The latest on Cannopy

Allison Russell

ISSUE 17 | MONTREAL/NASHVILLE | HOMEGROWN

INTERVIEW — On In the Hour of Chaos, Russell answers the current moment not with retreat but with radical community, radical joy, and a middle school choir

ANCHORBALL

ISSUE 17 | HAMILTON | SPACES

“I’m outside, this art is beautiful. The weather is great, and I want to be present. The last thing I want to do is pull my phone out to digitize this experience!”

Charlotte Cornfield

ISSUE 17 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

Charlotte Cornfield’s Hurts Like Hell asks whether subtle music can still feel urgent

The Mastermind

ISSUE 16 | IN FOCUS

INTERVIEW — Kelly Reichardt’s ’70s crime drama trades heist-movie thrills for the quiet unraveling of a man adrift

Royal Opera House

ISSUE 16 | LONDON | HUBS & HUDDLES

GUIDED TOUR ─ The Royal Opera House promises accessibility and grandeur—but can one of the world’s great stages reconcile tradition with inclusion?

The Infinite Wrench

ISSUE 16 | CHICAGO | FOURTH WALL

INTERVIEW ─ The Neo-Futurists strip theatre down to its raw essentials with the longest-running show in Chicago history

Off the Record: Amaia Miranda

ISSUE 16 | BARCELONA | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW — In her latest album, the Spanish songwriter finds the sound of presence mixed into the hues of the past

Alexi Murdoch on Moral Urgency

ISSUE 16 | ARTS & LETTERS

INTERVIEW — Why artists must confront power, take risks, and answer the call of Gaza

Jon Batiste’s Big Money

ISSUE 16 | NEW YORK | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW — Birth of a New Americana signals the death of the genre machine

Interplay at Banff

ISSUE 15 | BANFF | HUBS & HUDDLES

One summer program, two new Canadian opera productions, and a new roster of creatives launched into the industry

Surgeons at the Symphony: Chicago

ISSUE 17 | CHICAGO | ENSEMBLE

After a performance of Bartók and Tchaikovsky by the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, seven surgeons went backstage to meet pianist Conrad Tao

Pompei: Below the Clouds

ISSUE 17 | IN FOCUS

Profile — With lots of reverence and little romanticism, director Gianfranco Rosi delivers an unprecedented portrait of Naples

Joshua Burnside

ISSUE 17 | BELFAST | ALT.ITUDE

Joshua Burnside’s grief-struck new album tests the limits of intimacy in folk music

The Check In: Quinn Rockliff

ISSUE 16 | HAMILTON | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW — Balancing art, livelihood, and integrity in an age of endless content

Naledi Tshegofatso Modupi

ISSUE 16 | JOHANNESBURG | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW ─ Where heritage meets modernity: vibrant portraits that refuse erasure and celebrate sisterhood

A New Day-Lewis

ISSUE 16 | BROOKLYN | IN FOCUS

INTERVIEW — In Anemone, Ronan Day-Lewis redefines cinematic inheritance, merging generational artistry with a haunting exploration of male intimacy

Fuji for the Future

ISSUE 16 | LONDON-LAGOS | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW ─ At just 22, oSHAMO turns tradition into propulsion—building a diasporic legacy rooted in rhythm and resistance

Alma Singer’s Rules for Living

ISSUE 16 | CAMBRIDGE | STUDIO SESSIONS

INTERVIEW — With humour, colour, and a childlike scrawl, Alma Singer reclaims vulgarity as a tool for survival and truth-telling in the gallery.

Elsewhere

ISSUE 15 | OTTAWA & TORONTO | SPACES

Anishare and HUM Microgallery are two exhibition platforms closing the gap between space and spectator

Skank Bloc Bologna

ISSUE 15 | BOLOGNA | ARTS & LETTERS

Can art spaces that eschew commercial activity truly sustain themselves without succumbing to corporatization?

Next Up: Elysia Biro

ISSUE 17 | VANCOUVER ISLAND | ELLINGTON

INTERVIEW — Classically trained, jazz-informed, and very much her own thing

Sound of Falling

ISSUE 17 | IN FOCUS

PROFILE — Rural decay, inherited trauma, long silences—when did arthouse cinema become so predictable?

No Neutral Ground

ISSUE 16 | SANTARCANGELO DI ROMAGNA | ARTS & LETTERS

Why cultural institutions must take a stand as authoritarianism chips away at freedom and democracy

DECA by Austra

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

For this installation of DECA — our running series inviting artists to curate top-ten lists — Katie Stelmanis reflects on the records that informed their newest release

Floyd Kuptana at Gallery Arcturus

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | SPACES

INTERVIEW — A tribute to the late Inuit sculptor whose vivid, haunting works continue to challenge how Canada remembers its artists.

