The Dancers of Damelahamid have been practicing their art for half a century, but that art is ancient. The Dancers present the stories of the Gitxsan people of the Northwest coast of British Columbia. Damelahamid refers to the ancestral home of the Gitxsan on the Skeena
The Miró Quartet has some history on its side. The ensemble was formed at Oberlin College some 25 years ago and has, save one roster change, remained pretty well the same since day one. This fall they will celebrate a quarter-century together, said one of the
Jeremy Dutcher brought his powerful message to the NAC's Babs Asper Theatre on Wednesday night. It's a message inherent in the songs he found in the Museum of History — that the words of his people, the Wolastoqiyik of the Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick
The Bulgarian-Canadian animator Theodore Ushev is an Oscar-nominated artist whose latest work, The Physics of Sorrow, is being screened during the 2019 Ottawa International Animation Festival. He spoke with ARTSFILE about his life, his art and his latest film. Q. Please tell me your personal story. A.
One day, in 1902 in the small Ontario community of Lafontaine, a wolf walked right down main street as if he owned the place, frightening the townspeople and playing with the children. True story
“Water does not resist. Water flows.
Chris Dainty and Shannon Jamieson really connected as friends in high school. They were both going to Vankleek Hill Collegiate Institute in the small town about an hour east of Ottawa. They become close friends "because of art," Dainty said. "We had an art class together. A lot of
Emma Donoghue has dedicated her latest novel Akin to her teenaged son Finn. But it's more than a nod to his relationship with her. Finn was the inspiration for one of the two protagonists in the book — a feisty, streetwise 11 year old named Michael
Disconnect from those who preceded us, from the land and water around us, from anything much bigger than just the fraught present, and life becomes a long, troubled sleep without a voice. Reconnect with those things, and our voice — which is who we are
More than 50 years ago, Ken and Margaret Harris were looking to reinvigorate the cultural traditions of their family and of the Gitxsan people of the Northwest coast of British Columbia. As an elder and head Chief of the Royal Dakhumhast House of the Gitxsan, Ken
