Northern Scene (Dates TBA)
| April 23, 2013 | to | May 5, 2013 |
Northern Scene in 2013!
Details to come.
Contact Information
General: 613-947-7000
General information: info@prairiescene.ca
Website: www.prairiescene.ca / www.scenedesprairies.ca
Volunteer information: www.prairiescene.ca / www.scenedesprairies.ca
Capital Pride 2011 (2012 Dates TBA)
| August 19, 2012 | to | August 28, 2012 |
The 25th annual Capital Pride Festival celebrates the diversity of the gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgendered (GLBT) community. Capital Pride partners with many community groups that represent the GLBT community of the National Capital Region to host 10 days of diverse events including: sporting events, a human rights vigil, events for youth and Rainbow Party 11. The festival concludes with the highly-anticipated Pride Parade and outdoor Pride Stage on Sunday, August 28. Happy Pride!
Pride Parade
The 2011 Pride Parade will start in the heart of downtown Ottawa. The Parade begins at 12:30, Sunday August 28th at Old Wellington and Wellington across from National Library and Archives of Canada, heads east down Wellington where it goes past the Supreme Court of Canada and Parliament Hill to Elgin Street where it turns at the National War Memorial, follows Elgin to Laurier West and finishes at the Festival Plaza Festival Site.
Festival Information:
General information: 613.252.7174
General information email: info@capitalpride.ca
Location: Various locations throughout the National Capital Region (see the website for details)
On the Web:
Website: www.capitalpride.ca
Torchlight Shakespeare Series
| July 2, 2012 | to | August 18, 2012 |
During July and August each summer, A Company of Fools Theatre brings their signature Torchlight Shakespeare Series to Ottawa area parks. Torchlight Shakespeare is innovative, entertaining and accessible. The Fools bring Shakespeare ‘s plays to life by combining the physical theatre techniques of clown, mask and puppetry with a strong understanding of the classical text to tell the Bard’s tales to Ottawa audiences. You can expect to see classical full-length plays (with a Fools twist!) Delightful entertainment for everyone, there is no better way to spend a summer evening.
Note: The plays are represented in English only.
What People are Saying about Torchlight Series:
“Strawberries, canal bike rides, Canada Day on the Hill, and Company of Fools are our family’s summer traditions. Thanks so much! A great performance.”
“Torchlight Shakespeare is always the highlight of my summer!
“My daughter, 7 years old, was enthralled the whole time. So much energy, so much pleasure. Thank you”
Event Highlights:
- Nightly performances of a Shakespeare classic
- Open air performances
- Family friendly
- Pass-the-hat admission
Festival Information:
General information: 613.863.7529
General information email: info@fools.ca
Location: Parks and green spaces across the region. Check www.fools.ca for the current location on any given day.
Tickets: Torchlight Shakespeare shows are always for “pass the hat” donation in an effort to make great theatre available to everyone regardless of economic background.
Volunteer: volunteers@fools.ca
On the Web:
Website: www.fools.ca
Facebook: www.facebook.com/groups/2393525868
Ottawa Fringe Festival
| June 14, 2012 | to | June 24, 2012 |
The 15th Ottawa Fringe Theatre and Arts Festival will be held again this summer in venues in downtown Ottawa and at various locations throughout the University of Ottawa. Established in 1997, the Ottawa Fringe encourages unrestricted artistic expression and accessibility and therefore artists are not censored by the Festival and the choice of performers is made by lottery.
Patrons can choose from over 20 different productions per night (more on weekends) covering the range from theatre, comedy stand-up, music, dance and everything in-between. Tickets to shows cost, on average, $10 and five or ten show passes are also available at all venues. ALL ticket revenue goes directly to the artists. In between shows patrons are welcome to stroll around the beautiful downtown and Market area of the Nation’s Capital or join us at the licensed Fringe Courtyard for a beverage, a snack and to chat to artists and fellow Fringers.
