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Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland
Dec 5
Beverly Glenn-Copeland & Elizabeth Copeland

For the first time in Ottawa, we are thrilled to present a concert by Beverly Glenn-Copeland and Elizabeth Copeland on Friday, December 5, 2025 at the Bronson Centre. Opening the show will be singer-songwriter Izzy Rose.

Pique winter edition
Dec 13
Pique winter edition

Pique winter edition returns on December 13th! As the days grow cold, we're cooking up a HOT lineup featuring ballroom legends, experimental innovators, and local party starters. Don't miss your chance to experience one last Pique before the year is over; grab your tickets today!

 
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Pique winter edition programming revealed
Pique winter edition programming revealed

Genre-bending hip hop, ambient-glitch, playful installation, and the return of the Queertopia kiki ball all under one roof at Pique winter edition. Designed for discovery, community connection and radical self-expression, Pique brings together some of the boldest ground-breaking artists from across Canada to experiment and engage with the local artistic community.

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Radio art, Arabic pop, modal traditions, and a Transgender icon define Debaser’s fall–winter 2025 program

Debaser is back this fall and winter with a series of captivating performances that feature radio art, Arabic and SWANA club music, modal traditions, and transcendent jazz-soul songwriting. Across these four unique events, audiences will experience the breadth of sonic experimentation and community-driven artistry.

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Recap: Pique fall edition 2025

Thank you to the 1,200+ who attended Pique with open ears and hearts! It was amazing to watch so many different creative communities come together in one place to share and connect.

 
The diverse work of legendary singer, composer and transgender activist @beverlyglenncopeland has gathered momentum in recent years thanks to a reissue of the extraordinary folk-jazz explorations of his debut self-titled album (1970) and the widespre
Ottawa-based singer and producer @sandourmusic is building the framework of an intimate yet expansive universe. 🕯️✨ Inspired by Christian Gothic poetics, his lyrics depict the self, community, religion, and love. His sonic eclecticism draws from th
Opening for @beverlyglenncopeland and Elizabeth Copeland at Bronson Centre on Fri, December 5, we are thrilled to welcome @izzyy.rrose to the stage 🌟 Izzy Rose is a 24yr old Burundian singer-songwriter who has spent her whole life singing. She has
Ottawa-based artists Sabrina Ferrari @androgynousmuppet and Evalyn Shields @washingmachine_art bring their anti-disciplinary collaborative practice to Pique on December 13. 🌟 Through large-scale interactive installations that draw on religious aest
Discover clarity through the abstractions of 16:9 ratio (@geunf), the alias of Ottawa-based DJ, producer, and singer Noah Elliott Perkins. Having previously graced Pique’s stage as a member of hyperpop trio @los3333r, the artist returns to Art
Tonight! Labyrinth Ensemble performs at @glebe_stjames Toronto’s foremost maqam group, @labyrinthontario has spent four years dedicated to experimenting with and promoting modal music traditions of Central, West, and South Asia, and the Medit

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