Category: Arts

Things have improved since Erin Dubé started teaching dance classes out of a church basement.

When Gail Wexler happened upon the work of well-known Ottawa potter Chandler Swain at a local pottery show, there was no doubt in her mind: she had to learn the craft.

It’s film festival season in Ottawa, and there has never been a better time to be a filmmaker.

The director shouts, “Set change!” and with the speed and precision of a well-trained army, the kids of the New Star Children’s Theatre rush to their battle stations. Four very small, nimble children and a teenager with a shock of red hair move the set.