Singer-songwriter Megan Bonnell is returning to Ottawa in a show with The Once at the National Arts Centre. Separate Rooms deals with some difficult subjects including mental illness, early pregnancy loss, and the dissolution of love. She talks about the album and her career in
Over the years, 99 Victoria Cross medals have been awarded to Canadians for bravery in combat. The Canadian War Museum has been on a military mission of its to acquire all 99 and they have just managed to obtain the one awarded to Lt. Robert Hill Hanna of
Thinking big is just something Shadrach Kabango does. It's his M.O. From the radio gig on CBC's Q to his role in the well-regarded documentary series, Hip Hop Evolution, to his own music, the hip hop artist Shad, as he is better known, just likes to
The New Orford String Quartet rose out of the ashes of the Orford String Quartet, the legendary ensemble that dominated Canadian chamber music from 1965 until its last concert in 1991. The New Orford reignited the torch along with the name in 2009, and in
The spectacle of a once-great boxer now in his 40s, blind in one eye, going up against unworthy opponents in two-bit towns for crummy purses is not a happy one. But this was part of Sam Langford’s life, and playwright/actor Jacob Sampson treats it with the
San Francisco’s beloved Alonzo King LINES Ballet is celebrating its 35th season with an international tour and a new work that showcases the ensemble’s diversity and virtuosity. Sutra opened at the NAC on Friday for a two-night run. For his latest ballet, King has collaborated with
At 85, Claire Van Vliet is a highly regarded American artist who has very deep roots in Canada. She was born in Ottawa and was a Canadian resident until the deaths of her parents when she was a teenager. At that point young Claire was taken
Ottawa's OrKidstra is aiming to broaden its reach in the community with a strategic plan that aims to help more than 1,600 young people from disadvantaged backgrounds experience the joy of making music by the year 2032. If fulfilled, the plan, Crescendo: Strategy 2032, would more than double
The Toronto architectural firm Diamond Schmitt seems to be at the centre of the changing face of downtown Ottawa. First it gussied up the Government Conference Centre. Then the firm transformed the Elgin Street entrance to the National Arts Centre with a glittering glass $110 million
In 2014, at the age of 28, Elim Chan became the first woman to win the Donatella Flick London Symphony Orchestra conducting competition. Since then, the Hong Kong native was named the LSO’s assistant conductor, completed a Dudamel Fellowship at the L.A. Philharmonic, became principal
