Reviving Angélique, a little-known, historically based drama from the late 1990s, is bittersweet, says director Mike Payette. The play by the late Canadian actor, playwright and director Lorena Gale tracks the story of Marie-Joseph Angélique, a young, black slave in 18th-century Montreal who had an independent
Ottawa's Southminster United Church has been a community mainstay in old Ottawa South for more than 80 years. But with a shrinking congregation, it now faces an uncertain future. Like other churches in Ottawa and Canada, Southminster is struggling to stay open. To that end
This is a year of anniversaries at Chamberfest. The festival itself has been celebrating turning 25 for the past year and that will come to a conclusion when the world's largest chamber festival opens July 25. It ends Aug. 8 after about 100 concerts featuring
Asitha Tennekoon lives in Toronto, but the tenor might as well rent a room in Ottawa for the number of appearances he has been making here lately. He's sung a Messiah with the Rideau Chorale, a Christmas concert with Thirteen Strings, Handel's Israel in Egypt with
Performers with strong Ottawa connections won JUNO awards Saturday evening. The Gryphon Trio of Roman Borys (cello) Jamie Parker (piano) and Annalee Patipatanakoon picked up a statue in the classical album of the year: solo or chamber category for their CD, The End of Flowers: Works
As the National Arts Centre prepares to celebrate the launch of Indigenous Theatre this fall, NAC Presents will be helping celebrate with concerts featuring some aboriginal stars. The legendary Buffy Sainte-Marie will be on the NAC stage once again this fall following the launch of
The yellow brick road runs right through the NAC Dance season in 2019-20. That's because the Royal Winnipeg Ballet is bringing its take on The Wizard of Oz to Southam Hall in January. But, as has been the case with the seasons programmed by NAC Dance's
When artistic director Jillian Keiley is lining up a new season for NAC English Theatre (ET), it’s kind of a numbers game. Her long list is about 20 shows, which she narrows down to the final eight that comprise a season. But that long list is
Alexander Shelley has set out to pay homage to the orchestra he leads in 2019-20 with concerts that feature his talented players. "There are two concerts: one with John Storgårds (NACO's principal guest conductor) and one with me where we celebrate the birthday of the orchestra.
Peter Wohlleben is a tree-hugger — literally. He is a forester in Germany where he manages a beech forest. He is also an author of many books on the value of trees and the complexity of the natural world. He has recently published the last book
