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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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