Bonfire: Improvised Tales of Terror
Oct
3
to Nov 21

Bonfire: Improvised Tales of Terror

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Gather close. Listen carefully. And whatever you do, don’t look away.

This fall, Wayward Improvised Theatre premieres Bonfire: Improvised Tales of Terror — a brand-new improvised horror show where ghost stories, eerie coincidences, and shadowy figures come alive in the room.

This show runs from October 3 to November 21 and includes a special performance on Halloween night.

Come join us by the campfire. Watch as the tales unfold, strange connections emerge, and what began as make-believe starts to feel a little too real.

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Maestro: Competitive Improv Comedy
Oct
3
to Nov 21

Maestro: Competitive Improv Comedy

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Ten improvisers walk on stage. One walks off with the title — and the cash.

Every round, Ottawa's sharpest improvisers take on games and scenes built entirely from your suggestions — and after each one, the audience votes on who stays and who goes. It's fast, it's funny, and the stakes are real: five whole Canadian dollars and the title of Maestro.

If you've never seen improv live before, this is the one to catch.

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Ike Dweck
Nov
10
8:00 PM20:00

Ike Dweck

Brooklyn-born and raised, rising independent singer-songwriter Ike Dweck is building a reputation for deeply personal lyrics and unflinching introspection. Since debuting in 2023, he’s continued to shape a sound that blends raw vulnerable folk with a modern, aggressive rock, inviting listeners into the heart of his experiences.

From writing solo to collaborating with fellow artists and songwriters Chance Emerson and Vincent Lima, as well as producer Jack Riley (previous work with Cameron Whitcomb and Grace VanderWaal), Ike has cultivated a creative circle that advances his word-choice-driven songwriting while keeping authenticity at its core. Much of his work revolves around the realities of battling mental health and navigating relationships. In doing so, Ike has created a community of fans that resonate similarly, finding connection and validation through his vulnerability.

Remaining proudly independent, Ike has been releasing new singles song by song for over two years, now surpassing over 1 million listeners on Spotify in the first half of 2025 across 15+ original songs in his release discography. There's an immense growing anticipation for what’s ahead for Dweck, with plans to step into touring as a headliner for the first time next year, build his own Brooklyn-proud merchandising brand, and activating his fanbase of more than 3.5 million followers with a bootstraps methodology. Ike Dweck stands poised to become one of the most compelling new voices in modern indie-folk.

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Cannelle
Nov
11
7:00 PM19:00

Cannelle

As chic as she is raucous, Cannelle is a fierce new voice at the vanguard of pop’s blossoming left-field electronic scene. The 23-year-old Aix-en-Provence-born, Los Angeles-based artist’s glitter-encrusted music has captivated in-the-know listeners since her musical debut in 2024. Initially finding her audience online, Cannelle’s early-Tumblr-era upbringing informed her DIY surrealist visuals, pastels, and feminine interiority, while her sonic palette was influenced by artists from the early Ed Banger days, each shaping her understanding of what it meant to be composed and campy in one enthralling, club-ready package. Accented by her icy-blue hair, Cannelle’s always-striking fashion and innate sense of style led to an early and established career in modeling that’s seen her work with Valentino, Marc Jacobs, and Rimowa, as well as land impactful high-fashion editorials in Schön Magazine and King Kong Magazine. Recentering her focus on music, she’s since gone on to thrill French and international fans alike with melt-in-your-mouth pop earworms like “CLOVER”, “DIAMOND CUTS”, “FILLE”, and “MP3”, while landing opening slots for Ninajirachi and performing B2B with umru at Palomosa Festival. Her debut mixtape, CINNA, released in June, encompasses a collection of avant-garde electronic pop sounds co-produced with fellow trendsetters Chicken, Oscar Scheller, and Warpstr, as Cannelle joins a global movement of artists like Rosalía celebrating their heritage by singing bilingually and proving that language is no barrier to connection. Highlighted by music videos shot across Paris, London, Los Angeles, and Japan, the visual world surrounding the project is equally deliberate, united by surrealist storytelling and the same DIY pastel aesthetic that runs through everything she makes. Following the release of CINNA, Cannelle has performed in New York, Paris, and Tokyo, including a sold-out headline show at Market Hotel in Brooklyn and an opening spot for Nia Archives at Alexandra Palace in London on November 26, and has announced her six-date European CINNA TOUR, beginning August 29 in Barcelona and including two dates supporting Argentine artist Six Sex. As one of the few Black women working at the intersection of electroclash and French pop music at an international level, Cannelle isn’t waiting for a seat at the table. She’s building her world herself.

