News Releases
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The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend -- May 28-29
May 16, 2011
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 28-29. 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 vehicular and... Read more
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Charlotte and the Music-Maker – the fourth TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the season – will be performed on Saturday May 28 in the NAC’s Southam Hall
May 13, 2011
Charlotte and the Music-Maker -- the fourth TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the 2010-11 season – brings conductor Alain Trudel, outstanding musicians, writer-performer Peter Duschenes, and Ottawa’s own Platypus Theatre to the NAC’s Southam Hall on Saturday May 28. Performances are at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.... Read more
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Charlotte and the Music-Maker – the fourth TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the season – will be performed on Saturday May 28 in the NAC’s Southam Hall
May 13, 2011
Charlotte and the Music-Maker -- the fourth TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the 2010-11 season – brings conductor Alain Trudel, outstanding musicians, writer-performer Peter Duschenes, and Ottawa’s own Platypus Theatre to the NAC’s Southam Hall on Saturday May 28. Performances are at 1:30 p.m. and 3:30 p.m.... Read more
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Grammy-nominated piano sensation Yuja Wang performs Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under conductor Thomas Dausgaard in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, the season’s fifth Ovation Series concerts on May 25-26
May 12, 2011
The fifth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season, Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, feature conductor Thomas Dausgaard, Grammy-nominated piano sensation Yuja Wang performing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 1 by Jean Sibelius, and the hugely enjoyable A Freak in Burbank by Swedish composer Albert Schnelzer. The concerts are at 8 p.m. in Southam... Read more
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Grammy-nominated piano sensation Yuja Wang performs Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini with the National Arts Centre Orchestra under conductor Thomas Dausgaard in Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, the season’s fifth Ovation Series concerts on May 25-26
May 12, 2011
The fifth Ovation Series concerts of the NAC’s 2010-2011 season, Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody, feature conductor Thomas Dausgaard, Grammy-nominated piano sensation Yuja Wang performing Rachmaninov’s Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Symphony No. 1 by Jean Sibelius, and the hugely enjoyable A Freak in Burbank by Swedish composer Albert Schnelzer. The concerts are at 8 p.m. in Southam... Read more
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La La La Human Steps performs New Work by Edouard Lock at the NAC on May 18 and 19, 2011
May 10, 2011
La La La Human Steps performs New Work by Edouard Lock in the NAC’s Southam Hall on May 18 and 19, 2011. This NAC co-production is the final dance presentation of the 2010-2012 NAC Dance season and features international star Diana Vishneva of the Mariinsky Ballet. The bold kinetic style and physical complexity of Edouard Lock’s creations have made La La La Human Steps one of the most... Read more
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Tickets for the National Arts Centre’s fundraising fall Gala, One Enchanted Evening with Sarah McLachlan, go on sale to the general public on Tuesday May 17 at 10 a.m.
May 10, 2011
Tickets for the spectacular NAC Gala – One Enchanted Evening with Sarah McLachlan -- go on sale at the National Arts Centre Box Office on Tuesday May 17. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 NAC season subscribers enjoy a special priority purchasing period before tickets go on sale to the general public. A highlight of Ottawa’s... Read more
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Tickets for the National Arts Centre’s fundraising fall Gala, One Enchanted Evening with Sarah McLachlan, go on sale to the general public on Tuesday May 17 at 10 a.m.
May 10, 2011
Tickets for the spectacular NAC Gala – One Enchanted Evening with Sarah McLachlan -- go on sale at the National Arts Centre Box Office on Tuesday May 17. The Box Office is open Monday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. All 2010-2011 and 2011-2012 NAC season subscribers enjoy a special priority purchasing period before tickets go on sale to the general public. A highlight of Ottawa’s... Read more
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An NAC English Theatre presentation of the Lorraine Kimsa Theatre for Young People production i think i canCo-created by Florence Gibson and Shawn ByfieldDirected by Conrad AlexandrowiczMay 11 - 28, NAC Theatre
May 9, 2011
“i think i can is high-octane fun!”--Toronto Sun Winner of the 2007 Dora Mavor Moore Award for Outstanding New Musical! “Every new theatrical experience creates a world. This play invites you to take a step, in this case a tap step, into the world we have created for you.” – Florence Gibson, co-creator. Set in the chaotic world of classroom cliques and schoolyard... Read more
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Le Temps des muffinsJoël da SilvaStudio, May 14 and 15 A culinary extravaganza by Joël da Silva, performed by puppeteer Patrick Beauchemin and Joël da Silva himself. Writer, director, stage designer, puppet builder and sound designer: Joël da Silva / Artistic contributor: Serge Marois / Lighting designer: Martin Boisjoly / Technical director: Nancy Bussières / Set builders: Martin Boisjoly and Joël da Silva / Set painter: Claude Rodrigue / Seamstress: Mathilde da Silva / Sound recording: Benoît Brodeur Produced by Théâtre Magasin (Montreal, QC). Recommended for children ages 4 to 8. Running time: 45 minutes.
May 9, 2011
Scene of amazing transformations, where cakes magically rise and soufflés heartbreakingly fall, the kitchen is surely one of our earliest childhood experiences of theatre. There we meet a diverse cast of characters: fire and water, sweet and salty, the enticing scent of vanilla and the horrible smell of burning! So it’s hardly surprising that a dancing bag of flour is the first thing... Read more
