If the violinist Marc Djokic's partner the visual artist Avery Zhao has a favourite song it might just be The Lark Ascending by Ralph Vaughan Williams. "When I first met my wife, she had good knowledge of classical but when I introduced it to her, that became
A free concert in Ottawa on Tuesday will bring together two throat singers from the Canadian Arctic, Winnie and Lisa-Louise Ittukallak, and the German vocal ensemble Neue Vocalsolisten Stuttgart and accordionist Margit Kern to perform Ottawa native Gordon Williamson’s composition Encounters. The music flows out of
Sesame Street just might be the most famous brand in the world when it comes to television programming for children. And having a film produced for the venerated show on your resume can be just the thing as Ottawa filmmaker Christopher Redmond is finding out. His short
Have we been kidding ourselves all these centuries that Shakespeare’s Hamlet actually holds the mirror up to nature? Yup, according to Ravi Jain – or at least that’s the case for most productions of the play. Jain is the adapter/director of Prince Hamlet, a cross-cultural, gender-bending,
In 1886, a volcano named Mount Tarawera erupted and devastated a part of the north island of New Zealand. The Maori people who lived in the area took refuge inside a ceremonial community building that they believed was an incarnation of the spirit of an important
The young Canadian filmmaker Julia Barnes has produced a call for action to help save the world's oceans. Her film Sea of Life follows her on a journey around the world to explore the threats facing the oceans and it also speaks with the people who
It is rare for an Ottawa writer to win one nomination for a Nebula award for science fiction writing, but to snag two
The Lizt Alfonso Dance Cuba company is a major force in Cuban dance. The company is coming to Centrepointe Theatre this weekend as part of a Canadian tour but before the show, the founder and director answered some questions from ARTSFILE about her own career and
The world has almost 40 years with HIV/AIDS. Treatment has improved dramatically and today the virus is manageable with drugs. But, while the health of those who carry the virus continues to improve, the stigma hasn't really gone away. It's something the Australian dancer, choreographer and writer
The NAC's English Theatre department has added some new blood along with some continuity. Artistic Director Jillian Keiley will stay in her post until at least 2022. She joined the NAC in 2012. She will be joined by a new managing director David Abel, who
