Commentary Imagine, if you would, a major North American city so overwhelmed with wokeness it feels compelled to muzzle the speech of citizens whose views its mayor finds disagreeable. Welcome to Calgary. Deemed by some studies as the continent’s most livable city, it can now cheerfully stake claim to being a hillbilly haven of tinpot…
Peter Menzies: Calgary Mayor’s Bylaw to Silence Protests She Disagrees With Goes Against Democracy
Shen Yun Shows ‘There’s Always a Way to See the Light,’ Says College Director
CALGARY, Canada—Visual College of Art & Design Director Adam Coady attended Shen Yun’s evening performance at Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium. He thoroughly enjoyed the show and thought Shen Yun presented “a message of hope.” The artists showed the audience “how we can always persevere and how there’s always a way to see the light or…
Shen Yun is ‘Very Uplifting and Enlightening,’ Says Executive Director
CALGARY, Canada—It “was an incredible performance, truly artistic and, at the same time, very uplifting and enlightening,” said Bernadette Geronazzo after she saw Shen Yun at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 10. Mrs. Geronazzo is the executive director at Fabbrici Foundation which supports non-profit arts & culture in Canada. The foundation aims to…
Shen Yun ‘Was Every Bit as Beautiful as I Expected,’ Says Theatregoer
CALGARY, Canada—Stephanie Ing, a hobbyist dancer who spent over a decade exploring many different dance styles, was delighted by Shen Yun Performing Arts’ performance at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 12. “It was every bit as beautiful as I expected,” said Ms. Ing. “The choreography was just perfect and beautiful and very expressive….
Shen Yun ‘Unbelievably Excellent,’ Says Consultant
CALGARY, Alberta—When Francisco Huertes, an engineer with his own consultancy, remembers the person helping him purchase his tickets to see Shen Yun Performing Arts saying, “this music and this performance will touch your soul.” “That’s the best description,” said Mr. Huertes, who confessed he himself was at a loss for words during intermission of the March…
Business Owner Sees Spiritual Message in Shen Yun
CALGARY, Canada—Eric Grand-Maison, a business owner, and his wife Amanda Grand-Maison, a stay-at-home mom and homeschool teacher, saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the third time at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 11. “We really appreciate it,” said Mr. Grand-Maison. “The classical dance is very nice, but also the story that to have…
Shen Yun ‘A Message of Hope,’ Says Director at Art and Design College
CALGARY, Canada—“This is just such a spectacular performance … there’s nothing like this,” Megan Wright, assistant director of admissions for Visual College of Art and Design of Calgary said of Shen Yun Performing Arts. “It was just really exciting to see … I was listening to people in the audience just … ‘oooing’ and ‘aahing,’”…
Homebuyers Hope ‘Patience Pays Off’ as Prices Drop, Recession Predictions Loom
Andrew Hamilton and his wife bid farewell to their home in Toronto’s Junction neighbourhood roughly a year and a half ago, when housing prices were soaring, but finding a new abode proved tricky. With no available homes meeting their needs or price range, the couple opted to temporarily use the equity they got from selling…
Alberta Premier Suggests Hydrogen-Powered Train Between Banff and Calgary
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith wrote Calgary Major Jyoti Gondek Tuesday, asking to “work together to explore the option of expanding Calgary’s LRT system to the Calgary International Airport [YYC] and for the potential creation of a rail link between Calgary and Canmore/Banff,” confirmed a spokesperson for Smith. Smith posted the full text of the letter…
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Shen Yun ‘Was Fabulous,’ Says Artistic Director of Young Canadians School of Performing Arts
CALGARY, Alberta—Susan Mensinger, artistic director of Young Canadians School of Performing Arts, put on a performance at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium on March 9. Two days later, she was back—this time as a first time theatergoer seeing Shen Yun Performing Arts. The only critique, Ms. Mensinger said, was “they almost closed the curtains too soon,” and…