Marie Chouinard's choreography called Hieronymus Bosch: The Garden of Earthly Delights is a rarity in her career. That's because the world-renowned Montreal-based choreographer seldom derives a dance out of another piece of art. "I never create from music or a painting. Those are exceptional works if I
What initially looked like a scam email has resulted in Ottawa artist Christopher Griffin’s work not only appearing on high-fashion clothing from Rome, but also prancing across the pages of Vogue, the holy grail of fashion publications. Italian fashion designer Stella Jean is a protégé of
If you have ever seen the Quebec entertainer Gregory Charles perform you will know that he has a remarkable memory. Many of his shows are based on random rapid-fire requests for songs thrown at him from the audience. His recall is extraordinary and covers just about every
Music and Beyond continues to be plagued by lacklustre attendance — at least the evening concerts I’ve seen so far. Whether it was due to Bluesfest, the conflict with the Beyond the Bomb concert at the Diefenbunker Museum, or the usual summer cottage exodus, Dominion-Chalmers
Ben Caplan is known as an energetic singer-songwriter with a dynamic stage presence. Now he can also put actor on the resume. Caplan is a sort of mythic being in the play Old Stock written with Ottawa native Hannah Moscovitch and her life partner Christian Barry who also
The fiddle is played everywhere in this country from the tip of Cape Spear to the top of the Northwest Territories and so it makes sense that if you are going to host a festival called Canada Scene, you'd better have an evening of fiddle
Racism not only divides people from each other, it divides its victims from themselves. Internalizing the hatred directed their way, the targets of racism wind up ashamed and feeling they deserve no more than what they have. Those deep internal conflicts and the struggle to
Jens Lindemann's twitter handle is @trumpetjens. It's a public marker of the passion he feels for his instrument. This wasn't always the case, says the Edmonton-raised performer, teacher and proselityser for a music without silos and that takes the horns seriously. "I wanted to be a drummer"
A Samurai’s Pink House Sonia Saikaley (Inanna Publications) In Town: Sonia Saikaley launches her book on July 12 at 7 p.m., Octopus Books, 116 Third Ave. Ottawa writer Sonia Saikaley spent a year in Japan composing poetry, both sensuous and heartbreaking, when she wasn’t teaching English, belly dancing and
Kelly Green met Oscar Peterson in 1981. It was fairy tale encounter. "I was a fan," she told ARTSFILE during an interview about the Canada Scene concert Oscar, With Love. "I had been to his concerts in Rochester and in New York City when I was living there
