News Releases

  1. The NAC Recruits First Artistic Director of Indigenous Theatre

    November 3, 2016

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) has opened a national competition to recruit its first Artistic Director of Indigenous Theatre. The creation of a new Department of Indigenous Theatre was announced on March 24, 2016 when the NAC unveiled details of its Strategic Plan entitled Canada is Our Stage: 2015-2020. The NAC is Canada’s largest multi-disciplinary performing arts organization and is... Read more

  2. DIRECTOR NADIA ROSS WINS 2016 SIMINOVITCH PRIZE IN THEATRE

    October 28, 2016

    News Release DIRECTOR NADIA ROSS WINS 2016 SIMINOVITCH PRIZE IN THEATRE Sarah Conn and Shaista Latif Chosen as Protégées Prize awarded Friday, October 28 at the National Arts Centre October 28, 2016 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Director Nadia Ross has been named the 2016 recipient of the Siminovitch Prize, Canada’s most prestigious prize in Theatre. This year marks the... Read more

  3. NAC Congratulates René Cormier on Appointment to Canada's Senate

    October 27, 2016

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted that René Cormier – Artistic Director of the Zones Théâtrales, the NAC’s biennial showcase of professional Francophone theatre from across Canada and the Quebec regions – has been recommended by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for appointment to Canada’s Senate. In addition to being a rendezvous for the creators... Read more

  4. NAC ORCHESTRA TO PERFORM FREE CONCERT SIDE-BY-SIDE WITH ASPIRING MUSICIANS FROM THE OTTAWA YOUTH ORCHESTRA

    October 27, 2016

    “Close Encounters” is an exploration of dance, literature, nature and each other through music OTTAWA, 27, 2016 — On November 7 at 7 p.m. the National Arts Centre Orchestra and the Ottawa Youth Orchestra will perform “Close Encounters,” an exciting free side-by-side concert on the newly renovated Southam Hall stage. This hour-long performance will feature 80 young... Read more

  5. The 20th Annual NAC Gala with Diana Krall and Alexander Shelley Raises $724,500 for Arts Education Program's Across Canada

    October 22, 2016

    Tonight’s 2016 National Arts Centre Gala – featuring five-time GRAMMY winning jazz pianist and vocalist extraordinaire Diana Krall and the NAC Orchestra, under the leadership of its Music Director Alexander Shelley, has raised $724,500 (net) for the National Youth and Education Trust (NYET) in support of the NAC’s arts and education programs across Canada. The annual NAC Gala has... Read more

  6. National Arts Centre Mourns the Death of Jim Prentice

    October 14, 2016

     It is with great sadness that the National Arts Centre (NAC) has learned of the death of former Alberta Premier and federal cabinet minister Jim Prentice, last night in a plane crash near Kelowna, B.C.. Mr. Prentice, along with his wife Karen, was a devoted supporter of the arts across Canada. During Mr. Prentice’s time as vice-chair of CIBC, he championed the bank’s support of... Read more

  7. NAC PRESENTS UNVEILS COMPLETE 2016-17 SEASON, ADDING MORE THAN 30 NEW ARTISTS TO THE LINEUP!

    October 14, 2016

    BLUE RODEO, BOBBY BAZINI, JOEL PLASKETT, AMELIA CURRAN, BASIA BULAT AND MANY MORE! October 14, 2016 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Now in its 6th season, the all-Canadian music series NAC Presents, in partnership with BMO Financial Group, is proud to announce its complete 2016-17 season. Following the announcement in spring 2016 of 34 fall and Holiday shows, NAC Presents is pleased to... Read more

  8. Experience the Dazzling Virtuosity of Beethoven and Schumann at the NAC Orchestra’s Festival

    October 6, 2016

    OTTAWA  — From October 12 to 20, join Alexander Shelley, the NAC Orchestra, and a roster of world-renowned pianists, as they interpret the expressive and timeless masterpieces of Robert Schumann and Ludwig van Beethoven. The two-week Festival explores superb expressions of Romanticism in the complete collection of Schumann’s Symphonies and Beethoven’s Piano Concertos.... Read more

  9. Trey Anthony's 'da Kink in my Hair - October 19 - November 5 in the NAC Theatre

    October 5, 2016

    NAC English Theatre/Theatre Calgary co-production   ‘da Kink in My Hair By Trey Anthony directed by Marion J. Caffey October 19 – November 5, 2016 October 4, 2016 – OTTAWA (Canada) –  4 Stars “'da Kink in my Hair is a genuine crowd pleaser so do yourself a favour and revel in the experience it provides.” – Calgary Herald NAC English Theatre... Read more

  10. LES ARMOIRES NORMANDES A collective creation by Les Chiens de Navarre October 5–8 at 7:30 p.m. NAC Theatre

    October 3, 2016

    Les Chiens de Navarre, the most outrageous collective on the French-language theatre scene, are about to make their exhilarating NAC debut in a tumult of liberty and jubilant cynicism! What’s love all about? What is sexual desire? What are the social masks that conceal our savage selves? These are a few of the questions the Chiens de Navarre tackle in Les armoires normandes... Read more