The 2016-17 season continues at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre, with another great mix of live music, dance, theatre and more through winter and into spring.
The unfortunate news is the Revelstoke Theatre Company was forced to cancel their production of Caught in the Net after losing the lead actor weeks before the play was supposed to debut. Director Martin Ralph said they may try to recast the part and put it on later in the year.
Check out our preview of what’s on tap for this winter. All shows are at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre at 7:30 p.m. unless indicated. Tickets are available at the Visitor Information Centre, ArtFirst and online at revelstokeartscouncil.com
Music
Thursday, February 2
CANADIAN GUITAR QUARTET
Together, Julien Bisaillon, Renaud Côté-Giguère, Bruno Roussel and Louis Trépanier have toured the Americas and Europe, establishing a reputation as one of the finest guitar ensembles in the world. Performances with orchestras all over Canada and three critically acclaimed recordings are also part of the quartet’s impressive resume. Les Scènes de Quartiers, the group’s second CD, was awarded Le Prix Trille Or for instrumental album of the year in 2005. Original guitar quartet music combined with arrangements of great classical masterpieces make a CGQ concert an unforgettable experience. Tickets are $15. (Photo contributed)
Thursday, February 23
THE TRAVELING MABELS
The Travelling Mabels are a folk country female trio of singer-songwriters, performing songs with intelligent, humorous lyrics, melodic harmonies and their energetic brand of country roots. Collectively, their songs bring a wealth of life experience to the stage. The beauty of the Mabels is that they represent three generations of women who together form a combined harmony blend. This has opened the door to a dynamic energy both musically and in the rapport with the audiences that most wouldn’t experience every day. Tickets are $20.
Wednesday, March 15
RING OF FIRE – JOHNNY CASH MUSICAL
Western Canada Theatre and Chemainus Theatre Festival are proud to co-produce the ultimate tribute to the iconic Johnny Cash, Ring of Fire. This adaption from the Broadway show tells the story of finding love, success, faith and redemption. This adaption from the Broadway show tells the story of finding love, success, faith and redemption. Performed by a multitalented cast, this production includes all of Cash’s classic hits, including “I Walk the Line,” “A Boy Named Sue,” “Folsom Prison Blues,” and the title tune. Tickets are $35.
Performance
Friday, February 10
THE REVELSTOKE PROJECT
What is Revelstoke to you? From the mill to the hill, from skis to sleds and bikes to quads, Lucas Myers uses his talent for storytelling and observational humour to look at the many facets of life in Revelstoke. Myers met with many Revelstokians to create this original play, which was commissioned by the Revelstoke Arts Council. It returns after a successful two-night run in November. Tickets are $16.
Thursday, March 30
GLORY BY SHAY KUEBLER RADICAL SYSTEM ART
Inspired by the epic battles of childhood and a passion for action films, Glory examines the complexities of violent behaviour and its glorification in our media-drenched culture. Through a cinematic lens, with first-person video material, Glory takes the audience through multiple images and expressions on the amplification of experience and violence in society. Tickets are pay what you can.
Friday, April 21
KRAFT SINGLES FOR EVERYONE
A heart-felt and heartbreaking performance that opens with the death of a beloved matriarch and touches on such subjects as being an ‘ex-Catholic’ queer and the dynamics of ‘small-town’ big families, and leaves us all asking ourselves what we truly inherit from the blood that runs in our veins. Tickets are $15. (Photo contributed)
Children
Saturday, May 6 at 3 p.m.
MUNSCH UPON A TIME
Get ready for fairy tales and time travel when Robert Munsch stories come to life on stage with the help of Professor Pim’s Time Machine! You’ll be beamed back into the past and forward into the future with lots of high-octane energy and loads of laughs. Experience three classic stories from Canada’s most beloved children’s author—The Paper Bag Princess, The Fire Station and David’s Father—plus two new favorites—Give Me Back My Dad! and It’s My Room!—all presented with larger-than-life, family-friendly fun for both the young and the young at heart. Tickets are $10 for adults and $5 for kids.
Film
Wednesday, January 25
MOVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: UMRIKA
Making his Bollywood debut after scoring in Life of Pi, Suraj Sharma plays Rama, a village youth who grows up dreaming of Umrika. The title is a mispronunciation of “America,” and for Rama and his family, as for so many, that nation is the land of hopes and dreams.. Tickets are $8 for one film, $20 for three or $30 for six.
Wednesday, February 1
INCREDIBLE EDIBLE FILM FEST: DIRT – THE MOVIE
This documentary brings to life the environmental, economic, social and political impact that the soil has. Presented by the Local Food Initiative. Tickets are $8 for LFI members and $12 for non-members.
Wednesday, February 22
MOVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: THE DARK HORSE
A former speed-chess champion struggling with bipolar disorder (Cliff Curtis) takes over as coach of a chess team for at-risk youth, in the inspirational true story of New Zealand chess legend Genesis Potini. Tickets are $8. (Photo contributed)
Thursday, March 2
INCREDIBLE EDIBLE FILM FESTIVAL POLYFACES
A joyful film about connecting to the land and the community. Produced over 4 years it follows the Salatin’s, a 4th generation farming family who do ‘everything different to everyone else’ as they produce food in a way that works with nature, not against it. Presented by the Local Food Initiative. Tickets are $8 for LFI members and $12 for non-members.
Wednesday, March 22
MOVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: DHEEPA
Winner of the Palme d’Or at last year’s Cannes, this powerful drama from director Jacques Audiard (A Prophet, Rust & Bone) follows a former Tamil Tiger soldier as he flees from the aftermath of the Sri Lankan civil war to begin a new life in a Parisian suburb. Presented by the Local Food Initiative. Tickets are $8 for LFI members and $12 for non-members.
Monday, April 3
INCREDIBLE EDIBLE FILM FESTIVAL: SEEDS OF TIME
A perfect storm is brewing as agriculture pioneer Cary Fowler races against time to save the one resource we cannot live without: our seeds. Presented by the Local Food Initiative. Tickets are $8 for LFI members and $12 for non-members.
Saturday, April 29
MOVIES IN THE MOUNTAINS: C.R.A.Z.Y.
Jean-Marc Vallée’s international breakthrough is a startling and intensely moving depiction of a young gay man’s difficulties in coming out to his family and friends in late-1970s Quebec. Tickets are $8.