Festival Information:
General information: 613.232.6162
General information email: info@ottawafringe.com
Locations:
100-200 Daly Avenue, Ottawa, ON
On the Web:
Website: www.ottawafringe.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/ottawafringe
Flickr: http://www.clickr.com/groups/ottawafringefestival2010
YouTube: http://www.youtube.com/user/ottawafringe
Twitter: http://twitter.com/ottawafringe
Map:
View Ottawa Fringe Locations in a larger map
Westfest
| June 8, 2012 | to | June 10, 2012 |
Westfest is a party like no other! Each year, more than 100,000 people attend Westfest during our outdoor, three-day celebration of Canadian art and culture. As a free multidisciplinary art festival dedicated to showcasing Canadian artists and their work in an accessible and inclusive setting, Westfest fills 14 city blocks with a variety of artistic disciplines such as music, contemporary dance, visual art, media art, performance art, spoken word, poetry and fiction readings, Aboriginal art forms, children’s entertainment, buskers, street performers, and much more.
In addition to the street level celebration, each year the festival hosts an outdoor main stage which features some of the best acts our country has to offer. Past headliners have included Buffy Saint-Marie, Sloan, Joel Plaskett, Jane Siberry, Cowboys Junkies, Kathleen Edwards, and more. Established in 2004, Westfest is a fusion of community and art, and places a special emphasis on diversity, children, and all families. Taking place annually the second weekend of June, Westfest is proud to be Ottawa’s only festival of its size and scope that is free and open to all!
General information: 613.729.3565
General information email: info@westfest.ca
Location: Westboro Village – Richmond Road (between McRae and Berkley Ave.), Ottawa
Westfest Domicile Main Stage – 190 Richmond Road (behind the Real Canadian Superstore parking lot)
On the Web:
Website: www.westfest.ca
Youtube: www.youtube.com/user/wesfestinfo
Twitter: www.twitter.com/WESTFESTinfo
Others: www.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wesfest
Magnetic North Theatre Festival (2012 Dates TBA)
| June 13, 2012 | to | June 23, 2012 |
The Magnetic North Theatre Festival is your chance to see fantastic productions from all across Canada, meet national and international presenters, and mingle with great Canadian artists. We bring some of the most exciting productions of English theatre on tour in Canada to your front door! Magnetic North is coming to Ottawa June 3-11, 2011! Check out the website for more Festival information.
Festival Information:
General information: 613.947.7000 ext 719 / 1.866.850.2787 ext 719
General information email: info@magneticnorthfestival.ca.
Location: National Arts Centre
On the Web:
Website: www.magneticnorthfestival.ca
Twitter: http://twitter.com/MNTF
Old-Time Photo Affair at SPAO
[Source: SPAO news release]
Event: Old-Time Photo Affair
Featuring: Prof. M. Lindsay Lambert
Date: Saturday, October 1st, 2011
TIme: Noon – 4:00pm
Schedule: Photo “Roadshow” – Noon-1:00pm, 2:00pm-3:00pm
Magic Lantern Shows – 1:00pm-2:00pm, 3:00pm-4:00pm
Free Admission
AN AFFAIR TO REMEMBER
Professor M. Lindsay Lambert will be in residence at the School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa for Culture Days. A longtime collector of photographic ephemera with a background in theatre Mr. Lambert will do double duty all afternoon for SPAO’s Old-Time Photo Affair.
People of all ages will be captivated as he performs live Magic Lantern Shows, with vintage slides dating from 1850-1910. He discusses the Victorian era, the history of the magic lantern, turn-of-the-century family life, poverty, recreation, and transportation, with an emphasis on social history bringing both the individual slides and the era to life.
A lifetime of collecting that began at the age of ten with a carbon filament light bulb has given the professor a broad knowledge of both vintage photographs and photographic equipment. Visitors may bring in their photographic treasures for identification and uncover the mysteries of their function and making.
The School of the Photographic Arts: Ottawa is located at 168 Dalhousie, at the corner of Bruyère, in the Byward Market.
