News Releases
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The National Arts Centre mourns the loss of Maestro Mario Bernardi
June 3, 2013
The National Arts Centre (NAC) mourns the loss of Maestro Mario Bernardi, the founding conductor of the NAC Orchestra. Maestro Bernardi passed away peacefully in Toronto on Sunday morning. The NAC lowered its flag in Ottawa to half-mast to pay tribute to the man who moved to the nation’s capital in 1968, to literally build the 45-member NAC Orchestra from the ground up.... 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 28, 2013
The National Arts Centre is delighted to announce that over 250 deserving young people from the National Capital Region will attend the 21st Anniversary Gala of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards on Saturday, June 1 at 8 p.m., thanks to McDonald';s Restaurants of Canada. A sponsor of the GGPAA Gala for six years, McDonald’s Restaurants of Canada will transform the... Read more
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The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend May 25-26
May 22, 2013
The National Arts Centre wishes to advise all patrons that they may face significant challenges getting to, and parking nearby, the NAC during Ottawa Race Weekend, May 25-26. Tens of thousands of people will converge on the downtown core during the weekend, some roads will be closed, and parking may be difficult to find. Because of road closures and the predicted high volume of both... Read more
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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