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Eau The Music
Nov
12
8:00 PM20:00

Eau The Music

Eau The Music (album release show, Ottawa dream pop)

with special guest sets by Unsociably High & Sociably High

Unsociably High 8:30pm

Eau the Music 9:15pm

Sociably High 10:30pm

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Freakin'Fun Friday the 13th / A Night In Valhalla
Nov
13
7:30 PM19:30

Freakin'Fun Friday the 13th / A Night In Valhalla

A Viking Style ODD FUNDraiser, the party you don't want to miss !

At ODD - Fridays Are For Freakin’ Fun!

• DJ TØMMY GÜN will ignite the dance floor

• Foam Ax Throwing Tournament

• Board Games

• All you can eat popcorn

• Dress code: Viking

• *Note You need this! But, we need you too! This is a fundraising event not to be missed.

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Chaker Bou Abdalla // Ottawa
Nov
15
7:30 PM19:30

Chaker Bou Abdalla // Ottawa

Lebanese stand-up comedian Chaker Bou Abdalla takes the stage with STOFIL اصطفل, his latest stand-up show built around the everyday absurdities, contradictions, and small moments we usually overlook.

Rooted in sharp observation and honest storytelling, Chaker has a way of taking ordinary situations - conversations, habits, social expectations, and the strange things we all accept as normal - and pushing them just far enough to reveal how ridiculous they really are.

With his grounded stage presence, relatable stories, and naturally sharp sense of humour, STOFIL turns everyday life into an hour of comedy that feels instantly familiar.

Because sometimes, the funniest things are the ones happening right in front of us.

You don’t want to miss this.

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Priyanka
Nov
16
8:00 PM20:00

Priyanka

Priyanka - The Small Town Girl Tour

all ages admitted, 19+ w/ photo ID to drink

seated general admission

VIP PACKAGE INCLUDES

Early entry / seat selection

Pre-show Q&A and soundcheck performance

Photo

Lanyard

Signed exclusive poster

ARTIST PRESALE: WED AUG 26 NOON

SPECTRASONIC PRESALE: WED AUG 26 NOON

PUBLIC ON SALE: FRI AUG 28 10AM

$1 from every ticket will support Rainbow Railroad an international human rights organization that helps LGBTQI+ people facing persecution based on their sexual orientation, gender identity, and sex characteristics get to safety

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Look Before You Leap: Essential Tips for Festival Submissions
Nov
19
7:00 PM19:00

Look Before You Leap: Essential Tips for Festival Submissions

Two veteran local filmmakers, Kristen McNaule and Penny McCann, will share their positive and negative experiences on the festival scene with youth, student and emerging Ottawa film directors of all ages, to help them grow and professionalize their careers. This discussion will provide practical advice on what to look for in a festival’s communications, social media presence and website before you click “submit.” Engage with and ask questions from award-winning artists who have screened films internationally and have taken part in screenwriting competitions and festival programming. Moderated by Christopher Rohde from Mirror Mountain Film Festival.

Co-presented by Mirror Mountain Film Festival, Digi60 Filmmakers’ Festival & uOttawa Cinema Club

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A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Other Canadians
Nov
19
7:00 PM19:00

A Canadian Explains Eurovision to Other Canadians

In this show, A Canadian (me) Explains Eurovision (the song contest) to other people (likely also Canadians). A big shiny musical celebration of family, music, arts and the controversial song contest we are set to compete in for the first time next year!

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Conscious Wave presents Xi (TO)
Nov
20
to Nov 21

Conscious Wave presents Xi (TO)

Hello Ottawa! Welcome to our 3rd dj / producer showcase presenting the legendary XI dubkilla from Toronto with TOPAZ, Wubzy & Praise at SAW.

After our Club SAW debut back in March, we could not be more excited to be back !

As always you can expect an amazing headliner, alongside a diverse lineup of locals, big sound, live visuals, lights & amazing vibes with a great bar in a safe space.

