When it comes to explaining a culture, a picture can outweigh a slew of less-than golden words. When the picture is explaining Islam and exploding myths about women in the societies of Iran and the Arab world, it's really worth a look. That's the essence of
Tuesday evening members of the National Arts Centre Orchestra will participate in a fundraising concert for a new and much-needed performing arts centre in Iqaluit. But the connections between the NAC and Iqaluit's performing arts community goes much deeper than one concert. The NAC, and in
As a young dancer the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's artistic director Gatineau native André Lewis says he loved performing in The Nutcracker, the annual Christmas ritual for ballet companies around the world. "As a dancer I loved doing it. In those days we used to tour it
It was a weekend for powerhouse partnerships on the classical scene. After Saturday’s magnificent Beethoven recital with Andrew Wan and Charles Richard-Hamelin, pianists David Jalbert and Wonny Song paired up on Sunday for a barnstorming program of Russian music for two pianos. Jalbert, who teaches piano
When you bring two young classical music lions together, one of three things can happen: One musician ends up completely dominating the other. Or their two egos conflict and clash. More rarely, their styles fuse harmoniously; like star athletes playing on the same team, their supportive
A new loan makes visiting the National Gallery a dream come true for admirers of Gustav Klimt, even with a backstory of mysterious provenance and escape from a living nightmare. The gallery is already the only public collection in Canada to include a painting by
Going to the theatre is like a blind date. You get linked up with a play or person you know little about. You commit to spending an hour or two together. And off you trek, hoping something great happens but aware the opposite may occur. If
As part of this season of concerts by Ottawa's chamber orchestra Thirteen Strings, are new works by Ottawa-based composers. One of those artists is the well-known music man about town, John Geggie, who is also a member of the ensemble in which he plays the
The Tallis Scholars have been instrumental in resurrecting Renaissance music out of the history books and into modern halls since their founding in 1973 by Peter Phillips. Their work has been acknowledged with many awards including entry into Gramophone’s Hall of Fame. They were in Ottawa
The TD Ottawa International Jazz Festival has announced the lineup for its annual winter concert festival. The event will be held at La Nouvelle Scene on King Edward Avenue from Feb. 8 through Feb 10. The weekend will feature nine concerts over the three days with
