Category: Arts

Activists across Ottawa could soon be using puppets to voice their concerns after the highly-acclaimed Bread and Puppet Theatre visits for the first time.

Farouk Kaspaules says he is utterly preoccupied with the homeland he left behind nearly 30 years ago.

When most people think of breakdancing, they think of people dancing in the streets, or the hip-hop background dancers in rap music videos. Most people don’t think of professional dancers.

It’s an unseasonably warm afternoon in March, when most folks in Ottawa would like to be outside enjoying the beginnings of spring. But, dozens of people are spending it in the basement confines of The Manx Pub on Elgin Street.