News Releases

  1. Young musicians can now apply for a chance to win $19,000 at the 2016 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition

    February 4, 2016

    OTTAWA — For budding young orchestral musicians, acquiring financial support to jump-start a professional career can be a challenge. That’s why the National Arts Centre Orchestra is pleased to encourage students aged 16-24 to apply for the chance to compete for prizes totaling $19,000 in the Orchestra’s 2016 Bursary Competition. The 2016 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition is... Read more

  2. Acclaimed Canadian Pianist Jan Lisiecki shares the stage with Alexander Shelley and the NAC Orchestra in “Brahms Requiem” Feb 10-11

    February 2, 2016

    OTTAWA (Canada) – Drama and passion abound on February 10-11 when acclaimed Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki shares the stage with National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Music Director, Alexander Shelley in “Brahms Requiem,” a concert featuring radiant music by Johannes Brahms and Robert Schumann.   These Air Canada Ovation Series performances will open with Brahms’... Read more

  3. DANCE AND THEATRE COLLIDE IN A STRIKING PRODUCTION BY TWO OF CANADA’S MOST CELEBRATED ARTISTS: CRYSTAL PITE AND JONATHON YOUNG

    February 1, 2016

    The National Arts Centre is very proud to present the critically acclaimed Betroffenheit, an innovative, boundary-stretching hybrid of theatre and dance by renowned Vancouver-based artists, choreographer Crystal Pite (Kidd Pivot) and actor/playwright Jonathon Young (Electric Company Theatre). Simply translated, betroffenheit is the German word for extreme shock or distress. Powerful themes of... Read more

  4. SOPHIE GRÉGOIRE TRUDEAU TO BE HONOURARY CHAIR OF NAC GALA

    February 1, 2016

    The National Arts Centre is honoured that Sophie Grégoire Trudeau has agreed to serve as Honourary Chair for the National Arts Centre Gala, taking place on Saturday, October 22, 2016. For many years, the spouses of Canada’s Prime Ministers have acted as the Gala’s Honourary Chair, lending their support to the NAC’s major fundraising event. Following in the footsteps of... Read more

  5. STATEMENT: NAC Flags at Half-staff in honour of Legendary Theatre Costume Designer

    January 29, 2016

    The National Arts Centre (NAC) will fly its flags at half-staff in memory of legendary Canadian costume designer François Barbeau, who has died at the age of 80. “François Barbeau was a good friend of the National Arts Centre,” said Peter Herrndorf, President and CEO of the National Arts Centre. “He worked here many times during his prolific career, creating... Read more

  6. Un vent se lève qui éparpille at the NAC

    January 28, 2016

    Un vent se lève qui éparpille making its première at the NAC Théâtre français with English surtitles on Friday Feb. 12 February 10 – 13 at 8 p.m. in the NAC Studio The door slams behind him like a shot from a .22; A crow takes flight On the other side of the screen door, a woman forever frozen, her mouth open: a pillar of salt The man might come... Read more

  7. Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra Brass Choir Perform the National Anthem at the Ottawa Senators Game on February 6

    January 28, 2016

    OTTAWA (Canada) – Hockey fans tuning in to Hockey Night in Canada are in for an added thrill on Saturday, February 6, when NAC Music Director Alexander Shelley leads the Orchestra’s Brass Choir in an exciting performance of the Canadian National Anthem to “set the stage” for Hockey Day in Canada! The Ottawa Senators will square off against the Toronto Maple Leafs at 7:00... Read more

  8. Prestigious Arctic Inspiration Prize Awarded to Groundbreaking Qaggiq Project to Support Northern Performing Artists

    January 27, 2016

    Qaggiq, a project dedicated to supporting northern performing artists, has won the very prestigious Arctic Inspiration Prize.  Qaggiq is led by the Qaggiavuut Society, a Nunavut-based arts organization in partnership with organizations across the North and southern Canada The award, worth $600,000, will allow Qaggiavuut to develop and nurture Arctic performing artists through training... Read more

  9. Nadia Sirota Joins Alexander Shelley in the Canadian premiere of Nico Muhly’s Electrifying Viola Concerto

    January 25, 2016

    OTTAWA (Canada) –  Nadia Sirota and the National Arts Centre Orchestra will perform the Canadian premiere of Nico Muhly's Viola Concerto at the National Arts Centre on Feb 17-18. This much anticipated work was commissioned by an international consortium of orchestras and organisations made up of Orquesta Nacionales de España, Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Festival of Saint... Read more

  10. NAC Historian Sarah Jennings To Kick Off Library and Archives Canada's Free Signatures Interview Series

    January 20, 2016

    Sarah Jennings, arts journalist and author of the book Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre, will be interviewed by Guy Berthiaume, Librarian and Archivist of Canada, as part of Library and Archives Canada’s Signatures Series, a free public event featuring original interviews with individuals who provide insights into parts of the collection. The discussion will take... Read more