The National Arts Centre is going on an adventure of sorts when it hosts a new series of lectures starting this fall. The centre will present a roster of photographers, scientists, authors, filmmakers and adventurers from the National Geographic Live series. The National Geographic society has been
The Anishinaabe and French-Canadian poet David Groulx is about to release his latest collection of poetry called From Turtle Island to Gaza. In it the Vanier-based poet connects Palestinian and Indigenous experiences. Before he launches the collection Groulx answered some questions from ARTSFILE. Q. Please tell me a
When the National Arts Centre Orchestra goes on the road, the biggest part of every tour is not the concerts in glittering halls. In fact, much of NACO's time is spent in a form of cultural diplomacy that takes place in conservatories and public schools with
Had the late Jon Lien read the new United Nations report on our sprint toward mass species extinction, he wouldn’t have joined the rest of us in a hand-wringing session. He would have done something, and, from what we learn about Lien in Robert Chafe’s
A decade ago the Alberta Ballet was mapping out the program for its 40th season and Artistic Director Jean Grand-Maître was looking for a showstopper. "It was a year when we wanted to really be on the map. We wanted to get some national attention and
Now this is the bee's knees. The National Arts Centre has teamed up with Tomlinson Organics, the Composting Council of Canada and some federal and provincial agencies to keep some 500,000 food and drink containers a year out of a landfill and into a rooftop herb
Chamberfest and the National Gallery of Canada are celebrating Mother's Day with the Après Maman Mother's Day Art Project, in honour of the landmark sculpture by Louise Bourgeois. Twenty years ago, the giant bronze spider with her sac of marble eggs, was cast. And some 15
The NAC Orchestra saddled up a couple of war horses Wednesday evening and rode them into battle as they delivered a musical bon voyage on the eve of their European tour. The orchestra performed Johannes Brahms' Symphony No. 2 in D major in the first half
It has taken some 60 years for artworks by Inuit creators to appear as Canada's official entry in the most important exhibition of contemporary art the world, the Venice Biennale. That changes this week when work by the film and video collective Isuma opens to the
More than 8,000 young musicians from cross the country will descend on the capital next week to participate in the 47th annual MusicFest Canada. Billed as North America's largest festival dedicated to developing musical talent, the event will feature young performers aged nine to 19 in