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Alan Cross presents UNCHARTED
Nov
21
7:30 PM19:30

Alan Cross presents UNCHARTED

7:30PM SHOW SOLD OUT

3:30PM SHOW ADDED

Alan Cross - UNCHARTED: Live In Ottawa

Uncharted: Crime & Mayhem In The Music Industry is the award-winning podcast that looks at the intersection of true crime and the world of music. Hosted by renowned music journalist Alan Cross, this podcast chronicles all manners of bad behaviour. From murder and kidnapping, to the mob's manipulation of the music industry, to all those shady backstage dealings happening behind the scenes, Uncharted leaves no stone unturned!

Now, Alan Cross is bringing Uncharted to the big stage for an evening of previously untold tales, deep dives and rabbit holes, and live Q&A. Once you experience Uncharted: Crime & Mayhem In The Music Industry, you’ll never listen to music the same again. It really is sex, drugs, rock n’ roll, and a whole lot of true crime!

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Minoshkite Indigenous Music & Arts Festival
Nov
22
7:30 PM19:30

Minoshkite Indigenous Music & Arts Festival

Minoshkite (MEE-NO-SHKEET) which translates to "music to the ears" in Algonquin, returns for its fourth year with a two-day festival celebrating Indigenous music and art.

Tickets are pay-what-you-can (suggested $10 ticket), with all proceeds supporting the Gord Downie & Chanie Wenjack Fund.

Minoshkite 2026 will take place on November 22 at Club SAW and November 23 at Bronson Centre.

DAY 1 • November 22 • Club Saw

✨Aysanabee

✨Shawnee Kish

✨ASPECTS

✨AIYANA

✨Hosted by: Theland Kicknosway

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Series Dance 10 #57 / Fall Duets
Nov
26
to Nov 28

Series Dance 10 #57 / Fall Duets

SERIES DANCE 10 #57 / Fall Duets

November 26, 27, 28 / 7:30 pm / ODD BOX / Doors open at 7 pm

(le français suit)

Impasse

Performers Sarah Hopkin & Calder White

Choreography Sylvie Desrosiers

Music Raphael Weinroth-Browne

Lighting Paul Auclair

An emotionally cathartic choreography that focuses on togetherness as a means to carry on through adversity. Movements embody the feeling of striving and braving the storm. An emotionally cathartic choreography that focuses on togetherness as a means to carry on through adversity. Movements embody the feeling of striving and braving the storm. This work feels urgent and important - a reminder to be persistent and tenacious in the midst of global instability. Despite the darkness, there is always humanity, and there is always hope - this piece will highlight that contrast; light verses shadow, chaos verses harmony. The choreography is taking shape as both highly physical and athletic, and at times soft, slow, and intentional. The piece will be made more potent with music by composer Raphael Weinroth-Browne whose music exudes emotion, grit, and an unwavering determination to deliver a message of perseverance.

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UNE HISTOIRE ANODINE, UN COUPLE ORDINAIRE (2018) Created and performed by Monelle Doiron & Denis Lanteigne / Les Drôles de Moineaux This duet is choreographic exploration of the dynamics of a couple and the roles we each assume in relation to others. Human beings are social creatures who need one another. Throughout our lives, we evolve through various relationships—whether with family, friends, or romantic partners. Each relationship influences us and elicits a different response. Some people inspire us, while others hold us back. This is a short piece created through structured improvisations. The form is minimalist: simple, repetitive movement; precise spatial direction; and two bodies that intersect and influence one another—mine and that of my partner, Denis Lanteigne. He is not a dancer; he is a visual artist. The body here is raw; I cannot rely on physical performance, but rather on the sum of constraints to make the body vibrate and amplify both his presence and mine.

SÉRIE DANSE 10 no 57 présente Fall Duets (Duos d'automne)

26, 27, 28 novembre / 19 h 30 / ODD BOX / Les portes ouvrent à 19 h

Impasse

Interprétation Sarah Hopkin et Calder White

Chorégraphie Sylvie Desrosiers

Musique Raphael Weinroth-Browne

Éclairages Paul Auclair

Une chorégraphie émotionnelle et cathartique qui explore la solidarité comme moyen de traverser l’adversité. Les mouvements expriment des élans de persévérance et le courage d’affronter la tempête. Cette œuvre porte une urgence profonde d’une grande importance : elle nous appelle à faire preuve de persistance et de ténacité au cœur de l’instabilité mondiale. Même dans l’obscurité, l’humanité demeure, tout comme l’espoir. La pièce met en lumière ce contraste : clarté contre ombre, chaos contre harmonie. La chorégraphie prend forme dans une interprétation physique à la fois intense et athlétique, puis parfois douce, lente et pleine d’intentions. Elle est amplifiée par la musique du compositeur Raphael Weinroth Browne, avec son émotion brute, sa force intérieure et sa résolution inébranlable à traduire la résilience.

