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CELEBRATING ART THROUGH LANTERNS
April 7, 2008
(April 7, 2008, Kelowna, BC) – The Life & Arts Festival reminds all interested community members, artists and groups to attend the weekly pu... read more
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Performances
The 2008 Life & Arts Festival is going to be another fabulous festival filled with a wide selection of entertainment and performers for everyone to enjoy. This year we are happy to be welcoming the following to our festival.
Aeriosa
Aeriosa is an amazing troupe of aerial dance pioneers from
Vancouver
who create and perform dances in unexpected vertical spaces. AERIOSA artists dance and train in the mountains on sheer rock walls. In urban landscapes they take this concept into the realm of public spaces, turning the audiences gaze upward, providing a chance to reflect on the cultural significance of vertical architecture. They will once again grace the Library Plaza Parkade with their unique and artistic performances, and provide a Q & A after each show.
Showtimes:
Friday, May 9, 10:30–11:00am, 12:00–12:30pm & 7:00–7:30pm
Saturday, May 10, 12:00–12:30pm, 3:00–3:30pm & 6:00–6:30pm
Sunday, May 11, 11:30–12:00pm, 2:00–2:30pm & 4:00–4:30pm
Art Walk Stage
Todd Butler
A contributor to
CBC
Radio and Television and a veteran of over twenty years of live performing as a guitarist/vocalist and comedian, Todd Butler’s skills are honed to an exquisite point. He swings easily from lambasting politicians in hilarious political parodies to interpreting the latest news stories with a twist guaranteed to entertain you with a stunning combination of musical parody, whimsical wit, outstanding musicianship, and outrageous satire. Todd has been guest host of
CBC
Radio’s Madly Off in All Directions, and has performed at the Montreal International Jazz Festival, Winnipeg Comedy Festival on
CBC
TV, Vancouver Comedy Festival and the Calgary Folk Festival, to name a few. His latest release, Idle Canadian, won the 2006 Vancouver Island Music Awards, CD of the Year, and he took home Song of the Year and Songwriter of the Year honours too!
Showtimes:
Saturday, May 10, 12:30–2:00pm
Laurel Packinghouse - Guitar Clinic with Blu Hopkins and Brad Prevedoros
Saturday, May 10, 7:30–8:15pm
Lake City Casinos Mainstage
Sunday, May 11, 11:00–11:45am
Todd Butler Trio, Lake City Casinos Mainstage
Sunday May 11, 2:45–3:45pm
Lake City Casinos Mainstage
I Tromboni
One of
Canada
’s most entertaining and versatile chamber music ensembles, I Tromboni is a dynamic quintet better known as the Team Canada of Trombones. Since its formation in 1999, the musicians of this Vancouver-based ensemble have been breaking down the barriers and stereotypes that have kept the trombone in the back row of the band for far too long. No more!!! I Tromboni incorporate music of many genres into their performances with repertoire ranging from baroque to romantic, operatic to jazz, popular to original compositions. This team of troubadours has been broadcast nationwide on CBC television and internationally in partnership with The Banff Centre and the Smithsonian Institute in
Washington
,
D.C.
During the Kids Day portion of LAF, they will be performing one show in French and one in English. I Tromboni’s performances are brought to LAF through a community partnership with Chamber Music Kelowna, the Kelowna Community Concert Association, Le centre culturel francais de l’Okanagan, Okanagan Symphony, and Festivals Kelowna.
Showtimes:
Friday, May 9, 12:45–1:15pm (French) & 1:30–2:00pm (English)
Saturday, May 10, 1:15 – 2:15pm
Lake City Casinos Mainstage
Theatre De L’Aubergine presents “Staccato”
Since their beginnings in 1974, L’Aubergine has become one of Québec’s most well-established performing arts groups for children. With self-described “elegant buffoonery” and “artistic zaniness,” the terrific twosome of the mischievous Bigoudis and her better-behaved juggler friend Bob present Staccato, and feature a series of farcical scenarios in which they stumble upon an elephant with a musical trunk and a tap dancer sporting stiletto heels! In the bilingual play Staccato, musical instruments become props and props become musical instruments. If you need a healthy serving of hilarity, look no further than Bob and Bigoudis’ marvelous theatrical cook-up.
Showtimes:
Friday, May 9, 9:30–10:20am & 1:10–2:00pm
Saturday, May 10, 2:00–2:50pm
Mary Irwin Theatre, Rotary Centre of the Arts
T.O.F.U.: Tons of Fun University
Tons of Fun University (T.O.F.U.) is a popular adult oriented talk-rock trio based on the Pacific West Coast that consists of poets and musicians Mike McGee, Shane Koyczan, and C.R. Avery. With Koyczan's skill at word play and layered metaphors, McGee's funny storytelling, and Avery's gifts of rhyme, rhythm, and blues – together – T.O.F.U. showcases the group's marbled sense of humanity and humor, creating a thoroughly dynamic chemistry.
Showtimes:
Friday, May 9, 8:00–9:00pm
Lake City Casinos Mainstage
Saturday, May 10, 6:15–7:15pm
The Mission Group Festival Stage
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