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  1. NAC Presents The Once with Special Guest Sarah Mac Dougall - March 13 NAC Theatre

    February 26, 2015

    NAC Presents The Once with special guest Sarah MacDougall March 13, NAC Theatre February 26, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – “Just as the sea refuses no river, The Once turns back no listeners. These three Newfoundlanders gracefully and evocatively offer gem-like maritime music – foot-stomping shanties, heart-rendering ballads, salt-aired interpretations (of Tom Waits and Leonard... Read more

  2. THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE HOSTS ANNUAL PUBLIC MEETING

    February 24, 2015

    February 24, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) will hold its Annual Public Meeting on Thursday, February 26, 2015 from 6:00-7:30 p.m. in Le Salon. Speakers include NAC Board Chair Adrian Burns, NAC President and CEO Peter Herrndorf, and Canadian architect and keynote speaker Donald Schmitt, who will speak about the architectural renewal of the National Arts... Read more

  3. MIAMI CITY BALLET RETURNS TO THE NAC TO PERFORM A TANTALIZING TRIPLE BILL – FEATURING RICHARD ALSTON’S CARMEN – ON MARCH 5-7

    February 23, 2015

    Miami City Ballet, making a triumphant return under the Artistic Directorship of former New York City Ballet prima ballerina Lourdes López, showcases talent, versatility, and superb classical technique. Carmen, by British choreographer Richard Alston, is graceful and fluid yet lightning fast, an enthralling ballet, performed on pointe, set to a sharp adaptation of the iconic score by... Read more

  4. NAC DANCE PRESENTS MONTREAL’S EXTRAORDINARY LE PATIN LIBRE IN VERTICAL INFLUENCES AT THE MINTO SKATING CENTRE ON FEBRUARY 27-28

    February 19, 2015

    NAC Dance moves from the centre stage to centre ice! Le Patin Libre, a Montreal-based collective of professional skaters, are breathing intoxicating new energy into contemporary skating with their urban street style and high-level artistic expression. Dance, skating, and hockey fans alike will not want to miss seeing them perform the Canadian premiere Vertical Influences, an NAC co-production,... Read more

  5. NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE DANCE ADDS A NEW NAC CO-PRODUCTION TO THE 2014-15 SEASON! MONTREAL’S LE PATIN LIBRE PERFORMS VERTICAL INFLUENCES – ON ICE – ON FEBRUARY 27-28

    February 19, 2015

    Cathy Levy, Executive Producer of Dance at the National Arts Centre, announced today that a new show has been added to the stellar 2014-15 NAC Dance season. Le Patin Libre is a Canadian collective of professional skaters who are reinventing ice skating by bringing urban street dance and high-level artistic expression onto the ice. The iconoclastic Montreal-based troupe will perform Vertical... Read more

  6. Obaaberima Written and Performed by Tawiah M'Carty - NAC Studio March 3 - 14

    February 18, 2015

    NAC English Theatre presentation Obaaberima Written and Performed by 2014/15 Ensemble member Tawiah M’Carthy directed by evalyn parry a Buddies in Bad Times Theatre production (Toronto) March 3 - 14, NAC Studio February 18, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – “As a performance it’s a tour de force and more than earned M’Carthy the raucous ovation it received. As a play... Read more

  7. L'histoire du grillon égaré dans un salon

    February 17, 2015

    A living room. A clock. A child seated in an oversize armchair. Time drags on, the seconds tick by, things come to a standstill. Then suddenly a sound, a tiny little sound, unusual and intriguing, comes from the lethargic child. Now the tableaux gradually spring to life, the mirror perks up, the books start to tell their stories, the closets and drawers become passageways to an imaginary world... Read more

  8. GUEST CONDUCTOR THOMAS SØNDERGÅRD CONDUCTS SIBELIUS

    February 17, 2015

    FEBRUARY 16, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Patrons may feel a brisk gust of Scandinavian air in Southam Hall as Danish guest conductor, Thomas Søndergård, takes the stage twice this week. On both Thursday and Friday, he will lead the NAC Orchestra through Sibelius’s Symphony No. 7, an emotional and sumptuous tour de force. Considered a symphonic masterwork, this was the... Read more

  9. PINCHAS ZUKERMAN AND THE NAC ORCHESTRA’S BRASS CHOIR PERFORM THE CANADIAN AND U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEMS AT THE SENATORS GAME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015

    February 13, 2015

    PINCHAS ZUKERMAN AND THE NAC ORCHESTRA’S BRASS CHOIR PERFORM THE CANADIAN AND U.S. NATIONAL ANTHEMS AT THE SENATORS GAME ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2015 A Musical Gift to Hockey Fans in Maestro Zukerman’s final season February 13, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Hockey fans are in for a treat on Monday, February 16, 2015 when world renowned violinist and conductor, Pinchas Zukerman... Read more

  10. THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE MOURNS THE LOSS OF FOUR ARTISTS KILLED IN A TRAGIC ACCIDENT OUTSIDE OF REGINA

    February 12, 2015

    February 12, 2015 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) is mourning the loss of four well known Canadian artists who died in a tragic car accident that claimed five lives outside of Regina Tuesday. The NAC lowered its flag to honour the lives of Michael Green, Michele Sereda, Narcisse Blood and Lacy Morin-Desjarlais. Michael Green, one of the founders and Co-Artistic... Read more