The Checklist: World premiere from a Canadian rising star opens Ballet Edmonton's new season

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Ballet Edmonton is poised to launch its new season this weekend with Ouvrir, a program compromising three works.

Translating from French as ‘Open’, Ouvrir will see two remounts and a model new piece from Ethan Colangelo. This world premiere is the newest work from the Juilliard graduate, who was not too long ago appointed choreographic affiliate for the Nationwide Ballet of Canada and has obtained buzz from all over the world as an up-and-coming Canadian expertise to observe for.

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“I needed to create a visible panorama the place concepts meet and pull aside and create a dream-like state that permits the viewers to search out locations of connection and relatability so they arrive with us on this journey,” Colangelo explains in a press release about his newest piece.

Additionally on the invoice is Sum of All Elements, which was created for Ballet Edmonton by Giaconda Barbuto in 2019, and Final Phrases by Wen Wei Wang, which was the primary piece Wang created for the corporate as its inventive director when he assumed the position in 2018.

The Friday and Saturday performances begin at 7:30 p.m. in MacEwan’s Triffo Theatre, and tickets begin at $20 from balletedmonton.ca.

ART

Through 10/15: From Warhol to Banksy (AGA)

Through 10/15: Kenzie Housego’s I (Coronary heart) U (AGA)

Through 11/4: Furnishings (Alberta Craft Gallery)

Through 11/25: Adrienne Dagg’s Crawling Sideways (Harcourt)

Through 11/26: ᐋᐧᐸᑲᐧᓃᐊᐧᐣ Wâpakwanîwin (To bloom, it has many flowers) (AGA)

Through 12/31: Damian Moppett (AGA)

24/4/29: Uii Savage: Celestial Passage (AGA)

BOOKS

10/20: EPL Gala w/ Rainn Wilson (Westin)

Through 10/31: From Trash to Treasure: An Exhibit of Brazilian ‘Cartonera’ Books (Henderson Corridor)

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11/19: Christine Sinclair (Edmonton Conference Centre)

COMEDY

10/13: The Greatest Variety Comedy Tour (Yuk Yuk’s)

10/21: Leland Klassen, Mike Goodwin, Jonnie W. (Winspear)

11/2: Andrew Packer, Marc Anthony Sinagoga (Grindstone)

11/4: Ken Jeong (River Cree)

11/10: Shaun Majumder (Competition Place)

11/11: John Crist (Jubilee)

11/15: Hyprov (Competition Place)

11/22: Simply For Laughs (River Cree)

11/26: The Debaters Dwell on Tour Vacation Particular (Competition Place)

11/29: The Celtic Tenors — A Celtic Christmas (Competition Place)

11/30: Jeff Dunham (Rogers)

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2024

1/30: This Is That (Competition Place)

EXHIBITS

Through 10/29: Darkish (Fort Edmonton)

10/27: Mazes and Mind Video games (TWOSE)

Through 10/28: Lazer Taylor Swift (TWOSE)

Through 10/31: Pumpkins After Darkish (Borden Park)

Through 11/4: Deadmonton Haunted Home (9300 47 St.)

FESTIVALS

10/12-22: LitFest (Varied venues)

10/13-15: Edmonton Quick Movie Competition (Metro)

10/14: The Mosquers Movie Competition (Winspear)

10/27-28: WestJet NHL Fan Park (ICE District)

Through 11/1: STARFest (Varied venues)

11/3-4: Rocky Mountain Meals and Wine Competition (ECC)

11/September 11: Broad View Worldwide Movie Competition (Metro)

2024

2/9-24: Canadian Birkie Ski Competition (Cooking Lake-Blackfoot Provincial Recreation Space)

3/25-31: Springboards New Play Competition (Gateway Theatre)

5/2-4: Kinfest (Roxy)

5/14-19: From Cradle to Stage (Walterdale)

5/30-6/9: Nextfest (Roxy)

7/15-28: The Magpie Collective: A Dance Competition (MZD)

FILM

10/13-15: Edmonton Quick Movie Competition (Metro)

10/14: The Mosquers Movie Competition (Winspear)

10/17: Elephant Mom with conservationist Lek Chailert (Metro)

10/18-22: NorthWestFEARFest (Metro)

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10/20: The Rocky Horror Image Present that includes Barry Bostwick, the unique Brad Majors (River Cree)

10/29: Soiled Dancing in Live performance (Jubilee)

11/8: 299 Queen Road West: The A lot Music Expertise Tour (Winspear)

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11/September 11: Broad View Worldwide Movie Competition (Metro)

MUSIC

10/12: Elliott Brood, Shred Kelly (Starlite)

