paradoxical attraction and simultaneous tension between what we think is beautiful and what is grotesque. Campbell’s sculptures demand consideration. They are fleshy, sexual, tactile, grotesque, and utterly compelling. No one walks … Read moreKasie Campbell: Scopophilia – curious arts
Here’s a post that simultaneously throws back to May 30, 2015 when Alberta Ballet invited audiences to The Creation Experience and looks ahead to October 18, 2015 when the University of Alberta Music Department presents Contemporary Canadian. What ties these events together? Buzz — a musical piece by U of A composer Howard Bashaw. An … Read moreHoward Bashaw’s Buzz – curious arts
New play borne of the history of birth control in Canada Guest post by Hannah Moscovitch Canadian playwright Hannah Moscovitch has been commissioned to create a brand new play for the University of Alberta’s BFA class of 2016. Studio Theatre patrons will be the first audiences to witness The Kaufman Kabaret (March 24 – April … Read moreHannah Moscovitch: The Kaufman Kabaret – curious arts