Finding hope in a world without dance
By Sophia Lee, Royal Winnipeg Ballet I was six years old when I started dancing. I didn’t know then that I would become a principal dancer with the Royal Winnipeg
Journeys drawn in our imagination
By Kelly Thornton Time. Most often it seems like a rushing river pushing us endlessly forward with our manic schedules in tow. Waking to our alarms, we scramble out of
Manitoba Opera re-works the game plan
By Darlene Ronald We are living in a time that just a few months ago would have seemed unimaginable. Here in Manitoba, the world as we knew it stopped on
What it takes to make a movie, Manitoba-style
By Nicole Matiation Throughout this incredible period of change and challenge, there is no doubt that arts and culture is important to Canadians. In the last few months, we have
Flin Flon: Carmina Burana at Carnegie Hall cancelled
How are things in Flin Flon in these strange COVID-19 times, you might be asking? (We hope you are asking and not simply hunkered down with the entire Margaret Atwood
Planning for the 2020/21 season – a lesson in patience
There is no doubt that COVID-19 has created move upheaval in the world than anything most of us have experienced in our lifetime. I was speaking with a 92-year-old symphony
Change in the time of COVID-19
Thank you to all Manitobans who have and continue to stay home during this COVID-19 pandemic. Due to your vigilance, our province has been able to flatten the curve and
Time to stop warehousing our old people
Tell the tale of how the Inuit used to leave their elders out on an ice flow in times of famine and you will hear reactions that range from distaste
Rogernomics in 2020: Caring for people by funding individuals instead of the state
Peter Holle Many Winnipeggers are disappointed that Exchange District restaurant Hermano’s is closing. It is just one of thousands of businesses which will not survive the federal government’s drastically overwrought
Remembering my dad…
“Hello” and “Coca-Cola” were the only two words he knew in English when he stepped off the ship in Quebec City in 1926. He had seen an ad in the