Musical tour stops in Calgary
By KEVIN MARTIN
Calgary Sun
Calgarians likely will get an unexpected treat this week when the 125
member Experience Canada
troupe performs at the Olympic Plaza. Group spokesman Ed Roberts said
plans are m the
works to have the group perform an impromptu concert when it visits Calgary
Wednesday.
"There are a couple of details to iron out, but I'm pretty sure it's
ready to go," he said last night.
The group of 18 to 25 year olds is on a four month, nationwide tour performing
the musical Spirit of a Nation as part of the Canada 125 celebration.
Among the troupe's 'members are 12 Albertans and three Calgarians, Roberts
said.
Members come from a variety of ethnic backgrounds and represent every
province and territory, he said.
The former chairman of the opening and closing ceremonies at the Calgary
Olympics said the group had an additional Calgary connection its choreographer
performed the same task for the opening of the 1988 Games. Jacques Lemay
and his wife Janis Dunning are the creators, co producers and directors
of
Spirit of a Nation. "They have assembled a wonderful team,"
Roberts said.
He said the troupe has between 60 and 70 scheduled
performances including a return date in Calgary Aug. 21 at a Stampeder
football game.
Roberts said the show starts at 12:15 p.m.
The Calgary Sun, May 10, 1992
Rockland, Ontario
June 3 1992
Le groupe Expérience Canada était à I'Escale jeudi
dernier. Cette troupe est formée de jeunes de 16 à 25 ans
de tout le Canada, ils sillonent le pays dans le cadre du 125ième
anniversaire du pays. Leur message est simple: si les jeunes le veulent
vraiment, ils peuvent avoir un impact sur I'avenir de leur pays. Le spectacle
retrace I'histoire du Canada; comment les autochtones, les francophones,
les anglophones et les immigrants de toutes origines en sont venus à
bâtir le Canada d'aujourd'hui.
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