News Releases

  1. The National Arts Centre English Theatre and Great Canadian Theatre Company co-production in association with Red Diva Projects The Edward Curtis Project Written and directed by Marie Clements based on the original production commissioned and produced by Presentation House Theatre (Vancouver, BC) April 2 - 21 All Performances at GCTC

    March 15, 2013

    Ottawa, ON. March 14, 2013 – When do you put down the camera and tell the real story? While on assignment in the far north, Angeline, a Métis reporter, stumbles upon a story that is so haunting, she is unable to erase the images, and it compels her to question the role of reporters as witnesses and the accepted notions of the strength and spirit of Aboriginal peoples. Along the way... Read more

  2. Nathan Medd named Managing Director of National Arts Centre’s English Theatre

    March 14, 2013

    Ottawa (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) today announced the appointment of Parksville, B.C.-born Nathan Medd as Managing Director of the National Arts Centre’s English Theatre.    As the managing producer of the nationally recognized Electric Company Theatre in Vancouver, Mr. Medd helped the operation grow to become one of the largest touring theatre companies in... Read more

  3. NAC Orchestra 2013-14 Season Unveiled! New series, soprano Renée Fleming, Forsyth Double Concerto, and Paul Anka NAC Gala wow the crowds!

    March 13, 2013

    The National Arts Centre Orchestra and Music Director Pinchas Zukerman launch their 2013-14 season today, including a new Casual Fridays concert series! Designed with an earlier start time, a compact program and inspired tapas-style offerings from NAC Executive Chef John Morris, Casual Fridays captures an additional audience of young urbans and commuters for its stellar lineup of guest artists:... Read more

  4. BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal returns to the NAC with a triumphant triple-bill on March 21-22

    March 7, 2013

    Internationally-renowned company BJM – Les Ballets Jazz de Montréal  returns to the NAC in the midst of celebrating its milestone 40th anniversary season. Under the artistic direction of Louis Robitaille, the troupe presents a mixed bill of contemporary works from three contemporary choreographers: Closer by France’s Benjamin Millepied; Night Box by Chinese-Canadian Wen... Read more

  5. Johannes Moser returns with his rock-star energy to perform Shostakovich’s Cello Concerto

    March 7, 2013

    Cellist Johannes Moser returns to the NAC after his acclaimed debut in 2010 to perform Shostakovich’s First Cello Concerto, an elegiac and expressive work that showcases the young cellist’s virtuosity. Concerts are Thursday and Friday, March 14 and 15, 2013, at 8 p.m. in the NAC’s Southam Hall. Ticket holders are invited after this energizing concert to join cellist Johannes... Read more

  6. GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Halifax Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18, 2013.

    March 1, 2013

    National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Halifax Sunday, March 17 and Monday, March 18, 2013. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Actors are asked to prepare either two contrasting monologues (of no more than two minutes... Read more

  7. The National Arts Centre celebrates 10 years since the first Scene festival and unveils full programming lineup for Northern Scene. 250 Artists. 50 Events. 10 Days.

    February 25, 2013

    Heather Moore, Producer and Executive Director of the National Arts Centre’s Scene festivals, today announced the complete programming lineup for Northern Scene.  An eclectic, multi-disciplinary arts festival featuring the work of 250 of the best established and emerging artists from Yukon, the Northwest Territories and Nunavut, as well as Nunatsiavut and Nunavik, Northern Scene will... Read more

  8. National Arts Centre to announce full Northern Scene lineup

    February 22, 2013

    The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, National Arts Centre President and CEO Peter Herrndorf, and Heather Moore, Producer and Executive Director of the National Arts Centre’s Scene Festivals, will announce the complete programming lineup for Northern Scene on Monday, February 25 at 11 a.m. in the National Arts Centre’s Fourth Stage. This... Read more

  9. National Arts Centre English Theatre/Centaur Theatre Company co-production Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott by Beverley Cooper Directed by Roy Surette Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company February 27 – March 16, 2013 NAC Theatre

    February 20, 2013

    Ottawa, Ontario , February 20, 2013 - From one of the most famous and controversial cases in Canadian judicial history comes a compelling true story that changed a small community forever and sent shockwaves around the world.  The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents, in co-production with Centaur Theatre Company, Innocence Lost: A Play About Steven Truscott, playing February 27... Read more

  10. Carte Blanche, Norway's National Company of Contemporary Dance, performs 3 O’Clock in the Afternoon on February 22-23

    February 13, 2013

    Norway’s National Company of Contemporary Dance, Carte Blanche, makes its National Arts Centre debut with the high-energy, theatrical 3 O’Clock in the Afternoon. Choreographed by the award-winning Ina Christel Johannessen, this is a poetic, political, and gripping dance piece which focuses on boundaries: -geographical and political; those in our minds; and, those of the physical... Read more