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“If there is love, it is because this alone has kept me alive.” - Claude Cahun A pair of queer Jewish lovers flee the fascism of WWII and find resistance buried deep in their respective artforms in Sarah Waisvisz’s Heartlines. Last seen on stages during the sold-out premiere at Undercurrents in 2020, this re-worked and re-imagined production of Heartlines – A Calalou/RAFT Theatre Projects Production, presented by TACTICS for their 2022 Mainstage Series in association with Great Canadian Theatre Company (GCTC) – opens on the GCTC stage March 22nd, 2022. ...

(Via School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa) SPAO’s Photographic Arts and Production Diploma students have worked tirelessly over this last challenging year in order to create innovative installations and portfolios that showcase their individual photographic practices. This diverse group of emerging talent is pushing the boundaries of the photographic medium, working with new technologies, alternative processes, ceramics, and digital pigment prints. ...

Photo by one of SPAO’s exhibiting graduates, Stephane Alexis (Via School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa) While the COVID-19 pandemic of 2020 has impacted arts and culture on a global scale, the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa has defied the odds to deliver Exhibition No. ...

Monsters and Music at the National Gallery By Lisa Wall Christmas may be over, but “You better watch out” if you visit the National Gallery of Canada on January 25th, 2020. Why? Because… there be monsters. In fact, Monsters are already on display at the Gallery, in a special exhibition titled Beautiful Monsters in Early European Prints and Drawings (1450–1700), which runs until March 29th, 2020. ...

Jazz legend Oscar Peterson’s unmistakable statue on Elgin Street. (Government of Canada photo) There’s nothing like live jazz to chill you out and get relaxed. And with plenty of places to catch some live jazz performances, Ottawa sure is a cool city. ...

Photo via NAC (Via National Arts Centre) The National Arts Centre is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2019 with an array of special programming and activities that includes a public Open House on June 2, 2019 – exactly 50 years to the day that the NAC first opened its doors in 1969. ...

_ (Via Government of Canada) _ The Honourable Mélanie Joly, Minister of Canadian Heritage, today announced that the City of Ottawa is receiving $5,250,000 to fund the expansion of the Ottawa Art Gallery and the redevelopment of the Arts Court building. ...

** Salute To Vienna New Year’s Concert ** Strauss Symphony of Canada _ January 2, 2016 • 2:30pm • National Arts Centre _ Niels Muus, conductor (Vienna) Lilla Galambos, soprano (Vienna) Thomas Weinhappel, baritone (Vienna) Featuring dancers from Kiev-Aniko Ballet of Ukraine & International Champion Ballroom Dancers ...

If you created a Venn diagram of symphonic music nerds and space fantasy nerds, the intersection between the two sets was out in all its glory Thursday night at the National Arts Centre. The NAC Orchestra performs _ The Music of Star Wars _ this week as part of its Pops series. ...

_ (press release) _ The latest 25 artists selected for the #ottmusik program received high praise today at City Hall from Mayor Jim Watson and Councillor Diane Deans, Chair of the City’s Community and Protective Services Committee.  The program, which was launched in 2015, is a platform for local musicians to introduce and share their work with a wider audience. ...