Akram Khan, one of the most original and riveting performers in contemporary dance, is bidding farewell to a large part of his on-stage career with a world tour of his latest and last full-length solo, Xenos. In the performance, the Anglo-Bengali choreographer continues to explore his
When the internationally known designer Karim Rashid was a young lad of seven, his attention was often focused on a coffee table in the family home. His father Mahmoud had made the table and while that was important, it was what was placed on the table
When Silence: Mabel and Alexander Graham Bell opens at the NAC, it will mark a significant occasion for director Peter Hinton. Although Hinton directed the revisionist opera Louis Riel in Southam Hall last year, Silence is the first time he’s been back with NAC English
Ottawa's theatre wunderkind Jordan Tannahill is always up for a challenge, especially when he's working with a world-class artist in an important production. But writing for dance? It's true and the proof is Xenos, by the Akram Khan Company, which opens at the National Arts Centre
After extending Alexander Shelley’s contract for another five years, NACO announced last week it was doing the same for Principal Guest Conductor John Storgårds. The Finnish powerhouse has made an enormous impression over the past few seasons, especially with the musicians, even if the public
Once, in the 1980s, I was interviewing a man who was older than I then thought possible. He was bedridden, and needed help with the body’s expostulations, but his memory was sharp and detailed. Propped up on his hospital bed, he recalled the night the
In the First World War, 1.4 million Indian soldiers fought for the British Empire. Thousands died or were wounded. Have you heard about their sacrifice, or the courage of the estimated four million soldiers from the British colonies? If you weren't aware, you aren't alone. About two
About 20 years ago, I had a long phone conversation with Renée Fleming. It wasn’t about music, or singing, or art. It was about visa requirements for a Canadian au pair she was thinking of hiring to help take care of her two little girls.
The Canadian art world is marking the death of Pierre Théberge, the former director of the National Gallery of Canada. He died on Oct. 5 after a lengthy illness. At the National Gallery from 1998 to 2009, Théberge was responsible for one of the most
These is no doubt that Thirteen Strings is always ambitious in its programming. That tradition continues with the 2018-19 season as organized by music director Kevin Mallon. It begins on Oct. 12 with a concert featuring NACO oboist Anna Peterson and the concertmaster of Thirteen Strings Manuela Milani. But
