It is always good timing to have a conversation with the well-known Canadian historian and author Margaret MacMillan when something
As a three year old, Anne Innis Dagg says, she was taken for the first time to the Chicago Zoo
Six years ago, three people got together to form Malpaso Cuba's only independent contemporary dance company. The trio are are
The talented young American pianist Claire Huangci will be performing in the Upbeat! Productions Master Piano Recital Series this week
Marc Mayer is a man unbound, or at least he looks like one. Mayer sits in his office at the National
One of the issues confronting the National Arts Centre since its beginning 50 years ago is how to square its
Coming to Canada is a life changing event for any immigrant. Finding a place to live and work is vital.
The winner of the 2018-19 Ottawa Symphony Orchestra – Senécal Mozart Prize is soprano Elizabeth Polese. The Toronto native was selected
When he was a child in the United Kingdom, Andrew McAnerney was a spontaneous singer. Music just poured out of him. "I
Every year ARTSFILE asks Sean Wilson, the artistic director of the Ottawa International Writers Festival, to pick some books to
The 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 did not end the impact of the
What do you do when you’re rehearsing a show that has no set, no props, no costume changes and no
When Guy Harrison was a lad in Adelaide, Australia he took violin lessons. But it turned out he was more interested
It's probably an understatement to say that the new Ottawa Art Gallery has had a successful start. Certainly it has succeeded
It is always good timing to have a conversation with the well-known Canadian historian and author Margaret MacMillan when something
Marc Mayer is a man unbound, or at least he looks like one. Mayer sits in his office at the National
The 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 did not end the impact of the
It's probably an understatement to say that the new Ottawa Art Gallery has had a successful start. Certainly it has succeeded
In an age when attention spans are being digitized to death, Phil Rose uses the same digital technology to make
Judging by past controversies, public art isn't always to the public taste. The City of Ottawa, which commits one per cent
The Dominion-Chalmers United Church building is evolving into an arm of Carleton University in Centretown and a community arts centre
Thirty years ago, the glass palace of art that is the National Gallery of Canada opened and instantly changed the
The elevators at the Canadian Museum of Nature, as in most museums and galleries, are glacially slow, so it was
For a decade, the German photographer Martin Weinhold has been documenting the lives of Canadian workers. The result is a
Much about the National Gallery’s newest European painting is not what it appears to be. It appears to be a party
Twenty years ago, the film, The Red Violin, soared onto the big screen. It starred, essentially, a musical instrument, a violin
After 10 years, Marc Mayer's time as director of the National Gallery of Canada is coming to a close but
Forty-five years ago an Ottawa family made a important decision. They gave a treasured collection of art to the public. Today
It is always good timing to have a conversation with the well-known Canadian historian and author Margaret MacMillan when something
Every year ARTSFILE asks Sean Wilson, the artistic director of the Ottawa International Writers Festival, to pick some books to
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man
As a student of English Literature and Literary Theory at the University of Cape Town in the 1990s, Kagiso Lesego
Charles Frazier burst onto the international literary scene with a book about the journey of a civil war soldier of
For 15 years, Rick Mercer travelled from coast to coast to coast in Canada delivering a grassroots sense of humour
Ottawa writer Elizabeth Hay has won the $60,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Trust prize for non-fiction for her memoir of acting
Most people who commit suicide are likely unaware of the despair their death provokes among members of their family. Some
Ottawa's theatre wunderkind Jordan Tannahill has won the Governor General's Literary Award for English Drama for his collection Botticelli in
If you live in the country in an isolated location, the nights are long and dark and the silence can
Wayne Grady's new novel, he says, is a conversation between his black side and his white side. Grady, a respected writer
Ottawa writer Natalie Morrill lived in Vienna, Austria, as a young girl. She remembers a large Jewish cemetery in the city
The spark for Waubgeshig Rice's novel Moon of the Crusted Snow ignited in 2003 during a massive power outage that
Here is John Rebus, the old lion in the winter of his life. His old colleagues are gone. His old
Six years ago, three people got together to form Malpaso Cuba's only independent contemporary dance company. The trio are are
One of the issues confronting the National Arts Centre since its beginning 50 years ago is how to square its
Nineteen performing arts projects have been funded to the tune of more than $2.9 million by the National Arts Centre's
The National Arts Centre turns 50 in 2019 and the party will really get started with a Big Bang in
San Francisco’s beloved Alonzo King LINES Ballet is celebrating its 35th season with an international tour and a new work
Alonzo King is considered a dance treasure of the United States. His work with his company LINES in the community
Evelyn Hart, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s legendary prima ballerina, made her first Southam Hall appearance as a young dancer more
On the day we spoke Evelyn Hart, the legendary Canadian prima ballerina, was investigating the costumes in the Royal Winnipeg
Last week, Ottawa got to see Akram Khan perform Xenos, billed as his last full-length solo. Although Khan still appears
Paul-André Fortier is a risk taker
Akram Khan, one of the most original and riveting performers in contemporary dance, is bidding farewell to a large part
Ottawa's theatre wunderkind Jordan Tannahill is always up for a challenge, especially when he's working with a world-class artist in
In the First World War, 1.4 million Indian soldiers fought for the British Empire. Thousands died or were wounded. Have
Grace Monahan was 11 when the ballet bug bit. Grace is the daughter of Ottawa Bluesfest executive director Mark Monahan. There
The talented young American pianist Claire Huangci will be performing in the Upbeat! Productions Master Piano Recital Series this week
One of the issues confronting the National Arts Centre since its beginning 50 years ago is how to square its
Coming to Canada is a life changing event for any immigrant. Finding a place to live and work is vital.
