Contemporary Canadian Dance Duo Bare Nerve continue to push Boundaries with ‘Hard Wire’ 

 Ottawa Dance Directive is thrilled to be presenting its 50th production of Series Dance 10 with Hard Wire. Choreographed and performed by Emma Kerson and Jane-Alison McKinney, Hard Wire promises to captivate audiences over a three-day run beginning September 19. Series Dance 10 has been Ottawa's intimate stage for producing risky

Undercurrents Supports local Artists While Making Arts Accessible to Everyone

 Ottawa Fringe’s Executive Director Alain Richer was on hand to officially open Undercurrents, the winter festival highlighting contemporary theatre by local and national artists. The festival kicked off a ten-day run at Arts Court last night. Kanata native Kaylie Hatashita performed her one-person show, Kimiko, which features circus-like abilities with

Leveling up during a downturn

 The pandemic has closed many doors this year. It has also uniquely spurred the opening of one here in the Ottawa arts scene. With a creative enthusiasm behind it, a growing roster of talent and a game plan set to play off the collective’s strength in numbers, Music.Art.Ppl is primed

Broadway hit musical, Come From Away, arrives at NAC

 Photo: The cast of Come From Away (credit: Matthew Murphy, 2018) You will laugh, you will want to cry, but most of all you will be thoroughly entertained for 90-minutes straight as you relive the day that forced 38 planes loaded with passengers to land in Gander, Newfoundland, almost doubling

Capital Comedy Review: Competitions, Kyle Brownrigg and Big Comedy Parade

 Photo: 2016 Alterna Crackup Comedy Festival (from left: Gerry Dee, Jessica Holmes, Tazz Norris, Tim Steeves, Patrick McKenna, Chris Borris, Kyle Brownrigg and Harry Doupe) In case you haven’t heard, Ottawa is basically a world superpower city for the production of stand up comics. Many of the best in the business

Don’t be Afraid of Virginia Woolf

 Photo by Andrew Alexander. Get your theatre fix this week in Edward Albee’s Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?  It is currently playing at the Gladstone Theatre and in short, is a fantastic production. The play is classic and entertaining, but bear in mind going in that the plot is dark

Upcoming GCTC Season Showcases Local Talent

 Since 2012, artistic director Eric Coates has been bringing his unique artistic vision to the Great Canadian Theatre Company. With some innovative and interesting partnerships just announced for the Theatre’s upcoming season, it’s safe to say that Coates’ leadership is leading the GCTC into new and exciting territory. Coates’ first

May The Fringe Be With You

 A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away… Okay, actually just over a decade ago in Kamloops, British Columbia. But for Canadian actor Charles Ross, originator of the Off-Broadway hit One Man Star Wars Trilogy life certainly can feel like you’re in another galaxy sometimes. It all started

Rage Against the Winter Blahs with Doldrums 2016

 It was the fall of 2011 and Lucas MacKenzie and his band New Teeth had just performed a set at Bluesfest. The festival grounds were full, the stages pumping out band after band and everyone seemed to be having an amazing time. For local bands like MacKenzie’s, the summer fests

Big Gifts for the OAG

 All photos by David Barbour. The Ottawa Art Gallery has recently received some spectacular surprises. During the OAG’s Winter Exhibitions Opening Reception on February 18th, Glenn and Barbara McInnes announced a $100,000 gift for the OAG’s Art Now-L’art ici Capital Campaign. McInnes Announcement The money will help create The Glenn

Another Major Gift for the OAG

 Left to right: Chris and Mary Ann Turnbull, OAG Director and Chief Executive Office, Alexandra Badzak, Member of the OAG Capital Campaign Committee, Tom Houston. Photo courtesy of David Barbour. The Ottawa Art Gallery has received a major gift of $100,000 by Chris and Mary Ann Turnbull for the Art

Taking Filmmaking to the Limit

 Think you can make a 7-minute short film in 60 days? The Digi60 Filmmakers Fest puts Ottawa film buffs to the test, providing a rewarding and challenging opportunity for the aspiring filmmaker. Ramsay and Mulligan. Image courtesy of Frank Pomerleau.   Jennifer Mulligan is a screenwriter and producer, originally from

One World Film Festival Hits Ottawa’s Silver Screen

 Film junkies won’t want to miss Ottawa’s 26th annual documentary festival, the One World Film Festival, (OWFF) taking place this weekend. OWFF is Ottawa's longest-running documentary film festival, focused on raising awareness to global issues with a line-up that promises to deliver some fantastic thought-provoking movies. Friday’s focus will be

Artist Eric Fischl at the NGC

 Copyright 2014, Eric Fischl. All Rights Reserved. A former security guard at the Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, Eric Fischl has made himself one of this century’s most influential American painters and sculptors. Fischl will be discussing his work at the National Gallery of Canada tomorrow as part of

Local Poets Hit the Road in International Tour

 After a wildly successful Kickstarter campaign, a group of five young Canadian poets are on the road. The Worst Case Ontario poetry reading tour kicked off on August 21 in Toronto, Ontario. The poets are scheduled to visit nine North American cities in as many days. OLM sat down with

‘The Creation of the World’ is Worth Your Time

 All photos by Andre R. Gagne. When The Creation of the World and Other Business opened in 1972, the New York Times reviewer said “…the whole thing has the air of a comic-strip version of Genesis.” As the years went on, Creation’s press didn’t get much better. 20 years later

OAG on the Verge of Expansion

 The view of the future gallery's south side. Rendering by Barry Padolsky Associates Inc. Architects / KPMB Architects. After spending a quarter century in the historic Arts Court on Daly Avenue, the Ottawa Art Gallery is set to expand into a brand new building with four times the gallery space