Rating: R  / Country: USA / Languages: English, Russian, Armenian

Anora, a sex worker from Brooklyn, gets her chance at a Cinderella story when she meets and marries the son of an oligarch. Once the news reaches Russia, her fairytale is threatened as the parents set out for New York to get the marriage annulled.

Hot on the heels of the Festival that is held every fall in beautiful Banff, Alberta, the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour hits the road. With stops planned in about 550 communities and more that 40 countries across the globe, the Banff World Tour celebrates amazing achievements in outdoor storytelling and filmmaking worldwide! Join OOFF when the Banff Centre Mountain Film Festival World Tour brings the spirit of outdoor adventure to Saint John, at Imperial Theatre. Be moved! Be inspired! Don’t miss out!

Rising star in vocal jazz, Dominique Fils-Aimé presents her fourth album Our Roots Run Deep released in September 2023 on Ensoul Records. Dominique Fils-Aimé is a JUNO Award winning singer-songwriter from Montreal who puts the history of African-American musical culture into the heart of her work. Her new show invites you to delve into the roots of her soul with a strong desire to connect with one’s higher self, and the intention of enveloping you in a soothing aural embrace.

On stage, whether in Canada (double bill with Allison Russell, Toronto’s Koerner Hall), in Europe (opening acts for Melody Gardot, Diana Krall and Ibrahim Maalouf), Dominique Fils-Aimé’s magnetic presence on stage leads the audience on a transcendent journey.

Before Ella, Tina, Billie, or Beyoncé – there was JOSEPHINE

Josephine, a burlesque cabaret dream play is an international award-winning one-woman biographical musical that combines cabaret, theatre and dance to tell the story of the iconic Josephine Baker, the first African-American international superstar and one of the most remarkable figures of the 20th Century. Josephine has won over 20 awards across several continents, and had a successful off-Broadway run in 2018. 

Tymisha Harris stars in this dazzling retelling of Josephine Baker’s revolutionary life as singer, movie star, WWII spy, civil rights activist, and cultural icon. 

“a triumphant homage to a life worth remembering” 

★★★★★ -CBC

“Tymisha Harris…sings and tells Josephine Baker’s life story to perfection” 

★★★★★ -Adelaide Advertiser

“From ballgown to banana belt, Tymisha Harris is a tour de force!” 

★★★★★ – Broadway Baby

“(Tymisha Harris) should be starring in a movie version directed by Baz Luhrmann.” – RuPaul Charles

Don’t miss this ONE NIGHT ONLY Saint John premiere!

This is a Tiered Pricing show and we encourage patrons to choose the ticket price that suits their budget. 

Sarah Hagen brings this classic programme featuring Bach’s formidable Goldberg Variations as part of the celebration of the recent release of her recording of the masterwork.
Cherished by many, the Goldberg Variations are emblematic of keyboard virtuosity, rich expression, and hardcore classical interpretation. Sarah will offer a short introduction to this marvellous and intense piece before playing the full work.

“Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen’s Goldberg Variations are dramatically different. Naysayers and refusniks beware: her approach combines unfettered joy, wide awake with wonder, requisite pedagogy, and the ability to make the instrument bend to her will. The epic scope of the work is stated right out of the gate, with an extensive exploration of the Aria that opens the way to the variable tempi, harmonic adventure with unlimited changes in registration and emotion. Hagen’s performance combines vivid precision of touch with perfect articulation of line, making her Goldberg Variations something to absolutely die for.”        – Whole Note Magazine

† Programme ¢

Prelude Johann Gottlieb Goldberg (1727-1756)

