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.
Takeout Talk: What are you ordering this weekend?
Nederlands Dans Theater brings some of world’s top performers, choreographers together for spectacular evening of dance—03.17.20 & 03.18.20
Jodi Cobb: Stranger in a Strange Land at the National Arts Centre—03.03.20
Gig Pick: Kellylee Evans at the NAC—12.21.19
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
Adding to the fun of early summer in the city is Welcoming Ottawa Week, a series of free events 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
La danse d’une heure a été créée par Sylvie Desrosiers, chorégraphe primée de Gatineau.
Under Petals of Steel brings emotion, sweeping movement to the dance stage—06.07.19 & 06.08.19
The one-hour dance piece was created by Sylvie Desrosiers, an award-winning choreographer based in Gatineau.
Sandra Oh returns home to receive the National Arts Centre Award—04.27.19
The 2019 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards takes place Saturday, April 27 at the National Arts Centre.
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.