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UNE HISTOIRE ANODINE, UN COUPLE ORDINAIRE Chorégraphie et interprétation Monelle Doiron et Denis Lanteigne / Les Drôles de Moineaux Une histoire anodine, un couple ordinaire, créé en 2018, est une exploration chorégraphique autour de la dynamique du couple et des rôles que l’on adopte individuellement envers autrui. L’être humain est un être social qui a besoin de l’autre. Tout au long de notre vie, nous évoluons à travers diverses relations, que ce soit dans la famille, l’amitié ou l’amour. Chacune de ces relations nous affecte et nous fait réagir de manière unique. Certaines personnes nous stimulent tandis que d’autres nous étouffent. C’est une courte pièce créée à partir d’improvisations structurées. À partir d’une forme minimaliste émerge un mouvement simple et répétitif, une trajectoire claire dans l’espace. Deux corps se croisent et s’influencent : le mien et celui de mon partenaire Denis Lanteigne, qui n’est pas un danseur, mais un artiste visuel. Ici, la présence scénique est brute, je ne m’appuie pas sur des prouesses physiques, mais plutôt sur l’accumulation de contraintes pour faire vibrer nos corps et amplifier nos deux présences.

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lilyisthatyou
Nov
27
7:00 PM19:00

lilyisthatyou

MODO-LIVE & Programme Presents

Lilyisthatyou w/ Special Guests

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BELT - The Improvised Musical
Nov
27
8:00 PM20:00

BELT - The Improvised Musical

The Improv Embassy is proud to present BELT for an evening of music and laughter!

The wildly talented cast of BELT Musical Improv create an original musical right before your eyes, using only their imagination and audience suggestions.

Expect a mix of humour, creativity, and spontaneity as the cast navigates through improvised characters and plot twists. Each performance is different, ensuring an amazing and engaging experience.

November 27th, Join us at the Arts Court Studio - 2 Daly Ave, Ottawa, ON K1N 7B9

*The Arts Court Studio is located on the 3rd floor of Arts Court.

Accessible via the 2nd elevator past the reception desk.

Doors: 7:45PM

Show: 8:00PM

Tickets: $15

Produced by: The Improv Embassy in partnership with BELT

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Sami Landri
Nov
28
to Nov 29

Sami Landri

SOLD OUT

Sami Landri (Canada's Drag Race)

Chiquita Mére

The iconic Acadian queen of social media, Sami Landri invites you to the Sami Party: On Tour! After taking over TikTok and Instagram with her absurd, chaotic, and fearless videos, Sami set Montréal on fire with her Sami Party live show. Now she’s coming to Ottawa to host this drag show her own way: unapologetic, over-the-top, and drenched in a completely trash-chic aesthetic. On the menu: drag performances, lip syncs, comedy, and Sami on her baddest behaviour!

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Legacy Workshops
Nov
29
1:00 PM13:00

Legacy Workshops

The RED Legacy continues with two workshop sessions to keep you on your toes, in the LAB and ready to level up!

Do you walk or are Interested in Sex Siren or Sex Appeal? Looking to understand the similarities and differences? Join Canada's ONLY Legendary BQ Sex Siren Adonis 007 for Sex Siren Vs. Sex Appeal.

Foundational to ballroom is the category of Realness. Do you think it's just about not smiling? Then you're mistaken. Join Overall Father Prestige Constantine for Realness. Learn and practice what it truly means to be Real.

Max Capacity: 25 attendees per session

Venue: 2 Daly Ave, Arts Courts Atelier

Date: Sunday November 29, 2026

Workshop Times

Sex Siren Vs. Sex Appeal: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm

Realness: 2:00 pm to 3:00 pm

Registration: FREE! FREE! FREE!

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Steve Biko présente "Têtu"
Dec
4
7:00 PM19:00

Steve Biko présente "Têtu"

Têtu – (Stubborn) (Comedy Show in French)

With his sharp wit and compelling anecdotes, Biko takes a humorous, insightful look at everyday life, relationships, and human contradictions. Têtu means “stubborn” because we all have a little stubbornness in us.