Goldberg Variations Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)
Aria
Variatio 1 a 1 Clav.
Variatio 2 a 1 Clav.
Variatio 3 Canone all’Unisono a 1 Clav.
Variatio 4 a 1 Clav.
Variatio 5 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
Variatio 6 Canone alla Seconda a 1 Clav.
Variatio 7 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav. Al tempo di Giga
Variatio 8 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 9 Canone alla Terza a 1 Clav.
Variatio 10 Fughetta a 1 Clav.
Variatio 11 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 12 Canone alla Quarta (a 1 Clav.)
Variatio 13 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 14 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 15 Canone alla Quinta a 1 Clav. Andante
Variatio 16 Ouverture a 1 Clav.
Variatio 17 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 18 Canone alla Sesta a 1 Clav.
Variatio 19 a 1 Clav.
Variatio 20 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 21 Canone alla Settima (a 1 Clav.)
Variatio 22 a 1 Clav. Alla breve
Variatio 23 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 24 Canone all’Ottava a 1 Clav.
Variatio 25 a 2 Clav. Adagio
Variatio 26 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 27 Canone alla Nona a 2 Clav.
Variatio 28 a 2 Clav.
Variatio 29 a 1 ovvero 2 Clav.
Variatio 30 Quodlibet a 1 Clav.
Aria da capo

ABOUT SARAH

Canadian pianist Sarah Hagen’s extensive touring has taken her across Canada, to Sweden,
France, Germany and Italy, and twice to New York City’s Carnegie Hall. Awarded as Artist of the Year
by both Ontario Contact (2017) and the BC Touring Council (2015), and mentioned by The Guardian
(Charlottetown) as the Best Classical Performance of 2014, her interpretations have been described
as “outstandingly inventive” [University of Waterloo Gazette], ”played flawlessly” [ReviewVancouver].

A visionary and an idealist, Sarah’s performances are conceptually innovative, involving photogra-
phy, dance, and theatre. She is Artistic Director for Pro’ject Sound, a performance project involving

live piano with large-scale projected images.
An avid collaborator, Sarah has performed with cellist Ariel Barnes, violist Nicolò Eugelmi, cellist
Phillip Hansen, violinist Robert Uchida, tenor Benjamin Butterfield, horn player Oto Carrillo, soprano
Barbara Livingston, Trio Accord, Ballet Victoria, the Emily Carr String Quartet, the Bergmann Piano
Duo, jazz pianist Søren Bebe, clarinettist Keith MacLeod, among many others. Sarah has appeared
as soloist with the Victoria Symphony under the baton of Mei-Ann Chen, the Kitchener-Waterloo
Symphony conducted by Mark Skazinetsky, the West Coast Symphony Orchestra with conductor
Bujar Llapaj, and the Symphony Orchestra of the Pacific with conductor Arthur Arnold.
As a First Prize Winner in the 2013 Bradshaw & Buono International Piano Competition, Sarah was

awarded the opportunity to perform solo at New York City’s Carnegie Hall in May 2013. Sarah re-
leased an album of Goldberg Variations in 2021. Her third album, Women of Note, highlights two for-
gotten female composers of the 18th century, and garnered the 2021 Music PEI Instrumental

Recording of the Year as well as two ECMA nominations. Sarah’s debut solo album, Glass House
Dancing, was nominated for Classical Recording of the Year at the 2009 Western Canadian Music
Awards. Her second album, Devoted: Music of Robert & Clara Schumann, features solo piano works
and Clara Schumann’s Romances, Opus 22 with violinist Martin Chalifour, concertmaster of the Los
Angeles Philharmonic.
Sarah has been been heard nationally on CBC Radio 2’s In Concert in a live recording with violinist
Joan Blackman and cellist Ariel Barnes. She was also featured in a live recording and discussion of

Schumann’s Papillons on CBC Radio One’s North by Northwest with host Sheryl MacKay. In Hels-
ingborg, Sweden in 2006 she recorded with Swedish cellist Marit Sjödin, creating Concealed Dia-
monds, an album of masterworks for cello and piano.

