Afro Cuban meets Jazz at NAC
Saturday 13 October 2018 The National Arts Centre 4th stage was throbbing with excitement last Saturday as some 200 fans witnessed a show to remember. Women-led,…
CHASING CHAMPIONS – The Sam Langford Story
CHASING CHAMPIONS The Sam Langford Story by Jacob Sampson Directed by Ron Jenkins NAC English Theatre Presentation A Ship’s Company (Parrsboro, NS) Production in association with Eastern Front Theatre (Halifax,…
House of PainT Hip Hop challenge
Saturday 25 August 2018 House of PainT Festival celebrated its 15th year in Ottawa last week. On Saturday, More than 100 graffiti artists, urban dancers, Mc’s Poets, bands, and…
Ishaka showcases Burundian music and dance
by Sarah Onyango Sunday 17 June Groupe Culturel Ishaka Cultural Group 700 audience members who packed the Algonquin Commons theatre, last night, at your 10th anniversary show! I…
Sal Capone – Lamentable Tragedy of
AN NAC English Theatre Presentation Sal Capone: The Lamentable Tragedy of by Omari Newton Directed by Diane Roberts Produced by BoldSkool Productions in Association with Holding Space Productions April 10…
Browne: “Black Panther”lives up to hype
Marvel’s Black Panther lives up to the hype by Robin Browne Marvel’s hotly anticipated Black Panther opened this week to rave reviews from critics and adoring fans. (Full disclosure: I…
“An Immigrant’s Tale” captivates Ottawa audience
Saturday 25 November Over a hundred spectators were at the Woodroffe High School auditorium on Georgina Drive to watch: “An Immigrants Tale”, an enchanting and captivating story of a…
Ottawa’s Rita Carter finds ways to balance music and motherhood
Singer-songwriter Rita Carter. DARREN BROWN / POSTMEDIA Lynn Saxberg, Ottawa Citizen August 25, 2017 Rita Carter almost gave up playing music when she became pregnant. The life of a musician is no…
Big Soul Project celebrates Canada 150 with free concert
Sunday 9 July Lansdowne Park was awash with a sea of summer colours, as some two hundred fans gathered to watch Musical Director, Roxanne Goodman lead her Big Soul Project choir,…