Arts & Culture

Ottawa performers aim to bring joy of circus to refugees in Greece

From left to right: Kaylie Hatashita, John Shibley and Millie Caron are three of four co-founders of Rhopalo Circo Project, an Ottawa-based organization set to bring the joy of circus to young refugees in Greece this summer. [Photo © Cherlene Eloria]

April 25, 2019

Ottawa performers aim to bring joy of circus to refugees in Greece

Kaylie Hatashita and John Shibley are co-founders of Rhopalo Circo Project. Shibley, 25, who is a tumbling and trampoline instructor at a local gymnastics gym, says the goal of their newly launched organization is to “use circus as a tool for social change.”

Ottawa’s Jeff Thomas found a second life on his artistic journey

Jeff Thomas is seen here in front of one of the photographs from his series The Conversation. [Photo @ Sarah Williscraft]

April 24, 2019

Ottawa’s Jeff Thomas found a second life on his artistic journey

Jeff Thomas is a self-taught professional photographer working to create conversation about Indigenous experience.

In the cracks of a smile: Artist is trying to find community on Elgin Street

The faces of Francis Montillaud’s “Curiosités” were moulded from children and are on display in Winnipeg. [Photo courtesy of Francis Montillaud]

April 9, 2019

In the cracks of a smile: Artist is trying to find community on Elgin Street

Artist Francis Montillaud is preparing public sculptures that will be part of the Elgin Street landscape.

Ottawa was all decked out in plaid for Tartan Day

Bagpipers and drummers march to Parliament Hill to celebrate Tartan Day. [Photo © Menaka Raman-Wilms]

April 8, 2019

Ottawa was all decked out in plaid for Tartan Day

This past weekend marked annual Tartan Day which is a North American celebration of Scottish heritage. In Ottawa, the day was marked by a range of festivities on Parliament Hill. On April 7, the Sons of Scotland Pipe Band marched from the Lord Elgin Hotel to the Centennial Flame, where…

Building bridges: Indigenous traditions revived through maple syrup production

Knowledge keepers, Deborah Bear Gauthier and Fred Gauthier, performed an opening ceremony at Sand Road Maple Farm on March 9. “When you take maple syrup from a maple tree, always remember…to say thank you,” Fred Gauthier said. [Photo © Meagan Casalino]

April 1, 2019

Building bridges: Indigenous traditions revived through maple syrup production

Indigenous peoples are reconnecting to the traditions of maple syrup production and collaborating with other producers.

Gil Garratt portrays the notorious Arlan Galbraith, self-proclaimed "Pigeon King," who left farmers all over Canada and the U.S. ruined after his Ponzi scheme went bankrupt. Photo provided by Blyth Festival website.

April 1, 2019

The Pigeon King flies into Ottawa

The play The Pigeon King that was created and first performed at the Blyth Festival in 2016, based off the true story of Arlan Galbraith and Pigeon King International, is coming to the NAC at the end of April.