Through keen observations, satire, self-deprecating humour, and truths we sometimes prefer to avoid, this show explores what brings us together… and what makes us delightfully absurd. You’ll laugh, recognize yourself in the stories, and perhaps even find yourself gently challenged always with a smile.

In Têtu, Biko delivers a personal, fast-paced, and unapologetic comedy experience inspired by real life and a keen eye for detail. Honest, intelligent, and relatable humour that entertains while making you think.

Please note: This comedy show is performed in French.

Age recommendation: 16+

Evening Schedule:

7:00 PM: Doors open

8:00 PM: Comedy show begins

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Root in Harmony (Pop-Up Singing Circle) | O Holy Night/Hallelujah MASHUP
Dec
12
1:00 PM13:00

Root in Harmony (Pop-Up Singing Circle) | O Holy Night/Hallelujah MASHUP

Join us for an afternoon filled with community and song, singing along a cappella (voices only, no instruments) and in harmony to a mashup of "O Holy Night" & "Hallelujah"!

No experience needed. No matter your age or singing abilities, this event is open to all music lovers who want to share the joy of music together.

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NOICE! Vol. 2: A Night Of Inuit Circumpolar Excellence
Nov
7
to Nov 8

NOICE! Vol. 2: A Night Of Inuit Circumpolar Excellence

Three Arctic regions. One stage.

NOICE! returns on International Inuit Day with artists from Kalaallit Nunaat, Nunavut, and Nunavik on one stage. The night opens with a traditional ceremony, introduces one of the most promising new voices on the Greenlandic music scene, brings a dance party with music from the Kivalliq region, and closes with one of the most iconic names in all of Inuit music.

At Club SAW in Arts Court, as part of Ottawa's 200th anniversary celebrations. Bilingual Inuktitut/English programming.

TICKETS

Tickets are $40. At checkout you can add a sponsored community ticket — $20 helps an Inuit community member who'd otherwise be priced out get in the door. Add one or more and you're entered in a draw for a pair of hand-sewn sealskin mitts.

LINEUP Nuunu is one of the most promising new voices on the Greenlandic scene, Nuunu writes honest, guitar-led songs about loving, losing and being young. Her debut single “Shy Lover,” recorded with Laakkuluk Williamson, arrived this summer and she's already played Arctic Sounds, Riddu Riđđu and Nuuk Nordisk.

Aursaarsuq, Siksik Sammurtok-Lavallee is an Inuk woman from the Kivalliq region of Nunavut. She has been focusing her reclamation on her ancestor’s practice in Inuit Spirituality, learning from her Ataata, who was taught by his Father. She'll be opening the night with a ceremony to welcome artists and guests alike to the space.

More artists to be announced.

This event is made possible with the support of Ottawa Tourism, Canada Council for the Arts, Inuit Art Foundation and the Ontario Arts Council.

Artwork by Taqqiq @_taqqiq_

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Ottawa Design Club #0023 - Chaos
Nov
5
6:00 PM18:00

Ottawa Design Club #0023 - Chaos

The Ottawa Design Club aims to create a strong community of creatives and highlight the amazing work in our city and beyond.

Chaos Vol . I - Event 0023

Chaos doesn’t always announce itself. Sometimes you choose it. Sometimes it chooses you. Either way, you rarely know where it’s going to lead.

CHAOS: Vol. I is a speaker event and zine launch bringing together three creatives exploring what happens when life refuses to follow a clean path. Through very different experiences, they’ve navigated uncertainty, changed direction, let go of control and found ways to keep moving when the outcome wasn’t clear.

The evening marks the launch of the first of two CHAOS volumes, with talks that dig into what it means to live, work and create when things don’t go according to plan.

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Hex Appeal: a sapphic halloween
Oct
31
to Nov 1

Hex Appeal: a sapphic halloween

SAPPHICS TO THE FRONT!!! Get freaky with us this halloween !

Calling all witches, dykes, ghouls, butches, vampires, femmes, studs, lesbians, bisexuals, trans babes, non-binary hotties and sapphic cryptids lurking in the shadows...

This Halloween, we’re bringing the hex appeal and summoning the sapphics for a night of queer horror, camp, costumes, and dangerously hot performances 🔥 🎃

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John Muirhead
Oct
30
8:00 PM20:00

John Muirhead

John Murihead - The Never Ending Road Tour

with very special guest Sarah Vanderzon (Montreal singer-songwriter)

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OTT Monsters: The Final Round LIVE AT CLUB SAW
Oct
29
to Oct 30

OTT Monsters: The Final Round LIVE AT CLUB SAW

Witness the grand finale of Ottawa’s newest and biggest talent competition Live at Club Saw! Featuring merch, a pop-up barber and more!

