Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

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Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts

390 King Street W Kingston Ontario
Hours: Box Office open Monday to Friday 12:30pm - 4:30pm
since 2014
The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts is an 90,000-square-foot world-class facility, featuring a variety of spaces for live music and performances:

  • Jennifer Velva Bernstein Performance Hall: 567-seat state-of-the-art performance hall for concerts or conferences.

  • Power Corporation of Canada Studio Theatre: 100-seat black box studio theatre

  • The Gordon Vogt Film Screening Room: 92-seat movie theatre

  • Principal Emerita Karen Hitchcock Recital Hall: 70-seat recital hall with high-standard acoustics and views of Lake Ontario.

  • Recital Hall Recording Studio: A recording studio within the Principal Emerita Karen Hitchcock Recital Hall

  • The Art & Media Lab: A home for visual art exhibits and multi-media sound instillations at the Isabel.



For performance bookings, please contact our Booking Coordinator

Contact the Box Office for any questions related to performances or tickets:

  • Hours: Monday - Friday, 12:30 pm - 4:30 pm.

  • Phone: 613.533.2424 or 1.855.533.2424

  • Email: [email protected]
Open / Operational
Music Venue Recording Studio / Producer / Engineer Rehearsal Space
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Accessibility Notes

The Isabel is dedicated to accessibility. Please visit, https://queensu.ca/theisabel/your-visit/accessibility for more information.

Venue Specs

Venue Formattheatre
Has StageYes
RentableYes
Rental RatesPlease visit queensu.ca/theisabel/rent-isabel
Has Sound / LightingYes
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Community Events

Upcoming Events

26
Feb
20:00
Bif Naked: The Documentary + Acoustic Performance
Legendary Canadian pop-punk pioneer.
$35
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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27
Feb
14:00 16:30
Creative Industries Day - Table Talk Mixer & Interactive Set
Presented by KCFF and Queen's Film & Media
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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27
Feb
11:00 12:00
Creative Industries Day - Comedy Television Panel: Mark Montefiore, Samantha Mor...
Presented by KCFF and Queen's Film & Media
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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27
Feb
11:00 12:00
Sold Out - Creative Industries Day - Shorts Screening with Q&A: Shaun Majumder, Suzanne La...
Presented by KCFF and Queen's Film & Media
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27
Feb
13:00 14:00
Sold Out - Creative Industries Day: Interactive Set Tours
Presented by KCFF and Queen's Film & Media
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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27
Feb
13:00 14:00
Sold Out - Creative Industries Day - Producing 101: Chell Stephen, Evan Dubinsky
Actionable advice, real-world experiences, clarity on creative/logistical sides.
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27
Feb
18:30
Les Furies
A no-holds-barred sports comedy.
$16.50
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27
Feb
21:30
At the Place of Ghosts (Sk te'kmujue'katik)
Two Mi’kmaw brothers reckon with traumas of the past on a quest...
$16.50
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28
Feb
19:30
Bedrock
Montreal-based filmmaker Kinga Michalska's powerful documentary.
$16.50
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28
Feb
15:30
Degrassi: Whatever it Takes
A consistently illuminating deep dive into all things Degrassi.
$25
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28
Feb
13:30
Honey Bunch
An ingenious homage to mind-bending thrillers of the late ‘70s & early ‘80s.
$16.50
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28
Feb
19:00
The Art of Adventure
A high-spirited and highly engaging documentary.
$16.50
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28
Feb
16:30
Worldless, Fencing Is Cool
Feature-length by Queen’s film faculty + short by Queen’s Film & Media grad.
$16.50
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01
Mar
16:30
The Things You Kill
A slow-burn psychological thriller about a man coming apart at the seams.
$16.50
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01
Mar
13:30
I Lost Sight of the Landscape
By filmmaker Sophie Bédard Marcotte.
$16.50
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06
Mar
19:30 21:30
Jaeden Izik-Dzurko
Canadian pianist Jaeden Izik-Dzurko takes the stage
$15-$72
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08
Mar
14:30
Masterworks Six - Beethoven & Brahms: Kingston Symphony Orchestra
Presented by Kingston Symphony Association.
$10-$53
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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15
Mar
14:30 16:30
The Journey: The Isabel Voices, Kathleen Radke
TIV presents a musical journey of resilience, featuring urgent ecological themes
$15-$34
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20
Mar
19:30 21:30
Israeli Chamber Project
Spanning Beethoven's Eroica Symphony to Alfred Hitchcock film scores
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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22
Mar
14:30 16:30
Marc-André Hamelin & Charles Richard-Hamelin
Two renowned Canadian pianists perform a repertoire for two pianos
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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28
Mar
14:30
FAMILY2: Jacob Two-Two Meets the Hooded Fang
Family Two. Presented by the Kingston Symphony Association.
$10-$20
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10
Apr
19:30 21:30
Amir Amiri Ensemble
Experience the mesmerizing sounds of Persian music
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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18
Apr
19:30 21:30
Kuné World: The Missing
An eleven-piece collective made up of musicians from all over the world
$15-$72
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26
Apr
14:30
Mahler - Symphony No. 5: Kingston Symphony Orchestra
Masterworks Seven. Presented by the Kingston Symphony Association
$10-$53
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01
May
19:30 21:30
James Ehnes: Violinist
A rare blend of stunning virtuosity, serene lyricism, and unfaltering musicality
$15-$72
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02
May
19:30 21:30
A Night on Broadway: The Isabel Voices
After sold-out shows in 2024 & 2025, TIV returns with Broadway's biggest hits!
$15-$34
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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02
May
14:30 16:30
A Night on Broadway: The Isabel Voices
After sold-out shows in 2024 & 2025, TIV returns with Broadway's biggest hits!
$15-$34
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person
07
May
12:30 18:00
2026 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition
Witness Canada's top young pianists compete for cash prizes.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person
09
May
12:30 18:00
2026 Bader & Overton Canadian Piano Competition
Witness Canada's top young pianists compete for cash prizes.
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person

