Hannah Vig has made the Ottawa music scene inviting to students.
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On June 10, I attended the Arts Court Open House Party, where I browsed through a street’s worth of artisan booths, enjoyed short films and curated exhibitions, and listened to a panel.
“We programmed this year’s undercurrents festival under a guise of uncertainty. In previous years, there were always wild cards — the Arts Court elevator, traffic around the theatre, the weather — this year it’s just a pandemic.”
Artpreneur 2020 will allow artists across the city to converse on the big cultural questions made especially apparent by the pandemic.
This Ottawa-based festival gives students, and new performers a chance to try new things on stage.
Twelve contestants were given 20 minutes to paint a masterpiece.
Undercurrents is a non-mainstream theatre festival in the heart of downtown Ottawa.
“For me, as for many others, the program was truly a defining moment in my life.”
The play is inspired by Milner’s experience with his mother’s decision to pursue assisted suicide after getting a lung infection at 94-years-old that left her with no chance of recovery. After telling Milner about her decision, it sent him on a journey to learn about death and assisted suicide. When she passed away, he decided to write a play about his experience.
In a world where the traditional act of dating is becoming dated, Catherine Ballachey and Stephanie Henderson are bringing Listen To Me, a dynamic and nontraditional play, to Ottawa’s theatre scene. Listen To Me allows audience members to interact with performers in a “speed dating” setting where delving deeper than smalltalk, without the distraction of technology, is the ultimate goal.
Beginning in 1976, the OIAF is North America’s largest animation festival and one of the oldest in the world. The festival features everything from film screenings to workshops and masterclasses with world-renowned animators.
Art Battle began as a monthly event in a Vancouver pub about five years ago. It has since swept the nation, with competitions being held in almost every major Canadian city.
How a new show in town explores if money truly does buy happiness.
How one play sheds light a struggle more than 500,000 Canadians face.
There’s a new touching tale at Arts Court which may make you curl your toes in delight.
A City of Ottawa development committee has recommended that council approve plans for a new $100 million arts complex, part of which will be used by the University of Ottawa’s theatre department.
Ottawa filmmaker John Graham will premiere his latest short film Sincerus—produced with the help of U of O students—at the Arts Court theatre on Jan. 18.
