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  1. Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Announced

    March 6, 2012

    CALGARY, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul?André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.These individuals are being honoured for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to... Read more

  2. Des McAnuff receives 2012 National Arts Centre Award

    March 6, 2012

    Calgary (Canada) — Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce it is awarding the prestigious 2012 National Arts Centre Award to Des McAnuff. A two-time Tony and Olivier Award winner, Mr. McAnuff is one of Canada’s most successful theatre directors and the Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which this year celebrates its 60th... Read more

  3. Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Announced

    March 6, 2012

    CALGARY, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul?André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.These individuals are being honoured for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to... Read more

  4. Des McAnuff receives 2012 National Arts Centre Award

    March 6, 2012

    Calgary (Canada) — Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce it is awarding the prestigious 2012 National Arts Centre Award to Des McAnuff. A two-time Tony and Olivier Award winner, Mr. McAnuff is one of Canada’s most successful theatre directors and the Artistic Director of the Stratford Shakespeare Festival, which this year celebrates its 60th... Read more

  5. Laureates of the 2012 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Announced

    March 6, 2012

    CALGARY, March 6, 2012 – Janina Fialkowska, Paul?André Fortier, Denis Marleau, Deepa Mehta, Rush and Mary Walsh have been named the 2012 laureates of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement.These individuals are being honoured for their outstanding body of work and enduring contribution to... Read more

  6. Alice Sara Ott en récital, le troisième concert de la série Grands interprètes de la saison 2011-2012 de l’Orchestre du Centre national des Arts, met en vedette Alice Sara Ott, étoile montante du piano, pour la première fois au Canada – le 20 mars seulement

    March 6, 2012

    Alice Sara Ott en récital – le troisième concert de la série Grands interprètes de la saison 2011-2012 du Centre national des Arts (CNA) – met en vedette l'une des étoiles montantes du piano. Alice Sara Ott en récital est présentée à la salle Southam le mardi 20 mars 2012 à 20 h. Le programme de la soirée... Read more

  7. World renowned violinist and conductor Pinchas Zukerman announces he will step down as Music Director of the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 2015

    March 5, 2012

    Ottawa (Canada), March 5, 2012— Maestro Pinchas Zukerman, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s longest standing Music Director announced today that he plans to step down at the end of his 16 year tenure on August 31, 2015. Since 1999, the internationally acclaimed conductor, violinist, violist and music educator has made the National Arts Centre (NAC) his musical home.In a statement... Read more

  8. GAËTAN (PIÈCES À ASSEMBLER À LA MAISON)March 14 to 17, 2012, at 8 p.m.

    March 5, 2012

    In the heart of a beautiful province lives a shattered man who is “hanging on despite the in spite ofs.” He dreams of his idea of perfect happiness: a little white house by the water, the sky, the sea. Like a vintage Stradivarius, his soul emits a particular harmony whenever he utters certain names. His own name is Gaetan Desrosiers-Blanc. Born with two hearts, Gaëtan,... Read more

  9. LES LABORATOIRES DU THÉÂTRE FRANÇAISNATIONAL ARTS CENTRE, OTTAWA June 12 to 20, 2012“The Actor-Playwright”Workshop Director: Wajdi Mouawad

    March 2, 2012

    The Laboratoires du Théâtre français is an annual event, an opportunity for ongoing training for artists from across Canada. Established by artistic director Denis Marleau, these master classes invite artists of international stature to come share their professional knowledge and skills and to work, question and explore various approaches with other theatre professionals. These... Read more

  10. 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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