News Releases

  1. It's Culture Days at the National Arts Centre this Sunday, September 28

    September 23, 2014

    September 23, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Backstage visits, karaoke, theatre and dance workshops, puppetry, classical music, and visual arts highlight the 2014 edition of Culture Days at the National Arts Centre on Sunday September 28 from noon. to 4 p.m.  All events are free, bilingual, available on a drop-in basis, and open to all ages except where noted.  Backstage visits... Read more

  2. Flags fly at half-mast at the National Arts Centre in honour of actor and playwright Linda Grifffiths

    September 23, 2014

    It is with great sadness that the National Arts Centre mourns the loss of actor and playwright Linda Griffiths, one of Canada’s most renowned theatre artists, who died on September 21 at the age of 60. “Linda Griffiths was a trailblazer, putting the voices and stories of Canadians – particularly of Canadian women – on the stage,” said Jillian Keiley, Artistic... Read more

  3. Chinese students in cultural residencies at the NAC, Stratford Festival, The Banff Centre and Toronto Symphony Orchestra

    September 18, 2014

    September 18, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Last October’s historic 20-day tour of China by the National Arts Centre Orchestra was considered a powerful expression of the friendship and strong artistic and cultural ties between Canada and China.   Coordinated by the National Arts Centre (NAC), a new manifestation of that special relationship is now underway with the arrival of... Read more

  4. Molly Bloom at the NAC French Theatre

    September 12, 2014

    September 11, 2014 – The NAC’s Théâtre français is pleased to welcome Molly Bloom, a play lauded by Montreal critics last spring. The famous monologue that marks the conclusion of James Joyce’s masterpiece Ulysses is presented in a translation by Jean Marc Dalpé, with staging by Brigitte Haentjens. Alone onstage, Anne-Marie Cadieux is Molly Bloom. In a... Read more

  5. More Alice! NAC English Theatre has Added Performances for Alice Through the Looking-Glass - On Sale Tuesday, September 9th at 10 a.m.

    September 8, 2014

    There are now more chances to Climb through the looking-glass! see more alices with performances added to the holiday production of Alice through the looking-glass. Tickets on Sale tuesday at 10 am! September 8, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) – 4 stars out of 4 “A non-stop riot. Go see this show!” – The Toronto Star As the excitement builds on the 2014-15 NAC season, the... Read more

  6. GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Victoria on Thursday, September 18, 2014

    August 27, 2014

    GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Victoria on Thursday, September 18, 2014. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Please note: Actors may only audition for the NAC English Theatre once every three years. Please... Read more

  7. GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Edmonton on Tuesday, September 16, 2014

    August 27, 2014

    GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley will be conducting general auditions in Edmonton on Tuesday, September 16, 2014. Priority to be given to members of Canadian Actors’ Equity Association. Please note: Actors may only audition for the NAC English Theatre once every three years. Please... Read more

  8. IMPORTANT PARKING INFORMATION AND STREET CLOSURES FOR JUNE 20 AND 21

    June 19, 2014

    June 19, 2014 – OTTAWA (Canada) –  The National Arts Centre wishes to advise all patrons that they may face significant challenges getting to, and parking nearby, the NAC during the weekend of June 20 and 21. This weekend marks the beginning of the Ottawa Jazz Festival and on Friday, June 20 and Saturday, June 21, the on-ramp from Queen Elizabeth Drive to Laurier Avenue West and... Read more

  9. 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

    June 16, 2014

    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

  10. Highlights of the 2013-2014 French Theatre Season

    June 16, 2014

    Une saison d’émerveillement, de succès et de surprises   Pour sa deuxième saison à la barre du Théâtre français du Centre national des Arts (CNA), Brigitte Haentjens poursuivait sa démarche de direction artistique en offrant une programmation diversifiée, novatrice, marquée par un souci de présenter... Read more