News Releases
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The National Arts Centre English Theatre/Neptune Theatre (Halifax, NS) co-production in celebration of Neptune Theatre’s 50th Anniversary The Glace Bay Miners’ Museum by Wendy Lill a play based on the novel by Sheldon Currie Directed by Mary Vingoe Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company October 16 – November 3, 2012 NAC Theatre
October 4, 2012
Ottawa, Ontario – The NAC celebrates the 50th anniversary of Halifax’s Neptune Theatre with a work that embodies the theatre of Nova Scotia. In Glace Bay, romance blossoms between Neil Currie – a musician and misfit with limited job prospects – and scrappy Margaret MacNeil, a coal miner’s daughter. But behind it all, a strike and a mining disaster loom over the... Read more
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Political Pawn. Teenage Queen. Lover. Victim. Marie-Antoinette. National Arts Centre Inaugurates the 2012-2013 Ballet Season with the Canadian Premiere of Marie by Houston Ballet
October 3, 2012
OTTAWA, October 3, 2012 — Ottawa hosts the Canadian premiere of Artistic Director Stanton Welch's Marie. Thursday October 18, Friday October 19, and Saturday October 20, 2012 at 8 p.m. Southam Hall. All performances feature the National Arts Centre Orchestra. Internationally acclaimed Houston Ballet performs a three-act narrative ballet inspired by the life of the legendary French... Read more
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National Arts Centre Orchestra Principal Cello Amanda Forsyth shines in Boccherini's Cello Concerto, the inaugural Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert on October 10-11
October 2, 2012
OTTAWA, October 2, 2012 — The first Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2012-2013 season -- conducted by Music Director Pinchas Zukerman -- features music by Mozart and Schumann, as well as Principal Cello Amanda Forsyth Boccherini’s highly expressive Cello Concerto. The concert is at 8 p.m. in the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall on... Read more
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GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Calgary October 21 and 22, 2012.
September 28, 2012
National Arts Centre English Theatre (Ottawa, ON) Artistic Director Jillian Keiley, Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley, and Managing Director Nancy Webster will be conducting general auditions in Calgary Sunday, October 21 and Monday, October 22, 2012. These auditions are open to professional actors. Priority to be given to members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity... Read more
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GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Toronto October 11, 12 and 13, 2012.
September 28, 2012
National Arts Centre English Theatre (Ottawa, ON) Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Toronto October 11, 12 and 13, 2012. These auditions are open to professional actors. Priority to be given to members of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Actors are asked to prepare either two... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Pinchas Zukerman kick off the 2012-2013 season in spectacular style with the Beethoven Festival - Evolution of a Genius (September 27 - October 4)
September 27, 2012
The National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Pinchas Zukerman kick off the 2012-2013 season in spectacular style with the Beethoven Festival - Evolution of a Genius (September 27 - October 4) OTTAWA, September 24, 2012 — The four-concert Beethoven Festival – The Evolution of a Genius (September 27-October 4) throws a brilliant spotlight on the drama, power, and passion... Read more
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Culture Days at the NAC on Sunday, September 30th
September 25, 2012
OTTAWA – Backstage tours, karaoke, dance workshops, classical music, poetry and an exhibition featuring Glenn Gould’s piano highlight the 2012 edition of Culture Days at the National Arts Centre on Sunday September 30 from noon to 4 p.m. Culture Days is a free, annual event designed to invite the public to celebrate and explore arts and culture in every province and... Read more
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Poésie, sandwichs et autres soirs qui penchent October 3 to 6, 7:30 p.m. / Theatre
September 24, 2012
With: Betty Bonifassi, Nathalie Breuer, Anne-Marie Cadieux, Anne Casabonne, Jean-François Casabonne, René Richard Cyr, Bénédicte Décary, Maxime Denommée, Clara Furey, Stéphane Gagnon, Émilie Gilbert, Simon Lacroix, Benoit Landry, Roger La Rue, Julie Le Breton, Fanny Mallette, Loui Mauffette, Yves Morin, Iannicko N’Doua, Patricia... Read more
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THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE GALA WITH LANG LANG RAISES $745,000 FOR THE NAC’S NATIONAL YOUTH AND EDUCATION TRUST
September 24, 2012
THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE GALA WITH LANG LANG RAISES $745,000 FOR THE NAC’S NATIONAL YOUTH AND EDUCATION TRUST OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre Gala held on Saturday September 22 was a great success both artistically and financially. Lang Lang, the man known for his flying fingers and dazzling style, brought Saturday night’s NAC Gala crowd to their feet... Read more
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Chinese piano superstar Lang Lang makes his long-awaited return to Ottawa as guest artist at the National Arts Centre Gala on September 22
September 18, 2012
On Saturday, September 22, a glittering evening beckons as the NAC Gala returns for a sixteenth year. The Gala features Music Director Pinchas Zukerman leading the NAC Orchestra in a sparkling, unforgettable concert which showcases superstar Chinese piano phenomenon Lang Lang. Mr. Lang — who is guaranteed to display his trademark dazzling charisma, electrifying technique, and undeniable... Read more