News Releases

  1. 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

  2. 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

  3. 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

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. 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

  7. One night only -- Ballet BC presents a tantalizing triple-bill of daring modern dance on February 12

    February 5, 2013

    Vancouver-based Ballet BC (under the artistic direction of Emily Molnar) returns to the NAC to perform a terrific triple-bill of exhilarating contemporary ballets from three of the world’s leading choreographers. Bold and innovative, the company has a distinctive style and approach, and its 18 exceptional dancers blend their rigorous classical technique with muscular athleticism and a... Read more

  8. 4 companies. 3 intimate venues: 1 jam-packed week of dance! The fifteen performances of Face 2 Face explode on the Ottawa dance scene from February 5-9, 2013

    January 29, 2013

    Five provocative, innovative works heat up Ottawa for a mid-winter thaw February 5-9, 2013. The NAC Dance's first-ever Face 2 Face series brings you face to face with a potent mix of exciting works by choreographers who are making waves on the international scene. Rousing, irreverent, playful, bold ... Face 2 Face promises a radical departure from the everyday! NOTE: Some works feature... Read more

  9. Alberta Ballet celebrates the festive season with The Nutcracker at the National Arts Centre on December 5-9 Featuring the National Arts Centre Orchestra

    November 22, 2012

    Dance lovers of all ages will be transported to a Russian winter wonderland when Alberta Ballet performs its dazzling production of The Nutcracker December 5 to 9 at the National Arts Centre. This classic ballet is a timeless fantasy of enchantment -- and it's the perfect holiday treat for the whole family! There are Saturday and Sunday matinees at 1:30 p.m., and evening performances begin at... Read more

  10. The National Arts Centre inaugurates Dance Series C with a remarkable double bill by Beijing's TAO Dance Theater on November 22-24

    November 14, 2012

    The extraordinary TAO Dance Theater -- a dedicated exponent of pure movement and one of the few modern dance companies from mainland China -- makes their National Arts Centre debut on November 22-24, 2012. A dynamic new presence on the contemporary dance scene, TAO Dance Theater and its founder, dancer-choreographer Tao Ye, are known for outrageousness and bravura theatrical... Read more