{"id":11640,"date":"2020-01-14T21:20:30","date_gmt":"2020-01-15T04:20:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640"},"modified":"2021-04-28T16:07:15","modified_gmt":"2021-04-28T23:07:15","slug":"oyr-the-high-performance-rodeo-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640","title":{"rendered":"One Yellow Rabbit\u2019s High Performance Rodeo, Calgary\u2019s International Festival of the Arts (2020)"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-2020-high-performance-rodeo-is-on-now\"><\/span>The 2020 High Performance Rodeo Is On Now!<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2><div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_82_2 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-white ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f0ebdbbe6d7\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69f0ebdbbe6d7\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#the-2020-high-performance-rodeo-is-on-now\" >The 2020 High Performance Rodeo Is On Now!<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#what-is-one-yellow-rabbit-performance-theatre\" >What is One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#the-beginning-of-the-high-performance-rodeo\" >The Beginning of the High Performance Rodeo<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#whats-happening-for-2020\" >What&#8217;s Happening For 2020<\/a><ul class='ez-toc-list-level-3' ><li class='ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#tomatoes-tried-to-kill-me-but-banjos-saved-my-life\" >Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#room-2048-2048-%e8%99%9f%e6%88%bf\" >Room 2048 (2048 \u865f\u623f)<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#the-land-the-animals\" >The Land, The Animals<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#premium-content\" >Premium Content<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#queer-blind-date\" >Queer Blind Date<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-3'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#certified\" >Certified<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/?p=11640\/#conclusion\" >Conclusion<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n\n<p>For the last 34 years Calgarians have bundled up to brave the chilly January weather, all for their love of the quirky, intensely emotional, and brilliantly sharp theatre festival that is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyr.org\/\">One Yellow Rabbit&#8217;s<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/\">High Performance Rodeo<\/a>. For 19 days every January the High Performance Rodeo, or HPR as it is affectionately known to many, brings dozens of world class shows and events to a wide variety of venues across downtown Calgary from January 8th to January 26th, 2020. There is absolutely something waiting for everyone in this impressive annual lineup of dance, drama, comedy, and musical performances. It&#8217;s budget friendly too, ranging from free performances to around $40 per ticket. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/15-wednesdays\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">$15 Wednesday&#8217;s are a thing<\/a> too. Why do Calgarians flock to HPR? Because it&#8217;s a really cool festival put on by super awesome people.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Want to check out some shows for free? We&#8217;re giving away some tickets below!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Full disclosure: this is a sponsored post.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"what-is-one-yellow-rabbit-performance-theatre\"><\/span><strong>What is One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre?<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>One Yellow Rabbit was founded in 1982 by the incomparable Michael Green, started out as a funky, diverse group of performers \u2013 actors, writers, poets, jugglers, musicians and a dancer \u2013 that have been loud and proud on Calgary&#8217;s arts and performance scene, always pushing to bring politics and social issues to the audience in ways that are humorous, touching, pointed, and achingly real.<\/p>\n<p>Over the years the members of OYR have built a powerhouse organization that creates and tours its work nationally and internationally, presented work from the national and international performing arts community during the annual High Performance Rode they created, and fostering the budding artistic community through their annual <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyr.org\/teaching-mentorship\/summer-lab-intensive\">Summer Lab Intensive<\/a>\u00a0and the\u00a0beautifulyoungartist\u00a0and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyr.org\/teaching-mentorship\/beautiful-young-students\">Beautiful Young Students<\/a> initiatives. For good measure, they contribute to the local community through the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyr.org\/the-venue\/the-big-secret-theatre\">Big Secret Theatre<\/a>, a 190-seat theatre located in the Arts Commons complex.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-beginning-of-the-high-performance-rodeo\"><\/span><strong>The Beginning of the High Performance Rodeo<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>In 1987 the first \u201cOne Yellow Rabbit Secret Elevator Experimental Performance Festival\u201d was released to the world in a conventionally unconventional way; after hours in a downtown Calgary office building. It was so unconventional that ticket holders were instructed to call a number for directions, after which they were met at a secret location, where they were ushered into a darkened elevator and transported to a what would today be called a pop-up, but then was simply a make-shift stage that was, by day, the office of One Yellow Rabbit\u2019s General Manager. The audience, in that plucky first year, watched with delight as artists tried out new writing, played compositions on toy pianos, climbed out windows and partied on the rooftops. There&#8217;s that unconventional part again.<\/p>\n<p>The High Performance Rodeo grew over the next thirty years into a fantastic atmosphere of collaboration and experimentation; giving an incredible forum and voice to local and international artists as they tackle all manners of subject matter in an array of mediums, in as many spaces as humanly (and maybe not so humanly) possible.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"whats-happening-for-2020\"><\/span>What&#8217;s Happening For 2020<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There&#8217;s so many things! Every single day has something different.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/lineup\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener sponsored noreferrer\">Check out the entire HPR lineup for 2020<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/calendar\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\">Here&#8217;s a calendar view of all the HPR events<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Below are a few of the events you may be interested in, and a contest for each one.