Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is the new home for the creative arts at Queen’s and a hub of vibrant artistic study, creation and exhibition in our community.
2017/2018 Season - Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University announces its 2017-18 season line-up that includes a new Innovators Series featuring daring new and recent multi-disciplinary works, a new Baroque & Beyond Series, the new Art & Music ROMANTICISM exhibit by Austrian-Canadian artist Ernestine Tahedl featuring art inspired by music, and a new Children’s Series. The Soloist, Ensemble, Global, and Jazz Series continue with an influx of outstanding talent. Details of the Isabel Human Rights Arts Festival will be announced in early 2018.
The 2017-18 season represents the fourth season of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, which opened in September 2014.
Premieres include the new Bach and Bonhoeffer program with organist Felix Hell and actor R.H. Thomson, the premiere of the concert version of Charlotte: A Tri-Coloured Play with Music by Alon Nashman and Ales Brezina, a Canadian premiere tour performance of Sweat by Juliet Palmer and Anna Chatterton presented and performed by The Bicycle Opera Project, and a reprise of the 2016 premiere of Dollhouse by Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie in collaboration with Gordon Monahan (this performance is in collaboration with the ToneDeaf Festival).
The Isabel will present a thrilling array of outstanding artists including Angela Hewitt, Louis Lortie, the National Arts Centre Orchestra with Alexander Shelley, Camerata RCO (members of the renowned Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra), Austrian Duo Kleinhapl & Woyke, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra with acclaimed South African-born fortepianist Kristian Bezuidenhout, Arion Baroque Orchestra with Russian violinist Dmitry Sinkovsky, Rémi Bolduc, Lemon Bucket Orkestra, Soundstreams Canada with the celebrated Chinese composer Tan Dun’s Passion after St. Matthew, Suzie LeBlanc, and the London Handel Players (UK).
Top emerging artists include prize-winning pianists Charles Richard-Hamelin and Leon Bernsdorf with the Royal Conservatory Orchestra, artists of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, Ten Strings and a Goatskin, The Bicycle Opera Project, and the RCM’s New Canadian Global Music Orchestra.
2017-18 also represents the first year of Queen’s University’s new M.A. in Arts Leadership program that was co-created by the Isabel and the Dan School of Drama and Music.
“We are championing new multi-disciplinary and cross-cultural work and attracting an amazing array of established and emerging talent. The new Innovators Series, the Art & Music partnership and the Children’s Series will broaden our artistic expression and that of our growing audiences,” says the Isabel Director, Tricia Baldwin. “The Isabel team feels so privileged to have this performing arts centre with its exquisite acoustics here at Queen’s University, and it is gratifying to hear the outstanding artist feedback about the quality of the Isabel. We have experienced tremendous audience growth in our three short years and are very grateful for the support of the artists and our enthusiastic audiences from Kingston and beyond.”
For more information, please contact:
Tricia Baldwin, tricia.baldwin@queensu.ca, (613) 533-6000 x75168, theisabel.ca.
For complete details on the 2017-2018 season, visit theisabel.ca
Subscriptions for the 2017-2018 season are now available.
Call the Isabel’s box office – 613-533-2424 (M-F, 12:30-4:30pm)
ABOUT THE ISABEL BADER CENTRE FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS at QUEEN’S UNIVERSITY
Situated on the shores of Lake Ontario, the award-winning Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts brings together exceptional arts spaces and programs with a captivating sense of place to create a dynamic venue for Queen’s students and the community. In addition to the Performance Hall, the other spaces in the 90,000 square foot venue include a studio theatre, a film screening room and a music rehearsal hall. Embracing the principles of interactivity and integration, the School of Drama and Music and the Department of Film and Media share teaching and performance spaces within the Isabel. The Isabel was designed by Oslo/New York-based firm Snøhetta and Ottawa’s N45, with acoustics and theatre design by ARUP and Theatre Projects Consultants. Anchored by a transformational gift to the Initiative Campaign from Drs. Alfred and Isabel Bader, the Isabel was inspired by the Bader’s love – of the arts, of Queen’s, and of each other – and is named in Isabel’s honour.
