News Releases
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National Arts Centre Orchestra to tour the United Kingdom in 2014 with His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as Royal Patron
November 7, 2013
Ottawa (Canada)— Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra, under the baton of its renowned Music Director Pinchas Zukerman, will undertake a performance and education tour of the United Kingdom in October 2014 to commemorate the First World War Centenary. The National Arts Centre (NAC) is honoured to announce His Royal Highness The Prince of Wales as Royal Patron for the tour. As... Read more
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National Arts Centre English Theatre Presents HAMLET (solo) By William Shakespeare Featuring Raoul Bhaneja Directed by Robert Ross Parker Hope and Hell Theatre Company in association with Richard Jordan Productions Ltd November 12 - 23, 2013 NAC Studio
November 1, 2013
You’ve never seen Hamlet quite like this! Shakespeare’s famous tragedy is performed by award-winning actor Raoul Bhaneja – playing all 17 roles himself. Hamlet (Solo) puts a fine point on the three most essential elements of theatre: The Actor, The Text and The Audience in this two-hour must-see phenomenon. Created by Ottawa-natives and Canterbury High School graduates Raoul... Read more
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Celebrated choreographer-performer Akram Khan — an Ottawa favourite — performs his phenomenal new full-length solo DESH at the National Arts Centre on November 14-15-16
October 30, 2013
After five years of collaborations with internationally renowned artists, celebrated choreographer-performer Akram Khan reconnects with his cultural roots in DESH, meaning “homeland” in Bengali. For this new full-length dance solo, inspired by his parents’ homeland of Bangladesh, Khan collaborates with Oscar-winning visual designer Tim Yip (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon),... Read more
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Canada’s National Arts Centre announces Alexander Shelley as its Music Director-designate Renowned conductor to lead NAC Orchestra in 2015-2016
October 30, 2013
Ottawa (Canada) — Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) announced today that Alexander Shelley has been appointed Music Director-designate for the National Arts Centre Orchestra. He will assume the role of Music Director as of September 1, 2015. “Alexander Shelley is one of the leading figures in the new generation of international conductors,” said Peter Herrndorf,... Read more
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Cendrillon at the NAC Theatre
October 28, 2013
Ottawa, 25 October 2013 – The Théâtre français of the NAC is pleased to present in a North American exclusivity the play Cendrillon directed by Joël Pommerat, which has enjoyed phenomenal success across Europe since 2011. Théâtre français audiences discovered this exceptional artist last year with La... Read more
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Pomme at the NAC Studio
October 24, 2013
Ottawa, le 21 octobre 2013 – Le Théâtre français du CNA a le plaisir d’ouvrir sa saison Enfance/jeunesse cette semaine avec le spectacle Pomme d’Isabelle Payant et Patrick Conan, pour les enfants de trois ans et plus. Cette pomme a de beaux et grands rêves : elle voudrait bien défier les lois de la nature pour marcher, nager, aimer.... Read more
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Pomme at the NAC Studio
October 24, 2013
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Pomme at the NAC Studio
October 24, 2013
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The National Arts Centre's intimate Dance Series C kicks off the new season with Australia's Lucy Guerin Inc performing Weather on November 7-8-9
October 23, 2013
Celebrated Melbourne-based dance artist Lucy Guerin – one of Australia’s most renowned choreographic talents – has created an atmospheric new dance work, an homage to the breathtaking power of the elements. Weather explores the extremities of our ever-changing climate. An immersive voyage into the elements around us, Weather pits the human form against the uncontrollable power... Read more
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Visage de feu at the NAC Studio
October 18, 2013
Ottawa, 18 October 2013 – The NAC’s Théâtre français is proud to present Visage de feu (Fireface) by German playwright Marius von Mayenburg, directed by Joël Beddows. At the heart of this incendiary play, a “normal” nuclear family lives together under the same roof: an engineer father, a stay-at-home mother... Read more