News Releases
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The National Arts Centre and Rogers Make the NAC a Leading Arts Centre in Digital Connectivity
May 3, 2017
As Canadians get set to celebrate the 150th anniversary of our country, The National Arts Centre (NAC) today announced Rogers as the presenting sponsor of the NAC Gala and the official Wi-Fi provider to the “new” centre. For the next three years, Rogers will provide next-generation, reliable and complementary Wi-Fi for all public spaces in the “new” NAC. This high-speed,... Read more
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MICHAEL BUBLÉ RECEIVES 2016 NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE AWARD IN 2017
May 2, 2017
May 2, 2017– OTTAWA (Canada) – Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce that Michael Bublé will receive the prestigious National Arts Centre Award as part of the 25th Anniversary of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards celebration in Ottawa on June 28-29, 2017. Michael Bublé will be honoured at a ceremony at Rideau Hall on June... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE FRENCH THEATRE UNVEILS ITS 2017–18 SEASON
April 26, 2017
May you be illuminated by the new season! Brigitte Haentjens, Artistic Director of the National Arts Centre (NAC) French Theatre and recent recipient of a 2017 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award (GGPAA) for lifetime artistic achievement, invites you to discover powerful and luminous works both poetic and political, created in a multiplicity of forms by artists with a talent for... Read more
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Music Monday Celebrations at the National Arts Centre will Join Thousands of Music Makers in Canada's Largest, Simultaneous Sing-along
April 26, 2017
On Monday, May 1st, thousands of students, musicians, parents and community members across Canada will sing together creating the world's largest single event dedicated to raising awareness for music education. At this time each year, as a testament to the unifying power of music, our country comes together from coast to coast to coast to simultaneously sing the Music Monday... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA PERFORMS IN ESKASONI FIRST NATION, NOVA SCOTIA ON MAY 3
April 26, 2017
Visit includes performance of I Lost My Talk based on poem by Mi’kmaw poet and elder Rita Joe, music and art clinics for 500 Cape Breton students OTTAWA (Canada) April 26, 2017– The National Arts Centre Orchestra, led by Music Director Alexander Shelley, is performing a special concert on Wednesday, May 3 at 12:30 p.m.in Eskasoni First Nation, Nova Scotia that will include I Lost My... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA’S CANADA 150 TOUR ARRIVES IN MONCTON
April 25, 2017
Tour includes a side-by-side concert with Sistema New Brunswick in Moncton OTTAWA, April 25, 2017 — The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Canada 150 Tour arrives in Moncton, New Brunswick with concerts and education events from April 28 to April 30. These activities are part of the NAC Orchestra’s national tour in celebration of the 150th anniversary of Confederation. It is the... Read more
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NAC Announces 2 Gifts Totalling $3.5 million from John and Jennifer Ruddy, and the Late Jenepher Hooper
April 25, 2017
The National Arts Centre Foundation today announced two gifts totalling $3.5 million in support of creation and education from donors with a deep relationship with the National Arts Centre: John and Jennifer Ruddy, and the late Jenepher Hooper. JOHN AND JENNIFER RUDDY GIFT The first gift is from John and Jennifer Ruddy of Ottawa who have made a $1 million pledge to the National Arts... Read more
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NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA’S CANADA 150 TOUR ARRIVES IN SAINT JOHN
April 24, 2017
Tour includes a performance at Imperial Theatre in Saint John and a Young Artist Summit for Indigenous Performers OTTAWA-- On Thursday, May 4 at 8 p.m., the National Arts Centre Orchestra led by Alexander Shelley will perform a concert featuring the internationally renowned James Ehnes at the Imperial Theatre in Saint John, presented by Symphony New Brunswick. The concert is part of the NAC... Read more
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CANADA’S NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA KICKS OFF CROSS-COUNTRY TOUR APRIL 26 IN ST. JOHN’S
April 19, 2017
Canada 150 Tour features line-up of concerts and events featuring local musicians This spring and fall Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra, led by Music Director Alexander Shelley, is touring across the country to celebrate the 150th anniversary of Confederation, and its first stop is St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador. “We have an ambitious line-up of concerts and... Read more
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THE NAC ORCHESTRA’S AMBITIOUS LIFE REFLECTED TO JOIN LUMINATO FESTIVAL
April 6, 2017
OTTAWA (Canada) – On June 18, 2017 as part of the Luminato Festival (June 14—25), Music Director, Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra will share the stories of four remarkable Canadian women through music, motion and word, in Life Reflected. Life Reflected comes to Toronto for one night only as part of the NAC Orchestra’s Canada 150 Tour. Support for this... Read more