Sarah’s primary teachers and mentors have been Jamie Parker, Gregory Chaverdian, Christine
Purvis and Glen Montgomery. She has completed five residencies at the Banff Centre for the Arts
and enjoyed two terms there as collaborative pianist.
During her years on the west coast of Canada, Sarah founded nine concert series, curating each
one individually, and inviting artists from across Canada and around the world to share the stage
with her. She has toured throughout Sweden numerous times with cellist Marit Sjödin, violinist Ian

Peaston, and Per Johansson, principal clarinet of the Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra. Other in-
ternational concerts of note include a recital at DePaul University with Oto Carrillo, hornist in the

Chicago Symphony, Schumann Piano Quintet in Darmstadt with members of the Frankfurt Radio
Symphony, and a performance at Carnegie Hall with Polish flautist Krzysztof Kaczka.
In addition to writing wine reviews for her blog, “ARTIST WINES! – Uncorking musician-priced cellar
secrets,” Sarah tours a one-woman musical comedy show called “Perk up, pianist!” of which the
Edmonton Journal wrote, “Her comic timing is as solid as her musical meter.”

The Eagles Greatest Hits albums played Note for Note / Cut for Cut by some of the most talented studio musicians in Canada.

First half of the show is the Album and the second half is more hits form The Eagles so that you hear all of your favourites.

The New Brunswick Youth Orchestra is celebrating 60 years of orchestrating a legacy of excellence by embarking on an extraordinary journey—the TITAN Project.

In this anniversary season, we’re bringing Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 to audiences across New Brunswick showcasing the extraordinary talent and dedication of our young musicians. The NBYO has been shaping the lives of young musicians for six decades and instilling cultural pride across New Brunswick. Playing Mahler represents a unique challenge of complexity, energy, and skill. But it is not only a singular accomplishment for individual musicians, it is also a source of pride for our entire province.

The TITAN Project represents a historic accomplishment, as performing Mahler’s Symphony No. 1 is an ambitious undertaking that very few youth orchestras in the world would attempt, let alone bring to audiences across an entire region.

See you at the show!

Program:

• Dance of the Knights from “Romeo and Juliet” by S. Prokofiev.
• La Première Rhapsodie pour clarinette by C. Debussy. Soloist: Kalvin Rowe
• Glosa Sinfonica “Margaritena” by I. Carreño
• Symphony No. 1 “Titan” by G. Mahler.
  •  Movement I – Langsam, schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut.
  • Movement II – Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
  • Movement III – Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
  • Movement IV – Stürmisch bewegt – Energisch

L’Orchestre des jeunes du Nouveau-Brunswick célèbre 60 ans d’orchestration d’un héritage d’excellence en entreprenant un voyage extraordinaire – le projet TITAN.

Au cours de cette saison anniversaire, nous présenterons la Symphonie no 1 de Mahler à des auditoires de tout le Nouveau-Brunswick, mettant en valeur le talent et le dévouement extraordinaires de nos jeunes musiciens. L’OJNB façonne la vie des jeunes musiciens depuis six décennies et insuffle une fierté culturelle dans tout le Nouveau-Brunswick. Jouer Mahler représente un défi unique en termes de complexité, d’énergie et d’habileté. Mais ce n’est pas seulement un accomplissement singulier pour les musiciens individuels, c’est aussi une source de fierté pour toute la province .

Le projet TITAN représente une réalisation historique, car l’interprétation de la Symphonie no 1 de Mahler est une entreprise ambitieuse que très peu d’orchestres de jeunes dans le monde tenteraient, et encore moins de présenter au public de toute une région.

Program:

• Dance of the Knights from “Romeo and Juliet” by S. Prokofiev.
• La Première Rhapsodie pour clarinette by C. Debussy. Soloist: Kalvin Rowe
• Glosa Sinfonica “Margaritena” by I. Carreño
• Symphony No. 1 “Titan” by G. Mahler.
  •  Movement I – Langsam, schleppend. Wie ein Naturlaut.
  • Movement II – Kräftig bewegt, doch nicht zu schnell
  • Movement III – Feierlich und gemessen, ohne zu schleppen
  • Movement IV – Stürmisch bewegt – Energisch

A poor Bohemian poet in 1890s Paris falls for a beautiful courtesan and nightclub star coveted by a jealous duke.

