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Arts Commons Presents invites you to discover the transformative power of the arts.

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Our History

Arts Commons Presents invites you to discover the transformative power of the arts. As the programming arm of Arts Commons, Arts Commons Presents encompasses the programming and presenting of our in-house series: BD&P World Stage, Classic Albums Live, National Geographic Live and TD Amplify Cabarets. Arts Commons Presents programming also includes the work that we do alongside and in collaboration with community partners, like the summer outdoor pop-up performance series, ArtsXpeditions, and professional development programs to support Calgary’s local artists.

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BD&P World Stage

Celebrating 25 years of bringing the best of the world to Calgary, BD&P World Stage has hosted some of the greatest musicians in the world in the magnificent Jack Singer Concert Hall, performing every genre of music imaginable, with tears and laughter, meditative melodies to all-out dance parties.

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Classic Albums Live

Joining the Arts Commons Presents lineup in 2018, Classic Albums Live is a smash-hit series that recreates history’s greatest albums in a venue designed to celebrate the power of live music.

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National Geographic Live

A favourite series since its launch in 2012, National Geographic Live has inspired audiences through the passionate stories, vivid photography, and high-resolution video of National Geographic Explorers.

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TD Amplify

The TD Amplify series has an established reputation for engaging local artists in conversation with the most pressing cultural, social, and artistic questions of today through all forms of performance art, from spoken word to drag, music and dance.

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PCL Blues

A testament to Calgary’s love affair with the blues genre, the PCL Blues series has celebrated GRAMMY Award-winning superstars to homegrown favourites and everything in between.

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Jazz

Originally launched in 2014 as TD Jazz, Arts Commons Presents’ Jazz series has shared the many voices and diverse forms of jazz music, elevated by grandeur of the Jack Singer Concert Hall.

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