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The road to becoming legendary
Posted: May 15th, 2013 - 7:03PM
Weave together a four piece brass ensemble, a piano and an upright bass with a traditional Québécois folk band and you have the unique and powerful sound which will open this year’s Empire Life Kingston Jazz Festival.
In association with Festival de la Francophonie La Bottine Souriante offers one of the most original sounds to grace the Grand Theatre stage during Jazz Fest, with a fusion of...
I am a fan of jazz!
Posted: May 9th, 2013 - 6:52PM
I am a fan of Jazz!!! The diverse and eclectic nature of jazz draws me in and wipes away the stresses of rush hour traffic, overdue reports, and the speed of modern urban life. No tune is played the same twice, and because of that inconsistency, the music evolves and is reborn through the artist who is tooting that horn, tapping those keys, plucking those strings or fanning that snare.
For these...
Happy anniversary to us!
Posted: May 2nd, 2013 - 12:29PM
To celebrate the 5th anniversary of its reopening, the City is asking patrons to share their favourite memory of the Grand Theatre at facebook.com/kingstongrandtheatre or twitter.com/Kingston_Grand.
In the past five years the Grand Theatre has sold over 274,000 tickets worth over $8.4 million dollars. Forty-six performances presented for schools have resulted in more than 18,000 students having...
Morris Panych’s Vigil – 18 Years Old, and Coming of Age!
Posted: Apr 10th, 2013 - 1:56PM
Both the charm and the outrageousness of Vigil’s main character, a misfit bank clerk named Kemp, is that he simply doesn’t care what he says - so he says absolutely anything he wants.
When Theatre Kingston presents Morris Panych’s comedy Vigil, starring Kingston’s acclaimed actors Brett Christopher (I Am My Own Wife) and Carolyn Hetherington (a 40-year theatre veteran), the company joins an...
Cancellation Notice: Africville Suite May 3
Posted: Apr 9th, 2013 - 2:56PM
Please note that due to an artist scheduling conflict, the May 3rd, 2013 performance of “Africville Suite featuring the Joe Sealy Quartet and Jackie Richardson” has been cancelled.
Refunds are available through the Grand Theatre Box Office. Call 613-530-2050
Vive Satie – Vive Paris!
Posted: Mar 12th, 2013 - 8:38PM
While watching the Coleman Lemieux dancers at the Grand recently, I started to muse on the intricate connection between the music, the choreography, and the audience. Sometimes it felt as if the dancers and choreographer were conjurers - making an aural experience visual. Other times, they themselves were almost being dreamed - brought alive by the music itself. When Quebec’s José Navas/...
Ancient Stories Get New Life
Posted: Feb 6th, 2013 - 2:53PM
From the time I was little, I’ve loved Greek mythology. I heard the myths jumbled up with Russian fairy tales, kid-friendly versions of Hans Christian Andersen and Disney movies in redux. They all seemed equally likely to be true, back when they were the stories that prefigured bed, and probably featured heavily in my dreams. When I got older and realized that the Iliad, Odyssey and the story of...
The Black Watch Serve and Play
Posted: Jan 28th, 2013 - 3:47PM
Many teenagers and university students have to take on some pretty eclectic jobs to make ends meet. I was an ice cream scooper, a cashier at a heritage village, an assembly-line worker at a shampoo plant, and a dog walker, just to name a few. But, the dream job of any music student is to be in the Band of the Ceremonial Guard. The recruitment ads encourage all young musicians to audition, since...
Boxed In
Posted: Jan 10th, 2013 - 4:53PM
The community theatre scene in Kingston has been a healthy, active one with many companies producing theatre inside The Grand Theatre. But not every company performs on the main stage; there is also another theatre, less known, located inside the Grand, called the Baby Grand Theatre. This is a blackbox theatre that has been used by community and professional theatre companies for years, producing...
50 Years On, Share Your Story
Posted: Sep 4th, 2012 - 3:38PM
On November 12th, 2012, the Kingston Arts Council and The Grand Theatre will be celebrating their shared 50th Anniversaries together at a special event at The Grand. 50 years ago, the City of Kingston bought the Grand when a group of concerned citizens lobbied on its behalf and formed the Kingston Arts Council.
We're looking for stories and personal histories of your involvement over the years...
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La Bottine Souriante
Jun 14, 2013
Grand Theatre Presents La Bottine Souriante, in association with Festival de la Francophonie
With a full brass section, accordions, strings and lots of foot-stomping, the frenetic energy of this legendary ensemble fuses traditional French folk music with salsa, jazz and its own salute to Québec...
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