Disobedient: Anastasia Rizikov

ISSUE 16 | PARIS | ENSEMBLE

INTERVIEW — Three EPs and one vision to reimagine classical music for a modern era

Yolanda Bruno’s Dear Jeanne

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | ENSEMBLE

INTERVIEW ─ On gut strings, gratitude, and the enduring generosity of Jeanne Lamon

J-L Cauvin: Yes, Art is Dead

ISSUE 16 | THE BRONX | ARTS & LETTERS

INTERVIEW ─ As social media algorithms reward sameness and stunt discovery, one comedian’s struggle for visibility shows what’s at stake for artists everywhere

El-Funoun

ISSUE 15 | RAMALLAH | IN MOTION

INTERVIEW — Dance, dignity, and a determination to remain

Off the Record: Justin Orok

ISSUE 15 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

INTERVIEW ─ The Canadian folk artist joins “A Cannopy Salon” for a spotlight on his latest album

SIRÂT

ISSUE 17 | IN FOCUS

PROFILE | In a world where collective traumas arrive without interval, what tools are we given to mourn together — and who bears the cost when none exist?

Alessia Cara: After the Climb

ISSUE 17 | TORONTO | ELLINGTON

From meteoric rise to reflective return, the Canadian pop icon reinterprets her early hits through a more vulnerable lens

DECA by Fleur Electra

ISSUE 17 | TORONTO | HOMEGROWN

For this installation of DECA, Anne Klein rolls back the sonic curtain of her “Strike the Match” EP

Why It’s Made: Locke & King

ISSUE 16 | HAMILTON | MATERIALS

PROFILE ─ How a watch brand from Hamilton redefines luxury through local pride, craftsmanship, and cultural geography

Toe Fish

ISSUE 16 | TORONTO | STUDIO SESSION

INTERVIEW ─ On the struggle to create in a city that can’t afford its artists

Chief Adjuah

ISSUE 16 | NEW ORLEANS | ELLINGTON

INTERVIEW ─ On redefining Black sonic ownership and the cosmic pulse of Stretch Music

Coming Up for Air

ISSUE 16 | ROTTERDAM | ALT.ITUDE

INTERVIEW — With her debut album, Roufaida transforms cultural inheritance into a living, flexible practice of self-expression

Off the Record: Ada Lea

ISSUE 16 | MONTRÉAL | HOMEGROWN

INTERVIEW — The Montreal singer-songwriter’s latest album, “when i paint my masterpiece”, places equal value on art and the artist

Antoni Cimolino on Stratford 2025

ISSUE 15 | STRATFORD | FOURTH WALL

INTERVIEW ─ “The great thing about theatre is that you get to watch terrible things happen, but do it safely and within a jungle gym for the mind.”

Now on MUBI: Grand Tour

ISSUE 15 | MUBI | IN FOCUS

PROFILE ─ Miguel Gomes’s latest film is a sprawling, messy, and dreamy odyssey that isn’t afraid to throw a few curveballs.

C A N N O P Y

Art is True North

The latest on Cannopy

Allison Russell

ANCHORBALL

Charlotte Cornfield

The Mastermind

Royal Opera House

The Infinite Wrench

Off the Record: Amaia Miranda

Alexi Murdoch on Moral Urgency

Jon Batiste’s Big Money

Interplay at Banff

Surgeons at the Symphony: Chicago

Pompei: Below the Clouds

Joshua Burnside

The Check In: Quinn Rockliff

Naledi Tshegofatso Modupi

A New Day-Lewis

Fuji for the Future

Alma Singer’s Rules for Living

Elsewhere

Skank Bloc Bologna

Next Up: Elysia Biro

Sound of Falling

No Neutral Ground

DECA by Austra

Floyd Kuptana at Gallery Arcturus

Disobedient: Anastasia Rizikov

Yolanda Bruno’s Dear Jeanne

J-L Cauvin: Yes, Art is Dead

El-Funoun

Off the Record: Justin Orok

SIRÂT

Alessia Cara: After the Climb

DECA by Fleur Electra

Why It’s Made: Locke & King

Toe Fish

Chief Adjuah

Coming Up for Air

Off the Record: Ada Lea

Antoni Cimolino on Stratford 2025

Now on MUBI: Grand Tour