$49 Adult
$45 Senior 65+
$39 Youth (up to 24yrs)
Includes fees & charges

Red Sky Performance is a global leader in contemporary Indigenous arts and culture. They bring bold and inspiring new works of dance, theatre, music, and multimedia to audiences across Canada and around the world.

Driven by Sandra Laronde’s groundbreaking vision, Red Sky Performance creates works that elevate and evolve contemporary Indigenous arts, contributing to the vibrancy of Canada and the world.

Renowned for powerful storytelling and innovation across dance, theatre, music, and multimedia, they collaborate boldly, push form, and create productions that resonate with audiences across Canada and beyond.

The company performed nearly 4,000 shows across 24 countries on 4 continents and is at home performing on world stages, national stages, and regularly perform in rural and reserve communities. Their world stages include 2 Cultural Olympiads (Beijing and Vancouver), World Expo Shanghai, Venice Biennale, The Kennedy Center, and Jacob’s Pillow.

“The global premiere of Miigis is a tour de force.”

—Globe and Mail

“Laronde and Red Sky Performance haven’t just made a great performance; their work epitomizes how meaningful, gripping, and profound great performances can be.”

—Intermission Magazine

“Sublime and prophetic, eminently sensual … transcends conventional narrative logic, transporting us to a cyclical world.”

—JEU Revenue de Theatre

“A dramatic and compelling multisensory performance … permeates every breath, note, and step—a formidable journey across time and space.”

— DC Theater for the Arts

www.redskyperformance.com

$45 Adult
$41 Senior (65+)
$35 Student 24 years or less
Including fees & charges

"Take this Waltz" is an operatic and contemporary dance performance, inspired by the music of the Canadian legend Leonard Cohen.

In "Take this Waltz" Daniel Okulitch, one of Canada's most celebrated operatic voices, is joined onstage by a classical chamber ensemble composed of Violin/Viola, Cello, and Accordion; along with, dancer/musician Ted Littlemore, an artist of many talents who plays the accordion while dancing.

"Take this Waltz" aims to broaden the idea of how vocalism, contemporary dance, instrumentation, and the visual arts can be applied to well-established works, without diluting their unique qualities.

$55 Adult
$51 Senior (60+)
$45 Youth up to 24 years old
Including fees & charges

Experience the timeless magic of Swan Lake with this fresh, Canadian take on the beloved, romantic yet haunting classic — set in Cape Breton. Ballet Jörgen delivers graceful choreography, striking visuals, and emotional storytelling performed by some of the country’s best dancers. With breathtaking sets by Camellia Koo and authentic 17th-century costumes, the production marries world-class ballet with a distinct Canadian soul. It’s the story everyone knows and loves, seen through Maritime lens.

Artistic Director and CEO Bengt Jörgen re-visioned the classical and dramatic Swan Lake, adding a hint of Canadian heritage as is often a sign of his work. While this production of Swan Lake showcases the extraordinary beauty of traditional ballet in its purest form, Jörgen re-imagined it in the picturesque seascape of the Fortress of Louisbourg, Nova Scotia.

The elaborate sets are designed by Camellia Koo, reflecting the beauty of Canada’s national heritage park and giving a dramatic backdrop to Robert Doyle’s 17th century costume designs. Doyle was thrilled to be involved in this unique rendition of Swan Lake having worked on the original restoration project of the Fortress of Louisbourg.

“The choreography – using a traditional vocabulary stripped of pretence to allow for heightened clarity of movement – simply sparkles.”– Deidre Kelly (Critics At Large)

“The corps is gorgeous, particularly in the final scene, and the dancers’ storytelling abilities, both through body movements and facial expressions, are outstanding.”– Andrea Nemetz (The Chronicle Herald)

“Swan Lake is another little gem.”– Paula Citron (The Globe and Mail)

“Does the story make sense transferred to Canada? Yes, and magnificently so. In look and feel and intent, this is a Canadian Swan Lake.”– Michael Sobota (Journal Thunder Bay)

$49 Adult
$45 Senior 65+
$39 Youth up to 24 years old
*includes all fees & tax

Cikilaxʷm: Controlled Burn is a full-length narrative contemporary ballet by Tla’amin choreographer Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe. Set in a dystopian future where wildfire season has no end, the piece follows the journey of a young Indigenous firefighter whose beliefs are challenged when he meets Mothkʷ, a trickster-teacher figure and fierce protector of ancestral knowledge.

The word cikilaxʷm [tseekiLAHkwum] means “prescribed fire” in nsyilxən, the language belonging to the syilx (Okanagan) People referring to traditional fire stewardship that restores the land and revitalizes community. Featuring a commissioned score by Cree cellist and composer Cris Derksen, the production is further brought to life with evocative projections by Euro/Omushkego Cree artist Andy Moro and costume design by Navajo/Cherokee artist Asa Benally.

Co-produced by the National Creation Fund at Canada’s National Arts Centre, Cikilaxʷm: Controlled Burn is both a cultural reclamation and a vision of resilience, rooted in Indigenous knowledge and artistry.

“This is not a tale of apocalypse, but of perseverance.
Of memory that survives and endures.
Of land that remembers how to heal.”
— Cameron sinkʷə Fraser-Monroe