Forward Currents Festival

April 29, 2022

May 1, 2022

Single Concert: $20 - $30

mâmawêyatitân centre, 3355 6th Ave, Regina

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Events Description

 

Queer voices possess extraordinary power. They challenge us to examine our lives with fresh perspectives, they inspire us with their resilience, and they lift us up with the unwavering strength of community. The Regina Symphony Orchestra’s Forward Currents Festival is an opportunity for us to lend our platform to these visionary artists from the LGBTQ2S+ community. The festival aims to present ideas and issues that are socially relevant to those of us who live here, to spark conversation, and ultimately to create consciousness about the choices we make. Through these everyday choices, each of us has a hand in determining the kind of community we live in.

Gordon Gerrard, Music Director

The Book of My Shames | April 29, 2022 | 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm | 6:30 PRE SHOW | 7:30 CONCERT

The Book of My Shames is an original solo theatre show that combines rapid-fire monologues and personal stories with an unorthodox array of music. Canadian opera star, Isaiah Bell’s vocals power the honest story-telling in this unique comedy confessional, covering themes of desire, rejection and acceptance.

Cris Derksen | April 30, 2022 | 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm | 6:30 PRE SHOW | 7:30 CONCERT

Cris Derksen, Juno-nominated cellist/composer and singer Rebecca Benson will share songs and stories of home life as a couple of two-spirit queerdo’s – including being parents to a couple of guinea pigs and a dog, Aunties to the community and what it means to keep their three fires going.

QSO x RSO | May 1, 2022 | 6:30 pm — 9:30 pm | 6:30 PRE SHOW | 7:30 CONCERT

The Queer Songbook Orchestra (QSO) are a 13-piece chamber pop ensemble. By working with a base of known songs that are uniquely reimagined, the listener is offered new points of entry into familiar works and a broader perspective on the universality of human experience. A highly collaborative project, the QSO incorporate members of the local community to participate in every performance.

HOW MUCH

Tickets : Weekend Pass: $50
Single Concert: $20 – $30
How to get tickets?

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WHEN & WHERE

Date & Time:

April 29 – May 1, 2022

Venue & Address :

mâmawêyatitân centre, 3355 6th Ave, Regina

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