MASC interview: Abel Maxwell inspires youth through music and dance
Interview: Luciano Porto shares Brazilian culture, dance, and music with young people
Interview: Sultans of String celebrate and share music from around the world
Interview: Axis Theatre shares Indigenous stories with young audiences
Interview: Craig Conoley helps students tell stories through video
Interview: Artist and songwriter Janie Renée
Interview: Musician Alvaro de Minaya of Colores Andinos
In this interview, Alvaro de Minaya talks about the group’s formation in Ottawa, and how the local music community has grown in the past 25 years.
Interview: Deidre Hierlihy talks lithography, parenting, and the physicality of letters
Deidre Hierlihy is a MASC artist who practices a wide range of printmaking and calligraphy media. Here, she talks about the beauty of putting words on paper and how being a mother influences her teaching.
Wendy Hartley retires as MASC’s Co-Executive Director
In advance of Wendy Hartley’s retirement from MASC in June of this year, we are sharing this heartfelt letter from Wendy to the people who defined her time at MASC. As Wendy mentions in her letter, we are delighted that Micheline Shoebridge will be continuing in her role as Executive Director to lead MASC into its exciting next phase.
Interview: Kellylee Evans shares her thoughts on music, creativity, and community
Today, when she’s not performing, Kellylee teaches and speaks about her journey to recovery by sharing her inspiring story.
Interview: Leslie McCurdy works to alleviate anti-Black racism through her art and activism
Leslie McCurdy has numerous stage, film, and TV credits but is best known for the one-woman plays that she wrote and has performed for over 20 years. The Spirit of Harriet Tubman, her first play, was a finalist for a Canadian Chalmers Award for Best New Play for Young Audiences.
Interview: Lola Ryan is a catalyst for growth through dance and movement
Lola Ryan is one of Canada’s foremost practitioners of dance and movement improvisation. A former champion athlete, she began a career in dance in her twenties, founding and co-founding several dance/theatre companies and touring nationally. Her work with children and adults is an abiding interest, and encourages links between youthful play and the world of dance.
Interview: Kseniya Tsoy is sharing her culture and creativity through community art
Kseniya Tsoy is a new Canadian community-engaged artist, originally from Uzbekistan. In her murals and workshops, she is passionate about introducing this part of the world through iconic patterns and traditional applied art techniques with a contemporary twist.
Interview: Nicole Bélanger helps develop critical thinking and a sense of belonging through group art
Nicole Bélanger is a visual artist who specializes in murals as collaborative works of art. In schools or the community, her emphasis is on group work, both in conceptualization and creation. Nicole believes that the power of energy comes from the creative efforts of the group and that there is room for everyone in the world of creativity.
Interview: VOX Théâtre reflects the major issues faced by young people
For over 40 years, VOX Théâtre has been a vast playground for young audiences. Stories take on a unique theatrical form with voices singing words and sounds to express ideas and emotions. Actors, music, sets, and puppets animate stories and characters that strike the imagination.