Thank you!
One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre wants to thank our patrons for making the June 12th One Yellow Rabbit Silver Jubilee a huge success! Hundreds of our closest friends, old and new, came out to support the Rabbits as we celebrated 25 years of original, creation theatre. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Back by Popular Demand
Scheduled to tour across Canada in 2008-09, the One Yellow Rabbit Performing Ensemble is happy to return to the Calgary stage and reprise its role in three of the company’s most popular and powerful productions.
Adapted and Directed by Blake Brooker
Staged by Denise Clarke
Performed by the OYR Ensemble
November 25th to 29th, 2008
At the Big Secret Theatre
The OYR Ensemble reprises this multi-layered homage to the incandescent Mr. Cohen, which features some 50 poems from early works like Death of a Lady’s Man and The Spice Box of Earth, as well as an extended treatment of the novel Beautiful Losers. Along with its sultry yet aggressive movement, the hallucinatory stream of consciousness captures the erotic and sensual qualities of Cohen’s finest poetic voice. Put on your bell-bottoms and Greek sandals, then get set to revel in the sexy 60s as only Leonard can—and did.
“Poetry in motion” – Globe & Mail
Written and Directed by Blake Brooker
Staged by Denise Clarke
Performed by the OYR Ensemble
One show only at the Big Secret Theatre
during
the run of Doing Leonard Cohen
Exact date to be announced
Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton, two of the 20th century’s most prolific and complex literary figures, are inexorably linked, as much by their mutual zeal for life as by their infamous deaths. Originally premiering at the 2008 High Performance Rodeo, the award-winning One Yellow Rabbit Performing Ensemble invites audiences to revisit its voyeuristic journey to another era, where cocktails are swilled and conflicted souls are expressed in a cathartic torrent of ink and emotion.
“Onalea Gilbertson and Denise Clarke light up the stage” – Teresa Taylor, Sun Media
Written by Dave Bidini
Adapted for the stage by Dave Bidini and Blake Brooker
Directed by Blake Brooker
Staged by Denise Clarke
LIVE original music by Rheostatics
Performed by OYR Ensemble and Rheostatics
One show only - February 16th, 2009
At the Jack Singer Concert Hall
Rock n’ roll, theatre, hockey and sex! Together at last for a four-way power play, two of Canada’s longest-standing creative forces–Calgary’s One Yellow Rabbit and legendary Toronto rock band Rheostatics–hook up to create and perform a series of incisive erotic hockey stories for the stage. Written by Rheostatic and author Dave Bidini, Five Hole weaves together a suite of electrifying, tender and hilarious love stories through the lens of our national pastime.
“…Five Hole reverberates like a well-thrown bodycheck” – Stephen Hunt, Calgary Herald
Once again the One Yellow Rabbit Performing Ensemble takes its unique brand of performance creation theatre on the road touring Canada with three of its most provocative and powerful productions, including Doing Leonard Cohen, the Toronto premiere of Sylvia Plath Must Not Die, and Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica.
Sylvia Plath Must Not Die and Doing Leonard Cohen
- Toronto, Ontario - December 2nd to 13th,
2008
Young Centre for the Performing Arts - Info: 416-866-8666
www.youngcentre.ca
Five Hole: Tales of Hockey Erotica
- Whitehorse, Yukon – February
24th, 2009
Yukon Arts Centre: Info: 867-667-8574
www.yukonartscentre.com - Ottawa, Ontario – February 27th,
2009
Centrepointe Theatre - Info: 1-866-752-5231
www.centrepointetheatre.com - Kingston, Ontario – March 3rd,
2009
Grand Theatre - Info: 613-530-2050
www.whatsonkingston.com/thegrand/index.cfm - Kitchener, Ontario – March 4th,
2009
Centre In The Square - Info: 1-800-265 8977
www.centre-square.com - Oakville, Ontario – March 5th,
2009
Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts - Info: 905-815-2021
www.oc4pa.ca - St. Catharines,
Ontario – March 6th, 2009
Centre for the Arts at Brock University
www.arts.brocku.ca Info: 1-866-617-3257 - Parry Sound, Ontario – March 7th,
2009
Charles W. Stockey Centre for the Performing Arts - Info: 1-877-746-4466
www.stockeycentre.com - Brampton, Ontario – March 10th,
2009
Rose Theatre - Info: 905-874-2800
www.myrosetheatre.ca
Other dates to be announced
One Yellow Rabbit presents
Directed by Blake Brooker
Staged by Denise Clarke
Adapted and performed by the One Yellow Rabbit Performing Ensemble
January 27th to 31st, 2009 - at the Big Secret Theatre
Gilgamesh: the world’s oldest epic, already ancient by the time of Christ, earlier than–and vastly different from–any other great myth we know. Think of it as the first-ever buddy movie over 4,000 years before movies were invented. Gilgamesh La-Z-Boy is One Yellow Rabbit’s re-telling of the story, a modern interpretation unlike any other.
