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Caravan Stage Company

Created in 1970 by Paul Kirby and Adriana Kelder, the Caravan started as a one-wagon puppet show traveling around Vancouver Island. It grew to become a major theatrical organization with a twenty-five-person company of actors, musicians, artists and technicians, all touring in six large wagons pulled by a team of Clydesdales. In 1993, the Caravan decided to switch to its own version of a showboat, building a 90 ft. tall ship to enticing and allure -- like a modern-day pied piper -- a non-traditional theatre audience. The mandate of the Caravan is to bring its original productions directly into the lives of people who seldom have the opportunity to experience the performing arts. The Caravan proudly embodies the historical myths of the tall ship and horse-drawn worlds to perform avant-garde experimental theatre. We create works that showcase a mosaic of character, music, poetry, dance, aerial work, design artistry, and visual media. Within the upper trusses and the lower decks, as the aerialists cavort, a palette of surprises, colors, and mechanical transformations are engineered into this one-of-a-kind experimental rock opera.

Vancouver Chamber Choir

Canada's outstanding professional vocal ensemble, the Vancouver Chamber Choir has performed across the country and internationally since the choir's formation in 1971. The Choir presents a full concert season, tours, performs in broadcasts and recordings, and offers five highly acclaimed educational programs. In addition to touring and a busy season of concerts, broadcasts, and recording in Vancouver, the Choir offers an annual array of educational programs: the Conductors' Symposium for advanced choral conductors, Interplay workshops for choral composers, Focus for college and university music students, OnSite for elementary and secondary schools, the biennial Young Composers' Competition, and various on-tour residencies and workshops.

Opéra de Montréal

L’Opéra de Montréal est la plus importante maison lyrique francophone en Amérique du Nord. Sa saison comprend quatre à cinq opéras, une série de concerts par l’Atelier lyrique, des grands événements et de nombreuses activités de démocratisation. L’Opéra de Montréal, c’est aussi plus de 150 artistes, artisans et créateurs qui participent à chacun des spectacles avec des retombées économiques dont bénéficient plus de 360 entreprises québécoises.

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