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts thanks:
Hotel Sponsor: Delta Hotel Marriott Kingston Waterfront
Media Sponsor: The Kingston Whig-Standard, and
Broadcast Partner: CBC Radio 2.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts - Violin Competition - Finals
(Performances begin at 36:55, 1:39:10, 2:43:35 - Announcement of Results: 4:23:20)
The Finals of the Inaugural Isabel Overton Bader Canadian Violin Competition, live from the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen's University
Finals - Saturday, April 29
6:00pm (EST) - Introductions
6:15pm - Katya Poplyansky
7:15pm - Lucy Wang
8:15pm - Yolanda Bruno
9pm-10pm - Intermission
10pm - Announcement of Winners
Live Stream Technician: Kristen Leboeuf
Audio Technician: Aaron Holmberg
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts HD
Commissioned by the Ontario Association of Architects to honour N45 Architects' design of the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario.
Agency: Kim Graham & Associates
Producer/Director - Paul Matthews
Director of Photography - Stuart Cameron
Location Sound - Trisha Harris
Editor - Paul Matthews
Justice Murray Sinclair at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
March 27, 2015. Justice Murray Sinclair: What do we do about the Legacy of Indian Residential Schools?
Alysha Gauthier - Borrowed Time - Live Session, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Canadian pianist and composer Alysha Gauthier performs her composition Borrowed Time live at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario.
This composition is a response to the moments when I catch myself thinking about my family or friends passing away. The suspended tensions in the song that are subtle yet don't necessarily resolve to represent the way my heart literally sits there in suspended disbelief.
#CandlelitChandeliers is on iTunes and can be ordered directly from her website.
alyshagauthier.com
Steve Koven Trio at the Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston, Ont. Dec 7, 2016
Steve Koven Trio - Rob Clutton - bass, Anthony Michelli - drum, live at the Isabel Bader Theatre, Kingston, Ont. Dec. 7, 2016
LLF Canadian Crystal Oh, Canada! Concert Highlights November 4, 2017
The Limestone Learning Foundation CANADIAN CRYSTAL, was a remarkable evening celebrating Canada’s sesquicentennial held Saturday, November 4, 2017 at the Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario.
Oh Canada, what a journey the Canadian Crystal has been. The Canadian Crystal was an extraordinary and memorable evening set against the backdrop of Canada’s 150th. From the moment guests arrived they were treated to creative décor, student art exhibits and delicious canapés inspired by our land, coast-to-coast-to-coast. The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts offered the Canadian Crystal a venue to perfectly stage the three-act extravaganza.
View a highlight video of the event, additional pictures are posted on our web gallery, @LLFCanadianCrystal Facebook and see the complete story via Storify.com
The Limestone Learning Foundation’s goal of providing enhanced educational opportunities for students was realized through the combined efforts and talents of each member of this committee. Investing together in our students will ensure a brighter future for Canada over the next 150 years.
Kingston Tett Centre Opening Tour of New Arts Space
A tour of the Kingston J.K. Tett Centre for Creativity and Learning a new arts and cultural heritage space located on the waterfront beside the Isabel Bader Performing Arts Centre. See Joe’s M.I.L.L.’s new location, the Kingston Handloom Weavers and Spinners, Kingston School of Dance, and the Modern Fuel Artist-Run Centre. Here's a peak at the cathedral style Malting Tower and Rehearsal Space now available for rent. Hear Chantal Thompson exploring the acoustics as she sings Oh Susanna. The Tett’s gorgeous limestone walls have been renovated from its original use as a brewery and distillery retaining classic stone lines and metal girders while inviting modern design and lighting.
The Tett Centre
The Tett Centre in Kingston, Ontario opens it's doors with public workshops and weekend events. Shannon Brown talks to K-Town Source about the resident artists and various events available at the Tett Centre. Watch TVCOGECO's newsmagazine program K-Town Source on channel 700 in HD.
Ensnared
Ensnared for snare drum and electronics.
