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Joëlle Rabu ON TOUR History

2004-2005

Nov. 19 Woodlawn United Church DARTMOUTH, NS #
Nov. 20 St. Francis Xavier U, ANTIGONISH, NS *
Nov. 22 Fredericton Playhouse, FREDERICTON, NB *
Nov. 23 Imperial Theatre, SAINT JOHN, NB *
Nov. 25 Capitol Theatre, MONCTON, NB *
Nov. 26 Mt. Allison University, SACKVILLE, NB *
Feb. 12 Ecole Andre Piolat, VANCOUVER, BC #
Mar. 18 Tidemark Theatre, CAMPBELL RIVER, BC #
Apr. 11 & 12 Shadbolt Theatre, BURNABY, BC *
Apr. 21 & 22 Perf. Arts Centre, VERNON, BC *

* indicates Tonight...Piaf show
# indicates Joelle Rabu in Concert

"The Time of Our Lives"

Jan. 31, 2004, Port Ludlow, WA, USA
Feb. 12, 2004, Revelstoke, B.C.
Feb. 13, 2004, Kelowna, B.C.
Feb. 14, 2004, Oliver, B.C.
Feb. 28, 2004, Pender Harbour, B.C.

Jan/Feb/March 2003 = "Tonight...Piaf"

Hermiston, Oregon. Jan 18, 2003
Feb 28, Mar 1 Yukon Arts Centre, Whitehorse, Yukon
Mar 7 Florence Events Center, Florence, Oregon.
Mar 8 Admiral Theater, Bremerton, Washington.
Mar 9 Kirkland Performance Center, Washington.
Mar 22 Royal Theatre, Victoria B.C.. (opening for André-Philippe Gagnon)
Mar 28 Richmond Gateway Theatre, Richmond, B.C.
Mar 30 Artspring Theatre, Saltspring Island, B.C.

November 2002 Ontario "Tonight...Piaf"

Nov. 8 Lester Pearson Civic Centre, Elliot Lake
Nov. 9 Classic Theatre, Cobalt
Nov. 10 Auditorium, Kirkland Lake
Nov. 13 Brock U, St. Catharines
Nov. 14 Gryphon Theatre, Barrie
Nov. 15 Gananoque
Nov. 16 Capitol Theatre, Port Hope
Nov. 17 Heritage Theatre, Brampton
Nov. 20 Opera House, Gravenhurst
Nov. 21 Grand Theatre, Kingston
Nov. 22 Living Arts Centre, Mississauga

February/March 2001  "Tonight...Piaf"

Whistler, BC
Port Alberni, BC
Salt Spring Island, BC
Victoria, BC
Port Hardy, BC
Quadra Island, BC
Denman Island, BC
Nanaimo, BC
Coquitlam, BC
Courtenay, BC
Kelowna, BC
Penticton, BC

October 2000

Port Angeles, Washington, USA
Halifax, Symphony Nova Scotia
Antigonish, Nova Scotia
Moncton, New Brunswick
Atikokan, Ont.
Fort Francis, Ont.
Kenora, Ont.
Dryden, Ont.
Sioux Lookout, Ont.
Thunder Bay, Ont.
Geraldton, Ont.
Terrace Bay, Ont.
Marathon, Ont.
Wawa, Ont.

August 1999

Chester Playhouse: Chester, Nova Scotia (2 weeks)
Théâtre Capitol Theatre: Moncton, New Brunswick
Théâtre Piggery Theatre: North Hatley, Québec (1 week) "Tonight...Piaf" also ran at the Piggery Theatre for 3 weeks in 1991 and again for 2 weeks in 1996

News

November 8, 2008  Grand Hotel, Nanaimo, BC

Details and tickets call: 250.729.2776

 

October 25, 2008  Beban Park Auditorium, Nanaimo, BC
Joëlle and her musicians will be performing a special bilingual concert for the Francophone Association's 30th Anniversary Celebrations.

Details and tickets call: 250.729.2776

 

February 27 to March 2, 2008

" Marion Bridge" (Theresa) Directed by Burton Lancaster

Presented by TheatreOne

Port Theatre, Nanaimo, BC, Canada  

January 23 - February 10, 2008

"Tonight...Piaf"

Presented by the Chemainus Theatre Festival

Chemainus, BC Canada

April 5 to September 15, 2007

"Murder on the Nile" (Louise) Directed by Jeremy Tow

"Anything Goes" (Reno Sweeney) Directed by Todd Talbot

Chemainus Theatre Festival

Chemainus, BC Canada

November 16, 2007

Joëlle Rabu in Concert~The Time of our Lives

Presented by the Richmond Concert Association

Richmond Gateway Theatre, Richmond BC  Canada

2005

Joëlle receives the 'Excellence in the Arts and Culture Award' from the City of Nanaimo. Past recipients include Maestro Marlin Wolfe, Diana Krall and Ingrid Jensen.

2002

  • The BC Touring Council named Joëlle Rabu 'ARTIST OF THE YEAR' for 2001-2002. This award, given by the arts presenters of the province, recognizes excellence in performance and touring. This award came in April 2001, the month in which Joëlle and her musicians:J. Douglas Dodd,Charlie Knowles and Tom Neville celebrated 18 years of working together on stage.





    • An African Experience

    Joëlle Rabu Twinned with Malienne Singer

    In October of 1999, Joëlle Rabu performed in MALI, AFRICA, participating in a French television documentary profiling the lives and careers of both a Canadian singer and an African singer. Rabu was chosen by Connections Productions, out of Moncton New Brunswick, after being spotted by the show's producer during her month-long 'TONIGHT...PIAF' tour of the Maritimes in August of 1999. The television documentary entitled PASSEPORT MUSIQUE aired nationally on CBC French TV and in various European and French-speaking African countries in the spring of 2000.

    In late September of 1999, Malienne singer OUMOU SOUMARÉ, visited Joëlle's home in Nanaimo, on Vancouver Island to get a glimpse of her life and career. With television cameras following the two newly-acquainted singers, Joëlle acted as tour guide for Oumou showing her the beauty of the Canadian west coast. This was Oumou's first trip over an ocean, as Mali lies near the Sahara desert.

    Following her Mali tour, Joëlle then travelled to Moncton, NB for the live taping of the show DOUBLE ÉTOILE (Double Star) which invited both Joëlle and her "musical twin", OUMOU SOUMARÉ, to sing together on stage. DOUBLE ÉTOILE also aired in the spring of 2000 in conjunction with the documentary on the lives of the singers.

    Even though Joëlle has lived and travelled throughout 30 countries, her trip to Mali was her first visit on the African continent. During her stay with Oumou, the cameras documented Joëlle's visit and also showed the development of a song the two singers started writing upon Oumou's stay in Canada. The song "BANIDÉ" was performed live in Bamako, the capital city of Mali, in front of a highly enthusiastic crowd who witnessed for the first time, a Canadian singing in their native tongue, Bambara. Joëlle was then honoured with a Malienne name, Lala Touré (Touré is the founding family of Bamako) and given a beautiful 'Kora' (a 21-stringed, gourd-type harp), made especially for her.

    Photo: African Singer Oumou Soumaré from Bamako, Mali





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