Travelling Light, lightly, at the speed of light (bicycle style)

Several weeks ago I attended a play at the National Theatre called Travelling Light, and it was a wonderful production. But the interesting thing about my experience with this play was not the any one aspect of the production, but how it – as a whole – affected me afterwards. Which is not to undervalue [...]

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Groceries or theatre tickets, groceries or theatre tickets…

I’ve never been altogether concerned with finances, and I realize that is a total luxury. Thanks to a decent-sized scholarship and a handy parental connection at the University of Ottawa, I didn’t have to worry about tuition fees. I also saved money by living at home for the first three years of university. I haven’t [...]

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meeting Natascha McElhone

I’m on a mailing list called Master Class that occasionally sends out notices for theatre artist talks occurring at the Theatre Royal Haymarket. Today at 2:30pm I went to see one of my favourite film actors, Natascha McElhone. Most people would probably recognize her as Jim Carrey’s love interest in The Truman Show. But I [...]

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Poetic Marketing

Over the last five years, I have worked as a publicist for numerous theatre companies and arts organizations in Ottawa and beyond. While I have tended to develop strong attachments to these groups, I have always maintained a healthy degree of objectivity in working with them; able to view their work from an outsider’s point [...]

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We are more… than whiny little buggers

I would like to draw your attention to the following video. Here, Shane Koyczan performs his own spoken word piece entitled “We Are More” in a promotional video created by Canadian Tourism. He performed the same piece at the 2010 Vancouver Olympics Opening Ceremonies atop an intimidatingly tall stage structure surrounded by millions of people [...]

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Kamp: a show my brother would love

When my brother was much younger, he would make model buildings out of paper and tape. They would be replicas of castles, of palaces (including a phenomenal one of Versailles), and other structures of note. He would also create little figurines to inhabit the space, perhaps imagining how they interacted once upon a time. I [...]

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Ottawa Arts – February 2010

Greetings arts fans! I’ve had the most amazing month traveling across Canada and researching theatre festivals. My travels have brought me to Edmonton, to Calgary, and to Vancouver. If you’re interested in following along, please check out my blog entitled “the most exquisite moments” and feel free to partake in some of the ongoing debates, [...]

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Dance makes no sense to me…

… and that’s why I love it. One of the first performances I caught at the 2010 PuSh Festival was called Poetics: a ballet brut by this New York group the Nature Theater of Oklahoma. I decided to attend this show on a whim, so I didn’t have the chance to read up on the [...]

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Ottawa Arts – December 2009

Greetings arts enthusiasts! Last week I was at the grocery store and overheard the song “Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree” on the sound system. Guess it’s that time again! Now I realize that many people embrace Christmas time and savour every snowfall, while other people despise the very mention of the holiday season. So I’ve [...]

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Time to shine in Ottawa

Ever wanted to be in film? Check out this audition for an independent art film in association with SAW Video. Auditions take place late August and filming occurs through September and October. For more information, follow this link: SAW Video Send Me Postcards For more film opportunities and classes, check out this website: http://www.actottawa.com/ If [...]

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