News Releases
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Paul Tanguay Receives the 2016 NAC Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring in the Performing Arts
November 21, 2016
The National Arts Centre (NAC) is pleased to announce that Paul Tanguay has been awarded the 2016 National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring in the Performing Arts. Mr. Tanguay is being recognized for his life-long commitment to arts touring and presenting in Canada and abroad, and in particular his work with a number of the country’s leading dance, theatre and... Read more
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NAC Congratulates Adrian Burns on Her Appointment to the Order of Ottawa
November 17, 2016
The National Arts Centre (NAC) today congratulated Adrian Burns, the Chair of the NAC’s Board of Trustees, on her appointment to the Order of Ottawa. The Order of Ottawa celebrates outstanding citizens in our community. The prestigious civic award recognizes exceptional citizen contributions in many areas of city life including arts and culture, business, philanthropy, health care,... Read more
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Birks Named New Presenting Sponsor for the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala at the NAC
November 17, 2016
Birks, Canada’s leading jeweller since 1879, has signed a multi-year deal as the new Presenting Sponsor for the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala, which takes place annually at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa. The sponsorship begins with the 25th anniversary edition of the Gala on June 29, 2017 – during Canada's 150th birthday year – and continues for... Read more
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STATEMENT: National Arts Centre Mourns the Loss of Leonard Cohen
November 10, 2016
The National Arts Centre (NAC) lowered its flag this evening to pay tribute to the extraordinary life, career and artistic achievement of Canadian singer-songwriter and poet Leonard Cohen. Cohen last performed in 2009 at the National Arts Centre in a moving concert. In 1993, he received Canada’s highest lifetime achievement in the performing arts, the Governor General’s Performing... Read more
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René Cormier, Artistic Director of Zones Théâtrales to leave the NAC on March 31, 2017
November 7, 2016
As a result of his recent appointment to the Senate of Canada by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, René Cormier, the Artistic Director of the Zones Théâtrales biennial, will be stepping down on March 31, 2017. “In order to be able to devote myself fully to my new duties as an independent non-partisan senator, while continuing my efforts to defend and promote the arts and... Read more
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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