Prof. Lambert is a member of the Photographic Historical Society of Canada and is a Contributing Editor to Photographic Canadiana. Images, and Biography are available upon request.
SCHOOL OF THE PHOTOGRAPHIC ARTS: OTTAWA
168 DALHOUSIE STREET, OTTAWA, ON, K1N 7C4
CONTACT: Khalia Scott, Director
EMAIL: khalia@spao.ca
TELEPHONE: (613) 562-3824
SPAO SITE URL: http://www.spao.ca/specialevents.html
CULTURE DAYS URL:
http://www.culturedays.ca/en/2011-activities/view/4e260c1c-2f50-467a-86c4-65134c4a89be
Prairie invasion at NAC: $2.8-million festival to present 80 events this spring, from Buffy Sainte-Marie to Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Steven Mazey, Ottawa Citizen
Photo: Mike Carroccetto, The Ottawa Citizen
Singers Buffy Sainte-Marie and Suzie Vinnick, violinist Erika Raum, productions from Saskatoon’s Persephone Theatre and Winnipeg’s Contemporary Dancers and art shows presented by the Winnipeg Art Gallery and the Saskatchewan Craft Council will be among more than 80 events the National Arts Centre will present as part of the Prairie Scene Festival April 26 to May 8.
Created to celebrate performing and visual artists as well as writers, filmmakers and chefs from Manitoba and Saskatchewan, the festival will be presented in more than 30 venues across the Ottawa area. In Regina Thursday, NAC officials announced part of the lineup and said more performances will be announced in February.
The festival has a budget of $2.8 million, with 60 per cent of that coming from private fundraising, donors and ticket sales and the rest coming from the Manitoba and Saskatchewan governments and the federal government.
Full story on the Ottawa Citizen website: Prairie invasion at NAC
GCTC Presents: Hamlet (solo)
Hamlet (solo)
By William Shakespeare
Performed by Raoul Bhaneja
Directed by Robert Ross Parker
A Hope and Hell Theatre Co. Production in association with Richard Jordan Productions (UK)
Three shows only!
October 15 – 17, 2010
A special fundraiser presentation for the
Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund
This one-man tour de force is being presented as a fundraiser for the Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund. Originally from Ottawa, actor Raoul Bhaneja takes on 17 different roles in this emotionally intimate and powerful version of Shakespeare’s Hamlet. Raoul has performed Hamlet (solo) around the world, including The Banff Summer Arts Festival, The soloNOVA Festival at New York’s PS122, and The Edinburgh Fringe Festival.
Tickets $28.25 (incl. tax) available at www.gctc.ca and at the GCTC Box Office, by calling 613-236-5196 Hamlet (solo) By William Shakespeare
Performed by Raoul Bhaneja. Directed by Robert Ross Parker
A Hope and Hell Theatre Co. Production in association with Richard Jordan Productions (UK)
A special fundraiser presentation for the Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund
The Shannon Reynolds Memorial Endowment Fund was established by friends and family of Shannon Reynolds, an actress and a strong supporter of Canadian theatre. At GCTC, she appeared in Les Belles Soeurs in 1997 and Bonjour, la, Bonjour in 1999, and was also a founding member of A Company of Fools. Shannon passed away in April, 2009 and the Fund was established to honour her last wish to provide support to the creation, development or production of Canadian works at GCTC that particularly emphasize female voices.
Rock the Arts puppet show coming to Carp Fair
EMC Entertainment
Photo From Rock the Arts website
Puppets will be coming to this year’s Carp Fair.
Sarah Argue and Robyn Pekarchuk will be bringing their unique theatre company, Rock the Arts, to the fairgrounds this weekend as part of the 147th edition of the fair.
The duo have performed together for nine years and traveled in the United States for three before starting their Kanata-based company.
“We’re just rocking the arts,” Argue told the EMC previously, noting the inspiration behind the company name.
Full story: Rock the Arts puppet show coming to Carp Fair