OTT Monsters is a multi-round talent competition based in Ottawa, ON founded by Dylan Jenson. It's a test of who the best artist in Ottawa is, and that doesn't just mean most talented!

A great artist is professional, kind, meticulous about their craft and has a solid style they can call their own.

Join us at the very first finale of Year 1 for OTT Monsters. There's also a costume contest with cash prizes for audience members!

1st place of the official talent competition wins a free music video from VIVA RECORDING STUDIOS, 3 free hours in A room at THE CAVE RECORDING STUDIOS, GTA 6 Ultimate Edition (or cash equivalent of $160), and a guaranteed headliner spot at a 2027 Ottawa/Gatineau boat show!

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Fresh Meat 15
Oct
28
to Oct 31

Fresh Meat 15

Ottawa's favourite theatre party is back!

Four nights.

Six world premieres.

Fifteen Fresh Meats...

Fresh Meat 15* Featuring the freshest new ideas from some of Ottawa's best creators, Fresh Meat 15 has five 20-minute performances on our Mainstage and an immersive experience taking over our Little Black Box. Ottawa's playground for theatre makers is the only place in town where you get six incredible shows all for one ticket!

Need anymore incentive to join? Fresh Meat 15 is hosted by Ottawa's own Bobby Knauff!

Visit www.freshmeatfest.com for more info.

see ya there ;)

xoxo fresh meat

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Birch Bark Choir
Oct
28
6:00 PM18:00

Birch Bark Choir

Join DARC Indigenous Residency recipient Dominic Lafontaine for a discussion of Birch Bark Choir, an experimental sound installation exploring the acoustic qualities of traditional Anishinaabe materials.

He will share discoveries from a month of working with birch, from moose calls and electromagnetic wood-and-sinew instruments to wood-coned speakers. We hope you’re looking forward to hearing what he has to say and listening to what he creates! 🎵

🗣️ Birch Bark Choir: Artist Talk

🕛 Wednesday, October 28, 6-8pm

📍 The Loop | 67 Nicholas St.

🎟️ Tickets below

🎨 Birch Bark Choir: Installation

🕛 Weekdays from October 28th until November 25th

🕐 Mondays, Tuesdays & Wednesdays: 10am - 5pm

🕑 Thursdays and Fridays: 10am - 6pm

📍 DARC Microcinema | 67 Nicholas St.

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Quest Master
Oct
27
7:00 PM19:00

Quest Master

Quest Master w/ Special Guests

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Bright Night: Baltic-Nordic Short Films
Oct
26
7:00 PM19:00

Bright Night: Baltic-Nordic Short Films

Join us for an evening of outstanding short films celebrating Baltic and Nordic creativity and culture.

Bright Night: Baltic & Nordic Short Films

Looking for something different during Halloween week? Step away from the usual scares and discover an unforgettable selection of Baltic and Nordic short films. Enjoy complimentary movie snacks, great company, and a chance to win a door prize.

This special short film programme brings together creative voices and stories from the Baltic and Nordic countries, featuring films from: Denmark, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Latvia, Lithuania, Norway, Sweden.

Whether you are a film enthusiast, a supporter of Baltic and Nordic culture, or simply looking for a unique night out in Ottawa, Bright Night offers an engaging cinematic experience for all.

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STOMP'oween
Oct
25
7:00 PM19:00

STOMP'oween

Costumes, boots, tassels and vampire fangs—come line dance, mingle, and connect. The only Halloween party where you also get to line dance! Costumes stronglyyyyyy recommended.

Tickets are PWYC, we typically get donations between 5-15$ per entry. STOMP! is a nonprofit line dancing community, and all proceeds go towards venues and future event planning!

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Electric Fields
Oct
24
to Oct 25

Electric Fields

After more than a decade, ELECTRIC FIELDS is back.

On Saturday, October 24, Artengine brings its festival of electronic art back to life with a special one-night edition at Club SAW, celebrating 30 years of artistic experimentation in Ottawa. For this return, we've assembled an adventurous lineup of artists exploring the unseen forces that shape our world through sound, light, technology, and movement.

