The Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Erin Costelo has emerged as a musical force to be reckoned with both as a performer
The Canadian War Museum is celebrating a $300,000 donation from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation. The funds will help support a new
Tim Cook is certainly one of the most prolific historians working in Canada today. He's published five books in the
The two books known collectively as The Well-Tempered Clavier were published in 1722 (Book I) and 1742 (Book II). Together
Monday night in Montreal will mark the culmination of a very long run of good fortune for Ottawa composer Kelly-Marie
Akram Khan, one of the most original and riveting performers in contemporary dance, is bidding farewell to a large part
When the internationally known designer Karim Rashid was a young lad of seven, his attention was often focused on a
When Silence: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell opens at the NAC, it will mark a significant occasion for director Peter
Ottawa's theatre wunderkind Jordan Tannahill is always up for a challenge, especially when he's working with a world-class artist in
After extending Alexander Shelley’s contract for another five years, NACO announced last week it was doing the same for Principal
Once, in the 1980s, I was interviewing a man who was older than I then thought possible. He was bedridden,
In the First World War, 1.4 million Indian soldiers fought for the British Empire. Thousands died or were wounded. Have
About 20 years ago, I had a long phone conversation with Renée Fleming. It wasn’t about music, or singing, or
The Canadian art world is marking the death of Pierre Théberge, the former director of the National Gallery of Canada.
The Canadian War Museum is celebrating a $300,000 donation from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation. The funds will help support a new
When the internationally known designer Karim Rashid was a young lad of seven, his attention was often focused on a
Once, in the 1980s, I was interviewing a man who was older than I then thought possible. He was bedridden,
The Canadian art world is marking the death of Pierre Théberge, the former director of the National Gallery of Canada.
Spend long enough looking at art, and there may come a moment of revelation — it’s not just about what
By this point, Edward Burtynsky’s status among Canadian art seems to reach to the very sky, like the giant “augmented—reality"
Edward Burtynsky began his career taking pictures of the natural world. "I was doing photography of landscapes with a large format
They say that the artists can lead the way. The Ottawa Art Gallery certainly seems to believe that. They have just
The axiom “history is written by the victors” is, in essence, a grim twist of the truism “perspective is everything.”
When the exhibition The Extended Moment: 50 years of collecting photographs closes on Sunday, it will mark an important milestone
About 80,000 people have visited the new Ottawa Art Gallery in its inaugural summer, drawn to see the opening exhibition
The National Gallery of Canada will host a retrospective of the work of the Swiss artist Paul Klee for the
The former Canada and the World pavilion was always a building with a breathtaking view and no occupant. It is
The Ottawa School of Art turns 140 in 2019 and for 30 of those years, it has been led, through
Tim Cook is certainly one of the most prolific historians working in Canada today. He's published five books in the
Timing is everything, they say. It certainly seems to be the case with a new book by veteran New Brunswick
At 16, Sarah Weinman was a Nepean High School student when she picked up Vladimir Nabokov's Lolita. She wouldn't have know
Just when baby boomers’ dependent children finally leave the nest, along comes a new responsibility to sap time and energy:
For four years in the first decade of the 21st century, men in a Mennonite colony in Bolivia called Manitoba
This fall's Ottawa International Writers Festival lineup features the Booker long list nominated author Esi Edugyan, Patrick DeWitt, a past
The Roman empire collapsed, overextended and sclerotic, badly led by men who had lost touch with reality. The Romanov dynasty
For Tanya Evanson, hip hop falls under the umbrella of the art form known as spoken word. The Antiguan-Canadian writer, performer, producer
The former Canada and the World pavilion was always a building with a breathtaking view and no occupant. It is
In this recent interview ARTSFILE asked the Carlet0n PhD student Jenna Herdman about her project to 'text-mine' Jane Austen novels.
