As proof that Music and Beyond artistic director Julian Armour has not been hibernating during this frigid winter, he has lined up a sizzling early list of highlight concerts for this summer's Music and Beyond Festival in July. Topping the lineup so far is an appearance
At first sight, the two knitting needles stuck into an inconspicuous basket of wool seem a simple touch of domesticity. They are implements you’d expect any working class mother in the 1920s to wield with some skill and love if she wanted to keep her
By Matt Yuyitung What happens to you when the job you love is taken away and you are forced to confront a new life that challenges your mental state? That is what happens in the play Grounded written by the American George Brant and staged by Ottawa’s
Two Ottawa-area musicians walked away with hardware from the annual Maple Blues Awards held on Monday in Toronto. Laura Greenberg took home her first Maple Blues award for bassist of the year and Matt Sobb, of Monkeyjunk, was named drummer of the year. The night's big winner
Xenia is the ancient Greek concept of hospitality. As such it is a fitting and welcoming name to use for concerts that open the world of music up to families who are raising a child on the autism spectrum. For Sarah Nematallah and her colleagues in the Cecilia String Quartet,
Picture this: A son is worried about his mother, who hasn't woken up for the day. He goes to check on her and sees her still form in her bed apparently not moving. She hasn't been well and thoughts begin to race through his mind.
Taiwan's Legend Lin Dance Theatre is making a rare appearance in North American this week with a presentation of the work The Eternal Tides. The company's artistic director and choreographer Lin Lee-Chen talked about her philosophy and the show in an emailed interview with ARTSFILE's
Ottawa 's Myka Burke is always getting involved in the arts from music performances to interviews to visual arts shows. An example of the latter is the intriguing show at Studio Sixty Six gallery called ARTiculations featuring the work of 39 Ottawa area artists who
Ottawa researcher Jane Cooper loves history and is always digging into the past. Her natural curiosity has taken her into many different projects but none quite like her investigation of the life story of Bertha Crawford, the Canadian Nightingale. Crawford was a soprano of some
Ottawa International Writers Festival artistic director Sean Wilson is always worth consulting when looking for a book to read. Here he picks 18 books from Canadian writers certain to get your attention. • With Canada’s sesquicentennial behind us, and as we settle into January, here are 18
