The 2008 International Leonard Cohen
Event held in Edmonton, Canada, promises to be bigger and better than ever!
Wednesday July 23 – Sunday July 27 (previous events)
The 2008 event will feature:
- A Gala Concert at the Winspear Centre: Jann Arden, Serena Ryder and more…
- Open mike performances
- Clinker Performance
- Dance Me to the End of Time
- Cohen Cafe
- Poetry readings
- A visual arts display
- BBQ Picnic in the Park
- Guided sight-seeing in Edmonton River Valley as well as a wide variety of participant activities
…and for the first time ever…by popular request!
- A 24-hour hospitality suite
Get tickets to the Gala Concert at the Winspear Centre featuring Jann Arden, Serena Ryder and more… Click here
Register as a delegate for the festival which includes:
- A ticket to the Gala Concert at the Winspear on Saturday night
- Access to all events (open mike events, poetry readings, picnic)
- Access to the 24 hour hospitality room
Click here or Registration Page
Brief Overview of Festival Schedule (click here for more - The Event Program Download Program)
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Larisa’s latest collection of paintings inspired by the poetry and music of Leonard Cohen
. In collaboration with some of Edmonton’s best choreographers, dancers and dance students, Larisa has created a multi-media presentation capturing the emotional essence of Cohen and his works. The performance features animated versions of five paintings on-stage, set to music and dance, as well as 10 additional new paintings. Read the rest of this entry »

…a brazen and intoxicating blend of jazz, gypsy swing, Latin & East European influences! (The Age, 2005)

With a vibrant, contemporary edge, triple ARIA Award winning group Monsieur Camembert
has been described as eclectic, virtuosic, theatrical and irreverent. Fusing the wild rhythms of Eastern Europe with tango and Latin music, swing, jazz, klezmer, tarantella and French Musette, Monsieur Camembert’s shows have become synonymous with an atmosphere of celebration and spontaneity. This is gutsy, emotive and irresistibly danceable music, played with originality, virtuosity, sensuality and flair.
The most successful world music band in Australian music history, the core group has been performing for more than seven years and has gained a wide audience at a range of events, including national and international music festivals, concert halls, various performing arts and jazz venues, including the Sydney Opera House, The Basement and the Art Gallery of NSW and celebrity weddings. In 2000, they were a featured act at the Paralympic Games Opening Ceremony and were broadcast on ABC Radio National’s live concert series: ‘Live On Stage’ three times.
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Ted Bishop has authored books and articles on Virginia Woolf, James Joyce, and modernist publishing. His literary non-fiction has appeared in Cycle Canada, Enroute, Prairie Fire, Rider, and Word Carving: The Craft of Literary Journalism. Riding with Rilke was a finalist for the Governor General’s Literary Award for Non-Fiction, it was nominated for the Drainie-Taylor Biography Prize, and it won the Motorcycle Awards of Excellence. Ted Bishop lives in Edmonton and teaches at the University of Alberta.
A professor of English literature and film studies at the University of Alberta, his first non-academic publication was Riding with Rilke: Reflections on Motorcycles and Books, a memoir which was a Canadian bestseller in 2005 and a finalist for the 2005 Governor General’s Award for English non-fiction.
Todd Babiak grew up in Leduc. He moved to Edmonton to attend the University of Alberta. In 1995 he was thrilled to graduate with a BA in Political Science. There was much rejoicing when he learned he would move to Montreal to do a Master’s Degree in English literature at Concordia University. Read the rest of this entry »
