Harpists play in palliative care wards of hospitals to engender a sense of peace for patients in their last moments. I have heard instances of stroke victims being unable to speak yet able to sing in a choir. They can show you another world and another way of being. A photograph, a painting or a sculpture can also communicate with you on a different plane to language. Music can elevate you and yet pull you down to the lowest levels of sadness. Music composed hundreds of years ago can move you.

They are the moments to keep you warm in your old age when you have time to sift through your memories.Īrt can bypass language and engage your senses. I have been around long enough to know those moments sneak up on you and they don’t happen often. It was one of those extraordinary moments in an ordinary life. When the performance ended I clapped, wolf whistled, and kept exclaiming to myself. I was openly weeping, and gasping and clutching my hands to my breast. Even the chair beneath me seemed to float away as I joined with the dancers.

Scores of people with their hampers and their glasses of wine. The Quarry and the sparkling city beyond. The music playing was a strings piece with a cello weeping and the hairs on the back of my neck began to rise. I’m not even sure what the piece was called, but it was a pas de deux where a boy and a girl dance together. When I became part of art transcending the ordinary. So I was unprepared then for what happened. I’m more of a traditionalist with ballet and The Quarry performances have a modern edge. To be honest, I was rather ho hum about going. You get to take a picnic, sip chilled wine and eat cheese while dancers delight you with their agility and talent. The Quarry performances for the season are always casual. Last weekend I was fortunate enough to see the WA Ballet at the Quarry. Luckily, being ordinary doesn’t exclude you from experiencing the extraordinary. I’m also a sucker for Downton Abbey and YA books by John Green. Personally, I love its vibrant greenness and its pointy fingers which seem to say a lot more than people bargained for. The sculpture supposedly represents a living organism and is officially called Grow Your Own. In my home city we have a gigantic sculpture outside the GPO which we call The Cactus.

It’s fun to hunt down street art and I will stand in raptures in front of a public art installation. Watching the tennis is also fun and I will purposely detour past Bunnings on a Saturday morning to buy a hotdog at a sausage sizzle. I like trees, music, theatre, botanical gardens and dance. I love beauty and try to keep up with exhibitions at our State Art Gallery. I like art in the general sense of the word and I didn’t study fine arts at university. I’m a 40s something woman who likes books and words and people. The intersection between art and ordinary. I am fascinated by that point in time where art and the everyday meet. Art is the infrastructure for extraordinary moments in ordinary lives. (TSE:BRAG) closed 10.58 per cent lower at CAD$8.79 per share in Toronto Monday.Art adds to the rich tapestry of our lives and is as important as schools and hospitals and roads. Developing this alignment will be our top priority and absolutely requires a strategic review.” “Bragg's technology and content is well-positioned to take advantage of this new market's potential and although Bragg's operations have continued to outperform over recent quarters, the capital markets strategy has not translated into shareholder value. “While the global online gaming industry continues to grow exponentially, the North American opportunity is a game changer,” added Godfrey.

“While peers continue to trade and transact at significantly higher multiples, Bragg's continued strong growth has yet to be reflected in the Company's public market performance, and the Board has determined that a search for a new CEO is required,” said the board. The board of directors of Bragg attributed the management change to the relatively weak market performance of the company’s shares, despite six quarters of higher-than-expected revenue and growth. He will be assisted by Bragg founder Adam Arviv, who will take on the role of special advisor, with Oryx founder and Bragg vice chairman Matev Mazij also playing an integral role within the organisation. Godfrey is a former chairman of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corporation (OLG) and former president and CEO of the Toronto Blue Jays baseball club, and also currently serves as executive chairman of Postmedia. Godfrey currently serves as chairman of the gaming supplier and assumes the role of interim CEO with immediate effect, replacing Richard Carter, who has led the business since March. New York and Toronto-listed Bragg Gaming has appointed former OLG chairman Paul Godfrey as interim chief executive.

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