Like Kurt Cobain or Amy Winehouse, Vaslav Nijinsky enjoyed a few brief, blazing years of glory and glamour before vanishing, leaving grieving fans to wail and beat their chests. Nijinsky wasn’t physically felled by early self-destruction, but gnawing mental illness eventually destroyed his creativity, leaving
She is the barefoot countess of the keyboard and she's returning to Ottawa to play with the National Arts Centre Orchestra for the first time. But Alice Sara Ott is more than a brand name attached to a line of high-end handbags. She is a genuine
Kim Kilpatrick’s one-woman play about being blind, Flying in the Dark, has been performed at stages across Ottawa and in countless classrooms and seniors residences. And now the blind performer, a veteran member of Ottawa Storytellers, is preparing with prominent visual artist Karen Bailey a unique
The American Paul Strand is part of a small group of artists, including Alfred Stieglitz and Edward Weston who helped turn photography as an art form in the early 20th century. He was active for 60 years capturing numerous genres and subjects in the Americas, Europe, and Africa. Now
James McGowan loves to improvise on his piano. It's at the heart of his musical being. "When I release myself from stylistic confines, I just use my ears and go with the flow. There are so many wonderful things that come from that place where you
Tweets, tantrums, turmoil, Trump: The disruptor in chief dominates the news cycle, every day, all day like some sort of Great Oz. David Frum would like people to look past the curtain to see what is really happening in the most important capital in the world.
An award-winning documentary film about Jane Goodall will open the ninth Wakefield Doc Festival with a free screening on Feb. 3 at 2 p.m. This year's festival will feature 14 films in 22 screenings in the Centre Wakefield La Peche over five weekends, from Feb. 3
Four musicals will hit the NAC's Southam Hall stage in 2018-19 as Broadway Across Canada marks its 20th year. The season opens with the School of Rock by Andrew Lloyd Webber based on the film hit that starred Jack Black, as the teacher who turned students
Where is the dividing line between genius and madness? In the case of the legendary dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, the line completely collapses. In the years before the First World War, Nijinsky was world famous. And the company where he danced and choreographed, the Ballet Russes, assembled by
Gord Bamford is no musical rookie. He's won about two dozen Canadian Country Music Awards (and nominated for more), picked up a mitt-full of JUNO nominations, a couple of major awards in Nashville and he now has eight studio albums under his belt. So why wouldn't
