News Releases

  1. La danse sur les routes du Québec receives the 2010 NAC Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring Contribution to Touring

    November 8, 2010

    Ottawa (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is pleased to announce that La danse sur les routes du Québec (DSR) has been awarded the 2010 National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring in the Performing Arts.  La danse sur les routes is being recognized for its leadership role in the development of touring by professional dancers and companies in... Read more

  2. National Arts Centre launches the 2010 Share the Spirit holiday campaign for deserving children and families

    November 8, 2010

    Ottawa (Canada) –The National Arts Centre (NAC), with the help of generous sponsors and patrons, is bringing the magic of live performing arts this holiday season to hundreds of deserving children and their families in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. This is the second year for Share the Spirit, an exciting initiative aimed at families who, for economic or health reasons, may not have the... Read more

  3. NATIONAL ARTS CENTRESubscription seat SaleNOVEMBER 20 AND 21 ONLY! SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NAC ORCHESTRA, ENGLISH AND FRENCH THEATRE, AND DANCE SERIES ARE 50% OFF THE REGULAR BOX OFFICE TICKET PRICE

    November 8, 2010

    On Saturday, November 20 and Sunday November 21, subscriptions to most NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, French Theatre, and Dance series are on sale at 50% off the regular Box Office ticket price! The Subscription Seat Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in person at the NAC on Saturday only and online on both Saturday and Sunday. Free parking is provided for patrons buying subscriptions on... Read more

  4. NATIONAL ARTS CENTRESubscription seat SaleNOVEMBER 20 AND 21 ONLY! SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NAC ORCHESTRA, ENGLISH AND FRENCH THEATRE, AND DANCE SERIES ARE 50% OFF THE REGULAR BOX OFFICE TICKET PRICE

    November 8, 2010

    On Saturday, November 20 and Sunday November 21, subscriptions to most NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, French Theatre, and Dance series are on sale at 50% off the regular Box Office ticket price! The Subscription Seat Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in person at the NAC on Saturday only and online on both Saturday and Sunday. Free parking is provided for patrons buying subscriptions on... Read more

  5. The National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, and Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+) co-present the ECM+ in Génération 2010, a concert of new works in the NAC’s Fourth Stage on Saturday November 13

    November 8, 2010

    In the Ottawa stop on their cross-Canada tour, Montreal’s Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+) throws a spotlight on a new generation of Canadian composers. ECM+ and the NAC invite music lovers to discover new works by four of Canada’s most brilliant up-and-coming composers. Writer/composer Nicolas Gilbert will be onstage -- with ten ECM+ musicians and Artistic Director and... Read more

  6. NATIONAL ARTS CENTRESubscription seat SaleNOVEMBER 20 AND 21 ONLY! SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NAC ORCHESTRA, ENGLISH AND FRENCH THEATRE, AND DANCE SERIES ARE 50% OFF THE REGULAR BOX OFFICE TICKET PRICE

    November 8, 2010

    On Saturday, November 20 and Sunday November 21, subscriptions to most NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, French Theatre, and Dance series are on sale at 50% off the regular Box Office ticket price! The Subscription Seat Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in person at the NAC on Saturday only and online on both Saturday and Sunday. Free parking is provided for patrons buying subscriptions on... Read more

  7. The National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Ottawa Chamber Music Society, and Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+) co-present the ECM+ in Génération 2010, a concert of new works in the NAC’s Fourth Stage on Saturday November 13

    November 8, 2010

    In the Ottawa stop on their cross-Canada tour, Montreal’s Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+) throws a spotlight on a new generation of Canadian composers. ECM+ and the NAC invite music lovers to discover new works by four of Canada’s most brilliant up-and-coming composers. Writer/composer Nicolas Gilbert will be onstage -- with ten ECM+ musicians and Artistic Director and... Read more

  8. NATIONAL ARTS CENTRESubscription seat SaleNOVEMBER 20 AND 21 ONLY! SUBSCRIPTIONS TO NAC ORCHESTRA, ENGLISH AND FRENCH THEATRE, AND DANCE SERIES ARE 50% OFF THE REGULAR BOX OFFICE TICKET PRICE

    November 8, 2010

    On Saturday, November 20 and Sunday November 21, subscriptions to most NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, French Theatre, and Dance series are on sale at 50% off the regular Box Office ticket price! The Subscription Seat Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in person at the NAC on Saturday only and online on both Saturday and Sunday. Free parking is provided for patrons buying subscriptions on... Read more

  9. The ever-popular Kinderconcerts Series – presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada – begins with Annabelle Canto on Sunday November 21

    November 4, 2010

    Annabelle Canto, a children’s concert with a big heart – and a big voice -- opens the National Arts Centre’s 2010-2011 Kinderconcert Series. All Kinderconcerts -- presented by the NAC Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada – feature music, instruments, theatre and storytelling. Perfect for families and children aged 3-8, the Kinderconcerts capture youngsters’... Read more

  10. The ever-popular Kinderconcerts Series – presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada – begins with Annabelle Canto on Sunday November 21

    November 4, 2010

    Annabelle Canto, a children’s concert with a big heart – and a big voice -- opens the National Arts Centre’s 2010-2011 Kinderconcert Series. All Kinderconcerts -- presented by the NAC Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada – feature music, instruments, theatre and storytelling. Perfect for families and children aged 3-8, the Kinderconcerts capture youngsters’... Read more