MEET THE LINEUP

Florence-Delphine Roux — Tumulte de Kessler

Using sculptural radio antennas, satellite signals, and stray transmissions, Montréal artist Florence-Delphine Roux makes the invisible activity above our heads audible, transforming interference into a captivating sonic landscape.

Myriam Bleau — Hypermobility

In this extraordinary audiovisual performance, Montréal artist Myriam Bleau transforms electronic rhythms into shifting architectures of light, exploring movement, acceleration, and the physical experience of sound.

Korea Town Acid & Ajeebsir — Zero Gravity

Moving effortlessly between intimate club spaces and expansive spatial environments, Korea Town Acid and visual artist Ajeebsir unite in Zero Gravity—a visionary audiovisual collaboration co-produced through a residency at the Society for Arts and Technology, which recently premiered at MUTEK 2026.

Bear Witness (The Halluci Nation) — DJ Set

Ottawa's own Bear Witness brings his unmistakable musical sensibility to close the night. As co-founder of groundbreaking collective The Halluci Nation, he has helped reshape the possibilities of contemporary Indigenous electronic music and audiovisual culture.

Together, these artists take us from the barely perceptible to the fully immersive, from signals in the atmosphere to rhythms felt through the body.

Electric Fields first emerged as a gathering point for adventurous electronic art, bringing together artists, musicians, technologists, and curious audiences. This one-night return is both a celebration of that history and a glimpse of what comes next.

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Green Eyes, Witch Hands + Los3r + 2Kyerg + Ruby Doom
Oct
23
7:00 PM19:00

Green Eyes, Witch Hands + Los3r + 2Kyerg + Ruby Doom

Congrego and Fisher Collective present Green Eyes, Witch Hands (from Bathurst, NB + Los3r (OTT) + 2Kyerg (OTT) + Ruby Doom (Brantford, ON)

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Evil Dead: The Musical
Oct
22
to Oct 24

Evil Dead: The Musical

Evil Dead: The Musical

Book and Lyrics by George Reinblatt | Music by Frank Cipolla, Christopher Bond, Melissa Morris, George Reinblatt | Music Supervision by Frank Cipolla | Additional Lyrics by Christopher Bond

Five college students go to an abandoned cabin in the woods, and accidentally unleash an evil force that turns them all into demons. It’s all up to Ash (a housewares employee, turned demon-killing hero), and his trusty chainsaw to save the day. Blood flies. Limbs are dismembered. Demons tell bad jokes… and all to music. The songs in the show are completely off the wall as well. Titles like “All the Men in My Life Keep Getting Killed by Kandarian Demons” and “What the F**k was That?” have had audiences rolling in their seats, and screaming for more and more blood.

October 22-24, 2026 | Arts Court Theatre (2 Daly Avenue)

October 29-31, 2026 | Shenkman Arts Centre: Richcraft Theatre (245 Centrum Boulevard)

Evening Shows at 7:30pm | Doors at 7:00 Saturday Matinée at 2:30pm | Doors at 1:00

Tickets are $35 Regular | $30 for Students and Seniors | $50 Angel Ticket | General Admission

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High Gear
Oct
21
7:00 PM19:00

High Gear

Admission: $5 / Free for AXENÉO7 and SAW members and Théâtre du Trillium subscribers

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High Gear examines the relentless cycle of production, consumption and reincarnation. Structured like a yonkoma manga—a narrative format often used in the political press—the performance moves through four themes: being born, eating, working and dying, within a closed circuit where representations are continually absorbed, deconstructed and reformed.

Kidows Kim refuses to reproduce these patterns; instead, he subverts them in order to break their repetition and free himself from them. He assembles a corporeal collection of figures drawn from intimate memories, infected and entangled within manga imagery.

From this chaos emerges a ghostly, fragmented body attempting to find its way through. High Gear becomes a space where the body is exposed and decomposes, an incessant quest for an elusive outside.

Born in South Korea, Kidows Kim is an artist based in Paris. His creations form an intimate cosmogony in the form of a “Dictionary of Fantastic Creatures,” the first three chapters of which have been unveiled through previous performances. His work is informed by “Monstrarchaeology,” a method that excavates an ambiguous organic form, wandering between the figurative and the abstract, from collective memories and intimate, gendered, social and political experiences.

