New Works Calgary and One Yellow Rabbit present Rituæls by collectif9

New Works Calgary and One Yellow Rabbit present Rituæls by collectif9 as part of the High Performance Rodeo Wednesday, January 27th 2027 St. Stephen's Anglican Church 1121 14th Ave SW 7:00 PM | Doors 6:30PM Ticket Prices $28.00 - Standard $20.00 - Accessible (Senior/Student/Arts Worker/Low Income) $56.00 - Your Ticket + Donate-a-Ticket (cost of two tickets gains you access, and creates a free ticket for someone in the community who couldn't otherwise attend) Please contact us directly, info@newworkscalgary.com, for further information and to access a donated ticket. Rituæls is a grand artistic gesture bringing together works from the Middle Ages to the 21st century by Hildegard von Bingen, Arvo Pärt, Michael Tippett, Nicole Lizée, Bryce Dessner, and Jocelyn Morlock. Through music and movement, this programme reflects the intricacies of human connection, embracing the beauty and pain of our coexistence. The use of continuous, at times motionless, sound ties each tableau to the next, creating a common thread that accompanies us through a succession of emotional phases: the spiritual, the intimate, the fragile, the dismayed, the grandiose, the humble, and many more. Throughout this journey, we follow the commanding performance of Stacey Désilier (dance) in an impassioned choreography; a supreme presence who embodies all of the above. “A sensory landscape that evokes timelessness... the real, the important.” - Pan M 360 “It’s quite marvelous to discover something displaying genuine mastery, created with a deep understanding of the issues facing the audience.” - Barcza Blog “Moved, moved to tears, shivers, hairs standing up, the spine straightening on its own, the heart tightening, a smile forming, tenderness received, all senses on alert ... in the end, I just want to say thank you.” - Audience member COLLECTIF9 Laureate at the 2025 JUNOS and Performer of the Year at the 2025 Prix Opus, Montreal-based string ensemble collectif9 is known for their innovative programming and approach to chamber music. The group aims to present classical music from a singular perspective, where new voices and interpretations are welcomed and encouraged, performing “with an infectious energy and vigour that grabs an audience’s attention” (The WholeNote). Since their 2011 debut, collectif9 has performed numerous concerts across North America, Europe, and Asia. Highlights include concerts in the Festival de Música de Morelia (Mexico), La Folle journée de Nantes (France), Festival de Lanaudière (Québec), Shenzhen Concert Hall (China), and Sound Unbound (Barbican Centre, London). Inspired by the processes of other artistic movements, collectif9 cultivates artistic partnerships with composers, video artists, poets, lighting designers, and other collaborators to bring their distinctive projects to life. Rituæls (Analekta, 2024), their most recent album, received a Juno Award and an Opus Award and was a finalist at the Gala ADISQ. Released with European label Alpha Classics, the ensemble’s two previous albums (Vagues et ombres, No Time for Chamber Music) were nominated at the Juno Awards in 2022 and 2023. In addition to their albums, the group has released a series of three film-concerts, live performances filmed with a cinematographic approach, as well as a docu-concert (Ce qui nous lie, 2025) which reveals the group's creative process. In 2025, Thibault Bertin-Maghit was named Artistic Director of the Year at the Prix Opus for his work with the ensemble.