10/12: Man Davis (Competition Place)

10/12: Godsmack (Rogers)

10/12: Skid Row, Buckcherry (River Cree)

10/12-23: Invoice Eddins performs Bach (Winspear)

10/13: Bell Witch, Spirit Possession (Starlite)

10/13: Nice Lake Swimmers (Competition Place)

10/13: Wu-Tang Clan, Nas, De La Soul (Rogers)

10/13: Mark Lorenz (Cook dinner County)

10/13-14: Tim Tomashiro Salutes the Rat Pack (Highlight)

10/14: Randy Bachman (River Cree)

10/14: Tyler Hubbard (Halfway)

10/14: Travis Pickering (Cook dinner County)

10/17: Boy Golden (Starlite)

10/18: Fefe Dobson (Starlite)

10/18: Juan Martin (Competition Place)

10/18: Aaron Goodvin, Lemon Money (Cook dinner County)

10/19: Protest the Hero, Moon Tooth (Starlite)

10/19: Weapons N’ Roses (Rogers)

10/20: 5 Alarm Funk (Starlite)

10/20: Valley (Rogers)

10/20: Tom Wilson (Competition Place)

10/20: Dermot Kennedy, Valley (Rogers)

10/20-21: Megan Dawson, Flaysher (Cook dinner County)

10/21: Good Lovelies (Aviary)

10/21: The Bouncing Souls, Anti-flag (Union)

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10/22: Adekunle Gold (Halfway)

10/22: The Hockey Sweater (Winspear)

10/23: Martin Kerr (Winspear)

10/23: HIS HIS, Sam The Residing, Carl Glacier (Aviary)

10/24: The Doobie Brothers (Rogers)

10/24: Jeremy Dutcher (Winspear)

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10/25: Device (Rogers)

10/25: The Washboard Union (Cook dinner County)

10/26: Folsom Jail Revisited (Jubilee)

10/26: Dope Lemon (Halfway)

10/27: Cooper Alan (Halfway)

10/27: Leeroy Stagger (Competition Place)

10/27: Billy Expertise, GOB, Calling all Captains and DJ Kwake (River Cree)

10/29: Joe Nolan, Scott Nolan, Scott Cook dinner (Competition Place)

10/29: Nickelback (Commonwealth)

10/29: The Seashores (Clarke Stadium)

10/31: Ne Obliviscaris (Starlite)

11/2: Jill Barber (Competition Place)

11/3: Bobby Bazini (Competition Place)

11/3: Roy Wooden$ (Union)

11/4: Moontricks (Halfway)

11/4: Lauren Mayell (Cook dinner County)

11/6: Half Moon Run, Billie Marten (Halfway)

11/6: Bruce Springsteen (POSTPONED)

1/6: Baroness, Ken Mode, Vile Creature (Union)

11/8: The Seashores (Halfway)

11/8: Steven Lee Olsen, Berlyn Broadhead (Cook dinner County)

11/9: Portugal. The Man, Good Child (EEC)

11/9: Fionn (Temple)

11/9: Terri Clark, Paul Brandt (Jubilee)

11/9: Mackenzie Porter, Griffen Palmer (Cook dinner County)

11/10: KISS (Rogers)

11/11: Tom Cochrane, Trooper, Sass Jordan (EEC)

11/11: The Tea Occasion, I Mom Earth (Halfway)

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11/11: Large Mouth Mason (Competition Place)

11/11: Brayden King, Martina Daybreak (Cook dinner County)

11/12: Shania Twain, Tenille Townes (Rogers)

11/12: Loreena McKennitt (Jubilee)

11/12: Vaughan and Associates Quartet Fest 2023 w/ Don Ross (Holy Trinity Anglican Church)

11/14: Jonas Brothers (Rogers)

11/16: Miss Pooja, Geeta Zaildar (Halfway)

11/17: The Superb Sons, The Blue Stones (Rogers)

11/18: Skinny Pet (Halfway)

11/18: Donny Lee (Cook dinner County)

11/19: Hayden (Competition Place)

11/21: Depeche Mode (Rogers)

11/22: Charlotte Cardin (Halfway)

11/23: Mariel Buckley & Suzie Ungerleider (Competition Place)

11/23: The Cat Empire (Halfway)

11/23: Monowhales (Starlite)

11/24: Massive Wreck (Halfway)

11/24: The Good day Darlins (Competition Place)

11/24: Le Youth (Chvrch of John)

11/26: Dan Davidson, 5 Roses (Starlite)

11/27: Meshuggah, In Flames (Halfway)

12/3: Vaughan and Associates Quartet Fest 2023 w/ Vertex String Quartet (Holy Trinity Anglican Church)

