Theatre junction
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Theatre Junction is a contemporary theatre company based in Calgary, Alberta.
Theatre Junction was founded in 1991 by Mark Lawes. In its original inception, Theatre Junction performed modern work as part of a classical, text based program. Their performances have included a wide array of works from many Canadian playwrights including, Judith Thompson
, John Murrell
, Dominic Champagne and Sharon Pollock
.
Recently, the company has shifted its mandate and now maintains a resident company of artists from different disciplines who work together to create contemporary pieces. Alongside the work presented by their resident company of artists, the company also curates a season of contemporary work from local, national and international artists of varying disciplines.
Theatre Junction's 09/10 season includes theatre, dance and music from the world's leading performing artists, including Compagnie Marie Chouinard
, William Yang, Meg Stuart
and more.
In 2006, the Theatre Junction Society raised $12 million to purchase and restore The GRAND
, a venue
built in 1912, which operated as Calgary's original "culturehouse". Theatre Junction, operating out of The Grand, presents contemporary theatre, dance and music from a local, national and international perspective. The GRAND also functions as a rental space, allowing performers such as Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith
, or internationally renowned choreographer
Philippe Decoufle
to present their work in this newly designed space.
Theatre Junction was founded in 1991 by Mark Lawes. In its original inception, Theatre Junction performed modern work as part of a classical, text based program. Their performances have included a wide array of works from many Canadian playwrights including, Judith Thompson
Judith Thompson
Judith Clare Thompson, OC is a Canadian playwright who lives in Toronto, Ontario. Canadian newspaper The Globe and Mail once declared that "...in this country, a playwright as good as Judith Thompson is a miracle." She has twice been awarded the Governor General's Award for drama, and is the...
, John Murrell
John Murrell (playwright)
John Murrell, OC, AOE is an American-born Canadian playwright.Born in Lubbock, Texas, Murrel moved to Alberta after graduating from Southwestern University in Georgetown, Texas with a BFA in 1968. He moved to Canada to avoid the draft, studying at the University of Calgary...
, Dominic Champagne and Sharon Pollock
Sharon Pollock
Sharon Pollock is a Canadian playwright, actor, director, who lives in Calgary, Alberta. She has been Artistic Director of Theatre Calgary , Theatre New Brunswick and Performance Kitchen & The Garry Theatre, the latter which she herself founded in 1992. In 2007, she was made a Fellow of the Royal...
.
Recently, the company has shifted its mandate and now maintains a resident company of artists from different disciplines who work together to create contemporary pieces. Alongside the work presented by their resident company of artists, the company also curates a season of contemporary work from local, national and international artists of varying disciplines.
Theatre Junction's 09/10 season includes theatre, dance and music from the world's leading performing artists, including Compagnie Marie Chouinard
Marie Chouinard
Marie Chouinard, OC is a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and dance company director.-Company Background:In 1978 Chouinard presented her first work, Crystallization. After 12 years as a solo performer and choreographer, Chouinard founded her own company in 1990, the COMPAGNIE MARIE...
, William Yang, Meg Stuart
Meg Stuart
Meg Stuart is an American Choreographer and Dancer based in Brussels, Belgium. She is one of the key figures in the European and International contemporary dance world -Biography:...
and more.
- Orpheus and Eurydice by Compagnie Marie Chouinard - Sept 22-26/09
- 7 Important Things by STO Union - Oct 14-17/09
- The Country by Martin Crimp - Nov 17-28/09
- China by William Yang - Feb 9-13/10
- roadkill by Splintergroup - Feb 17-20/10
- On the Side of the Road by Theatre Junction - Mar 3-5/10
- Do Animals Cry by Meg Stuart/Damaged Goods - Mar 10-13/10
- The Spaghetti Western Orchestra - Apr 28-30/10
In 2006, the Theatre Junction Society raised $12 million to purchase and restore The GRAND
The Grand (Calgary)
The Grand is a "culturehouse" in Calgary, Canada, offering contemporary performing arts in a historic theatre building.- History :...
, a venue
Theater (structure)
A theater or theatre is a structure where theatrical works or plays are performed or other performances such as musical concerts may be produced. While a theater is not required for performance , a theater serves to define the performance and audience spaces...
built in 1912, which operated as Calgary's original "culturehouse". Theatre Junction, operating out of The Grand, presents contemporary theatre, dance and music from a local, national and international perspective. The GRAND also functions as a rental space, allowing performers such as Canadian singer-songwriter Ron Sexsmith
Ron Sexsmith
Ronald Eldon "Ron" Sexsmith is a Canadian singer-songwriter from St. Catharines, Ontario, currently based in Toronto. He started his own band when he was fourteen years old, and released the first recordings of his own material seven years later, in 1985...
, or internationally renowned choreographer
Choreography
Choreography is the art of designing sequences of movements in which motion, form, or both are specified. Choreography may also refer to the design itself, which is sometimes expressed by means of dance notation. The word choreography literally means "dance-writing" from the Greek words "χορεία" ...
Philippe Decoufle
Philippe Decouflé
Philippe Decouflé is a French choreographer, dancer, mime artist, and theatre director. As a child he travelled extensively around Lebanon and Morocco, before learned his skills as a teenager at the Annie Fratellini Ecole du Cirque and the Marceau Mime School...
to present their work in this newly designed space.