A wonderful arts festival is in progress in Calgary. It's called the High Performance Rodeo and comprises theatre, comedy, film and dance to name but a few. Yesterday I went to see a play called Syliva Plath Must Not Die. I know what you're thinking: sounds like a knock-about rom-com song and dance show on rollerskates. Actually it wasn't really that but it did make me want to know more about Sylvia Plath and Anne Sexton. Kudos must go to the two leads in those roles who really were dynamite.

Today Ashley asked me along to see Bravo!FACT, a selection of 13 Canadian short films. I don't think I've seen many short films in my time and wasn't really expecting much but this was absolutely fantastic. The quality was incredibly high and the styles wonderfully diverse. My favourite, and it was a close run thing, was an animated short called I Met The Walrus which took a schoolboy interview with John Lennon in 1969 and set it to pictures. You can get a flavour of it here at their website.

Special mention must go to the actor with the greatest name. Step forward Oscar Ocelotl (part Ocelot, part Axolotl) and claim your prize.