News Releases
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The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents Ronnie Burkett Theatre of MarionettesPenny Plain Created and Performed by Ronnie BurkettMarch 14 – April 1, 2012NAC Theatre
February 29, 2012
Commissioned by The Citadel Theatre (Edmonton, AB)and co-commissioned by The National Arts Centre (Ottawa, ON)co-commissioning partners:Alberta Theatre Projects (Calgary, AB)The Cultch (Vancouver East Cultural Centre, Vancouver, BC) Ottawa, ON, February 29, 2012 – The NAC English Theatre is proud to present Ronnie Burkett and his latest creation, Penny Plain, as his Theatre of... Read more
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José Navas/Compagnie Flak presents the new solo work Personæ at the NAC from March 8 to 10, 2012
February 27, 2012
Celebrated choreographer and magnificent dancer José Navas of Compagnie Flak brings his daring and authentic Personæ to the NAC Studio from March 8 to 10, 2012. Danced by Navas alone on a bare stage, the piece is a sublime fusion of movement, music, and space that seeks out connections between divinity and desire. In ancient Latin, persona means mask. Today, it usually refers to the... Read more
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Superb Canadian vocalists Erin Wall, Daniel Taylor, and Russell Braun plunge into a world of fiery passion, dramatic power, and lofty spirituality in Carmina Burana, the sixth NAC Orchestra Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the season at the National Arts Centre on March 8-9
February 27, 2012
In the sixth Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the 2011-2012 season, conductor Diego Matheuz leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra and a superb roster of singers in Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana. The program also includes music by Hungarian composer Zoltán Kodály and Mexican composer Arturo Márquez. Carmina Burana is at 8 p.m. in the NAC’s Southam Hall on Thursday... Read more
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The Joffrey Ballet presents an evening of mixed repertoire from William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, & Edwaard Liang on March 3, 2012 at the NAC
February 22, 2012
Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Joffrey Ballet presents a superb evening of mixed repertoire from three distinct and ground-breaking choreographers – William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, and Edwaard Liang, on March 3, 2012 in the NAC’s Southam Hall. The performance is sold out, but those still interested should check for last minute returns.The dynamism and luxurious style... Read more
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LES OURS DORMENT ENFIN(Ages 8 to 12)February 29 to March 4, 2012
February 22, 2012
With temperatures abnormally high for the season, the bears in the zoo where Sacha works suffer from insomnia. He is also taking care of Marcus, a boy recently carried by the wind into his life. Poor Sacha the zookeeper tries as best he can to look after Marcus and to provide relief to the bears. If only winter would return, and if only Anita, the love of his life, would come back from her... Read more
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THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES A SPECTACULAR 2012-2013 SEASON, WITH EXCITING REPERTOIRE AND EXCEPTIONAL GUEST ARTISTS
February 22, 2012
The National Arts Centre Orchestra today announced programming details of its 2012-2013 season – Pinchas Zukerman’s fourteenth season as Music Director and Principal Conductor. The season -- built around exciting firsts, fresh perspectives, and great music performed by great artists – offers exhilarating, deeply emotional experiences to music lovers, who will be entertained,... Read more
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Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, National Arts Centre Orchestra musicians and NACO Bursary winners perform chamber music at the NAC Orchestra Bursary Benefit Concert on Sunday March 4 at 2 p.m. in Le Salon
February 17, 2012
The NAC Orchestra Bursary Benefit Concert is a concert of chamber music favourites featuring NAC Orchestra Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, Associate Concertmaster Jessica Linnebach, musicians of the NAC Orchestra (Sean Rice, clarinet; David Hutchenreuther, cello; Hilda Cowie, double bass), and violist Paul Casey, who was awarded the Harold Crabtree Foundation Award at the 2011 NAC Orchestra Bursary... Read more
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L’OPÉRA DE QUAT’SOUSFebruary 28 to March 3, at 7:30 p.m.
February 16, 2012
“The man who laughs has simply not yet had the terrible news,” wrote Bertolt Brecht, whose Threepenny Opera hasn’t been presented at the Théâtre français since the 1984 version directed by André Brassard. The incoming artistic director of the Théâtre français will be remounting the piece with a mind to restore its original ferocity,... Read more
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Tango Pasión brings the precision and intensity of authentic Argentine tango to the NAC on February 21, 2012
February 14, 2012
Tango Pasión, a larger than life production celebrating the incendiary art of tango, fills the NAC’s Southam Hall on February 21, 2012. The internationally acclaimed Argentine company showcases sensational dancers from among Buenos Aires’ best and explores the ever-evolving dance form through 30 distinct scenes. To create the visually spectacular production, Artistic Directors... Read more
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National Arts Centre hosts Canadian Conductors Workshop February 25-29, 2012 Young Canadian conductors lead NAC Orchestra in rehearsal during five days of intense, hands-on training led by renowned conducting instructor Kenneth Kiesler
February 14, 2012
OTTAWA, ON—Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Institute for Orchestral Studies will host the 2012 Canadian Conductors Workshop from February 25-29, 2012. A supplement to the highly successful Conductors Program of the NAC Summer Music Institute, the Canadian Conductors Workshop will offer intense conducting instruction for emerging professional and pre-professional... Read more