Gilgamesh: the son of a goddess, born a hero and a king, god-ruler of the Sumerian city Uruk, located between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers in what is now Iraq. He is unconquerable, strong beyond all others and beloved by his armies. But also tyrannical, childish, selfish, ruthless, and bored.
Meet Enkidu: wild-man, half beast, sent by the gods to terrorize the countryside and chastise Gilgamesh–that is, until the two become fast friends, together undertaking a lethal quest in search of immortality. It is a tale of snarling demons, giant divine bulls, serpents and devastatingly seductive priestesses. But most of all, it is a moving and celebratory story about what it means to live a good life, the nature of happiness, friendship, and of men learning to be, above all else, human.
One Yellow Rabbit’s 23rd annual High Performance Rodeo
Calgary's International Festival of the Arts
Curated by Michael Green
January 5th to 31st, 2009
Celebrating its 23rd year, the High Performance Rodeo, Calgary’s International Festival of the Arts, has mapped the craggy edge of new, original and unusual live performance and has landed firmly in Canada’s cultural consciousness. While the complete line up for the 2009 Rodeo won’t be announced until mid-Fall, OYR is excited to give patrons a sneak peek of what’s to come.
OYR is pleased to announce world-renowned composer, Philip Glass, will be this year’s artist-in-residence. The residency will include a variety of live appearances and performances by Glass, as well as a special co-presentation with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra’s premiere of Glass’ symphony, Low. Other Rodeo treats include the Calgary premiere of Catalyst Theatre’s Frankenstein, co-presented by OYR and Theatre Calgary, and the return of His Excellency Jean-Daniel Lafond as the 2009 Honorary Patron.
- The High Performance Rodeo will be hosted at various venues throughout Calgary, including the EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts.
- Show times vary: please consult the festival calendar for a full list of acts and times.
- The Rodeo Guide, including the full festival calendar, will be released in mid-Fall 2008.
On line guides for the 2008 Rodeo and previous years - ARE HERE
10th Annual Wine Stage
CALGARY’S MOST DRAMATIC WINE EVENT
Friday, September 26th and Saturday, 27th, 2008 - 7:30pm - 10:30pm
Big Secret Theatre – EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts - 2nd Floor, 225 8th Ave S.E.
Single Ticket Price: $85
Now on sale through One Yellow Rabbit: (403) 264-3224
And participating Wine Merchants
Wine Stage will happen over two days, Friday, September 26th and Saturday, September 27th and is a fundraiser for One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre. Sexy, stylish, sophisticated, OYR’s most dramatic fundraiser and the city’s premiere wine and food event kicks off the One Yellow Rabbit 2008/2009 season. Savour the world’s finest wines poured for you by the experts while sampling the luscious culinary creations of Calgary’s most talented chefs. Advance purchase is strongly recommended as tickets are limited to 325 per night and this event consistently sells out.
Participating Wine Merchants include:
- BIN 905
- J. Webb Wine Merchant
- Kensington Wine Market
- Metrovino
- Richmond Hill Wines
- The Banff Wine Store
- The Wine Cellar South
Participating Restaurants on Friday, September 26
- Brava Bistro
- Gruman's Extraordinary Catering
- Tribune
- Red Tree Catering
- The Living Room
- The Cookbook Company Cooks
- Janice Beaton Fine Cheese and Farm
- The Bison
- Cilantro
- Wine Bar Kensington
Participating Restaurants on Saturday, September 27
- Brava Bistro
- Gruman's Extraordinary Catering
- Tribune
- River Café
- The Living Room
- The Cookbook Company Cooks
- Nectar Desserts
- Rush
- Velvet
- The Mercury Lounge
Wine Stage is supported in part by The Kahanoff Foundation
One Yellow Rabbit - (403) 264-3224
Ticketmaster - (403) 299-8888 | You may now purchase your tickets online here!
Danielle French: Box Office Manager EMAIL
Students: Check out discounted tickets on LiveRush
Info on LiveRush: Students with a valid Live Rush membership card may buy up to 2 tickets per performance at the discount price of only $12 each to most One Yellow Rabbit shows.
Tickets are subject to availability and may be purchased at the One Yellow Rabbit Box Office in person 45 minutes before show time.
Big Secret Theatre: EPCOR CENTRE for the Performing Arts
2nd floor - (Centre Court Area ) - across from the Olympic Plaza.
1/2 Block West of Calgary City Hall on Stephen Avenue pedestrian Mall.
An image map showing our location in downtown Calgary:
Regular Show Times:
Tuesday to Saturday @ 8pm - Sunday @ 2pm
(show times vary during the High Performance Rodeo)