Performing Arts

“ARAGUANEY”  Venezuelan Folk Dance Group is a non-profit organization committed to the preservation, study and diffusion of Venezuelan folk dances and traditions within the Canadian community.

The Arc Poetry Society -- Arc, Canada's National Poetry Magazine was founded in Ottawa in 1978 and is published by the Arc Poetry Society - a federally regulated not-for-profit organization.

The Cumbrae School of Dancing opened its doors in the spring of 1979 to provide high quality training to people of all ages living in Orleans/Gloucester and surrounding Ottawa areas.

Amateur Theatre Company for everyone from adolescents and up. The group performs out of the Cumberland Town Hall Theatre. Registrations are ongoing; welcome to all with an interest in theatre, from backstage work to acting.

GOYA Theatre Productions Inc. was founded and incorporated in 2001, and is now a resident theatre company at Centrepointe Theatre. The company has two specific mandates: namely to produce exclusively Canadian works of theatre and secondly, as the acronym GOYA, suggests Giving Opportunities to Young Artists.

The Loch Murray Dancers perform regularly at community events, charities and seniors homes. As well as supporting service groups, our Irish and Highland dancers have won at the Provincial, National and International levels in both traditional dance and choreography.

The MacCulloch School of Dancing was founded by Rae MacCulloch in the Fall of 1954. Over the years we have taught over 4000 students. We provide training in Highland and Traditional Celtic-Canadian Step Dancing. Our students generally train with us from the ages of five to twenty-five. All of our students are important to and we enjoy the individuality they bring to out school. We welcome children and teens to sign up for new classes in September 2010. Our performing group, the MacCulloch Dancers, is available for local and international performances. We are honoured to be part of community events. The troupe performs the traditional dances of Scotland and Canadian-Celtic step Dancing to the lively tunes of Scotland's bagpipes and the Irish, French and Scottish fiddle and accordion. Links: Website: www.maccullochdancers.ca Youtube "MacCulloch Dancers Ontario, Canada.mov" http://www.youtube.com/user/MacCullochs#p/a/u/0/wjyL7QX0j_k Facebook Fan Page http://www.facebook.com/home.php?#!/pages/MacCulloch-Dancers-Ontario-Canada/107588199140

Depuis 30 ans, le Mouvement d'implication francophone d'Orléans met en lumière la culture francophone et favorise l'expression culturelle de la communauté d'Orléans. Il répond aux besoins artistiques, culturels, sociocommunautaires et éducatifs en offrant des services variés en français. MIFO offers cultural and artistic activities, workshops and courses to francophones of all ages at the Centre culturel d'Orléans. MIFO also holds a School of Music.

Odyssey Showcase advances education by providing and educating the public on the history of the arts, Canadian music and performance.

OYP Theatre School began in 1989 when two volunteer teachers offered after school classes for 9 to 11 year-olds. Today, we offer a full curriculum of introductory and specialized classes – and summer programming – in our two professional studios in the Shenkman Arts Centre.

The Ottawa Little Theatre – Theatre Worth Loving! Professional in style, amateur in status, traditional in tone, the OLT continues to thrive as a vital part of Ottawa’s Arts Community. Check out their website (and the Calendar of Events on www.artsoe.ca) for a complete listing of all their plays.

This not-for profit charitable organization provides training and education in Drama, Theatre, Speech Arts and Musical Theatre for students ages 6 through adult in the Ottawa-Carlton area. The School aims to achieve a high standard of instruction by working with theatre professionals and drama educators with proven artistic sensibility.