<\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"tomatoes-tried-to-kill-me-but-banjos-saved-my-life\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/2020\/tomatoes\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11706 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Tomatoes-Tried-To-Kill-Me-But-Banjos-Saved-My-Life.jpg\" alt=\"Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life High Performance Rodeo 2020\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Tomatoes-Tried-To-Kill-Me-But-Banjos-Saved-My-Life.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Tomatoes-Tried-To-Kill-Me-But-Banjos-Saved-My-Life-620x297.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Tomatoes-Tried-To-Kill-Me-But-Banjos-Saved-My-Life-644x308.jpg 644w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Tomatoes-Tried-To-Kill-Me-But-Banjos-Saved-My-Life-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.lunchboxtheatre.com\/\">Lunchbox Theatre<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/6Y74YDRQjYpQtx1SA\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">115 9 Ave SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1J9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presented by:\u00a0<\/strong>Quivering Dendrites. Co-presented by One Yellow Rabbit and Lunchbox Theatre<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $25<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fresh from his Off-Broadway debut, Keith Alessi shares his inspirational true story of leaving the corporate world behind to follow his true passion \u2013 playing the banjo! When facing a battle with cancer, his lifelong dream becomes the key to saving his life. Told through humour and music, this is an uplifting story of challenge, triumph, and the power of positivity.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Tue Jan 14<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Wed Jan 15<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Thu Jan 16<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Thu Jan 16<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Fri Jan 17<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Fri Jan 17<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Sat Jan 18<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Mon Jan 20<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Tue Jan 21<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Wed Jan 22<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Thu Jan 23<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Thu Jan 23<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Fri Jan 24<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Fri Jan 24<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">6:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\">Find Seats <span class=\"date\">Sat Jan 25<\/span> &#8211; <span class=\"details\">12:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Win A Pair Of Tickets!<\/h4>\n<h4><a class=\"e-widget no-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/YEEyo\/tomatoes-tried-to-kill-me-but-banjos-saved-my-life\" rel=\"nofollow\">Tomatoes Tried To Kill Me But Banjos Saved My Life<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.gleamjs.io\/e.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/h4>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"room-2048-2048-%e8%99%9f%e6%88%bf\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/2020\/room-2048\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"sponsored noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Room 2048 (2048 \u865f\u623f)<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11716 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Room-2048-2020.jpg\" alt=\"Room 2048 High Performance Rodeo 2020\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Room-2048-2020.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Room-2048-2020-620x297.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Room-2048-2020-644x308.jpg 644w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-Room-2048-2020-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/cpoUQrz9aPFG11qC7\">Engineered Air Theatre<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/cpoUQrz9aPFG11qC7\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">234 9 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 5C4<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presented by<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hongkongexile.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Hong Kong Exile<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $25 &#8211; $40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cA clever, fascinating, and absorbing dance piece that lingers in the memory longafter the show . . . What unfolded over the next 50 minutes was a multi media show of impeccable class. This is a company that is full of confidence, and trusts in its ability to engage and challenge its audience.\u201d\u2013Lawrence Kelson, Plank Magazine<\/p>\n<p>Witty, Political, Diasporic.<\/p>\n<p>Room 2048 \u2014 a dream machine for the Cantonese diaspora. A living past, a waning future, and a precarious present. In digital light and smoke, we pursue a history that is not ours. We will lie. We will cheat. We will spend thousands of years here.<\/p>\n<p>Through the layering of projection, bombastic pop music, fog, and the Chinese body, Room 2048 weaves together cinematic images that speak to diasporic experiences of loss, desire, and nostalgia.<\/p>\n<p>\u548c\u6211\u5011\u4e00\u9f4a\u5922\u60f3.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14503\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Tue Jan 14 &#8211; 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14505\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Wed Jan 15 &#8211; 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14504\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Thu Jan 16 &#8211; 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Win A Pair Of Tickets!<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"e-widget no-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/GKJPA\/room-2048-2048-\" rel=\"nofollow\">Room 2048 (2048 \u865f\u623f )<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.gleamjs.io\/e.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"the-land-the-animals\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/2020\/the-land-the-animals\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>The Land, The Animals<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11733 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-The-Land-The-Animals.jpg\" alt=\"High Performance Rodeo 2020 The Land, The Animals\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-The-Land-The-Animals.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-The-Land-The-Animals-620x297.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-The-Land-The-Animals-644x308.jpg 644w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-The-Land-The-Animals-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/venue\/3-big-secret-theatre\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Big Secret Theatre<\/a> &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/hKBPaN4nLNb9x9kZ6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">205 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0K9, Canada<\/a> (second floor)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Presented by<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oyr.