Composed by: Jeremy Kerr
Performed by: Rob Holinaty
Recorded on February 6, 2018 in The Rehearsal Hall, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario.
Recorded and mixed by Mike Cassells, Isabel Recording Studio Manger.
Edited by Sian Alcorn.
Filmed by Sian Alcorn, Isabel Charron, Brady Crocker, Zackery Fellows, Rebecca Huibers, Edith Morin and Kelemen Stapley.
St. Lawrence College Music and Digital Media Faculty: Josh Lyon.
Jeremy Kerr is a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student in the Dan School of Drama and Music, studying composition with Dr. Matt Rogalsky.
Rob Holinaty is a fourth-year Bachelor of Music student studying percussion with Professor Greg Runions.
The Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario and St. Lawrence College, Kingston, Ontario present:
LIVE@Queen’sRehearsalHall
Showcasing Dan School of Drama and Music student creativity and performances and St. Lawrence College Students in the Music and Digital Media Program.
The Music and Digital Media program at St. Lawrence College is a very unique and challenging two-year diploma that builds foundational skills related to music performance, teaching, multimedia, film and audio recording.
It is also possible to take this SLC diploma simultaneously with the four-year Bachelor of Music degree at the Dan School of Music and Drama at Queen’s University such that the two both programs can be completed in five years.
In the ever-shifting landscape of today’s music industry, providing students with the theoretical and creative knowledge of a Queen’s degree with the practical and technical skills of a St. Lawrence College diploma, can be both powerful and inspirational. More information about both programs can be easily found online.
My Room at the Bader International Study Centre | Queen's University
Hello! In this video, you will be taken on a tour of a single room at the Bader International Study Centre, the Queen's University Campus in East Sussex, UK.
Kingston Chamber June Mixer
On June 14, 2012 the Greater Kingston Chamber of Commerce held their Business Mixer and the new Fort Henry Discovery Centre. Businesses were on display and attendees were able to network and check out the new Discovery Centre for the first time.
TEDxQueensU 2015 Wrap Video
The official wrap video of TEDxQueensU 2015 | Piecing Together that took place March 29th 2015 at the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing Arts in Kingston, Ontario, Canada.
Over 500 students, staff, faculty, alumni and community members from far reaching sectors and cities came together to innovate and collaborate at this independently organized, entirely student led event.
Find out more at tedxqu2015.com
Rachael + Richard Kingston, Ontario Cinematic Wedding Video #HappilyEverMather
Our first cinematic wedding video at the Isabel Bader Centre for Performing arts. This is such a gorgeous wedding location in Kingston, Ontario. We were blessed to be part of the beautiful couple's day!
iON Kingston - Henry Faber
Henry Faber of Toronto Media Arts Centre discusses developing a company and building inclusive games communities.
Brought to you by:
Interactive Ontario
Kingston Film Office
Presenting Partner - Canada Media Fund
Event Partners - RBC, Queen's Film and Media, Kingston Canadian Film Festival, Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Concert Nov.07, 2015 Isabel Bader Theatre.
Concert At Isabel Bader Theatre , Canada on Nov.07, 2015.
Drama at Queen’s
Queen’s drama emphasizes a balanced approach in which theory informs practice and practice informs theory. We study all aspects of theatre, from acting and directing to theatre history and dramatic literature, and we offer a variety of opportunities to become involved with our productions. Many courses and productions take place at the newly-constructed Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts. Learn more: queensu.ca/drama
The Queen’s Community
Queen's is not just a place to learn, but a place to live, work and grow. Physical and mental wellness are interconnected and both are essential for academic and personal success. Our supportive community, and the programs and resources available here, help to provide a safe, inclusive and supportive environment.
Who is Bruce Kauffman?
Who is Bruce Kauffman? is an anthology film that explores and celebrates Kingston, Ontario’s vibrant poetic community through the eyes of a poet impresario who manages to be both ubiquitous and elusive.
Join us Friday, March 1st at 9:00pm at The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts for our World Premiere as part of the Kingston Canadian Film Festival.