Arts

The Drowsy Chaperone
The National Arts Centre
Oct. 31, 2009

4/5

As of 2009 the National Arts Centre (NAC) is celebrating its 40th anniversary. In honour of this momentous occasion it has introduced a stellar collection of upcoming and current performances. The forerunner for this celebration, “The Drowsy Chaperone,” took the stage Oct. 14 and concluded on Halloween night.

Joey Tremblay’s clearest memory of his childhood in a diminishing western- Canadian French town is of the paper-mache elephant his grandmother made, being maliciously run over by a group from a neighbouring English town.

The incident had a profound effect on the young Tremblay who considers it the end of his childhood and the moment of his loss of innocence.

But it inspired An Elephant Memory, an autobiographical story that Tremblay adapted into the fictitious play Elephant Wake in which he also stars.

The sin of pride will be consuming Gallery 101 in the Glebe during their seven-year fundraiser coming up in a little over a month, but an assistant with the facility said they should have something to be proud of considering the artist-run space is still going after 30 years in Ottawa.

This Is It
Kenny Ortega
Sony Pictures

3/5

Michael Jackson’s This Is It, a tribute film featuring rehearsal footage for the King of Pop’s planned concert tour (cancelled due to his sudden death on June 25) isn’t “Bad,” but it’s certainly not a “Thriller” either.

Some of the footage is remarkable, but for one of the grandest and most ambitious musical icons of our time, it’s debatable whether Jackson would’ve wanted us to see these works in progress.

If you are like many students, you have been planning a trip to the National Gallery of Canada (NGC) on a Thursday ever since you heard admission is free after 5 p.m. but you were never able to find the time to get downtown before 8 p.m.

Well now you’re in luck.

Carleton and the NGC have partnered to offer Carleton students free admission from now until June 30, 2010 upon presentation of your student card.

Students will have access to the permanent collection as well as special exhibits.