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">One Yellow Rabbit<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $25 &#8211; $40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From the creative force that brought you last year&#8217;s High Performance Rodeo smash hit Live Your Prime, with Damien Frost comes an elegant comedy like no other.<\/p>\n<p>Written and directed by Blake Brooker C.M., this timely tale originally produced in 1991 showcases the artistry of local artists Denise Clarke C.M., Andy Curtis, Christopher Hunt, and original music by David Rhymer. An elegant comedy from Canada\u2019s vanishing wetlands, this is a uniquely eloquent ecological comedy and contemporary dance production which places three scientists into a modern city of the future to investigate the land and the animals as they piece together the final moments of a troubled geologist.<\/p>\n<p>See these world renowned artists expertly honing their craft through comedy, dance, and a powerful story that will stay with you.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14513\">Find Seats<\/a> Tue Jan 14 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14518\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Wed Jan 15 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14514\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Thu Jan 16 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14515\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Fri Jan 17 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14516\">Find Seats<\/a> Sat Jan 18 7:30 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Win A Pair Of Tickets!<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"e-widget no-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/tqMH9\/the-land-the-animals\" rel=\"nofollow\">The Land, The Animals<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.gleamjs.io\/e.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"premium-content\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/2020\/premium-content\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Premium Content<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11734 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Premium-Content.jpg\" alt=\"High Performance Rodeo 2020 Premium Content\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Premium-Content.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Premium-Content-620x297.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Premium-Content-644x308.jpg 644w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Premium-Content-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue<\/strong>: The Studio at The Grand Theatre &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/5YpuVo59JdLgmaaT9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">608 1 St SW, Calgary, AB T2P 1M6, Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presented by<\/strong>: <a href=\"http:\/\/mmmtheatrecollective.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">The Major Matt Mason Collective<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $25 &#8211; $40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sexy, Visceral, Dynamic.<\/p>\n<p>Kicking off their national tour at the High Performance Rodeo.<\/p>\n<p>Blair makes videos. Blair needs a project. Blair has a webcam. Blair has some friends. Blair\u2019s friends are into some kinky shit.<\/p>\n<p>Premium Content is a play about art, consent, polyamory and the Internet. It\u2019s aplay about boundaries: In relationships, in art, and the grey space where they converge. It\u2019s a play about the difference between a funeral and a grilled cheese sandwich. It\u2019s a play about trying really hard to be really cool. In an age whereyou can access anything online, how do you know what is truly good and what is truly bad?<\/p>\n<p>After a sold out run at the Pumphouse Theatre, the Major Matt Mason Collectiveis thrilled to be bringing this play back to Calgary audiences.The collective\u2019s innovative production is staged with rotating casting. Six actors each learned three of the play\u2019s five roles, offering a unique casting combination for every performance.<\/p>\n<p>Featuring live video feeds, motion-capture animation, innovative design, and an ensemble engaging in the impossible, Premium Content is an explosively and undeniably live experience.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14564\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Tue Jan 21<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">7:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14565\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Wed Jan 22<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">7:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14566\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Thu Jan 23<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">7:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14567\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Fri Jan 24<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">7:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14568\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Fri Jan 24<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">11:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14569\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Sat Jan 25<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">7:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<li class=\"event\"><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14570\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a>\u00a0<span class=\"date\">Sat Jan 25<\/span>\u00a0<span class=\"details\">11:00 PM<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Win A Pair Of Tickets!<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"e-widget no-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/DKW4S\/premium-content\" rel=\"nofollow\">Premium Content<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.gleamjs.io\/e.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"queer-blind-date\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/2020\/queer-blind-date\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Queer Blind Date<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11735 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Queer-blind-date.jpg\" alt=\"High Performance Rodeo 2020 Queer Blind Date\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Queer-blind-date.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Queer-blind-date-620x297.