RPAC unveils season’s performances

This story is part of a feature that first appeared in print in Revelstoke Mountaineer Magazine’s January 2023 issue. Read the entire e-edition here:

The season starts on Saturday, January 21, 2023, with Billy and Elton: The Legacy. The concert features the music from Billy Joel and Elton John performed by the multi-talented musicians Mick Dalla Vee and Michael Sicoly. This show marks the beginning of a packed winter line-up at the Revelstoke Performing Arts Centre.

In February, Arts Revelstoke hosts a versatile array of performances. Three-time Canadian National Dance champion, Karima Essa, is Vancouver’s very own Bollywood star. A charismatic and passionate performer, choreographer and instructor, she has used her one-of-a-kind Bollywood talent to entertain diverse audiences at festivals, theatres and in schools across Canada.

Eight-piece band Oktopus from Montreal was nominated for album of the year at the 2018 Juno Awards. The band combines Quebecois sounds, Ashkenazi-flavoured Klezmer and the harmonies of the Balkans.

Fusion is a unique melding of artistic genres. The collaboration of world-renowned composer and Kora Virtuoso Tunde Jegede, Cree hoop-dancer and musician Jessica McMann, and international classical violinist Daniel Bhattacharya combine for a unique partnership of music and dance.

For the family series, Crisis on Planet Z! is an environmental, science-fiction play for young audiences.

Next up is the fabulous Standup comedian Jane Stanton. She headlines “Ha Ha Harem,” featuring comics Amber Harper Young and MC Sharon Mahoney.

For classical music lovers, La Cafamore is a chamber group based in Rossland which regularly tours the Kootenays.

Moving, hilarious, challenging, provocative, and inspirational, Shane Koyczan has become a staple in schools for his impact and reach. Shane curates a kind of art gallery that displays sculptures of the human experience each time he speaks.

For more information, visit the Arts Revelstoke events page.