Three or four times a season the National Arts Centre's English Theatre department presents performances in another language. It's not French or Spanish or even Russian. The language is American Sign Language and the audience it is aimed at is deaf. Slowly the idea of
"When I look back on my childhood I wonder how I survived at all. It was, of course, a miserable childhood: the happy childhood is hardly worth your while." — Frank McCourt, Angela's Ashes Kathy Dobson knows what Frank McCourt is talking about. She, too, was raised
The Brussels Philharmonic kicked off a North American tour Saturday night with its Ottawa debut at the NAC. On the surface, the two capitals have plenty in common. Like Ottawa, Brussels has a reputation as a pleasant but somewhat dull government town. Both cities promote
When playwright Darrah Teitel’s Behaviour debuts at the Great Canadian Theatre Company on March 12, it may give pause to some of those millennials eager to snag an exhilarating job on Parliament Hill. The story’s centrepiece is Mara. With a new baby, an attractive partner and
The Richard Rodgers and Oscar Hammerstein musical, The King and I, premiered on March 29, 1951. The musical is based on a novel called Anna and the King of Siam by Margaret Landon that was published in 1944. The novel in turn was based on
At 88, Omara Portuondo, the doyenne of the Buena Vista Social Club and Cuban music, has embarked on what she is calling her 'Last Kiss' tour. It is a journey that will bring her to Ottawa as a headliner in the June's TD Ottawa Jazz Festival.
As the country debates the SNC-Lavalin affair and the treatment of women in politics, an exhibition at the Museum of Nature reveals much about the history of Canadian female scientists. And it's not a particularly pretty picture. Courage and Passion: Canadian Women in Natural Sciences was assembled
The passionate conductor of the Brussels Philharmonic has a special affinity for Canada. It's not just that Stéphane Denève has conducted orchestras here, which he has. It's also something more romantic. He met his partner Åsa in Toronto in 2004 and, on Nov. 24, 2005, despite his
Five years after stepping aside from the music business, Ottawa's Kathleen Edwards has announced that she's headed to Nashville to record a new album. The singer-songwriter stepped aside from full-time music making saying she was burned out and suffering from a mood disorder. She opened Quitters
More than 80 poets from six countries will be landing in Ottawa for the ninth VERSeFest. The annual celebration of verse runs from March 26 to 31 will host its largest lineup ever, organizers say. There will be a pre-launch event March 23 at Ottawa City
