May events May12
Shania Twain
May08–13
7pm; tickets from $59.95
Cinergie Festival
Various screenings; festival passes $40; showtimes, special event info and more at cinergie.ca You don’t have to speak or understand French to enjoy this Francophone film festival, at which all films are subtitled. Whether fluent or not, enjoy the variety of filmmaking genres and styles presented at this annual event. In addition to festival films (this year featuring two animated children’s shows—Khumba and Mune (pictured)—as well as120 battements par minute, the story of the Paris-led protests in the 1980s demanding the pharmaceutical industry deal with the AIDS crisis; and Patients, about a physiotherapy patient and his family coming to grips with the reality of recent life-altering injuries he’s sustained. Roxy Theatre (320 20th St. W; theroxytheatre.ca)
The queen of Canadian country and pop music, the Timmins, ON, native needs no introduction; her music speaks for itself. After taking a multiyear hiatus from touring and making music due to ongoing vocal issues, Twain is returning with aplomb on a multi-city tour that will stop in Saskatoon for one night only. Sing along strong to classics such as “Any Man of Mine”, “Man! I Feel Like A Woman” and “That Don’t Impress Me Much”. SaskTel Centre (3515 Bill Hunter Ave.; saskatelcentre.com)
May16–20
Cirque du Soleil—Crystal
Various showtimes; tickets from $40; saskatelcentre.com For the first time in Cirque du Soleil’s 33-year history, performers in the troupe will take to the ice for a show that seeks to defy all expectations for visual and acrobatic theatre on ice. This visually stunning ice “experience” features world-class ice skaters and acrobats performing synchronized, freestyle figures and extreme skating alongside traditional circus disciplines such as swinging trapeze, aerial traps and hand to hand. With Crystal, Cirque du Soleil embark on a new frozen playground with speed and fluidity, challenging the laws of gravity with never-before-seen acrobatics. SaskTel Centre (3515 Bill Hunter Ave.)
May25–27 Ritornello Festival 10
Fri 7:30pm, Sat 8:30pm, Sun 2:30pm; weekend passes TBA; see ritornello.ca Now into their 10th year as chamber music festival organizers, local stalwart musicians Carissa Klopoushak and Jacqueline Woods bring together another bevy of acclaimed musicians for this jubilee event. This year’s lineup: mindbending violinist Mark Fewer (May 25; Convocation Hall, U of S campus) and classically trained jazz guitarist Duane Andrews (pictured)(May 26; Village Guitar & Amp, 432 20th St. W). For the family-friendly finale, various artists will combine onstage or perform solo (May 27; Mayfair United Church, 902 33rd St. W).
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Pride and Prejudice
8pm evenings, 2pm Sun matinees; tickets $26; persephonetheatre.org It’s Jane Austen’s love story of strong, independent heroine Lizzie Bennet clashing with and attracted to aristocratic and aloof Mr. Darcy. Remai Arts Centre (100 Spadina Cres. E)
SSO feat. The Gryphon Trio
7:30pm; tickets from $15 The season finale features The Gryphon Trio (pictured). Expect an epic aural soundscape with David L. McIntyre’s cinematic Through the Glass Darkly: an Elegy for Orchestra. TCU Place (35 22nd St. E; tcutickets.ca)
YXE Air Guitar Championships 7pm; tickets $10 Love to imitate guitar legends like Angus Young of AC/DC or Jimmy Paige of Led Zeppelin? This event sponsored by Glitch Gifts is for you! Visit airguitarcanada.org for details. Roxy Theatre (320 20th St. W)
Buffy Sainte Marie
7:30pm; tickets $55.50 She’s a Saskatchewan legend whose songs resonate with heartfelt emotion and tend to capture the gritty, untold side of history. Full details at broadwaytheatre.ca. Knox United Church (838 Spadina Cres. E)
Saskatchewan Marathon
Start time 7:30am; registration $115 It’s the 40th running for this official Boston Marathon qualifier. Its flat, fast, and a portion of the proceeds go to expanding the Meewasin Trail. Starts at Diefenbaker Park (p. 32; map 1, J5)