News Releases
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MATINEES TO BE CANCELLED OR MOVED AS OF JANUARY 2016
November 23, 2015
November 23, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that it will begin renovations of its 46 year-old building in December 2015, earlier than originally anticipated. The impacts of this shift are being felt across the entire organization, specifically resulting in the moving or cancellation of daytime performances, including student matinees.... Read more
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Sink Your Teeth into Some Fierce Music at NACO’s WolfGANG Sessions
November 19, 2015
OTTAWA (Canada) –Sink your teeth into some fierce music on Saturday November 21 at 10:00 p.m., when members of the NAC Orchestra perform chamber music with a wild side for an unforgettable night at Mercury Lounge in the Byward Market. WolfGANG Session No. 4, the first of the season, is again co-presented with our friends at the Mercury Lounge, in partnership with... Read more
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Gilbert loves Anne of Green Gables and So Will You! Anne & Gilbert : The Musical - National Arts Centre Theatre December 1 - 19
November 17, 2015
NAC english theatre production Anne & Gilbert: The Musical Music by Bob Johnston and Nancy White Book by Jeff Hochhauser Lyrics by Nancy White, Bob Johnston and Jeff Hochhauser Based on the Novels “Anne of Avonlea” and “Anne of the Island” by L.M. Montgomery Directed by Martha Irving Choregraphy by Brittany Banks featuring the2015/16 Ensemble and guest artists December... Read more
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Five Kings: L'histoire de notre chute
November 12, 2015
There are five of them. They succeed one another, detest one other, love and betray each other, and share the same blood. They have risen from the mists of time, yet remain quite contemporary. They spend their lives waiting to be at the top, but once they reach the summit their downfall begins. Richard II, Henri IV, Henri V, Henri VI and Richard III are the component elements of... Read more
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Taiwanese U-Theatre to present an impressive mix of martial arts, dancing, and drumming at the National Arts Centre on November 24
November 10, 2015
The powerful sound of drums will resonate through Southam Hall on November 24, as the NAC audience is treated to an exclusive Canadian performance of Sword of Wisdom by the celebrated Taiwanese U-Theatre company. Magnificent tableaux will be revealed through a combination of rhythmic dancing, martial arts, meditation, theatre and drumming, gracefully executed by an ensemble of 15 dancers and... Read more
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Pinchas Zukerman, Amanda Forsyth and the NAC Orchestra Capture the Beauty of Brahms in New Album
November 5, 2015
OTTAWA (Canada) – Audiences across Canada and worldwide will be able to revel in the beauty of Brahms’ grandest concerto as Pinchas Zukerman, a phenomenon on the music scene for over forty years, Amanda Forsyth, one of North America’s most dynamic cellists, and the National Arts Centre Orchestra, present their magnificent new album, Brahms: Double Concerto, Symphony No. 4... Read more
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NAC English Theatre production The December Man (L’homme de décembre) by Colleen Murphy NAC Studio November 16 - 28
November 3, 2015
NAC english theatre production The December Man (L’homme de dÉcembre) by Colleen Murphy Directed by Sarah Garton Stanley November 16 - 28, 2015 November 5, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – “…no (one) should miss the chance to see this.” – Vancouver Sun On December 6, 1989, a young man by the name of Marc Lépine entered a college classroom... Read more
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Pinchas Zukerman Returns to the NAC in New Role as Artistic Director of Young Artist Program and Conductor Emeritus of the NAC Orchestra
November 2, 2015
OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre is pleased to announce that Pinchas Zukerman has accepted the positions of Artistic Director of the Young Artists Program and Conductor Emeritus of the NAC Orchestra. He will begin these appointments in September 2016. “Canada’s National Arts Centre has benefitted immeasurably from Pinchas Zukerman’s extraordinary leadership... Read more
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Petit Pierre Hop on the Merry-go-Round
October 29, 2015
Born in a small farming community at the turn of the last century, Petit Pierre, a wee slip of a man with a funny smile, was deaf and partially blind. One day for Fleurette – his favourite cow – he built an unusual beet distributor. That was the first in a slew of inventions that Petit Pierre enjoyed building. With scrap materials gleaned from the roadside, he constructed the work of a... Read more
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Urban meets Baroque in Hofesh Shechter's Trilogy barbarians at the NAC on November 10 and 11
October 28, 2015
On November 10 and 11, NAC Dance welcomes the return of the UK’s Hofesh Shechter Company to the NAC Theatre, with a trilogy entitled barbarians. Renowned for his highly physical and distinctive work—and raw, atmospheric music compositions to accompany his choreography—Hofesh Shechter’s barbarians presents an explosive universe consolidated around... Read more