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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA – LED BY RENOWNED MAESTRO PINCHAS ZUKERMAN – WRAPS UP SUCCESSFUL U.K. TOUR WITH A CONCERT IN BRISTOL ON OCTOBER 30
October 29, 2014
October 29, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) —Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra, featuring internationally acclaimed Music Director and violinist Pinchas Zukerman as conductor and soloist, will perform an inspiring concert in their Bristol debut at Colston Hall on Thursday October 30 at 7:30 p.m. It will be the Orchestra’s final performance of their highly successful U.K.... Read more
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ISRAEL’S L-E-V MAKES THEIR NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE DEBUT WITH HOUSE ON NOVEMBER 11
October 29, 2014
Headed by Sharon Eyal and Gai Behar, L-E-V is an audacious and provocative new Israeli company. L-E-V’s fiercely talented dancers (including Eyal) lure audiences into “a Hieronymous Bosch painting of an extraterrestrial rave.” House is an extreme close-up, a fragmented, cinematic collage of images of human relationships that flicker and vanish. It delves fearlessly into the... Read more
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CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA LED BY THE RENOWNED PINCHAS ZUKERMAN PERFORMS A DAZZLING CONCERT IN SALISBURY CATHEDRAL OCTOBER 29
October 27, 2014
October 27, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) — Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra, featuring internationally acclaimed Music Director and violinist Pinchas Zukerman as conductor and soloist, will perform an inspiring concert under the soaring English Gothic arches of 794-year-old Salisbury Cathedral on Wednesday October 29 at 7:30 p.m. Exactly one hundred years ago this... Read more
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THE EXTRAORDINARY TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL PINA BAUSCH RETURNS TO THE NAC WITH VOLLMOND – A DAZZLING CANADIAN PREMIERE – ON NOVEMBER 7-8
October 27, 2014
Vollmond (Full Moon) is a masterstroke, one of the legendary Pina Bausch’s most celebrated works. A lush expression of the rapturous effects of the full moon, Vollmond dazzles with wit, humour, and lush, engaging songs. Casting a keen eye on love and lust, Pina Bausch’s ingenious choreography explores courtship and conflict, the eternal battle between the sexes, and simple humanity.... Read more
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HRH THE PRINCE OF WALES TO ATTEND PERFORMANCE OF CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA AND THE ROYAL PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA DEDICATED TO THE MEMORY OF CANADIAN SOLDIER CPL. NATHAN CIRILLO
October 24, 2014
October 24, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) — On Monday October 27, Pinchas Zukerman will bring together Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra (of which he is Music Director) and London’s Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (of which he is Principal Guest Conductor) for a poignant concert dedicated to a young soldier and father who was killed last week while he stood guard beside... Read more
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CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA TO PAY TRIBUTE TO VICTIM OF TRAGIC OTTAWA SHOOTING
October 23, 2014
October 23, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) — A minute of silence will be observed by Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra before tonight’s concert at Edinburgh’s Usher Hall, as a mark of respect for Corporal Nathan Cirillo, the Canadian soldier killed in Ottawa yesterday. Tonight is the first performance of the NAC Orchestra’s 10-day, five-city tour of the United... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE PERFORMANCES FOR WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22 HAVE BEEN CANCELLED
October 22, 2014
National Arts Centre performances for Wednesday, October 22 have been Cancelled October 22, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Due to the unfortunate incidents in the downtown core today, the performances of Once and The Importance of Being Earnest scheduled for tonight, Wednesday October 22, at the National Arts Centre, have been cancelled. Once, playing in Southam Hall, will continue its run... Read more
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PLEASE NOTE NEW TIME OF 8:30 P.M.: NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA DEPARTS FROM OTTAWA AIRPORT FOR TOUR OF UNITED KINGDOM TUESDAY
October 20, 2014
Media are invited to Ottawa International Airport on Tuesday, October 21 at 8:30 p.m. as musicians from Canada’s NAC Orchestra depart for their U.K Tour of remembrance, performance and education. WHAT: Departure of the National Arts Centre Orchestra for the U.K Tour WHERE:... Read more
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Eaux for children 6 months and over at the NAC Studio
October 20, 2014
Ottawa, 20 October 2014 – The Enfance series at the NAC French Theatre is finally underway! Inaugurating these impressive presentations for young audiences is the dynamic piece Eaux for children 6 months to age 5, by Laurence P. Lafaille and Audrey Marchand. Kids keen on discovery are encouraged to make their way to the NAC Studio on November 1 and 2 for shows... Read more
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National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Ottawa on Friday, November 7, 2014.
October 17, 2014
GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Ottawa on Friday, November 7, 2014. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Please note: Actors may only audition for the NAC English Theatre once every three years. Please do... Read more