News Releases

  1. The National Arts Centre's intimate Dance Series C kicks off the new season with Australia's Lucy Guerin Inc performing Weather on November 7-8-9

    October 23, 2013

    Celebrated Melbourne-based dance artist Lucy Guerin – one of Australia’s most renowned choreographic talents – has created an atmospheric new dance work, an homage to the breathtaking power of the elements. Weather explores the extremities of our ever-changing climate. An immersive voyage into the elements around us, Weather pits the human form against the uncontrollable power... Read more

  2. Tango Legends will replace Tango Pasión at the NAC

    October 8, 2013

    Regrettably, Tango Pasión has had to cancel their Canadian tour and will therefore no longer perform at the NAC on April 8, 2014.  In its place, NAC Dance is thrilled to announce that another amazing Tango production, Tango Legends by Mariela Maldonado & Pablo Sosa, has been booked for this same performance date and time. The acclaimed Tango Legends features 12 award-winning... Read more

  3. The National Arts Centre inaugurates the 2013-2014 Dance season with France’s sensational Compagnie Maguy Marin performing Salves on October 3-4

    September 19, 2013

    A daring dance creator unafraid of taking risks, Maguy Marin sounds the alarm with Salves. A frenzied marathon of furious madness, Maguy Marin choreographs our personal and collective chaos with fragmented staging distinctly her own. Since its 2010 premiere, the award-winning Salves has been acclaimed by critics and audiences alike. Compagnie Maguy Marin, returns to the NAC after more than... Read more

  4. NAC 2013 – 14 Season Tickets on Sale September 3! IT’S A TIME FOR CELEBRATION AT THE NAC AS 25 MILLION TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD

    August 29, 2013

    DANCE MUSIC THEATRE NAC 2013 – 14 Season Tickets on Sale September 3! IT’S A TIME FOR CELEBRATION AT THE NAC AS 25 MILLION TICKETS HAVE BEEN SOLD In June of 1969, the National Arts Centre opened to the public. Over this summer, the 25 millionth ticket in NAC history was sold. Imagine how many performances, events, and artists have graced the NAC stages to reach that magical... Read more

  5. The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend May 25-26

    May 22, 2013

    The National Arts Centre wishes to advise all patrons that they may face significant challenges getting to, and parking nearby, the NAC during Ottawa Race Weekend, May 25-26. Tens of thousands of people will converge on the downtown core during the weekend, some roads will be closed, and parking may be difficult to find. Because of road closures and the predicted high volume of both... Read more

  6. Two nights only -- Alberta Ballet shines the spotlight on Elton John's rock n' roll life in the ultra-high energy Love Lies Bleeding at the NAC on April 19-20, 2013

    April 9, 2013

    OTTAWA, April 9, 2013 — The undiluted pleasure and excitement of pop-rock music meets the breathtaking athleticism of ballet in the ultra-sequined spectacle Love Lies Bleeding. Alberta Ballet’s Artistic Director, Jean Grand-Maître, choreographer of the Vancouver 2010 Olympic Opening Ceremonies, creates a visually electrifying tribute to the work of legendary British glam-rock... Read more

  7. Legendary Canadian dance icon Peggy Baker illuminates the NAC Studio stage on April 11-13, 2013

    April 3, 2013

    OTTAWA, April 3, 2013 — Peggy Baker returns to the National Arts Centre with her ensemble of exquisite dancers to celebrate the power and poetry of contemporary dance. Featuring four diverse works, Peggy Baker Dance Projects combines powerful musical scores, dramatic lighting designs, and moving poetry to present an evening of stunning choreography. Peggy Baker dances her own double-Dora... Read more

  8. One night only – internationally-renowned Flamenco artist María Pagés and her company perform Autorretrato (Self-portrait) on March 27, 2013

    March 19, 2013

    Dancer-choreographer María Pagés is the most internationally renowned Flamenco artist in the world. Since 1990, when María Pagés Compañía was first founded, Pagés has created a fiercely traditional yet boldly modern Flamenco dance vocabulary. María Pagés Compañía, featuring Pagés, seven dancers, and six musicians... Read more

  9. 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

  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