La Bohème (2019) National Tour

Presented by Against the Grain Theatre in partnership with Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity and CBC Arts

A modern adaptation and English translation of the Puccini classic shifted the tale of struggling artists to the present-day, and unfolded entirely inside a bars across Canada.

September 27th-November 7th, 2019
(Banff, Calgary, Medicine Hat, Regina, Brandon, Winnipeg, Kenora, Thunder Bay, Sudbury, Toronto, Whitehorse, Dawson City)

Libretto and Stage Direction by Joel Ivany 
Set and Costume Design by Adriana Bogaard
Set and Costume Design Assistance by Kim Sue Bartnik
Lighting Design by Imogen Wilson

Presented on CBC Gem and Youtube on October 13 at 7:30pm EST. La Bohème becomes the first professional livestream of an opera in Canadian history.