Jessica Holmes joined the cast of the Royal Canadian Air Farce after applying to be the company secretary. "I didn't get that job, so when they called me in for a guest role, I thought that was incredible. "Our personalities fit together like a warm glove. I
When Nour Hadidi came to Canada from Jordan a decade ago, she was planning to pursue a career in finance. She was enrolled at McGill University and was on a certain track. But in the back of her mind she had another passion waiting in the
Thirty years ago, the glass palace of art that is the National Gallery of Canada opened and instantly changed the skyline of the capital. The building was designed by the architect Moshe Safdie and was a part of the legacy of then prime minister Pierre Trudeau. An
The elevators at the Canadian Museum of Nature, as in most museums and galleries, are glacially slow, so it was unexpected to be in one with something slower — and cuter. Lilo, the baby sloth, was on her way up. Lilo was the star at the
For a decade, the German photographer Martin Weinhold has been documenting the lives of Canadian workers. The result is a collection of more than 4,000 images in his Workspace Canada project. Some of the photographs have been collected by Library and Archives Canada and, in
All the world's a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances, And one man in his time plays many parts, His acts being seven ages. — As You Like It, William Shakespeare We find Clive Doucet today in his sixth age. He
James Nelson is from Sligo in the west of Ireland. But these days he lives in Wicklow south of Dublin. That location is important when you're a member of The Celtic Tenors. It's not too far from an airport that serves as a launching pad that
The Christmas album has almost become a banal cliche. But not to Ottawa native Chris McKhool and his band of merry music makers, the Sultans of String. For these players, it's go big or go home every time out and so this season they have released
Earlier this week, I was following a Twitter discussion about the unseemly length of many classical programs. Musicians and patrons seemed to agree that more concerts of an hour to 90 minutes would be ideal, especially when the evening includes several shorter pieces. The reasons
Singer-songwriter-teacher Megan Jerome's most recent album is 2017's Ooh Aah. She will be performing her music in concert on Monday at the NAC's Fourth Stage with her mates in the Together Ensemble. Before the concert, she answered some questions from ARTSFILE about her music and her life. Q.
