2022 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards

2022-05-28 20:00 2022-05-28 22:00 60 Canada/Eastern 🎟 NAC: 2022 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards

https://nac-cna.ca/en/event/30279

In-person event

Join us for a fun and elegant evening celebrating Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts!  The event starts with a pre-show reception including complimentary wine and light canapés safely packaged for your enjoyment while you await the red carpet arrivals.  The awards tribute performance celebrating the 2022 laureates begins in Southam Hall at 8:00pm and features incredible guest performances and touching tributes.  Complimentary wine is also offered during...

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Southam Hall,1 Elgin Street,Ottawa,Canada
Sat, May 28, 2022
Sat, May 28, 2022
8 PM EDT
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2017 recipient Michael J. Fox performs with Joan Jett © Ernesto di Stefano for George Pimentel Photography
Special Events Music Theatre Dance
  • In-person event
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Join us for a fun and elegant evening celebrating Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts!  The event starts with a pre-show reception including complimentary wine and light canapés safely packaged for your enjoyment while you await the red carpet arrivals.  The awards tribute performance celebrating the 2022 laureates begins in Southam Hall at 8:00pm and features incredible guest performances and touching tributes.  Complimentary wine is also offered during intermission.

Your ticket includes:

6:30pm: Wine and light canapés
7:00pm: Red carpet arrivals
8:00pm: Tribute performance

*Due to COVID restrictions and limitations at time of planning, we had to make the difficult but cautious decision to forego the regular post-show party in the lobby with live band for this year.  We hope to bring the closing celebration back in 2023!

2022 LAUREATES

David Foster, Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award 

Tomson Highway, Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award 

Crystal Pite, 2022 National Arts Centre Award

Linda Rabin, Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award 

Rita Shelton Deverell, Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award 

Fernand Dansereau, Lifetime Artistic Achievement Award

Michelle Smith, 2022 Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts

For more information on the awards, please visit ggpaa.ca

Follow the action: @GovGPAA  #ggawards