Passing Strange: portrait of the young artist in search of himself
Welcome back, “tiny, perfect” Lowville Festival
Anticipate and be tantalized by 3 days of the arts in picturesque Lowville: a young – and altogether welcome – summer tradition that celebrates all of us local artists, everywhere.
Theatre
Celebrate Asian Heritage with Soulpepper’s Tiger Bamboo this weekend ~ Arpita Ghosal
Who better than Ins Choi to curate Soulpepper’s inaugural Tiger Bamboo, a free festival celebrating Asian Heritage Month with theatrical presentations, readings, and cabarets?
Music & Opera
COC’s Youth Opera Labs offer an unbeatable–and free–opera-tunity ~ Arpita Ghosal
Opera-keen youth can take heart: the COC is still accepting Youth Opera Lab applications for Maometto II. But only until April 10.
Theatre
City Youth Academy will be in high gear when school’s out for the summer ~ Arpita Ghosal
Entering its 3rd year this summer, the City Youth Academy comes from a long history of youth programming at Soulpepper, which keeps mentorship at its core.
Theatre
Soulpepper Family Festival is on–and “you have to go!” ~ Arpita Ghosal
Confession: my children have never seen a Soulpepper production. And my children’s music teacher, the performer Kyla Cook, has compounded
Music & Opera
Claire Morley shines a spotlight on artistic diversity in COC’s Free Concert Series by Arpita Ghosal
Claire Morley’s got a sweet gig. As the new Program Manager for the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series (FCS),
A chance trip to Lowville leads to an astonishing concert–and unexpected reunion
An accidentally-viewed post yielded a gift times 3 at the Lowville Festival of the Arts, thanks to cellist Rachel Mercer.
SONGBOOK 8: BRENT CARVER finds Rachel Mercer “grooving with a different kind of music”
To hear Brent Carver sing a dozen self-selected songs, ranging from musical-theatre tunes, the American Songbook, jazz standards and contemporary pop songs is a sublime prospect.