Arts

One fancifully sinister scene in the Canadian Opera Company’s 2021-22 performance of ’La Traviata’ encapsulates why we return to the opera time and time again

Poet laureates from across the country wrote about the upcoming year for Maclean’s. Here’s what they had to say about 2022.

In a pivotal scene in this film adaptation, a young singer—struggling with his sexuality and nervous about opening up to his conservative Filipino family—finally gains the confidence to perform in front of his entire school

Canada’s beloved pop star is the emotional defibrillator for this exact moment. And we’ve never needed her more.

As a child, Ren Louie learned traditional drumming. As a student, he learned the importance of storytelling. As an author, he found a way to bring them together.

Paul Wells: New Orchestre symphonique de Montréal conductor Rafael Payare stunned a crowd of thousands of Montrealers

Bilal Baig, star and creator of ’Sort Of’ on CBC/HBO Max, breaks down a pivotal moment in the comedy series about belonging

Douglas Coupland on his new book, ’Binge’ — a collection of darkly funny micro-stories Coupland describes as ’an X-ray of a culture at a certain time’

How Sheridan College students helped a Netflix series raise the profile of the artistic medium

She’s a two-time Giller winner for ’Half-Blood Blues’ and ’Washington Black.’ She’s a public intellectual. She’s not a nutritionist. What else do you want to know?