When he was a child in the United Kingdom, Andrew McAnerney was a spontaneous singer. Music just poured out of him. "I
When Guy Harrison was a lad in Adelaide, Australia he took violin lessons. But it turned out he was more interested
The Dominion-Chalmers United Church building is evolving into an arm of Carleton University in Centretown and a community arts centre
When the album Tapestry was released in 1971, the world learned about Carole King. But the legendary singer was an established
James Nelson is from Sligo in the west of Ireland. But these days he lives in Wicklow south of Dublin. That
The Christmas album has almost become a banal cliche. But not to Ottawa native Chris McKhool and his band of
Earlier this week, I was following a Twitter discussion about the unseemly length of many classical programs. Musicians and patrons
Singer-songwriter-teacher Megan Jerome's most recent album is 2017's Ooh Aah. She will be performing her music in concert on Monday at the
Amy Millan has a secret. She's a committed "thrifter." On tour with her band Stars, the singer and guitarist is known to
There have been 26 members of the King's Singers over the past 50 years. That's four groups of six plus two
JW Jones spends a lot of time away from his home in Ottawa. The veteran guitarist and well-known bluesman is now
One of the issues confronting the National Arts Centre since its beginning 50 years ago is how to square its
What do you do when you’re rehearsing a show that has no set, no props, no costume changes and no
Now into his seventh season as artistic director, has Eric Coates remade the Great Canadian Theatre Company in his own
The Dominion-Chalmers United Church building is evolving into an arm of Carleton University in Centretown and a community arts centre
When the album Tapestry was released in 1971, the world learned about Carole King. But the legendary singer was an established
Jessica Holmes joined the cast of the Royal Canadian Air Farce after applying to be the company secretary. "I didn't get
When Nour Hadidi came to Canada from Jordan a decade ago, she was planning to pursue a career in finance.
The Hockey Sweater: A Musical, the decisively Canadian show now at the National Arts Centre, is risky business. Co-creators Emil Sher
The plot sounds formulaic as all get-out, doesn’t it? Two gay guys, tired of big city Toronto, move to a small
What happens when an existing show suddenly gets $200,000 in funding for expansion and fine-tuning? If it’s The Hockey Sweater: A
Nineteen performing arts projects have been funded to the tune of more than $2.9 million by the National Arts Centre's
The National Arts Centre turns 50 in 2019 and the party will really get started with a Big Bang in
The spectacle of a once-great boxer now in his 40s, blind in one eye, going up against unworthy opponents in
Sometimes artists cut a little too close to the bone. That was the case for some when Ottawa-born author Joan Finnigan
It is always good timing to have a conversation with the well-known Canadian historian and author Margaret MacMillan when something
The 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918 did not end the impact of the
The Dominion-Chalmers United Church building is evolving into an arm of Carleton University in Centretown and a community arts centre
The National Arts Centre has named Arna Einarsdóttir as the managing director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra. The current managing
Nineteen performing arts projects have been funded to the tune of more than $2.9 million by the National Arts Centre's
The National Arts Centre turns 50 in 2019 and the party will really get started with a Big Bang in
Over the years, 99 Victoria Cross medals have been awarded to Canadians for bravery in combat. The Canadian War Museum has
At 85, Claire Van Vliet is a highly regarded American artist who has very deep roots in Canada. She was born
Ottawa's OrKidstra is aiming to broaden its reach in the community with a strategic plan that aims to help more
The Toronto architectural firm Diamond Schmitt seems to be at the centre of the changing face of downtown Ottawa. First it
Soaring security costs and frozen funding is putting increased pressure on cultural festivals across Canada and prompting a call for
The After the Storm benefit concert raised $50,000 for tornado relief Saturday night. The concert organized by the Ottawa music community
The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra did more than did a toe in the future Sunday, the OSO dropped a cannonball and
The 100th anniversary of the end of the First World War is almost upon us. As Canadians reflect on a
