Black History Month 2023 in Calgary
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Dance
Header Photo: Sandra Piques Eddy as Carmen. Photo by Karen Almond
A World of Dance
Calgary embraces the traditional, the modern and everything in between. Popular educational institutions in Calgary include:
Studios
There hundreds of dance schools, academies and venues in the city for training at all ages and levels. Here are some of Calgary's favourite dance studios:
- Absolute Dance Inc.
- Springboard Dance
- W&M Dance Projects
- Dancers’ Studio West
- Free House Dance Plus
- Summit School of Dance
- Prestige Dance Academy
- Alive Danceworks Calgary
- En Corps Dance Collective
- Decidedly Jazz Danceworks
- The Studio School of Dance
- Soul to Sole Dance Company
- Calgary School of Highland Dance
- McDonald-Wilson Dance Academy
- Pure Motion Dance
- Evolutions School of Dance
- UniverseSoul Dance
Visual Arts
Art Scene
Calgary’s eclectic arts scene includes public galleries, working studios, artist-run centres, collectives and artisan shops.
Our list of most visited museums and galleries include:
- The Glenbow
- Esker Foundation
- The Aerospace Museum
- Canada’s Sports Hall of Fame
- National Music Centre
- The Military Museum
- Truck
- Stride Gallery
- Nickle Galleries
- The New Gallery
- Contemporary Calgary
- Youthlink Calgary
- Alberta Craft Gallery
Interested in studying the visual arts? Sign up for training at the University of Calgary's Department of Art or the Alberta University of the Arts.
Music
Photo: The Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Jack Singer Concert Hall.
Overview
From the inspiring National Music Centre to the Jack Singer Concert Hall in the Arts Commons, there are many places to enjoy music in Calgary.
Listen to live music of any genere at one of Calgary's musical events, festivals, local bands and venues:
Photo: Thievery Corporation at Prince's Island Park. 2013 Calgary Folk Music Festival. Photo by David Kenney.
Unions and Guilds
Unions and Guilds:
- AB Music
- Calgary Songsmiths
- Calgary Musicians’ Association – Local 547
- YYC Music Awards
- Association of Country Music in Alberta
- JazzYYC
See our list of Music Festivals and Music Venues
Theatre
Venues
Calgary has long supported local live performances and there are dozens of theatre groups in the city including:
- Arts Commons
- Theatre Calgary
- Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP)
- One Yellow Rabbit
- Pumphouse Theatre
- Theatre Junction
- Vertigo Theatre
- Loose Moose Theatre.
- Calgary Young People’s Theatre
- Ground Zero
- Inside Out Theatre
- Liffey Players Drama Society
- Lunch Box Theatre
- Quest Theatre
- Shakespeare by the Bow
- Storybook Theatre
- Youth Singers
- Sage Theatre