Reading Time: 3 minutes“You could see one of these shows at the NAC, and you could see one at Chamberfest, and you could see another one at Pride, but it’s all happening at Pique,” says director Rachel Weldon.
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Reading Time: 7 minutesWhile many Pique regulars found this year’s fall edition to be underwhelming compared to prior seasons, they remained enthusiastic for the upcoming winter edition on Dec. 13, affirming how Pique has come to be a staple of the Ottawa art scene.
Reading Time: 5 minutesHannah Vig has made the Ottawa music scene inviting to students.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOn 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutes“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.”
Reading Time: 2 minutesArtpreneur 2020 will allow artists across the city to converse on the big cultural questions made especially apparent by the pandemic.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThis Ottawa-based festival gives students, and new performers a chance to try new things on stage.
Reading Time: 3 minutesTwelve contestants were given 20 minutes to paint a masterpiece.
Reading Time: 7 minutesUndercurrents is a non-mainstream theatre festival in the heart of downtown Ottawa.
Reading Time: 3 minutes“For me, as for many others, the program was truly a defining moment in my life.”
Reading Time: 3 minutesThe 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesIn 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesBeginning 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesArt 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.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow a new show in town explores if money truly does buy happiness.
Reading Time: 2 minutesHow one play sheds light a struggle more than 500,000 Canadians face.
Reading Time: 2 minutesThere’s a new touching tale at Arts Court which may make you curl your toes in delight.
Reading Time: 2 minutesA 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.
Reading Time: 3 minutesOttawa 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.
