Live Performance entertainment in Canada
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Hummingbird Centre for the Performing Arts
With an entry awning protruding over Front St like a Hummingbird beak, this place is hard to miss. Book through Ticketmaster (www.ticketmaster.ca) or at the box office for shows like Annie, performances by the American Dance Theatre or maybe the Soweto Gospel Choir. In true North American style, there's pizza and beer available in the lobby.
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Cirque du Soleil
Over the past two decades Cirque du Soleil (Circus of the Sun) has pushed back the boundaries of traditional circus with its astounding acts of dexterity and ethereal costumes. Started by an accordion player and his buddies, this one-time troupe of stiltwalkers has grown into an international phenomenon that thrills millions of spectators the world over.
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Palais Montcalm
This place has slowly been falling off the radar since the Grand Théâtre was built in the 1970s. It was undergoing heavy renovations at the time of research and there’s talk the new, improved model is gearing up to carve out its place on the entertainment scene. Keep your eye out, it should be open again by the time you read this.
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Harbourfront Readings Series
If you want to hear the new voice of Canada's writers, then this is the place. For more than 30 years, literary giants have headlined at Toronto's Harbourfront Centre. You'll find that tickets for Wednesday night readings don't cost much, but you will shell out a lot more for special events and October's International Festival of Authors.
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Yellow Door
This earthy university-hangout coffeehouse claims to be Canada’s oldest, having given refuge to US draft dodgers in the ‘60s. The program is English-language folk and blues acts, poetry and literature readings, but the schedule is erratic; call for upcoming events. There’s no alcohol license and smoking is taboo.
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Toronto Centre for the Arts
The 1000-seat George Weston Recital Hall is home to the Toronto Philharmonia (www.torontophil.on.ca) and the Amadeus Choir (www.amadeuschoir.com). The 1700-seat Main Stage Theatre and intimate Studio Theatre also host ballet and theatre. It's a long way to the top of Yonge St.
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Diesel Playhouse
Pretty much anything can happen on the Diesel's two stages: drama, sketch comedy, cabaret, musicals, live bands, even 'Ultimate Fighting' on the big screen. It's inside the old Second City building, and they've astutely retained the drinks-and-food table-service policy from the old days.
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Rotary Centre for the Performing Arts
This impressive facility anchors the Cultural District and has galleries, a theater, a café, craft workshops and more. This the place for live music from groups such as Chamber Music Kelowna.
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Invisible Cities
This support group for local writers and publishers holds poetry and literature readings at venues around town. Contact organizer Christina Manolescu for a schedule of upcoming events.
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Kelowna Actors Studio
Enjoy works as diverse as Hello Dolly and The Diary of Anne Frank while chowing down on upscale fare at this dinner theater with serious ambitions.
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Shakespeare by the Sea
Fine performances of the Bard's works at the Cambridge Battery, an old fortification in the middle of the park. Check the website for a map and details.
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Sunshine Theatre Company
The Sunshine Theatre Company stages a range of productions at both Rotary Centre for the Performing Arts and Kelowna Actors Studio.
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Kelowna Rockets
Kelowna Rockets is the much-beloved local WHL hockey team. It plays in the flashy 6000-seat Prospera Place Arena.
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Maurice Young Millennium Place
For theater of the live variety, Maurice Young Millennium Place hosts a wide array of plays and performances.
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