Where March/April 2017 Volume 27, Number 6 | Page 6

MARCH
JAY PHAROAH See the acclaimed impressionist and SNL alum at Rumor’ s Comedy Club.
CAMERATA NOVA Local choir showcases traditional and contemporary Indigenous music in Taken. Ukrainian Labour Temple
MOTHER MOTHER Vancouver-based alt-rockers take the stage. Burton Cummings Theatre
SECOND CITY GUIDE TO THE SYMPHONY The WSO teams up with the acclaimed comedy theatre in a send up of classical music and its conventions. Centennial Concert Hall.
THE LUMIN- EERS Grammywinning folk rock band brings foot-stomping sound to the MTS Centre.
ILIZA SHLESINGER Last Comic Standing winner performs stand up comedy at Club Regent Casino and Event Centre.
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NEW SOUNDS
MAR 10-18 The 8th annual Cluster: New Music and Integrated Arts Festival showcases contemporary and boundary pushing music, performance, and installation art from local and international artists. Experience a multimedia opera, featuring a lone chanteuse singing while performing a shadow-boxing routine, or Montréal band Plumes( pictured) performing versions of fellow Canadian artist Grimes’ songs, each arranged by a talented Canadian composer. Various venues. Visit clusterfestival. com or call 204‐233‐9939 for more information.
NO ONE PUTS BABY IN THE CORNER
MAR 31-APR 2 Have the time of your life at the Dirty Dancing live musical. Presented by Broadway Across Canada, the show-stopping stage adaptation of the classic movie features favourite hit songs and sensational dancing. Visit ticketmaster. ca or call 1‐855‐985‐5000 for tickets. Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St, 204‐956‐1360
MADCAP MUSICAL
MAR 1-5 The Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents the mesmerizing multimedia ballet, Love Lies Bleeding, performed by the Alberta Ballet Company. The story of a young musician’ s meteoric rise to superstardom, the eclectic and energetic show blends breathtaking dance with extravagant costumes and a soundtrack of classic songs by Sir Elton John. Visit rwb. org for tickets. Centennial Concert Hall, 555 Main St, 204‐956‐2792
ZANY FUN
MAR 25-31 The annual Festival of Fools takes over The Forks for its 17th year of foolish fun. The kid focused fest features childrens’ entertainers telling jokes, doing magic tricks, performing high flying acrobatics, and singing songs in The Forks Market. Circus workshops in juggling, clowning, and more harness kiddos’ energy and each day starts with a dance party for kids and parents. Visit kidsfest. ca for full schedule of events. The Forks, 1 Forks Market Rd, 204‐958‐4730
PHOTOS: LOVE LIES BLEEDING COURTESY ROYAL WINNIPEG BALLET; PLUMES COURTESY WILL LEW; LEIF NORMAN( GUSTAVO THE IMPOSSIBILIST); DIRTY DANCING COURTESY OF CENTENNIAL CONCERT HALL; DAVE FOLEY COURTESY OF WINNIPEG COMEDY FESTIVAL; ROBERT TINKER( DANCER JOHANNA RILEY, WINNIPEG’ S CON‐ TEMPORARY DANCERS)
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