News Releases
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NAC Dance wraps its 2012-2013 Season with Birds With Skymirrors Samoan-born choreographer Lemi Ponifasio makes his NAC Dance debut May 24-25
May 14, 2013
Birds With Skymirrors premiered in 2010 and has been winning rave reviews ever since. This is a multi-layered, multi-media production; a series of highly stylized images that create a mystical world onstage. Lemi Ponifasio meshes the great myths of the Pacific (the ceremonies, gods, animals, and poetry) with acute contemporary aesthetics in this hauntingly beautiful 90-minute work. ... Read more
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National Arts Centre unveils Sneak Peek of the NAC Presents 2013-14 season
May 8, 2013
All-Canadian series in partnership with BMO Financial Group features the best in contemporary music, with Rufus Wainwright, an Ian Tyson/Corb Lund double bill, Ron Sexsmith and more! OTTAWA—The National Arts Centre is delighted to unveil the 2013-14 fall lineup for NAC Presents in partnership with BMO Financial Group, the NAC’s all-Canadian series that boldly shines the spotlight... Read more
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300 children to sing at Ottawa City Hall with Chris Hadfield, Canadian Commander of the International Space Station, in nation-wide earth-to-space Music Monday concert on May 6
May 3, 2013
(Ottawa – Friday, May 3, 2013) Approximately 300 local students will participate in a nationwide earth-to-space Music Monday concert as they join their voices with Chris Hadfield, Canadian Commander of the International Space Station, and children across Canada in a celebration of music education. This special Music Monday event will be hosted by Ottawa Mayor Jim Watson on May 6,... Read more
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CELEBRATE CANADA DAY AT THE NAC! Singer-Songwriter Sarah Slean performs with the National Arts Centre Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Canada Day
April 30, 2013
CELEBRATE CANADA DAY AT THE NAC! Singer-Songwriter Sarah Slean performs with theNational Arts Centre Orchestra at 7:30 p.m. on Canada Day Free concerts and events with Unisong, Mike Ford, Central Band of Canadian Forces, and more! Ottawa, Canada – The National Arts Centre will be the place to be on Canada Day, offering a full slate of free family-friendly concerts and activities on... Read more
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Making its NAC Debut, San Francisco's acclaimed Alonzo King LINES Ballet performs Scheherazade and Resin at the National Arts Centre on May 4, 2013
April 24, 2013
OTTAWA, April 24, 2013 — Making its anticipated NAC debut, Alonzo King LINES Ballet presents a double-bill including an innovative reimagining of Scheherazade. Founder, Artistic Director and choreographer, Alonzo King fuses ancient Persian, Sanskrit, and Arabic stories with ballet filtered through a contemporary lens. In Resin, the company gloriously interprets rhythm and melody in a suite... Read more
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Big Mama! The Willie Mae Thornton Story Conceived and written by Audrei-Kairen Directed by John Cooper Starring JACKIE RICHARDSON April 24 – May 11, 2013
April 17, 2013
National Arts Centre English TheatrePresents A Belfry Theatre Production Big Mama! The Willie Mae Thornton Story Conceived and written by Audrei-Kairen Directed by John Cooper Starring JACKIE RICHARDSON April 24 – May 11, 2013 NAC Theatre GUARANTEED TO ROCK YOUR SOUL! Ottawa, Ontario - Before Elvis sang “Hound Dog” and Janis Joplin belted out... Read more
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National Arts Centre mourns the passing of Canadian “Queen of Dance” Eva von Gencsy
April 17, 2013
OTTAWA, April 17, 2013 —The National Arts Centre (NAC) is mourning the death of Eva von Gencsy cofounder of BJM-Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal, which celebrated its 40th anniversary in 2012. Affectionately known as the “Queen of Dance” for more than 40 years, the beloved ballerina matriarch of the Montreal dance community shaped a new genre of dance now known as ballet... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra tours China for the first time Linking Canada and China through Performance, Education and Technology
April 15, 2013
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra led by renowned Music Director Pinchas Zukerman will tour China for the first time in its 43-year history from October 4-20, 2013. At the official media launch in Ottawa today, the National Arts Centre (NAC) announced that 70 musicians from Canada’s National Orchestra will travel to 7 cities including: Hong Kong, Guangzhou, Chongqing, Fuling,... Read more
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Two nights only -- Alberta Ballet shines the spotlight on Elton John's rock n' roll life in the ultra-high energy Love Lies Bleeding at the NAC on April 19-20, 2013
April 9, 2013
OTTAWA, April 9, 2013 — The undiluted pleasure and excitement of pop-rock music meets the breathtaking athleticism of ballet in the ultra-sequined spectacle Love Lies Bleeding. Alberta Ballet’s Artistic Director, Jean Grand-Maître, choreographer of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies, creates a visually electrifying tribute to the work of legendary British glam-rock... Read more
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The National Arts Centre celebrates the return of the magnificient Oonark Tapestry
April 4, 2013
OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre today unveiled the magnificent tapestry by renowned Inuit artist Jessie Oonark, just in time for the upcoming Northern Scene festival. The NAC first unveiled Ms. Oonark’s 373 cm by 601 cm tapestry in May 1973. The unnamed work was installed above the grand staircase in the NAC foyer, where it was displayed proudly until 1994 when it was removed and... Read more