Werklund Centre Blog Authors

Aimee-Jo Benoit is a mother, wife, vocalist, collaborator, and budding songwriter living in...

Alberta Theatre Projects is a Calgary-based, not-for-profit, professional theatre company. We...

Alex Bonyun is the Community & Media Relations Manager for Werklund Centre. Her interests range...

From Buenos Aires to Shanghai to New York City, Alex has worked with artists and arts organizations...

Anthony T. Russell is a first-generation Canadian of Jamaican descent. Residing in Calgary his...

Werklund Centre is the steward of Western Canada's largest arts centre, and the artistic and civic...

Werklund Centre Education is your springboard into curiosity and imagination. Ranging from...

The Folk Festival Society of Calgary serves as a cultural hub, economic driver and community...

Founded in 1975, the Calgary Civic Symphony has been performing live orchestra music in Calgary for...

For seven decades, the Calgary Philharmonic has been bringing communities together through the...

Celina Vides is an artist and freelance Digital Strategy consultant who is honoured to live and...

Chantal Chagnon is a Cree Ojibwe Métis performer, educator, workshop facilitator, social justice...

Christopher Loach is the Media Relations Director at Theatre Calgary. He has been quietly working...

Ciza is a photographer and visual storyteller who recently immigrated to Calgary in December 2021....

Clare is a multidisciplinary artist who has has appeared on TV and in feature films, including her...

In one sentence, Courtney is a lover of learning, musicals, and adventures. Courtney currently...

Dena is the Social Media Coordinator for Werklund Centre, where she's often found capturing the...

Denise Summers is the Principal of Amphora Communications and the former host of Stand Out! a video...

Founded in 2004, Downstage creates provocative theatre that inspires conversation by exploring a...

Karlee is a citizen of the Métis Nation of Alberta, and an Alberta-based artist, professor,...

Felipe Jasso is a Mexican Canadian photographer who graduated from the Alberta University of the...

Gavin John is a documentary photographer and photojournalist based in Calgary, Canada. Gavin’s work...

Jamie Mason writes fantasy, horror and speculative fiction stories about ordinary people navigating...

Jenna Shummoogum is a communications coordinator by day and a theatre and dance critic by night....

Jennifer Merio is Marketing and Communications Manager for Alberta Theatre Projects. She has worked...

Jennifer's background in the creative arts allows her access to a diverse set of skills as a Poet,...

As a performing arts professional, Karen passionately believes in the power of the arts to impact,...

Katherine Rawlinson is a writer, producer and performer and the newest member of the dynamic...

Since being sarcastically challenged by a friend while making chocolate covered strawberries, KC...

In her adopted hometown of Calgary (Moh’kinsstis, Treaty 7), Kenna has earned a reputation as a...

Kiani Evans is the Manager of Digital Communications for Werklund Centre. She grew up in the rural...

Krista Sylvester is a Calgary journalist, artist and content creator known for her compelling...

Levin Ifko is an interdisciplinary artist and writer, whose work often engages with feelings of...

Lia is a writer and storyteller with Masters in Arts finding her own language expressions between...

Lisa Buck is the founder and Artistic Director of the BJP Music Foundation, a charitable foundation...

As a proud Canadian and New Yorker, Lisa’s credits are world renowned. She was an original cast...

Marcus Ogden is a Ticketing Associate at Werklund Centre. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Film...

Oliver is a small-statured, large-hearted non-binary performer and amateur playwright creating...

Maureen McNamee is the communications manager for the Calgary Philharmonic. A longtime fan of arts...

Meaghan Underhill is a fundraising professional based in Calgary. As a Development Officer at...

Melanee Murray-Hunt is a writer, actor, producer and filmmaker. She just completed two film...

The late Nabila Walji shared her passions as writer, photographer and graduate student at the...

Nicole Wolf is a visual artist focused on underreported stories. She’s conducted live drawings and...

Okechukwu Nnamchi is an Igbo man from Enugu (coal city), a city in the Southeastern part of...

One Yellow Rabbit is an ensemble company of established theatre artists who produce and present...

Priscille Bukasa, a Calgary-based spoken word artist and writer, draws inspiration from her roots...

Rheanna ‘caedance’ Lauren is a multilingual, multidisciplinary artist, community activator, and...

In handmade country couture, illuminated in rodeo crystal and sequin, Robert Adam crafts records...

Rukhsar Ali is a journalist, writer and artist based in Calgary. Currently, she's completing her...

Sandra Sutter is an award-winning Cree Métis recording artist, songwriter, musician, poet and...

SGS/Sarah and her partner, Tracey Erin Smith/TES, have an amazing dog called Matzo. The three of...

My name is Sebastian Rueda Montes and I am a Colombian-Canadian artist living and working in...

Shone Thistle is a Queer poet and multidisciplinary artist. Once described as a “feminist folk...

Jared Tailfeathers- Sikomh Kokomii (Calling Crane) is a biracial Blackfoot (Nitstitapi)/Caucasian,...

Sonny Carmona is the marketing + sales specialist at Calgary Philharmonic. Through her work she...

Stephen Hunt is a digital producer at CTV Calgary. He was a theatre critic at the Calgary Herald...

Steven is a Filipino theatre director and actor with nearly 20 years of experience. He has directed...

Sue-Shane Tsomondo is a poet, curator and the creator of Sue’s Stokvel, a literary arts platform....

Tasha is a photographer, writer, and passionate lover of art, food, travel, and all things digital....

Thomas Johnson is the tallest rap critic in Calgary. His work has yet to appear in the Louvre. You...

Tomi Ajele is the Editor-In-Chief of Afros In Tha City, a media collective dedicated to amplifying...

In January 1999, Wakefield Brewster stepped onto his first stage as a poet and spoken word artist....

Will Chernoff is among the Canadian jazz scene’s most active and visible young personalities. Will...

Wordfest™ beams out from Calgary, Alberta in the foothills of the Canadian Rockies, Treaty 7...

Wunmi Idowu is an award-winning multidisciplinary artist, choreographer, filmmaker, performer, and...