There are reasons why a trombonist is the loneliest person on the planet. Today, Jeremy Berkman provides another… More seriously, please read below the video for more on Jeremy’s remarkable gifts, leadership and, we know, sense of humour. Lament is a gorgeous and evocative work, and deserves to be widely known, everywhere.
Born in Terrace, raised in Victoria, trained at Ballet BC, Banff, Toronto, and in Germany, Crystal Pite may be Canada’s greatest gift to modern choreography. Through William Forsythe, and later her own company, Kidd Pivot, she has made work that is commissioned and performed around the world. No wonder. All wonder.
One of the most ingenious and gifted young musicians in Canada, Cris Derksen flourishes in dance, film, theatre, choral music, and performance art. Born on the North Tall Cree reserve in northern Alberta, Dirksen identifies as Cree, Mennonite, Two-Spirit, and cellist, holding a BMus in performance from UBC. An extraordinary talent.
Born in Victoria, he was educated at UofT, Banff, the Britten-Pears Young Artists Programme, and the Royal Scottish Academy of Music and Drama. Trevor is currently one of Barbara Hannigan’s Equilibrium Young Artists, and making his career in London. This is a voice of astonishing intensity, a haunting, a rare beauty.
This short film is an enlightening glimpse of Brent Carver, one of Canada’s most acclaimed actors. In an exhilarating exhibition of his two great passions, acting and singing, Carver weaves powerful performances comprising Shakespeare and song. Tragically, Brent died in August 2020, at the age of 68. It was a terrible loss to the arts, […]
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