Kidows Kim’s High Gear is presented as part of a Canadian tour organized by L’Écart (Rouyn-Noranda), in partnership with Filles électriques / Festival Phénomena (Montreal), SAW (Ottawa), Théâtre du Trillium (Ottawa) and AXENÉO7 (Gatineau) in collaboration with Actoral (Marseille). This tour is made possible through financial support from the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec’s program supporting the presentation of works from outside Quebec.

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Co-produced by La Ménagerie de verre; CCN Ballet national de Marseille, under the direction of (LA)HORDE; ICI-CCN Montpellier Occitanie, under the direction of Christian Rizzo; and La Place de la danse CDCN Toulouse Occitanie. With support from DRAC Île-de-France through its creation assistance program and from the Agency for Cultural Affairs, Government of Japan, in fiscal year 2023.

Creation residencies: La Bellone, Brussels; Kunstencentrum Buda, Kortrijk; CND Centre national de la danse; The Saison Foundation Japan; Workspacebrussels.

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SAW funders Canada Council for the Arts, City of Ottawa, Ontario Arts Council, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Ottawa Community Foundation, Government of Canada, Government of Ontario

Partners L’Écart, AXENÉO7, Théâtre du Trillium, Korean Cultural Centre Canada

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Durée de la performance : 1 h Prix d’entrée : 5 $ / Gratuit pour les membres d’AXENÉO7 et de SAW et les abonné·es du Théâtre du Trillium

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High Gear interroge le cycle incessant de production, consommation et réincarnation. Structurée comme un yonkoma manga — format narratif souvent utilisé dans la presse politique — cette performance traverse quatre thèmes : naître, manger, travailler et mourir, dans un circuit fermé où les représentations sont continuellement absorbées, déconstruites et reformées.

Kidows Kim refuse de reproduire ces schémas; il les subvertit pour briser leur réitération et s'en affranchir. Il assemble une collection corporelle de figures extraites de mémoires intimes, parasitées et enchevêtrées dans une imagerie de mangas.

De ce chaos émerge un corps fantomatique et fragmenté qui tente de se frayer un passage. High Gear devient l'espace où le corps s'expose et se décompose, quête incessante d'un extérieur insaisissable.

Né en Corée du Sud, Kidows Kim est un artiste basé à Paris. Ses créations composent une cosmogonie intime sous la forme d’un « Dictionnaire des créatures fantastiques », dont les trois premiers chapitres ont été dévoilés lors de performances précédentes. Son travail s’imprègne de la « Monstrarchéologie », une méthode qui consiste à excaver une forme organique ambiguë errant entre le figuratif et l’abstrait à partir de mémoires collectives et d’expériences intimes, sociales, politiques et liées au genre.

La performance High Gear de Kidows Kim est présentée dans le cadre d’une tournée canadienne organisée par l'Écart (Rouyn-Noranda), en partenariat avec Filles électriques / Festival Phénomena (Montréal), SAW (Ottawa), le Théâtre du Trillium (Ottawa) et AXENÉO7 (Gatineau) et en collaboration avec Actoral (Marseille). Cette tournée a été rendue possible grâce à l’appui financier du programme Accueil d’œuvres de l’extérieur du Québec du Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec.

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Coproduction : La Ménagerie de verre; CCN Ballet national de Marseille, sous la direction de (LA)HORDE; ICI-CCN Montpellier Occitanie, sous la direction de Christian Rizzo; La Place de la danse CDCN Toulouse Occitanie. Avec le soutien de la DRAC Île-de-France au titre de l’aide à la création et de l’Agence pour les affaires culturelles du gouvernement du Japon pour l’exercice 2023.

Résidences de création : La Bellone, Bruxelles; Kunstencentrum Buda, Courtrai; CND Centre national de la danse; The Saison Foundation Japan; Workspacebrussels.

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Subventionnaires de SAW Conseil des arts du Canada, Ville d’Ottawa, Conseil des arts de l’Ontario, Fondation Trillium de l’Ontario, Fondation communautaire d’Ottawa, gouvernement du Canada, gouvernement de l’Ontario

Partenaires L’Écart, AXENÉO7, Théâtre du Trillium, Centre culturel coréen du Canada

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We’re looking for curious and collaborative people ages 10+ who are excited to experiment with movement and create with others. No previous dance or professional performance experience is required.

We strongly encourage people with disabilities, BIPOC artists, and those traditionally excluded from classical performance spaces to apply.

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Clock strikes upon the hour / And the sun begins to fade...

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