After 34 books, you'd think Tim Wynne-Jones would run out of ideas. But nope. He's just published his 35th called
Commedia dell’arte is a form of bawdy, mischievous, absurdist theatre, originating in Italy in the 16th century. The plays are
The world of Newfoundland author-actor-musician Joel Thomas Hynes is filled with bad boys we learn to love despite their petty
There have been many firsts in Beverley McLachlin's career. She was the first female Chief Justice of Canada for one
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 drama and passion of Flamenco is coming to Ottawa next week from Halifax. Yep, Halifax, where the troupe Flamenco en
Ottawa native Dana Michel is the first choreographer to be a Visiting Dance Artist at the NAC, but if you
The money has started flowing from the $25 million National Creation Fund. The pot of cash was announced by the National
When Christopher Deacon was a young lad in the mid-1960s, his father Bill took him to see the great big
As he nears the end of his tenure at the National Arts Centre, Peter Herrndorf has started to reflect on
Four dancers, four singers, a percussionist and a potter will be investigating Love and other things in the NAC’s Rossy
In Telemetry, Shay Kuebler’s recent full-length work, bodies become mere conduits for external forces of rhythm, sound, and movement —
Vancouver-based choreographer Shay Kuebler, through his company Radical System Art, is known for his radical and extremely physical work that
A dozen years ago, when the Royal Winnipeg Ballet last brought Mark Godden’s Dracula to Ottawa, I found the ballet
In Mandarin it is called Jingju. In English it is Peking Opera, or if you prefer, Beijing Opera. But whatever you
The Nova Scotia singer-songwriter Erin Costelo has emerged as a musical force to be reckoned with both as a performer
The two books known collectively as The Well-Tempered Clavier were published in 1722 (Book I) and 1742 (Book II). Together
Monday night in Montreal will mark the culmination of a very long run of good fortune for Ottawa composer Kelly-Marie
After extending Alexander Shelley’s contract for another five years, NACO announced last week it was doing the same for Principal
About 20 years ago, I had a long phone conversation with Renée Fleming. It wasn’t about music, or singing, or
These is no doubt that Thirteen Strings is always ambitious in its programming. That tradition continues with the 2018-19 season as
The legendary American soprano Renée Fleming will sing in recital at the National Arts Centre on Oct. 9. The show is
In my memory there is a place and a time where you'll find a small transistor radio that filled my
What's your perception of the North. Is it ice and snow and empty tundra? How about northern music? All fiddles
Ottawa's Lynn Miles is well known for her work as a singer-songwriter and, these days, as a member, with Lynne
Blake Pouliot is one of the young Canadian lions of the violin. The grand prize winner of the 2016 Orchestra
The Academy of St Martin in the Fields Chamber Ensemble is an extension of the famous chamber orchestra founded in 1958 and
When Alain Trudel announced the 2018-19 season of music for the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra this past spring, he said the
Had we all been even once graced with a teacher like Dewey Finn, the world might be a happier place
When Silence: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell opens at the NAC, it will mark a significant occasion for director Peter
Ultimately, we’re all orphans, aren’t we? Sure, we carve out a place in the world, cultivate relationships, maybe try shielding ourselves
This year's shortlist for Canada's largest theatre prize features four designers from across. The Siminovitch Prize is awarded annually but it
At one point in The Virgin Trial, Kate Hennig’s fleet, modern-day crime drama about Queen Elizabeth I as a teenager,
We can’t get enough of the Tudors, can we? From movies and historical fiction to the television series The Tudors,
The Gladstone Theatre turns 10 years old this fall. That may make it a mere stripling in the arts world,
It’s a safe bet you’ve never realized the universality of A Lover and His Lass, that sweet and buoyant song
Think the Ottawa weather has been punishing this summer? It’s been a cakewalk compared to the situation in Lysistrata and
Kim Kilpatrick could hear passersby chuckling as she walked home from the pet store, having just bought some food and
Could a sex strike and an ancient Greek play halt the impending ravages of climate change? Toronto-based playwright David S. Craig
Small wonder Twelfth Night is considered one of Shakespeare’s best comedies. Its plot-line of love, gender confusion and general chaos, which
One thing about the new Roddy Ellias opera Sleeping Rough: Puppets are at centre stage and for Noreen Young, that's
Ottawa-born actor Catherine Rainville has a thing for William Shakespeare. How that happened, she’s sometimes not so sure. Now based in
An alumnus of the innovative STO Union theatre company has won the 2018 Pauline McGibbon Award. Sarah Conn, who is currently
The Canadian War Museum is celebrating a $300,000 donation from the Beaverbrook Canadian Foundation. The funds will help support a new
The Canadian art world is marking the death of Pierre Théberge, the former director of the National Gallery of Canada.
They say that the artists can lead the way. The Ottawa Art Gallery certainly seems to believe that. They have just
When Alain Trudel announced the 2018-19 season of music for the Ottawa Symphony Orchestra this past spring, he said the
This year's shortlist for Canada's largest theatre prize features four designers from across. The Siminovitch Prize is awarded annually but it
Christopher Millard first played his bassoon inside Southam Hall in 1972. He has a long association with what some might have
Alexander Shelley will lead the National Arts Centre Orchestra at least until Aug. 31, 2023. NAC CEO Christopher Deacon announced the
When an orchestra plays one generally marvels at the sound produced. But do you see how hard the players are
Alexander and Zoe Shelley are basking in the glow of the arrival of their son. The music director of the NAC
For Tanya Evanson, hip hop falls under the umbrella of the art form known as spoken word. The Antiguan-Canadian writer, performer, producer
About 80,000 people have visited the new Ottawa Art Gallery in its inaugural summer, drawn to see the opening exhibition
Trevor Tolley was an English professor and, for a time, the Dean of Arts at Carleton University. But he was
The former Canada and the World pavilion was always a building with a breathtaking view and no occupant. It is
In this recent interview ARTSFILE asked the Carlet0n PhD student Jenna Herdman about her project to 'text-mine' Jane Austen novels.
