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2012 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS GALA WEEKEND LINE-UP
May 2, 2012
Overview of Events: 1. Speaker of the House of Commons Reception to Honour the Recipients The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, will host a reception in honour of the 2012 recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards following the recognition of the recipients in the House of Commons. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 3:15 p.m. Speaker’s... Read more
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Over 250 deserving youth to attend Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala in “Inspiration Seats,” thanks to McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada
May 2, 2012
OTTAWA—The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce that 250 deserving young people from the National Capital Region will attend the 20th Anniversary Gala of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards on Saturday, May 5 at 8 p.m., thanks to McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada. A sponsor of the GGPAA Gala for five years, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada will transform... Read more
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2012 GOVERNOR GENERAL’S PERFORMING ARTS AWARDS GALA WEEKEND LINE-UP
May 2, 2012
Overview of Events: 1. Speaker of the House of Commons Reception to Honour the Recipients The Honourable Andrew Scheer, Speaker of the House of Commons, will host a reception in honour of the 2012 recipients of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards following the recognition of the recipients in the House of Commons. Thursday, May 3, 2012, 3:15 p.m. Speaker’s... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA CONCERTMASTERS YOSUKE KAWASAKI AND JESSICA LINNEBACH TO STAGE A BENEFIT CONCERT ON MAY 4
May 2, 2012
For the second year in a row, NAC Orchestra Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki and Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach will stage a benefit chamber music concert and auction. The concert takes place on Friday May 4, 2012 at MacKay United Church, 39 Dufferin Road (at MacKay St.) in Ottawa. The silent auction begins at 7:15 p.m. and the concert – hosted by writer/broadcaster Eric Friesen... Read more
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Tickets for the National Arts Centre’s fundraising fall Gala with piano superstar Lang Lang go on sale to the general public on Tuesday May 8
May 1, 2012
Tickets for the National Arts Centre Gala with international piano superstar Lang Lang go on sale to the general public at the NAC Box Office on Tuesday May 8. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. The National Arts Centre Gala -- benefitting the NAC’s National Youth and Education Trust – is delighted to welcome CIBC as the new Presenting Sponsor. The NAC... Read more
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The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents King Learby William ShakespeareDirected by Peter Hintonwith August SchellenbergFeaturing the NAC English Theatre CompanyMay 8 - 26, 2012NAC Theatre
April 27, 2012
Ottawa, Ontario – The National Arts Centre English Theatre is proud to present Shakespeare’s greatest tragedy, King Lear, widely regarded as the most anticipated theatre event of the 2011-2012 Canadian Theatre season. Set in 17th Century Canada, amidst the pressure of early contact and confrontation, King Lear features a cast of entirely Aboriginal actors from across the country... Read more
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Singers directly from Broadway salute musical theatre titans Claude-Michel Schönberg and Alain Boublil in Do You Hear the People Sing, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s fifth CTV Pops concert of the 2011-2012 season, on May 10-12 in Southam Hall
April 27, 2012
Experience the excitement only The Great White way can provide in Do You Hear the People Sing, the fifth CTV Pops concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2011-12 season. Conductor Jack Everly, Principal Pops Conductor of the NAC Orchestra, leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra, a cast of Broadway stars – Eric Kunze, Terrence Mann, Lea Salonga, Kathy Voytko, and Marie Zamora – as well... Read more
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Free online streaming concerts! Canada's National Arts Centre unveils "NAC Orchestra Concerts on Demand", a unique new website feature showcasing live recordings. The National Arts Centre Orchestra is now just a click away!
April 25, 2012
Canada’s National Arts Centre is delighted to announce a unique website feature called NAC Orchestra Concerts on Demand. "Concerts on Demand" allows anyone with a computer to enjoy free online streaming concerts – only a click away. National Arts Centre Orchestra ‘Concerts on Demand’ is the first such feature of its kind, anywhere in the world. "Concerts on Demand" is... Read more
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Ensembles from the NAC Orchestra perform in Ottawa/Gatineau as part of NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA WEEKa week-long celebration of marvelous music from May 7 to 13, 2012
April 24, 2012
In a much-anticipated annual ritual, Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson will declare May 7-13, 2012 to be NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA WEEK in the National Capital Region. This marks the sixth year in a row for this high-spirited series of events highlighting the role of the NAC Orchestra and its musicians in performance at the NAC and in the community. Throughout each year, NACO musicians participate in... Read more
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Sir Salman Rushdie to attend Governor General's Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala
April 23, 2012
Ottawa (Canada) — Booker Prize-winning author Sir Salman Rushdie is taking part in tributes to some of Canada’s finest performing artists on May 5 at the National Arts Centre as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards 20th anniversary Gala. The author of 11 novels as well as several works of non-fiction, Sir Salman’s novel Midnight’s Children won the... Read more