News Releases
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National Arts Centre to launch 2024-2025 season with new edition of SPHERE festival
August 21, 2024
SPHERE takes over NAC stages from September 10-20 Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to open its 2024-2025 season with SPHERE, a multi-disciplinary festival highlighting connections between art and the natural world. Presented by the NAC Orchestra and curated by its Music Director Alexander Shelley, SPHERE will engage all the NAC’s artistic disciplines, with participation... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Unveils a Stirring New Season for 2024-2025
May 8, 2024
Get your calendars ready for an epic journey of stage performances and beyond. MAY 9, 2024 – Ottawa, Canada – The National Arts Centre today revealed its programming for the 2024-2025 season. Building on the success of the current season featuring some of the most diverse and creative Canadian and international artists, the 2024-2025 season will take audiences on breathtaking... Read more
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Together under the sun: Spend your summer with us at the National Arts Centre
April 9, 2024
Introducing the NAC's third summer programming season with exciting new offerings April 9, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The NAC welcomes locals and visitors alike to gather 'Together under the Sun' from July 2nd to August 30th, 2024, for its third summer programming season. Visitors are invited to enjoy interactive exhibits, music, dance, and theatre... Read more
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Connect: In 2022–2023 the NAC collaborated with artists and arts organizations across Canada to help renew the Canadian performing arts sector
February 16, 2024
Annual Public Meeting on Wednesday, February 21 at 4 p.m. in the NAC’s Alan & Roula Rossy Pavilion and online February 16, 2024 – OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre’s Annual Public Meeting, which takes place Wednesday, February 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. ET, will review the results of the NAC’s 2022–2023 season, which featured extraordinary collaborations with... Read more
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Hip Hop Culture Takes Centre Stage with the NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival
October 4, 2023
Hip Hop Culture Takes Centre Stage with the NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival An eleven-day festival celebrates the power of words in the convergence of hip hop and theatre, January 31 – February 10 OTTAWA (Canada) – Hip hop is a highly theatrical form. Why then couldn’t it be part of English Theatre’s season? When the NAC English Theatre team explored this question, it... Read more
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Your Stories, Your Stage: The National Arts Centre Unveils its 2023-2024 Season
May 11, 2023
YOUR STORIES, YOUR STAGE: THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE UNVEILS ITS 2023-2024 SEASON Time to mark your calendars—a wide variety of music, dance and theatre will fill up any wish lists of live performances MAY 11, 2023 – OTTAWA, CANADA – The NAC’s artistic leaders have created a line-up packed with a blend of powerful new works and treasured classics for the 2023-2024 season,... Read more
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National Arts Centre mourns the loss of Gordon Lightfoot
May 2, 2023
OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre joins Canadians and music lovers around the globe in mourning the loss of Gordon Lightfoot. “We are deeply saddened by the passing of Gordon Lightfoot, Canada's most legendary singer-songwriter,” said NAC President and CEO Christopher Deacon. “His music reflected the mood and spirit of a generation, and became the soundtrack of our... Read more
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MORE PROGRAMMING DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S 2022-2023 SEASON
October 4, 2022
NEWS RELEASE MORE PROGRAMMING DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S 2022-2023 SEASON Extraordinary and diverse offerings in theatre, music and dance is now available for all audiences to enjoy OCTOBER 4, 2022 – OTTAWA, CANADA – The National Arts Centre today announced additional programming in music, theatre and dance for the... Read more
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THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S 2022-2023 SEASON
May 17, 2022
News Release THE STAGE IS SET FOR THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S 2022-2023 SEASON Experience the excitement as music, dance and theatre fill all four stages MAY 17, 2022 – OTTAWA, CANADA – As audiences return to the National Arts Centre’s performance halls, and with the ever-growing buzz around live performances, the NAC’s programming departments are... Read more
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POPULAR MUSIC & VARIETY SEASON 2022-23!
May 17, 2022
The Sheepdogs, Black Umfolosi, Ariane Moffat, Natalie MacMaster & Donnell Leahy: A Celtic Family Christmas with the NAC Orchestra, Tanika Charles and more! May 17, 2022 – OTTAWA (Canada) The 2022-23 Popular Music & Variety season is back with a full lineup and the halls at full capacity! We’re kicking off the season celebrating the life and work of Buffy Sainte-Marie with a... Read more