Arts & Culture

On Tuesday, April 40th at 7:30pm at the Franco Manitoba Cultural Centre in the Pauline-Boutal Room, Winnipeg’s GroundSwell will be presenting their 4th concert of their 2023-24 season.

Starting this Friday April 26th and going until May 5th, the Manitoba Theatre for Young People is presenting a show that deals with our connection to nature as told through the stories, oral histories and traditions of Hawaiian and South Pacific people.

According to legend, there’s a wild man who kidnaps children from a village after dark, never to be seen again. And he’s the subject of a brand new work presented by the Royal Winnipeg Ballet.  

“T’əl is something that is familiar to many different cultures and many different peoples but specifically to the West Coast,” says RWB Choreographer in Residence Cameron Fraser-Monroe.  

The celebrated English conductor made a deep impression on musical scenes stretching across three continents.  

Born in Ashridge, England, Davis' first major post was as associate conductor of the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra before crossing the pond as music director of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, beginning in 1975. 

For 13 years, he served in the role and is credited with helping raise the global profile of the orchestra through tours of China, Europe, Australia and Northern Canada. 

Starting on Tuesday April 23rd, one of Winnipeg’s true cultural jewels will be opening up its box office to audiences, as they prepare for another season of presenting the best in theatre.

For 30 Years, Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR) has been entertaining and engaging audiences with the works of the bard, and works that are Shakespeare adjacent.

Monday, April 22nd is Earth Day, and with that in mind we will be celebrating the planet with music written by a composer who was a real nature lover; Joachim Raff.

On April 19th 2024 the Halifax based music label Leaf Music released the Debut Solo Album by Canadian Pianist David Potvin. Called Catharsis, this album features music written by three wonderful Canadian composers Jean Coulthard, Cris Derksen and Keiko Devaux.

The Winnipeg Baroque Festival heads into its final weekend and there is no shortage of events happening: solo recitals, grand choral birthday bashes, HIP instrumentalists – a busy musical offering coming up over the

This weekend, Winnipeg’s baroque chamber choir Canzona celebrates 35 years – and they’re throwing a party!  

The last concert in the Winnipeg Baroque Festival lineup happens on Sunday when Canzona and their artistic director Elroy Friesen welcome back old friends, special guests and their founding conductor, Dr. Henry Engbrecht.