At 79, Dennis Lee carries his history with him. It is a pleasant burden. He doesn't mind looking back at past triumphs, of which there are many, but he doesn't want to dwell on them. "I certainly observe it," said the poet, editor, teacher and critic. "But
Kellylee Evans knows all about the kind of connections and community that music and dance can build. Sometimes it takes her to surprising places, for example, the annual Viennese Winter Ball. She sang at the annual event last year and was impressed by the pomp, circumstance and
For the past 13 years, Carson Becke has been living in the United Kingdom performing professionally and studying for a PhD. But now the pianist is planning to pack up and come home to the Ottawa area sometime this fall. One reason is Brexit. "My situation is
Jeff Thomas was about three years old when his mom entered him in a beautiful baby contest. That took the little boy to a photographer's studio where he saw a camera for the very first time. Thomas still remembers that event. It sparked an interest in
The lineup for the spring edition of the Ottawa International Writers festival is out and it features writers from close to home and from as far away as you can get. There is the usual mix of writers offering challenging and thoughtful non-fiction to new voices
Let's travel back in time to Leipzig, Germany in the year 173o. It's a Friday night and everyone who is anyone will be headed to Zimmerman's Coffee House. We can drink some coffee, sip some hot chocolate, or try the local beer. There's some live music.
“Life will be different this time,” says young, hopeful Marie-Joseph Angélique at the beginning of Lorena Gale’s Angélique (NAC). A sinking feeling in your gut signals no, it won’t. Your gut is right. And really, why should Angélique (Jenny Brizard) look to the future with any
Shakespeare’s King Lear is not for the faint of heart. Cruelty, despair and madness anchor the play. Fond and foolish Lear may bring on his own fate, but the treatment the aging king receives from two of his three daughters and his descent into unreality devastate
Ryotaro Leo Ikenaga was on track to be an investment banker. He was going to one of the elite universities in the U.S., Cornell, and he had a job offer on the table. Still he chucked it all. But he wasn't going snowboarding or touring the
Paul Gauguin is an artist so recognizable, even more than a century after his death, that you can take a luxury cruise of the South Pacific islands seen in so many of his paintings. So it’s remarkable that a major aspect of his work, portraiture,
