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  1. Dana Gingras and Animals of Distinction explore wild new terrain in Heart as Arena at the NAC May 10-12, 2012

    May 4, 2012

    Dana Gingras and her company Animals of Distinction present her most recent project Heart as Arena in the NAC Studio from May 10-12, 2012.Heart as Arena explores ideas of receptivity and transmission, and the secret language of electricity that animates heart, mind and muscle. An installation of nearly 50 radios dominates the inventive set, some hanging above the stage in a ring formation, or... Read more

  2. Cie Käfig/CCN Créteil et Val-de-Marne presents an explosive, athletic program of fusion hip-hop on April 19 & 20, 2012 at the NAC

    April 13, 2012

    France’s fusion hip-hop company Käfig presents a powerfully physical program on April 19 & 20, 2012 at 7:30 pm in the NAC Theatre. In the complementary pair of works Correria (running) and Agwa (water), internationally renowned choreographer Mourad Merzouki, Artistic Director of Le Centre Chorégraphique National Créteil et Val-de-Marne, combines hip-hop, capoeira,... Read more

  3. Alvin Ailey® American Dance Theater at the NAC on April 17, 2012

    April 11, 2012

    Preeminent modern dance company Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater returns to the NAC’s Southam Hall, April 17, 2012 to present an evening of mixed repertoire, drawn from the company’s more than 50-year history. The occasion marks their first Ottawa appearance since the July 2011 appointment of Robert Battle as the company’s new Artistic Director. The program will feature two of... Read more

  4. The National Ballet of Canada presents The Seagull at the NAC from April 12 to 14, 2012

    March 29, 2012

    Celebrating their 60th anniversary season, The National Ballet of Canada presents choreographer John Neumeier’s critically acclaimed narrative ballet The Seagull, in NAC’s Southam Hall from April 12 to 14, 2012. An adaptation of Anton Chekhov’s brilliant play by the same name, the Russian writer’s classic work lends itself to the language of dance – the world of... Read more

  5. José Navas/Compagnie Flak presents the new solo work Personæ at the NAC from March 8 to 10, 2012

    February 27, 2012

    Celebrated choreographer and magnificent dancer José Navas of Compagnie Flak brings his daring and authentic Personæ to the NAC Studio from March 8 to 10, 2012. Danced by Navas alone on a bare stage, the piece is a sublime fusion of movement, music, and space that seeks out connections between divinity and desire. In ancient Latin, persona means mask. Today, it usually refers to the... Read more

  6. 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

  7. 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

  8. 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

  9. 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

  10. 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