Leah Geller
Music WriterLeah loves to dance and to listen to jazz music, often at the same time. Her day job is as a writer and editor, which comes in handy for crafting previews and reviews of dance and music events around town.
A roundup of free Welcoming Ottawa Week events—until 06.30.19
Apt613 Contributor Picks: Best bets at Jazzfest—06.21.19 to 07.01.19
Welcoming Ottawa Week: A free festival is highlighting Ottawa as a welcoming city to newcomers
D’intenses émotions et de grands mouvements sur la scène avec la danse SUBMERGÉ de pétales d’acier
Under Petals of Steel brings emotion, sweeping movement to the dance stage—06.07.19 & 06.08.19
Sandra Oh returns home to receive the National Arts Centre Award—04.27.19
Gig Pick: Stars at the NAC—12.15.18
Stars will be performing at the NAC with a 90-piece orchestra, a first for the band.
Top picks at the 2018 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival—opens 06.21.18
The 2018 TD Ottawa Jazz Festival opens June 21, 2018. Apt613 contributor Leah Geller shares her picks for the festival.
Preview: Shay Kuebler’s Telemetry at the National Arts Centre—04.26.18 to 04.28.18
Shay Kuebler/Radical System Art performs Telemetry, a one-hour marvel that combines the fast footwork and partnering of forms like swing, with the full-body movements of b-boy and contemporary dance, at the National Arts Centre from April 26 – 28.
MOMIX: Opus Cactus is a fascinating modern dance spectacle—03.12.18 & 03.13.18
American contemporary dance company MOMIX is performing Opus Cactus at the National Arts Centre from March 12–13.
Eight things to know about An American in Paris
An American in Paris is one of Hollywood’s most spectacular musicals ever produced. The legendary movie will be screened in the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall, accompanied live by the NAC Orchestra, November 16-18.
Autumn Leaves: Our fall preview of jazz in the capital
While outdoor summer jazz concerts are just wistful memories now, there is a lot of great music for jazz fans to look forward to.
Jazzfest: 6 concert picks
The 37th annual TD Ottawa Jazz Festival runs from June 22 to July 2 at Confederation Park and several nearby venues.
Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui’s “gorgeous and hip” Fractus V
This weekend, NAC Dance presents a favourite of Ottawa audiences, Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui, for the exclusive Canadian performance of Fractus V.
Kathleen Edwards steps into new musical territory with collaborator Petr Cancura
Tickets for Kathleen Edwards with Petr Cancura’s Crossroads have already sold out. The special concert takes place November 24 at the NAC Theatre.