News Releases

  1. ROME: A Capital Epic

    April 19, 2023

    The Shakespeare/Dalpé/Haentjens triumvirate returns to the NAC April 19, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada) – In 2015, French Theatre audiences experienced the impressive Richard III by Shakespeare/Dalpé/Haentjens. With ROME, a production of unparalleled scope will rock the capital on May 5 and 6. For seven and a half hours, 29 artists... Read more

  2. THIS SPRING, TANGO TAKES OVER THE NAC

    April 12, 2023

    From the streets of Buenos Aires to the stage of Southam Hall: Social Tango Project lands at the NAC with its outstanding dancers, musicians and singers.   OTTAWA, Canada, April 12, 2023 – A warm Argentine breeze will blow through the NAC on April 22, when the Southam Hall stage welcomes Social Tango Project. Based in Buenos Aires, this unique interactive dance experience features a... Read more

  3. Les mots secrets: A great celebration of poetry!

    April 11, 2023

    Written by Louise Dupré and directed by Ottawa artist André Perrier, presented at the NAC on April 22 and 23 April 11, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Words have a history while also being ageless. In this playful and athletic show, they are bouncing balls, modeling clay, super glue to stay together... She and He were inseparable. But one truly rotten day, He had to leave... Read more

  4. MATRIARCHS UPRISING ARRIVES AT THE NAC WITH A COLLECTION OF CURATED PERFORMANCES

    March 30, 2023

    A three-part performance art series by Indigenous women exploring artistic expression through contemporary Indigenous dance and storytelling March 30, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Alongside NAC Indigenous Theatre, NAC Dance is delighted to present Matriarchs Uprising, an annual performance art series that weaves stories of transformation through Indigenous women's artistry, creating... Read more

  5. Choreographer Rhodnie Désir presents BOW’T TRAIL Rétrospek for two nights only at the NAC

    March 9, 2023

    The Prix de la Danse-winning piece (Grand Prix and Envol prizes, 2020) continues its international tour of the Americas and Europe. http://prixdeladanse.com/en/laureat/rhodnie-desir-2/ March 9, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Witness a conversation between the present and the past delivered through choreographer Rhodnie Désir. Her BOW’T TRAIL Rétrospek, the... Read more

  6. Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Classic Fall On Your Knees Arrives at the NAC with a Momentous Two-Part Production

    March 2, 2023

    Ann-Marie MacDonald’s Classic Fall On Your Knees Arrives at the NAC with a Momentous Two-Part Production   Hit Stage Adaptation Lands in Ottawa as Third Stop in Four City Tour  Ottawa – March 6, 2023 – “Fall On Your Knees… will bring you to your feet.” - J. Kelly Nestruck, Globe and Mail Following successful runs in Toronto and Halifax, NAC... Read more

  7. BALLET EDMONTON MAKES ITS FIRST VISIT TO THE NAC WITH AN ATHLETIC PROGRAM FILLED WITH HUMANISM

    March 2, 2023

    Under the artistic direction of Wen Wei Wang, the show features four pieces created by three distinctive choreographic voices   OTTAWA, Canada, March 2, 2023 – On Saturday, March 11, Ballet Edmonton will make its National Arts Centre debut. For one night only, a mixed bill by three distinctive choreographic voices will light up the Southam Hall stage.   Wen Wei... Read more

  8. Là où la poussière se dépose: A soundscape of intimacy and devastating heartbreak

    February 27, 2023

    Written, directed and performed by Julien Morissette and Karina Pawlikowski, presented at the NAC from March 30 to April 1   February 27, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The theatre is, by definition, “a place of seeing.” Acclaimed darlings of the Ottawa-Gatineau art and media scene Julien Morissette and Karina Pawlikowski offer a somewhat more... Read more

  9. FROM THE APARTHEID MUSEUM TO THE BABS ASPER THEATRE, NAC DANCE PRESENTS BROKEN CHORD

    February 23, 2023

    News Release Relive the historical and long-forgotten tour of The African Native Choir through dance, music, and song February 22, 2023 – OTTAWA, Canada – On March 1-2, Ottawa dance lovers will be in for a treat as the NAC welcomes renowned South African choreographer Gregory Maqoma and composer Thutuka Sibisi. Storytelling is at the core of Broken Chord, a show about the first South... Read more

  10. THE LEGENDARY TANZTHEATER WUPPERTAL PINA BAUSCH RETURNS TO THE NAC WITH PALERMO PALERMO

    February 7, 2023

    This February, the renowned dance troupe will shake your world through a ton of rubble. February 7, 2023 – OTTAWA, Canada – From February 16-18, German dance company Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch will present the Canadian premiere of their iconic piece Palermo Palermo, created by the late legendary choreographer, Pina Bausch. NAC Dance is proud to continue its long collaboration... Read more