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  1. Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra releases first volume in groundbreaking Strauss recording project

    January 17, 2025

    Debut album in four-part series exploring tone poems by Richard Strauss features NAC-commissioned companion pieces by Canadian composers Kelly-Marie Murphy and Kevin Lau Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) is celebrating an important milestone in its visionary recording project devoted to the tone poems of Richard Strauss. Poema: Ad Astra, the first of four albums fusing... Read more

  2. Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra set to embark on a monumental international tour

    January 16, 2025

    The NAC Orchestra and Alexander Shelley will perform in the Republic of Korea and Japan this spring Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) is proud to announce the launch of its latest international tour. This major tour will see the Orchestra, led by Music Director Alexander Shelley, return to Japan for the first time in 40 years and debut in the Republic of Korea. NACO and... Read more

  3. A JOYOUS MUSICAL ADVENTURE FOR THE WHOLE FAMILY: THE BIG BANG FESTIVAL IS BACK AT THE NAC

    January 14, 2025

    January 14, 2025 – OTTAWA (Canada) – As the BIG BANG Festival returns to the National Arts Centre on February 15 and 16, bouncing rhythms and colourful scores will echo through the building. Kids aged 5 to 12 and their families can catch the vibe with two days of sonic adventures, just in time for Family Day weekend during Winterlude. From musical juggling and percussive dance with... Read more

  4. The NAC French Theatre to relaunch its creation labs in 2025

    January 7, 2025

    Titled Regarder autrement: théâtres des possibles, the next edition will be directed by Jasmine Catudal and will take place at the NAC from May 12 to 17 January 7, 2025 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) French Theatre’s new lab follows in the footsteps of a long tradition of intensive sessions in the stage professions. These... Read more

  5. English Theatre General Auditions

    November 27, 2024

    ENGLISH THEATRE GENERAL AUDITIONS New Audition Dates: December 10, 12, 2024 – by appointment only; submissions now closed December 13, 2024 – open call National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino will be conducting general auditions at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with an eye to casting upcoming seasons of artistic activity. Eligibility and Priority... Read more

  6. To be or not to be a unicorn: Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice, or the art of uninhibited theatre

    November 21, 2024

    November 21, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Six years after presenting Dis merci at the National Arts Centre (NAC), Joe Jack and John returns to NAC French Theatre with another quirky comedy performed by an inclusive cast. In Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice (“Cischaracters in search of an author”), five neurodivergent... Read more

  7. Irresistible Neighbourhoods Volume 2: Walking on Water

    November 19, 2024

    Irresistible Neighbourhoods Volume 2: Walking on Water   The Latest Audio Journey Builds on the Theme of Hopeful Futures    The second volume of radio stories explores imagined possibilities for two distinct Canadian neighbourhoods.  November 19, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada). In June of this year, NAC English Theatre and NAC Digital Experience and Design invited audiences 20... Read more

  8. Two Orchestras, One Symphony: An unprecedented collaboration on Jacques Hétu's final symphony available now

    November 15, 2024

    The NAC Orchestra, the Orchestre symphonique de Québec, and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir join forces on a new recording of Jacques Hétu’s final work  Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra is thrilled to announce the release of Two Orchestras, One Symphony. This groundbreaking album, produced in collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Québec... Read more

  9. The National Creation Fund launches its first Creative Producer Fellowship

    November 14, 2024

    A unique two-year professional development program for Canadian producers November 14, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre’s National Creation Fund is proud to announce the launch of its very first Creative Producer Fellowship, intended for producers who are at a turning point in their career. Developed by the NAC’s National Creation Fund and... Read more

  10. The National Arts Centre brings Canadian performing artists to Expo 2025 Osaka in Japan

    November 6, 2024

    Jill Barber, Jeremy Dutcher, Pierre Lapointe, Lisa LeBlanc, Dominique Fils-Aimé, Elisapie, Mary Ancheta Quartet, the NAC Orchestra and others will represent Canada on the world stage    November 6, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to present a powerful line-up of performing artists at World Expo 2025 Osaka, Kansai in Japan,... Read more

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