Local Arts

If principal dancers have any sway over the character of their company, Ballet Victoria may be getting an injection of boyish energy and good-humoured showmanship from its new male lead.

Mozart's remarkable body of musical composition abruptly ended when he died in 1791. Three decades of his life, from five to his death at 35, had been devoted to composing. The music of his Requiem Mass became his finale.

The Prince George Symphony Orchestra has announced its new season filled with a variety of musical events for local residents, offering classical favourites, an outdoor concert and a new-to-the-schedule Halloween show featuring Magical Maestro Zee as

World Theatre Day is Wednesday, March 27, a day to celebrate the contribution theatre has made to society.

When Tristan Ghostkeeper took the Performer of the Year title at the annual B.C.

The fourth annual PG's Got Talent comes with a little sugar to sweeten the pot this year. Organizer Sufey Chen is excited to announce there's a $1,000 scholarship that goes to the winner of the contest, she said.

There's a local mezzo-saprano who will perform with the Prince George Symphony Orchestra Saturday, March 16, before jetting off to Italy to perform Ruggero in Handel's Alcina in August.

Ken Legg is looking forward to seeing the Pink Floyd Experience, not only to hear the music of one of his all-time favourite bands, but to see an inflatable pig floating over the heads of the crowd Monday night at CN Centre.

Didn't make it to Toronto or Vancouver for a star-studded film festival? Don't worry, because once again the best of Canadian film can be found shining on a local screen.

Splendid local media coverage about this concert's young featured soloist lent a pleasant sense of expectation as the audience settled in. Once again, PGSO conductor Kevin Zakresky reached back in time to select eighteenth century music.