(November 17, 2020) The Royal Winnipeg Ballet has had to cancel its much-loved production of The Nutcracker this year but looks forward to 2021 with artful optimism and in celebration of the 50th anniversary of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet School's Professional Division which has produced high-calibre dancers who have danced all over the world. Today, the RWB School Professional … [Read more...] about Royal Winnipeg Ballet: Celebrating 50 Years of its professional school in 2021
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US Election Result: A popular victory throughout the world
The US election result has put a foreseeable end to the past four years of the Trump administration--the grotesque apparition of a foul-mouthed liar at the head of the world's largest economy and military--that caused much anxiety throughout the world. Watching helplessly as white supremacy became de rigeur, petty and major crimes unfolded on a regular basis at the top levels … [Read more...] about US Election Result: A popular victory throughout the world
Editorial cartoonists capture the moment
(November 6, 2020) Since election day in the United States on Tuesday, November 3, the world has watched as keenly as a crowd in Rome's St. Peter's Square waiting for the white smoke that signals the election of a new pope. But all we've seen coming from the U.S. election chimney is the black smoke indicating a decision has not been reached. At issue are the vote counts of … [Read more...] about Editorial cartoonists capture the moment
McCord Museum: Fashion creators in textile
(October 23, 2020) Founded in 1921 by David Ross McCord, the McCord Museum of Canadian History is located in Tiohtià:ke/Montréal, Quebec. The museum’s vast collection contains photographs, manuscripts, as well as examples of textile and artisanal work that brings a detailed texture to Canadian history. This essay will highlight some of the many fine pieces of Indigenous … [Read more...] about McCord Museum: Fashion creators in textile
Aga Khan Museum: The first Western museum devoted to Islamic art
(October 12, 2020) The Aga Khan Museum is the first Western museum devoted to Islamic art. Traditionally, museums in the West have acted as storehouses and shrines to European Christian values, with other cultures and faiths represented in specialist galleries, if at all. And yet, most Westerners are not aware that European culture in the last millennium would not have been … [Read more...] about Aga Khan Museum: The first Western museum devoted to Islamic art