Category: Arts

Experimental film and video makers in Ottawa are gaining national attention but are almost invisible within the city limits.

Tucked inside a green plastic bag, a small rustic portrait of a poor-looking young boy is swaddled in bubble wrap and family myth.

Between the old stone walls and wooden rafters of the Byward Market’s Courtyard Restaurant, women in medieval ball gowns and men in masks and tights mingle to the sound of harpsichord and violin.

A new Ottawa theatre company is re-imagining the work of Robert Service, the famous Canadian poet known for “The Cremation of Sam McGee” and “The Shooting of Dan McGrew” and converting his memorable lines into a dramatic recital performed by 10 characters.