News Releases

  1. The Cotton Club is swinging again at the NAC, April 28-30

    April 14, 2016

    OTTAWA (Canada) – From April 28-30, let the NAC Orchestra guide you on a journey back to the 1920’s, to New York City’s iconic “Cotton Club,” where Jazz legends Duke Ellington, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie debuted some of the greatest jazz hits of all time. This Fidelity Investment Pop’s concert will showcase the NAC Orchestra performing these... Read more

  2. Belles Soeurs: The Musical April 27 - May 14 NAC Theatre. NAC English Theatre Presentation

    April 12, 2016

    NAC English Theatre Presentation Belles Soeurs: The Musical Based on the Play Les Belles-Sœurs by Michel Tremblay Book, Lyrics and Direction by René Richard Cyr Music by Daniel Bélanger English Book Adapted by Brian Hill English Lyrics, Musical adaptation and Additional Music by Neil Bartram Orchestrations and Musical Direction by Chris Barillaro A Copa de Oro Productions Ltd... Read more

  3. Multimedia Exhibition Échos – André Brassard at the NAC April 12 to May 28

    April 12, 2016

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) is pleased to present an adaptation of the exhibition Échos – André Brassard, produced and created by Bibliothèque et Archives nationales du Québec (BAnQ) and Montreal-based creation studio Artificiel and presented at Montreal’s Grande Bibliothèque in 2014–15. A tribute to legendary stage director... Read more

  4. STATEMENT: National Arts Centre Flag flies at Half-Staff in Honour of Canadian playwright Marcel Dubé

    April 8, 2016

    Less than a week after the death of actress Rita Lafontaine, the National Arts Centre (NAC) is saddened to have learned the loss of another Canadian theatre legend, playwright Marcel Dubé. Over the course of its history, the NAC has been proud to present some of Marcel Dubé’s most important works, including the plays Zone, Un simple soldat and Les Beaux Dimanches. In 2005 he... Read more

  5. Vernissage of the multimedia exhibition "Échos –André Brassard" Tuesday April 12 at the NAC

    April 6, 2016

    Legendary stage director André Brassard will make a rare appearance at the vernissage of the multimedia exhibition Échos –André Brassard, Tuesday, April 12 at 1:30 p.m. at the National Arts Centre (NAC). The former artistic director of NAC French Theatre (1982–90) will be joined by the current artistic director, Brigitte Haentjens, and two... Read more

  6. STATEMENT: National Arts Centre Flag Flies at Half-staff in Honour of Canadian Theatre Icon Rita Lafontaine

    April 5, 2016

    It was with great sadness the National Arts Centre (NAC) has learned of the death of actress Rita Lafontaine, one of Canada’s greatest French-language artists. The prolific actress performed in more than a dozen works at the NAC, including Lysistrata, the very first French-language theatre play presented at the NAC in June 1969, as well as the world premiere of the seminal Albertine, en cinq... Read more

  7. FAMOUS CATALAN CONTEMPORARY DANCER MARÍA MUÑOZ PERFORMS BACH, APRIL 14 TO 16 AT THE NAC STUDIO

    April 5, 2016

    NAC Dance is pleased to welcome for the first time at the National Arts Centre, María Muñoz, a prominent figure of the Spanish contemporary dance scene. From April 14 to 16, she will perform her solo entitled Bach, accompanied to Johann Sebastian Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier, interpreted by famed Canadian pianist Glenn Gould. “I created this solo quite late in my... Read more

  8. NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley Celebrates Stories in the 2016/17 Season. Collaborations an Important Development Tool in Building the Upcoming Season

    April 4, 2016

    News Release NAC English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley Celebrates Stories in the 2016/17 Season. Collaborations an Important Development Tool in Building the Upcoming Season April 4, 2016 – OTTAWA (Canada) – National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley is passionate about the theatre and storytelling, especially when the stories in question are... Read more

  9. NAC Flags at Half-Staff in Honour of Composer, Conductor Howard Cable

    April 1, 2016

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) will fly its flags at half-staff in memory of Canadian composer, conductor and arranger Howard Cable, who has died at the age of 95. Howard Cable’s career spanned more than 70 years and included collaborations with Richard Rodgers, Ella Fitzgerald, the Canadian Brass, the Mormon Tabernacle Choir and Sharon, Lois and Bram, to name a few. His compositions and... Read more

  10. Gail and David O’Brien Donate $1.5 Million in Support of the NAC’s Strategic Plan

    April 1, 2016

    On March 24, 2016 the National Arts Centre unveiled its Strategic Plan for 2015–2020. Entitled “Canada is our Stage”, the new plan reinforces the NAC’s commitment to champion performance, creation and learning across Canada. The Strategic Plan emphasizes the National Arts Centre’s vision to become a catalyst for creation over the next five years and beyond. The... Read more

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