News Releases
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Johannes Moser returns with his rock-star energy to perform Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto
March 7, 2013
Cellist Johannes Moser returns to the NAC after his acclaimed debut in 2010 to perform Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, an elegiac and expressive work that showcases the young cellist’s virtuosity. Concerts are Thursday and Friday, March 14 and 15, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the NAC’s Southam Hall. Ticket holders are invited after this energizing concert to join cellist Johannes... Read more
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GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Halifax Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18, 2013.
March 1, 2013
National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Halifax Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18, 2013. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Actors are asked to prepare either two contrasting monologues (of no more than two minutes... Read more
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The National Arts Centre celebrates 10 years since the first Scene festival and unveils full programming lineup for Northern Scene. 250 Artists. 50 Events. 10 Days.
February 25, 2013
Heather Moore, Producer and Executive Director of the National Arts Centre’s Scene festivals, today announced the complete programming lineup for Northern Scene. An eclectic, multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring the work of 250 of the best established and emerging artists from Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as Nunatsiavut and Nunavik, Northern Scene will... Read more
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National Arts Centre to announce full Northern Scene lineup
February 22, 2013
The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, National Arts Centre President and CEO Peter Herrndorf, and Heather Moore, Producer and Executive Director of the National Arts Centre’s Scene Festivals, will announce the complete programming lineup for Northern Scene on Monday, February 25 at 11 a.m. in the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage. This... Read more
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National Arts Centre English Theatre/Centaur Theatre Company co-production Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott by Beverley Cooper Directed by Roy Surette Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company February 27 – March 16, 2013 NAC Theatre
February 20, 2013
Ottawa, Ontario , February 20, 2013 - From one of the most famous and controversial cases in Canadian judicial history comes a compelling true story that changed a small community forever and sent shockwaves around the world. The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents, in co-production with Centaur Theatre Company, Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott, playing February 27... Read more
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Carte Blanche, Norway's National Company of Contemporary Dance, performs 3 O’Clock in the Afternoon on February 22-23
February 13, 2013
Norway’s National Company of Contemporary Dance, Carte Blanche, makes its National Arts Centre debut with the high-energy, theatrical 3 O’Clock in the Afternoon. Choreographed by the award-winning Ina Christel Johannessen, this is a poetic, political, and gripping dance piece which focuses on boundaries: -geographical and political; those in our minds; and, those of the physical... Read more
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Spend Family Day Weekend with the NAC English Theatre!
February 12, 2013
Saturday, February 16 & Monday, February 18 An Opera for Young People Sanctuary Song By Abigail Richardson-Schulte and Marjorie Chan Directed by Lynda Hill NAC Studio Monday, February 18, 12pm-4pm 3rd Annual NAC English Theatre Family Day NAC Lobby Ottawa, ON – The NAC English Theatre celebrates the long weekend in February with families in mind. ... Read more
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One night only -- Ballet BC presents a tantalizing triple-bill of daring modern dance on February 12
February 5, 2013
Vancouver-based Ballet BC (under the artistic direction of Emily Molnar) returns to the NAC to perform a terrific triple-bill of exhilarating contemporary ballets from three of the world’s leading choreographers. Bold and innovative, the company has a distinctive style and approach, and its 18 exceptional dancers blend their rigorous classical technique with muscular athleticism and a... Read more
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Maestro Pinchas Zukerman welcomes pianist Yefim Bronfman to the National Arts Centre, as the two musicians perform with the National Arts Centre Orchestra Wednesday, February 6 and Thursday, February 7.
February 1, 2013
The two are lifelong friends, having met when they were in their teens. Having reached the highest heights of the international classical music realm, the two have developed a musical communication, with years of performance experience to be witnessed in this brilliant exploration of beautiful Brahms melodies, onstage. Maestro Pinchas Zukerman: “Fima, I’ve known since he was 15.... Read more
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4 companies. 3 intimate venues: 1 jam-packed week of dance! The fifteen performances of Face 2 Face explode on the Ottawa dance scene from February 5-9, 2013
January 29, 2013
Five provocative, innovative works heat up Ottawa for a mid-winter thaw February 5-9, 2013. The NAC Dance's first-ever Face 2 Face series brings you face to face with a potent mix of exciting works by choreographers who are making waves on the international scene. Rousing, irreverent, playful, bold ... Face 2 Face promises a radical departure from the everyday! NOTE: Some works feature... Read more