Arts & Culture

Get ready to “Groove Together,” Winnipeg. 

That's the theme to this year’s TD Winnipeg International Jazz Festival and audiences will have plenty of opportunity to do exactly that.  

A member of the renowned Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1994, the Canadian-born violinist has established herself as a versatile and accomplished soloist and chamber musician in addition to her distinguished orchestral career – which includes a stint with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra!  

Catherine returns to the Agassiz Chamber Music Festival – 22 years after first performing – in a variety of programs and concerts.  

Learn more about her career and the music she will be performing with Agassiz by watching the full interview below!  

Guitarist Daniel Bolshoy is a well-travelled concert soloist, recitalist, and avid chamber musician committed to the proselytization of his instrument. A Senior Lecturer in the Hugh Hodgson School of Music at the University of Georgia where he directs the guitar program, Bolshoy brings his undeniable talent to the outstanding roster of Agassiz Chamber Music Festival artists this year.  

No stranger to Winnipeg audiences, Bolshoy has previously performed in town with the Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg and Winnipeg Classical Guitar Society.  

Starting tonight and going through to Friday June 9th, the Royal Winnipeg’s Ballet’s Anna McCowan-Johnson Aspirant Program will be showcasing their talents in a program that they call “On the Edge.”

John Novacek is a versatile, GRAMMY-nominated pianist who has performed across the Americas, Europe, Asia and Australia. A lauded recitalist and in-demand soloist, he’s been heard on some of the grandest stages with the greatest of orchestras, live, over the radio, on TV and online.  

Red Haus Live – the performing arts porch party – is back with another offering of lawn chair concerts under majestic oaks and elms in Crescentwood. 

Agassiz Chamber Music Festival is officially underway.  

Presenting top notch performances by both Manitoba-based and internationally renowned artists, the weeklong celebration of chamber music features a wide variety of genres, formats and composers.  

Two first-time participants, violist Ásdís Valdimarsdóttir and cellist Mick Stirling, feature prominently in the programming.  

Based in the Netherlands, Valdimarsdóttir is on faculty at the Royal Conservatory of the Hague and Stirling serves as principal cello of the Radio Philharmonic Orchestra.    

Winnipeg has seemingly jumped straight into summer to begin the month of June. That has us thinking about cool shade, refreshing drinks and summer reads -- a great way to beat the heat! 

Find the latest from Chris Hall of McNally Robinson Booksellers below, which includes titles exploring number crunching in sports, a novelist writing about a novelist, and the "Author of the Month!"

A brand-new exhibit exploring the artistry and history of Ukrainian dance is set to open at the Oseredok Ukrainian Cultural and Educational Centre.  
 
In partnership with the Rusalka Ukrainian Dance Ensemble, the immersive presentation features an exploration of the art form while also celebrating Rusalka’s illustrious 60-year history.  

“The story I wanted to tell with the exhibit was one of a Ukrainian dancer,” says curator Markian Tarasiuk, the LA-based, Winnipeg-born multidisciplinary artist, actor, and Rusalka alumnus.