Past Events

25
Feb
19:00
Youngblood
The official opening night selection of Kingston Canadian Film Festival 2026.
$25
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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13
Feb
19:30 21:30
Venice Baroque Orchestra presents Vivaldi, Tartini, Veracini, Locatelli: A Bow's...
One of the top ensembles in the world devoted to period instrument performance
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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08
Feb
14:30
Masterworks Five - Bach & Beethoven: Kingston Symphony Orchestra
Presented by the Kingston Symphony Association
$10-$53
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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05
Feb
19:30 21:30
Roomful of Teeth
Expanding the capabilities of human voice, unburdened by physical limitations
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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31
Jan
19:30 21:30
Rites Reclaimed: Philip Chiu , Janelle Fung
Rites Reclaimed offers visions of a future that is based in ancient rites.
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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25
Jan
14:30 16:30
Out of the Deep: Joanna Huszcza, Jonathon Adams
A program is inspired by Bruhns’s lament, De Profundis
$15-$50
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18
Jan
14:30 16:30
Tom Allen and Friends: J.S. Bach’s Long Walk in the Snow
Walk with Bach on a 400 km journey through the German winter.
$15-$30
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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11
Jan
14:30
MW4: Mendelssohn & Kalinnikov
Kingston Symphony Masterworks Series
$10-$53
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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19
Dec
2025
20:00
The Good Lovelies
Annual Christmas Concert is back, brighter than ever.
$25-$50
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07
Dec
2025
14:30
Masterworks 3: Handel's Messiah
Jacqueline Woodley, Soprano Adanya Dunn, Mezzo Soprano Scott Rumble, Tenor Da...
$25-$53
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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29
Nov
2025
14:30
A Festive Celebration
Presented by the Isabel Voices
$15-$34
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
Event is live streamed / online.Event can be attended in person
27
Nov
2025
20:00 22:00
The Roaring Twenty Cabaret
From Blondie to Blue Skies, Piaf songs to parlour songs, come take a trip...
Free
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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27
Nov
2025
19:30 21:30
Vocal Jazz & Opera Ensemble
An evening of Vocal Jazz standards and Opera excerpts
$7.50-$22
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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20
Nov
2025
12:00 12:45
Percussion Ensemble Concert
Provided by the Dan School of Drama and Music, Queen's University
Free
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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14
Nov
2025
19:30 21:30
Elmer Iseler Singers
Marking their 47th Concert Season in 2025-2026.
$15-$72
Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts
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12
Nov
2025
19:30 21:30
Aiyun Huang & Mark Fewer: Mystery of Clock
This project examines how clocks respond to one another, time, stress & emotion.
$15-$72
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Surrendering to instinct: Embracing the freedom of music with Dominique Fils-Aimé
Award-winning Montreal jazz vocalist performs live at Isabel Bader Centre February 27.
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Author: Peter Sanfilippo
Published by: Kingston Live
Six applicants awarded in the Isabel Bader Centre for the performing arts 2025-2026 IMAGINE Arts Incubator
The program supports artists and their projects through the granting of venue space, production staffing, and artist honoraria.
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Author: Alyssa de Hoop
Published by: Queen's University

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