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The Joffrey Ballet presents an evening of mixed repertoire from William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, & Edwaard Liang on March 3, 2012 at the NAC
February 22, 2012
Chicago’s internationally acclaimed Joffrey Ballet presents a superb evening of mixed repertoire from three distinct and ground-breaking choreographers – William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, and Edwaard Liang, on March 3, 2012 in the NAC’s Southam Hall. The performance is sold out, but those still interested should check for last minute returns.The dynamism and luxurious style... Read more
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Tango Pasión brings the precision and intensity of authentic Argentine tango to the NAC on February 21, 2012
February 14, 2012
Tango Pasión, a larger than life production celebrating the incendiary art of tango, fills the NAC’s Southam Hall on February 21, 2012. The internationally acclaimed Argentine company showcases sensational dancers from among Buenos Aires’ best and explores the ever-evolving dance form through 30 distinct scenes. To create the visually spectacular production, Artistic Directors... Read more
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Akram Khan Company’s Vertical Road at the NAC February 2 to 4, 2012
January 20, 2012
NAC Dance presents the latest ground-breaking ensemble work, Vertical Road, by the UK’s arresting and inimitable artist, Akram Khan. This NAC Dance co-production will run February 2, 3 and 4, 2012 in the NAC Theatre. A chorographer with a rare, narrative vision, Khan’s stunning piece, Vertical Road, draws inspiration from the Sufi tradition and the Persian poet and philosopher Rumi.... Read more
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Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents Svengali The mesmerizing new ballet of seduction and control at the NAC January 26 to 28, 2012
January 13, 2012
Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet will take audiences on a mesmerizing journey into the realm of the original master of mind control with the Ottawa premiere of Svengali - the stunning new ballet of seduction and control, presented in Southam Hall from January 26 to 28, 2012. All performances are accompanied by the National Arts Centre Orchestra, under the baton of Tadeusz Biernacki.... Read more
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February 1 and 2 performances of Gnosis by Akram Khan Company at the National Arts Centre cancelled
January 5, 2012
Regrettably, Akram Khan Company’s performances of Gnosis at the NAC on February 1 and 2 have been cancelled due to injury. Khan has injured his Achilles tendon but is expected to make a full recovery. The production, choreographed and performed by Akram Khan with five musicians, was scheduled to be a special presentation in the NAC Theatre. Akram Khan Company’s performance of Vertical... Read more
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Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch exclusive Canadian engagement ofDanzónat the NAC on November 25 and 26, 2011
November 10, 2011
In this exclusive Canadian engagement, the internationally celebrated Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch performs Danzón in the NAC’s Southam Hall on November 25 and 26, 2011. Choreographed by the late avant-garde icon Pina Bausch, Danzón explores the trajectory of life, at its best and worst, from carefree childhood through playful sexual awakening, from the inevitable... Read more
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Compagnie Marie Chouinard THE GOLDEN MEAN (LIVE) November 9, 2011
October 28, 2011
Marie Chouinard, Canada’s insatiably curious Queen of contemporary dance, presents her latest choreographic achievement, THE GOLDEN MEAN (LIVE), in the NAC Theatre – for one-night only – on November 9, 2011. The performance is sold out, but those still interested should check for last minute returns. An NAC co-production, this intensely absorbing, humorous and deeply human work... Read more
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Colin Dunne presents the provocative moving memoir Out of Time at the NAC on October 27 to 29, 2011
October 17, 2011
Ireland’s acclaimed practitioner of Irish step dance, Colin Dunne, presents his first full-length solo production, Out of Time, in the intimate space of the NAC Studio from October 27 to 29, 2011. This exclusive Canadian engagement is an extraordinary moving memoir integrating contemporary movement, text, film, and sound design with Irish dance to create a provocative dialogue between... Read more
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China’s award-winning Guangzhou Ballet performs Return on a Snowy Night at the NAC on October 15, 2011
October 4, 2011
China’s Guangzhou Ballet presents the provocative four-act ballet Return on a Snowy Night in the NAC’s Southam Hall on October 15, 2011. The performance is sold out, but those still interested should check for last minute returns. The award-winning company brings this innovative and exploratory cultural masterpiece to Western audiences, integrating traditional Chinese dance, opera,... Read more
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NAC Dance opens the 2011-2012 season with Babel (words) by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet – the anticipated conclusion to the epic three-part projectOctober 5 and 6, 2011
September 21, 2011
The NAC Dance season opens with Babel (words), on October 5 and 6, 2011 in the NAC Theatre with the anticipated conclusion to an epic trilogy that began with Foi in 2003, followed by Myth in 2007. Babel (words) honours a decade of collaboration with co-choreographer Damien Jalet, while reuniting Cherkaoui with UK visual artist Antony Gormley. With a cast that is a veritable chorus of nations and... Read more