Reading Time: 2 minutesChapman, a fourth-year communications student at the University of Ottawa, is calling all artists to join her in the fight for mental health awareness through her new website—The Ventilation Movement.
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Reading Time: 2 minutesOn Wednesday, Nov. 16, the stakes were high at The Loft Board Game Lounge, since the patrons were playing to help provide clear drinking water for people around the world.
Reading Time: 2 minutesInside Out is a non-profit charity, whose main objective is to challenge the stereotypes perpetuated about the LGBTQ+ community by promoting and enabling the production of queer cinema and videography.
Reading Time: 2 minutes Thien’s novel beat out eleven other exceptional Canadian works on the longlist of submissions.
Reading Time: 2 minutesCoffeehouse chain introduces appetizers and alcohol to traditional coffee menu.
Reading Time: 2 minutesVance believes that his success in life shouldn’t be seen as particularly remarkable. Instead, as he puts it, “I’ve achieved something quite ordinary, which doesn’t happen to most kids who grow up like me.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesHere unravels Keys’ personal, truthful side, where she expresses her values of love, family, and her hopes for the world around her.
Reading Time: 2 minutesDespite the disappointing storyline, the staging and performance of the play were excellently done, which is a feat considering even the actors struggled to find meaning in the play. But then again, that might have been the point.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNew mentorship program introduced to help students shape their theatre skills.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis section of Europe is so diverse and rich in its history that you might even forget about the rest of the continent’s scenic travel spots.
Reading Time: 3 minutesDespite liking the film, I can empathize with the critics who reacted negatively to the filmmaker’s portrayal of privileged, affluent, and aimless characters.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe University of Ottawa’s School of Music is abuzz with its revamped Corus Artist Mentorship program, which features prolific musicians aiding students in perfecting their techniques through sessions called master classes.
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe event, called Tell Me Your Story: Leaving Home, saw students take to the stage in poetic or storytelling fashion to share their transitionary tales of leaving home behind to find a new one in Canada.
Reading Time: 2 minutesIt’s an artist’s job to guide the voice of the people—something Common has always done in his career. With Black America Again, he strikes the right cord at the perfect time, and the result is one of the best albums of the year.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“I think this government understands the essential role of the arts and we look forward to continued conversations with these MPs and this government.”
Reading Time: 3 minutes“For me, as for many others, the program was truly a defining moment in my life.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesSimply put, by using pieces of a culture that go hand in hand with oppression, you participate in the erasure of that culture’s authentic experience.
Reading Time: < 1 minuteWhether you’re planning a holiday party, or just looking to skip the line at Starbucks, get comfy and get brewing.
Reading Time: 2 minutes “I wanted to do something where the filmmakers could have a safe place to be as creative as they want, without fear of shame and ridicule.”—Vincent Valentino, festival director.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“(It’s) a mix between an escape room, a traditional haunted walk, maybe an urban scavenger hunt, and Pokémon GO.”—Glen Shackleton, CEO and founder of Haunted Walks Inc.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“We got this nomination because of the highly collaborative effort we all put into this production. We worked hard, but always with a tremendous amount of pleasure.”—André Perrier, director of Les Reines.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn this cabaret-style production, called Miscast, male performers were called on to belt out their favourite female-centric broadway tunes, while the females sang their favourite male songs.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis year, keep it classic with a costume we all know and love: the famous feline.
Reading Time: 2 minutesNot only is The Shining a classic, it’s also a brilliant and complex commentary on violence and abuse.
Reading Time: 2 minutesPresented Oct. 6–8 at the Arts Court Theatre, the festival specializes in theatre art and this month’s shows of choice included Giant Invisible Robot and the one-woman absurdist comedy Joe: The Perfect Man.
