News Releases
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Culture Days at the National Arts Centre this weekend
September 27, 2011
OTTAWA – Backstage tours, karaoke, dance workshops, classical and world-rock music, and an art exhibition about one of Canada’s most important playwrights highlight the 2011 edition of Culture Days at the National Arts Centre this weekend from September 30 to October 2. Culture Days is a free annual event designed to invite the public to celebrate and explore arts... Read more
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15th ANNUAL NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE GALA – ONE ENCHANTED EVENING WITH SARAH McLACHLAN –RAISES $621,000 FOR THE NAC’S NATIONAL YOUTH AND EDUCATION TRUST
September 26, 2011
The 15th annual National Arts Centre Gala – One Enchanted Evening with Sarah McLachlan, held on Saturday September 24 -- was a great success both artistically and financially. The event was sold out, and the audience was thrilled to hear the announcement from Gala Honorary Chair Laureen Harper that the event had raised a net amount of $621,000. The entire amount goes to... Read more
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National Arts Centre launches inaugural season of its all-Canadian performance series NAC Presents In partnership with BMO Financial Group
September 23, 2011
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 22, 2011 – Canada’s National Arts Centre today launched NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group. This new, all-Canadian performance series will showcase some of this country’s most exciting, vibrant and innovative artists, including Rufus Wainwright, Jean Leloup, Gordon Lightfoot, Dala, Sarah Slean, Dan Hill, Sam Roberts Band, The Sadies,... Read more
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National Arts Centre launches inaugural season of its all-Canadian performance series NAC Presents In partnership with BMO Financial Group
September 23, 2011
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 22, 2011 – Canada’s National Arts Centre today launched NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group. This new, all-Canadian performance series will showcase some of this country’s most exciting, vibrant and innovative artists, including Rufus Wainwright, Jean Leloup, Gordon Lightfoot, Dala, Sarah Slean, Dan Hill, Sam Roberts Band, The Sadies,... Read more
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National Arts Centre launches inaugural season of its all-Canadian performance series NAC Presents In partnership with BMO Financial Group
September 23, 2011
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 22, 2011 – Canada’s National Arts Centre today launched NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group. This new, all-Canadian performance series will showcase some of this country’s most exciting, vibrant and innovative artists, including Rufus Wainwright, Jean Leloup, Gordon Lightfoot, Dala, Sarah Slean, Dan Hill, Sam Roberts Band, The Sadies,... Read more
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National Arts Centre launches inaugural season of its all-Canadian performance series NAC Presents In partnership with BMO Financial Group
September 23, 2011
OTTAWA, CANADA, September 22, 2011 – Canada’s National Arts Centre today launched NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group. This new, all-Canadian performance series will showcase some of this country’s most exciting, vibrant and innovative artists, including Rufus Wainwright, Jean Leloup, Gordon Lightfoot, Dala, Sarah Slean, Dan Hill, Sam Roberts Band, The Sadies,... Read more
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NAC Dance opens the 2011-2012 season with Babel (words) by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet – the anticipated conclusion to the epic three-part projectOctober 5 and 6, 2011
September 21, 2011
The NAC Dance season opens with Babel (words), on October 5 and 6, 2011 in the NAC Theatre with the anticipated conclusion to an epic trilogy that began with Foi in 2003, followed by Myth in 2007. Babel (words) honours a decade of collaboration with co-choreographer Damien Jalet, while reuniting Cherkaoui with UK visual artist Antony Gormley. With a cast that is a veritable chorus of nations and... Read more
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CHANTE AVEC MOISeptember 27 – October 1, 2011, at 7:30pm
September 15, 2011
What if “Frère Jacques” were to become a weapon of mass destruction? Amusing as that may seem, remember that “canon” can also mean “a decree or law”... Music as imperative: that’s the concept Olivier Choinière explores in Chante avec moi, the opening production in the National Arts Centre French Theatre’s 2011–2012 season,... Read more
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Once upon a time, ten heroes embarked upon a new journey…NAC French Theatre is launching the second edition of its ARGONAUTS CLUB
September 14, 2011
It is crucial to allow yourself to hear the thoughts of others who share the same questions. To allow yourself to look into your relationship with theatre to drag a deep thought out of it, a precise and bright sensation, some poetry. Not liking theatre, but knowing why, without recrimination against it. In that sense, the Golden Fleece, here, obviously, is nothing else than yourself. You can say... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra kicks off the 2011-2012 season in spectacular style with a Russian Festival – featuring Music Director Pinchas Zukerman and Russian artists performing classics of Russian repertoire
September 14, 2011
The four-concert Russian Festival (September 27-October 6) throws a brilliant spotlight on the drama, power, and passion of some of the most dazzling masterworks of the Russian repertoire. The Russian Festival is a kaleidoscope of lush melodies, fabulous orchestration, and dramatic emotional expression. All concerts are conducted by Music Director Pinchas Zukerman and performed by the National... Read more