On Friday, April 29 at 7pm, the Spotlight Family Fun Series is proud to present Montréal afro-pop group H’Sao. Drawing from gospel, traditional African music, as well as their Chadian roots, H’sao display clear soul, pop, and R&B influences. All the members of H’Sao are singer/songwriters, and elements of their various influences are smoothly blended …
Month: April 2011
Dancing on the edge with 605 Collective
On Wednesday, April 27 at 8pm, the Spotlight Dance Series is proud to present a new collaborative work by 605 Collective, a group of Vancouver’s best urban and contemporary dance artists. In AUDIBLE, five rambunctious performers jump, dive and collide to create a rough-and-tumble dance, transforming today’s hyper communication into a highly athletic contact sport. …
Real Live. Real Laughs. Real McCoy.
TONIGHT, The Fredericton Playhouse and KHJ are proud to present Canadian country artist Jason McCoy! Hot on the heels of a new album titled Everything, McCoy is touring across the country with his solo show, Real Live. Real Laughs. Real McCoy. With four studio albums, one greatest hits collection, songs reaching the top of the …
Celebrating our volunteers!
April 10-16 is National Volunteer Week, a week-long celebration whereby registered charities, not-for-profit organizations and volunteer centres pause to thank and recognize their hard working volunteers. Originally developed in 1943 as a volunteer recruitment effort to enlist women for wartime voluntary service, National Volunteer Week was revived in the 1960s and has since grown to …
Shoestring Opera’s The Shoestring Magic Flute
On Sunday, April 17 at 3pm, The Fredericton Playhouse Kidstage Series is proud to present The Shoestring Magic Flute Based on Mozart’s famous opera. Many people, when they think of opera, will immediately say "oh, I don't like it." In fact, I used to be one of those people, shying away from something that I …
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The Value of Partners
The follwing is the text of Fredericton Playhouse Executive Director Tim Yerxa's remarks at the Playhouse's recent "Partner Appreciation Night" on April 7, 2011. Tonight we are celebrating Partnership. We could not do what we do at the Playhouse without the collaboration of our clients, our generous donors, and our funders …
Bricklin is BACK!
Since its sold-out run last season, Allen Cole and Paul Ledoux’s The Bricklin: An Automotive Fantasy has garnered national and international attention, bringing a piece of New Brunswick’s history to the headlines, and a brassy new musical to eager Fredericton audiences. With catchy 1970’s pop and funk inspired tunes, this musical comedy took audiences on …
Chic Gamine charms with soulful a capella
On Monday, April 18 at 8pm, the Spotlight Great Voices Series presents Chic Gamine, the impishly charming Winnipeg/Montréal based vocal quintet, who have been serenading audiences since the summer of 2007. The group is composed of singers Ariane Jean, Andrina Turenne, Alexa Dirks and Annick Bremault, and drummer and percussionist Alexandre Sacha Daoud. Over the …
Introduce your children to the magic of opera!
The Fredericton Playhouse Kidstage Series is proud to present The Shoestring Magic Flute on Sunday, April 17 at 3pm. Based on Mozart’s famous opera, Shoestring Opera presents the story of Allegra, lost in a dark forest on her way home from school. Enter Papageno, a feathered birdcatcher pursued by a Dragon, and the fun, adventure, …
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