News Releases

  1. The NAC Orchestra and The Glenn Gould Foundation celebrate The Genius of Philip Glass Innovative. Influential. Legendary. || Philip Glass will be presented with the 11th Glenn Gould Prize on November 26 in Ottawa

    September 6, 2016

    OTTAWA (Canada) – On Saturday, November 26, iconic American composer Philip Glass will be awarded The Eleventh Glenn Gould Prize at an exclusive concert in his honour, presented by The Glenn Gould Foundation and the NAC Orchestra.  The Genius of Philip Glass features the NAC Orchestra led by guest conductor Dennis Russell Davies performing a concert of music spanning the legendary... Read more

  2. CALL FOR NOMINATIONS: NAC Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring

    August 31, 2016

    The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. The deadline for nominations is Friday, October 7, 2016. As part of a new partnership between CAPACOA and CINARS, the National Arts Centre award will be presented at the 17th CINARS Biennale... Read more

  3. National Arts Centre Extends Until 2020 the Contract of Cathy Levy, Executive Producer of Dance

    August 30, 2016

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that Cathy Levy, Executive Producer, Dance, has agreed to extend her contract for four years, from September 1, 2016 to August 31, 2020. Cathy Levy, who joined Canada’s National Arts Centre in the fall of 2000, has acquired an enviable reputation throughout the Canadian dance community. Over the years Cathy Levy and her NAC Dance team... Read more

  4. General Auditions - Calgary National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Calgary on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

    August 17, 2016

    GENERAL AUDITIONS - CALGARY National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley will be conducting general auditions in Calgary on Saturday, September 10, 2016. NAC English Theatre is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage submissions from professional artists who self-identify as members of under-represented communities, a concept we understand very broadly. Please... Read more

  5. STUDIO THEATRE IN PERTH, ONTARIO RE-OPENS WITH SEATS DONATED FROM NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE’S SOUTHAM HALL

    August 17, 2016

    August 17, 2016, OTTAWA – The Studio Theatre in Perth, Ontario will open its first show after the theatre was renovated with seats installed from the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall. The show, a new Canadian musical called Bingo Ladies by Grant Tilley, has its opening night on August 18 at 7:30 p.m. “The Studio Theatre is excited to present the fabulous new Canadian musical... Read more

  6. NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE CONGRATULATES SARAH GARTON STANLEY ON WINNING MAJOR U.S. AWARD FOR THEATRE

    August 9, 2016

    Media Advisory NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE CONGRATULATES SARAH GARTON STANLEY ON WINNING MAJOR U.S. AWARD FOR THEATRE OTTAWA, August 9, 2016 — Sarah Garton Stanley, Associate Artistic Director of English Theatre at the National Arts Centre, received a major U.S. award for her work on The Cycle, a three-part investigation focusing on the theatrical works created by Indigenous artists in Canada.... Read more

  7. ANGELA HEWITT’S BACH ODYSSEY COMES TO OTTAWA

    August 4, 2016

    OTTAWA (Canada) – She’s been called “the outstanding Bach pianist of her generation” (The Sunday Times, London), and now, Angela Hewitt is set to bring her latest musical feat to Ottawa. In The Bach Odyssey, Hewitt will explore J.S. Bach’s complete keyboard works in 12 recitals over the course of four years. The National Arts Centre Orchestra in partnership with... Read more

  8. THE NAC IS THRILLED TO ANNOUNCE THE APPOINTMENT OF HEATHER GIBSON AS THE NEW EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF NAC PRESENTS AND VARIETY PROGRAMMING

    July 20, 2016

    July 20, 2016– OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce that Heather Gibson, the award-winning Executive Director of the Halifax Jazz Festival, and Founder and Artistic Producer of the In the Dead of Winter Music Festival, will be the next Executive Producer of the NAC’s highly successful Canadian music series, NAC Presents. Heather will lead a... Read more

  9. GENERAL AUDITIONS - TORONTO National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Toronto, ON on Monday, August 15, 2016.

    July 19, 2016

    GENERAL AUDITIONS - TORONTO National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Artistic Advisor* Jiv Parasram will be conducting general auditions in Toronto, ON on Monday, August 15, 2016. NAC English Theatre is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage submissions from professional artists who self-identify as members of under-represented communities, a concept we... Read more

  10. Summer at the NAC: Activities Wind Down. Renovations Ramp Up. Parking Remains Open 24/7. Free NAC Orchestra Concert on Canada Day

    June 27, 2016

    Activities at the National Arts Centre will slow down significantly between July 1 and October 3 as major renovations ramp up for the summer break. Although the parking garage will remain open 24/7, most of the NAC foyer will not be accessible and le café restaurant will be closed until October 4, 2016. During the summer hiatus, the NAC’s Satellite Box Office, located at 54 Elgin... Read more