7 Best Performing Arts in Calgary, Alberta

Calgary's premier performing-arts facility is the EPCOR Centre for the Performing Arts, with four modern theaters and an 1,800-seat concert hall in two contiguous historic buildings. Productions by resident Alberta Theatre Projects (ATP) of works by Canadian playwrights are highly recommended, as are performances by the One Yellow Rabbit Performance Theatre and Theatre Calgary. EPCOR Centre also hosts the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, chamber groups, and a broad spectrum of music shows.

The Aussie Rules Foodhouse and Bar is a popular piano bar that features dueling pianos playing a wide variety of musical styles.

Cowboys Dance Hall includes a bar and a dance hall that plays Top 40 country, dance, and rock tunes, with live entertainment on occasion. It's open Wednesday through Saturday and holds 1,200 people.

The Ranchman's is a legendary honky-tonk restaurant-bar frequented by real local cowboys.

The Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium hosts the Alberta Ballet Company as well as classical music, opera, dance, pop, and rock concerts.

Tickets for events at the performing arts center and Jubilee Auditorium are available at Ticketmaster outlets, at the arts center's box office, or can be charged over the phone.

Concerts and classic and contemporary theater works are staged at the University of Calgary Theatre.