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Queer-blind-date-644x308.jpg 644w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Queer-blind-date-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue<\/strong>: The Studio at Vertigo Theatre &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/WaXzHSnkHTuHKfHo6\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">115 9 Ave SE #161, Calgary, AB T2G 0P5, Canada<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presented by<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spontaneoustheatre.ca\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a Spontaneous Theatre Creation, by Rebecca Northan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $25 &#8211; $40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The smash hit Blind Date returns to the High Performance Rodeo, with a wild twist!<\/p>\n<p>There\u2019s nothing like the thrill of a first date&#8230; anything can happen!<\/p>\n<p>In this reimagined version of Rebecca Northan\u2019s smash-hit play, the saucy Mimi, and the handsome Mathieu, take turns finding love with a different person each night\u2013plucked right from the audience. Following its international success at the renowned Edinburgh Fringe Festival, this fast and funny fusion of improv, theatre, and clown takes a long-requested journey into queer romance to welcome an ever-expanding community of romantic heroes that will have you falling in love again and again.<\/p>\n<p>This Blind Date celebrates and explores the particulars of queer courtship and romance. Our sexy French clowns revel in our quirky queerness in a way that is sure to make you fall in love with them, and their audience-member-turned-romantic-hero, each night. Developed in association with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre in Toronto, with Artistic Director, Evalyn Parry, QBD is open to same sex, trans, and gender-queer pairings each night.<\/p>\n<p>Queer Blind Date celebrates the particulars of queer courtship and romance in this fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants fusion of improvisation, theatre, and clown. For same sex couples, trans, gender-queer, and anyone who&#8217;s ever been on a date!<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14577\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Tue Jan 21 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14578\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Wed Jan 22 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14579\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Thu Jan 23 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14580\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Fri Jan 24 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14581\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Sat Jan 25 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14582\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Sun Jan 26 2:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Win A Pair Of Tickets!<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"e-widget no-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/WQ47A\/queer-blind-date\" rel=\"nofollow\">Queer Blind Date<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.gleamjs.io\/e.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><\/p>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h3><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"certified\"><\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/2020\/certified\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Certified<\/strong><\/a><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-11736 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Certified.jpg\" alt=\"High Performance Rodeo 2020 Certified\" width=\"1024\" height=\"490\" srcset=\"https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Certified.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Certified-620x297.jpg 620w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Certified-644x308.jpg 644w, https:\/\/crackmacs.ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/high-performance-rodeo-2020-Certified-768x368.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Venue<\/strong>: <a href=\"https:\/\/artscommons.ca\/rentals\/venues\/motel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Motel Theatre<\/a> in Arts Commons &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/goo.gl\/maps\/MYEduSnMPjUwjQyb9\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">205 8 Ave SE, Calgary, AB T2G 0K9<\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>Presented by<\/strong>: Squid Thinks<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cost<\/strong>: $25 &#8211; $40<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cDerbyshire is a skillful comic who can make you laugh at anything\u201d\u2013Irish Times<\/p>\n<p>Comedian and certified insane person JD Derbyshire turns the audience into a mental health review board to help determine her current state of sanity. Join this irreverent fun of JD\u2019s hilarious and heart-aching journey through the mental health system. Together, we grapple with hefty questions like: how do we define\u201ccrazy\u201d and who gets to decide? In this case: you do.<\/p>\n<p>Mental health issues have come out of the closet recently, though there still is much stigma attached. Employing an audacious, articulate writing style, JD creates candid, compelling material about discovering her need for vigilant self-care. Her background as a trail blazing,queer, female stand-up comedian and her vast experience as a playwright-performer contributes to making Certified a rich and unique work.<\/p>\n<h4><strong>Tickets<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14522\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Tue Jan 21 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14526\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Wed Jan 22 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14524\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Thu Jan 23 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14523\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Fri Jan 24 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/shop.artscommons.ca\/single\/selectSeating.aspx?p=14525\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Find Seats<\/a> Sat Jan 25 8:00 PM<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Win A Pair Of Tickets!<\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"e-widget no-button\" href=\"https:\/\/gleam.io\/TkwBI\/certified\" rel=\"nofollow\">Certified<\/a><br \/>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/widget.gleamjs.io\/e.js\" async=\"true\"><\/script><br \/>\n<hr class=\"symple-divider dashed \" style=\"margin-top: 20px;margin-bottom: 20px;\" \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Calgary is so lucky to have High Performance Rodeo! Almost 3 weeks straight of daily performances. If you&#8217;re able to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hprodeo.ca\/donate\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener noreferrer\">donate<\/a>, the money goes towards things like providing tickets to people who can&#8217;t afford them, hiring an ASL interpreter for an event, reducing mobility accessibility issues, etc.<\/p>\n<p>Thanks for reading \ud83d\ude42<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2020 High Performance Rodeo Is On Now! 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