12/5: Serena Ryder (Winspear)

12/7: Blue Oyster Cult (River Cree)

12/7: Drake Milligan (Cook dinner County)

12/8-9: Handel’s Messiah (Winspear)

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12/14: Tenille Arts (River Cree)

12/23: An Elegant Affair – A Very Rely Basie Christmas (Triffo)

2024

1/27: JP Saxe (Halfway)

1/18: Jeremy Fisher (Competition Place)

1/27: Alfie Zappacosta (Competition Place)

2/10: Metropolis and Color, Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night time Sweats, Ruby Waters (Rogers)

2/15-16: Star Wars: A New Hope – In Live performance (Jubilee)

3/9: Ímar (Competition Place)

3/30: Saxophonic Reverie w/ Melissa Aldana (Triffo)

4/26-27: Celeigh Cardinal w/ the ESO (Winspear)

5/9: Kim Churchill (Aviary)

6/21: Don Berner Massive Band Meets the Rhythm Gunners Massive Band (Triffo)

10/18: Jordan Davis (Rogers)

THEATRE/DANCE

10/13-14: Possibly We Land (MZD)

10/13-14: Ballet Edmonton’s Ouvrir (Triffo)

Through 10/15: The Significance of Being Earnest (Citadel)

10/17-11/5: Pochsy IV (Roxy)

10/18-11/5: Crescendo! (Varscona)

10/19,21,24: Bizet’s Carmen (Jubilee)

10/19-29: Lady Mind (Roxy)

Through 10/21: A Phoenix Too Frequent (Studio Theatre)

Through 10/21: Arthur Miller’s All My Sons (Walterdale)

10/21: Tar Sands Songbook (Brighton Block)

10/21-11/19: Little Store of Horrors (Citadel)

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10/23, 25-26: Norman Foote’s Halloween Howl (Competition Place)

10/24-11/4: The Hooves Belonged to the Deer (Westbury)

10/25-11/12: Mob (Gateway Theatre)

11/3-4: The Sleeping Magnificence (Jubilee)

11/4: Canine Man: The Musical (Competition Place)

11/14-19:  Hadestown (Jubilee)

11/16-19: Disney On Ice: Into the Magic (Expo Centre)

12/2: Timmy Joyful Christmas (Competition Place)

12/5-23: With Bells On! The Musical (Roxy)

12/6-16: Harvey (Walterdale)

12/7-9: Virtually a Full Moon (Citadel)

12/14-23: Lady Mind (Roxy)

12/15-29: Narnia — The Lion The Witch & The Wardrobe (Competition Place)

12/15-16: Shumka’s Nutcracker (Jubilee)

12/15-24: The Nutcracker (Jubilee)

2024

1/18-20: She Loves You (Citadel)

1/19-2/15: Donna Orbits the Moon (Studio Theatre)

1/31-2/4: That is the Story of the Little one Dominated by Worry (Gateway Theatre)

2/1,3: Mozart’s Don Giovanni (Jubilee)

2/7-17: Amigo’s Blue Guitar (Walterdale)

2/9-10: Ballet Edmonton’s Avancer (Triffo)

2/10-3/3: Rubaboo (Citadel)

2/18: Vástádus eana/ The reply is land (MZD)

2/23-24: Beijing Dance Theatre in Hamlet (Jubilee)

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3/2-31: The Sound of Music (Citadel)

3/8-9: Entre Chien et Loup (MZD)

3/9-10: Corb Lund, 49 Winchester (Halfway)

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3/14-16: Motown Getdown (Citadel)

3/22-23: Hansel & Gretel (Jubilee)

3/22-4/6: Champions of Magic (Competition Place)

3/31-4/21: The Mountaintop (Citadel)

4/2-21: Ronnie Burkett’s Great Joe (Roxy)

4/5-20: Sweet & The Beast (Studio Theatre)

4/11-12: Golijov’s Ayre (Triffo)

4/17-27: The Swearing Jar (Walterdale)

4/20-5/12: The Three Musketeers (Citadel)

5/3-4: Ballet Edmonton’s Unir (Triffo)

5/9-12: Hits of Broadway: Celebrating Motherhood (Citadel)

5/10-11: Der Wolf & The Ceremony of Spring (Jubilee)

5/17-6/2: Lifeless Letter (Gateway Theatre)

5/28-6/1: Wagner’s Das Rheingold (Maclab)

5/30-6/9: Nextfest (Roxy)

7/10-20: Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike (Walterdale)

The Checklist is revealed each Thursday. In case you have occasions you’d like amplified, or have any corrections or updates, please e-mail [email protected].

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