If Donald Trump ever bans flights from the U.K. to the U.S., Jessica Cottis could consider getting there on her own. She's training to fly R44 helicopters and while it would involve many stops, such a flight is possible. But improbable. All kidding aside, sadly she
Ottawa singer-songwriter Lynne Hanson tours Europe a lot. She has fans there and has built up an important set of contacts in the U.K. and on the continent. She is now scrambling, with her band, to get home from Holland after the cancellation of six concerts.
It seemed appropriate that Daisy, Sean Devine’s politically charged drama rooted in the American election of 1964, opened at the Great Canadian Theatre Company on the day that the potential implications of the coronavirus really seemed to take hold here. The company announced Friday afternoon that
The National Arts Centre has cancelled all performance until April 5, the centre said in a statement on Friday morning. They were joined by the national museums in terse press release Friday afternoon. [caption id="attachment_5025" align="alignnone" width="596"] The Ottawa Symphony Orchestra has cancelled the rest of its
The Dutch violin virtuoso Simone Lamsma would have felt quite at home if she had stepped onto the Southam Hall stage on March 21 as planned. Unfortunately COVID-19 had something to say about that and the concert has been cancelled. She was scheduled to perform in a
Planning a festival lineup is always a tricky thing. It depends on who is touring, who you can afford and when the acts are available. Toss in a global pandemic and it's a bit of a crap shoot. But because festivals need to start preparing for
The National Arts Centre will be back on a Carnegie Hall stage for the first time two decades when it premieres a new work by the legendary composer Philip Glass in 2021. The April 28, 2021 concert will also feature Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9 and the
When we think about the obstacles in a musician's life it's usually about the travails of making CDs and touring across this vast country and beyond. But things also happen to them personally and that makes their stories more compelling. Laila Biali has faced some personal tragedies
Touring for any performer is a tricky business. From town to city, big venue to small, there is a lot of stress because the audience always expects the best. That pressure goes with the territory, but in the age of novel coronavirus, there's added anxiety
In Helena Loureiro's family home in Portugal, the importance of good ingredients for cooking mattered. Her grandmother Maria Benvinda insisted upon them. Maria Benvinda was an excellent cook. Helena would work with her when she prepared food for weddings and baptisms in the village. It also helped
