News Releases
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Call for Nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring
September 17, 2015
OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 16, 2015. The National Arts Centre award will be presented at a special event on Wednesday, November 25, 2015 during... Read more
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FREE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP for young artists ages 16-20 September 25 – 27 HOW TO FALL
September 16, 2015
FREE PERFORMANCE WORKSHOP for young artists ages 16-20 September 25 – 27 HOW TO FALL WHERE: National Arts Centre WHEN: Fri. Sept. 25 (5:30–9:00pm); Sat. Sept. 26 (10am–4pm); Sun. Sept. 27 (10am–4pm) (Experience welcome, but NOT required. What matters is that you want to be there.) The National Arts Centre welcomes Toronto artists Erin... Read more
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À quoi ça sert d’être brillant si t’éclaires personne? A festive and incisive happening
September 15, 2015
On September 25 the Francophones of Ontario will be celebrating three anniversaries at once! This festive day marks the 40th anniversary of the first raising of the Franco-Ontarian flag, the fifth annual Franco-Ontarian Day and the 400th anniversary of the French presence in Ontario. The NAC’s Théâtre français will be marking the occasion with a festive and mordant... Read more
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THE SHELLEY ERA OFFICIALLY BEGINS AT THE NAC Featuring the world premiere of Dear Life: a reflection on life and childhood through music, words and photography
September 9, 2015
OTTAWA (Canada) – On September 16 and 17 don’t miss the opening nights of Alexander Shelley’s inaugural season as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra, in a concert titled “Echoes of Childhood.” This Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert features contrasting takes on life and childhood. The program begins with Elgar’s exuberant Wand of... Read more
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STATEMENT: NAC Flags Fly at Half-Staff in Honour of Former TSO Concertmaster
September 9, 2015
OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre (NAC) will fly its flags at half-staff in memory of Jacques Israelievitch, the former concertmaster of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), who died of cancer over the weekend. He was 67. “Jacques Israelievitch performed many times with the TSO at the National Arts Centre, especially after our orchestras began to perform annually in each... Read more
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Lang Lang and Alexander Shelley team up for the 2015 NAC Gala in support of youth arts programs
September 8, 2015
September 19 at 5:30 p.m. in the NAC’s Southam Hall September 8, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Join us September 19 for the 19th Annual National Arts Centre Gala featuring superstar pianist Lang Lang and the NAC Orchestra – under the leadership of its new Music Director Alexander Shelley – for dazzling performances of some of the world’s most-loved classical works,... Read more
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STATEMENT: NAC Flags Fly at Half-mast in Honour of Canadian Theatre Icon Robin Phillips
July 27, 2015
It was with great sadness the National Arts Centre (NAC) has learned of the death of actor Robin Phillips, one of Canada’s greatest English-language stage directors. Robin Phillips, who was 73, was credited with revitalizing the Stratford Shakespeare Festival in the 1970s. Mr. Phillips received the 2010 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for lifetime achievement in the... Read more
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GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Montreal on Monday, August 24 and Wednesday, August 26, 2015.
July 22, 2015
National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Montreal on Monday, August 24 and Wednesday, August 26, 2015. NAC English Theatre is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage submissions from all professional artists, regardless of cultural identity, age, disability, gender or any... Read more
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THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE LOWERS THE FLAG IN HONOUR OF OPERA SINGER JON VICKERS
July 13, 2015
OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre, Canada’s home of the performing arts, lowered its flag in honour of Canadian opera great Jon Vickers today. Vickers was the winner of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award, Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts, and performed at the NAC on numerous occasions over the years. His portrait is in the Governor... Read more
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THE NAC AND LANG LANG INTERNATIONAL MUSIC FOUNDATION’S 101 PIANISTS TO GIVE YOUNG MUSICIANS THE CHANCE OF A LIFETIME
July 7, 2015
OTTAWA --On September 18, 100 talented Ottawa students, paired on 50 Roland pianos, will have the opportunity of a lifetime, when they join world renowned piano virtuoso Lang Lang and the National Arts Center Orchestra’s music director Alexander Shelley onstage for 101 Pianists, a thrilling one-of-a-kind public masterclass and performance at the National Arts Centre. 101 Pianists is... Read more