Interview with Gerard Gibbs
Gerard Gibbs has been the General/Executive Director of the Empress Theatre in Fort Macleod since 2002. An accomplished professional musician (oboe), Gerard obtained new and significant funding for the Theatre, and has been particularly outstanding in the development of key partnerships and community engagements programs that have increased both the volume and the professional level of artistic programming offered by the company. The annual Windy Mountain Music Festival regularly commissions new classical works, some of which have been subsequently performed in Europe. Classical music students are mentored through programs such as the annual Project Muse and the Gateway Project; University of Lethbridge drama students run the annual Empress Theatre Summer Programs for local youth and the general public; and local teenagers are engaged as ushers at the Empress Theatre throughout the year.
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Congratulations Gerard! INNOVATION indeed! Fort Macleod is very lucky to have their own “Carnegie Hall”. The importance of art in a community no matter the size is a lesson every town can learn from him. A very unique theatre and man – he does it all!