The world’s most authentic tribute to Supertramp with vocal similarity to Roger Hodgson and Rick Davies. An incredible band featuring live clarinet, sax, flute and vintage keyboards (Wurlitzer). A spectacular show that features costume changes and a memorable performance of the album ‘Crime of the Century’ in its entirety, plus all of Supertramp’s biggest hits. A world-class performance that has received standing ovations for all of their theatre shows across North America. A concert not-to-be-missed.

This is a Tiered Pricing show – Patrons choose their own ticket price to fit their budget. Choose from $5 | $10 | $20 per ticket.

A PUPPET SHOW FOR ALL AGES
Produced by SNAFU. For Age 7+
Performed by Fraggle Rock Puppeteer Ingrid Hansen
Directed by Ride the Cyclone director Britt Small

When you’re small, how do you live in a world designed for big people? Watch Baby Tyler discover his unique super powers to solve problems.

“Hansen turns anything and everything into a puppet and makes it funny. A MUST-SEE!” – FringeReviews.com  Watch as Ingrid performs a live puppet film before your very eyes, using only household objects, a camera, and her bare hands.  

“Utterly magical, insanely inventive, wickedly funny. ★★★★★ ” – Winnipeg Free Press.

Jim Henson Company puppeteer Ingrid Hansen performs a live puppet film before your very eyes, using only household objects, a camera, and her bare hands.
Ingrid Hansen also puppeteers for Sesame and Henson. She puppeteers Heart, a lovable orange monster on Sesame Workshop’s Emmy-Award-Winning series Helpsters. She also performs a magical talking rock and ‘Ma Gorg’ on Henson’s new Fraggle Rock reboot. Ingrid performs Melissa the Dog on the Emmy-Nominated series Miss Persona (TreehouseTV / AmazonPrime,) and even directed scenes with Canadian legend Fred Penner.

Content Warning: The Baby Tyler Show is for ages 7+ and may be a little bit too spooky for younger children. It contains some cartoonish puppet violence and scenes of death, dark lighting, loud sounds, and surprises.

duration of show: 60 mins

A comedy/puppet show for adults that will make you laugh out loud!

SPICY, FOR AGES 14+

Warning: Cartoonish sexual content, swear words, puppet suicide. Dark lighting, loud music, and surprises.

Produced by: SNAFU

Directed and Co-Created by by Britt Small (premiere director of Ride the Cyclone,) 

Performed and Co-created by Ingrid Hansen (puppeteer for The Jim Henson Company’s Fraggle Rock and Sesame’s Helpsters.)

Watch as Ingrid performs a live puppet film before your very eyes, using only household objects, a camera, and her bare hands.  This show will make you laugh your head off!

“Hansen turns anything and everything into a puppet and makes it funny. A MUST-SEE!” – FringeReviews.com 

“Utterly magical, insanely inventive, wickedly funny. ★★★★★” – Free Press.

“Both live and magnified on screen, in cunningly angled cameras and mirrors, we see Hansen create characters from her own hands, fingers, face. NUTTY, INGENIOUS, MESMERIZING.” -12th Night.

“GENIUS PHYSICAL COMEDY!” – Entertainment World.

“Immensely funny, creative, uproarious and surprising…Her physicality is impeccable.”    – The Star Phoenix

“Unbelievably funny.” – PLANK Magazine

“Unbelievably charismatic.”  – The Charlebois Post

Danish-Canadian puppeteer Ingrid Hansen also performs on television with the Jim Henson Company’s Fraggle Rock and Sesame Workshop’s Emmy-Award-Winning series Helpsters.

Rating: PG / Country: Latvia / Languages: [no dialogue, an animal adventure!]

Cat is a solitary animal, but as its home is devastated by a great flood, he finds refuge on a boat populated by various species, and will have to team up with them despite their differences.