Hip hop, classical converge at NAC

pg10-a-classicalArtist Allan André applies finishing touches to a mural during the NAC's "night of classical collisions." Chloé Fiancette, Centretown NewsHip hop culture had its moment in the spotlight at the National Arts Centre recently during the NAC’s Schumann and Beethoven Festival — bringing the classical composers together with a very modern form of music.

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Exhibit shows ghostly art from battlefield cave

pg09-a-warImages were carved in a cave wall by Canadian soldiers in France near the scene of the Battle of Vimy Ridge, a key victory in 1917. Courtesy of the Canadian War MuseumCold, tired and aching, the soldier decides to etch his name and battalion number into the chalky wall of a French cave in an effort to leave behind a small part of himself — should he never return from the battle.

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