News Releases
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The NAC French Theatre to relaunch its creation labs in 2025
January 7, 2025
Titled Regarder autrement: théâtres des possibles, the next edition will be directed by Jasmine Catudal and will take place at the NAC from May 12 to 17 January 7, 2025 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) French Theatre’s new lab follows in the footsteps of a long tradition of intensive sessions in the stage professions. These... Read more
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To be or not to be a unicorn: Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice, or the art of uninhibited theatre
November 21, 2024
November 21, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Six years after presenting Dis merci at the National Arts Centre (NAC), Joe Jack and John returns to NAC French Theatre with another quirky comedy performed by an inclusive cast. In Cispersonnages en quête d’auteurice (“Cischaracters in search of an author”), five neurodivergent... Read more
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"It will no longer be the princesses who will fall asleep at the feet of the princes"
October 17, 2024
Peau d’âne: A feminist fairy tale on stage for ages 12 and up October 17, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) French Theatre continues to “break free of our constraints,” to use its seasonal slogan, with a rereading of the famous narrative by Charles Perrault. This chilling tale, originally of a bygone era, however dealing with... Read more
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Racines: A show for little ones from which even adults will leave more grown up
October 1, 2024
The ultimate season of NAC French Theatre Associate Artistic Director, Youth Programming, Mélanie Dumont, begins in gentleness in a week! October 1, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) French Theatre’s new season of Youth programming opens with a sensory and poetic reverie by La Minoterie and Petits bonheurs, intended for children aged 18 months... Read more
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Faire le bien: Do good... and do it well!
September 17, 2024
After a dazzling success at the Rideau Vert, the Collective arrives at the NAC September 17, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Next week, the 2024 Collective’s Faire le bien will be showing at the National Arts Centre’s French Theatre. Showered with praise following its creation in Montreal, the show is the result of a collaboration between director... Read more
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Amélie Bergeron named NAC French Theatre's Associate Artistic Director, Youth programming
August 27, 2024
August 27, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre (NAC) French Theatre is delighted to announce that Amélie Bergeron will be joining its team as Associate Artistic Director, Youth Programming. She succeeds Mélanie Dumont, who has held this position since 2011. A graduate (2012) of the Stage Direction and Artistic Creation program at the Conservatoire... Read more
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National Arts Centre to launch 2024-2025 season with new edition of SPHERE festival
August 21, 2024
SPHERE takes over NAC stages from September 10-20 Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is proud to open its 2024-2025 season with SPHERE, a multi-disciplinary festival highlighting connections between art and the natural world. Presented by the NAC Orchestra and curated by its Music Director Alexander Shelley, SPHERE will engage all the NAC’s artistic disciplines, with participation... Read more
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Nuits claires from Vancouver to Caraquet: Twelve Canadian theatres to collaborate on an ambitious cumulative French language writing project
June 11, 2024
June 11, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre is proud to announce that Nuits claires, a major pan-Canadian project initiated by Mani Soleymanlou, artistic director of NAC French Theatre, and Cory Haas, artistic and managing director of Vancouver’s Théâtre la Seizième, will kick off in a few weeks. The year-long collective venture... Read more
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SCOOOOOTCH! at the NAC French Theatre will stick with you
May 22, 2024
A playful performance without words for children of ages 2 to 8 May 22, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The NAC French Theatre wraps up its 55th season with vibrant colours and a material as sticky as it is delightful: (recyclable) scotch tape! Conceived and directed by Amélie Poirier, SCOOOOOTCH! is produced by Synthèse additive,... Read more
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The National Arts Centre Unveils a Stirring New Season for 2024-2025
May 8, 2024
Get your calendars ready for an epic journey of stage performances and beyond. MAY 9, 2024 – Ottawa, Canada – The National Arts Centre today revealed its programming for the 2024-2025 season. Building on the success of the current season featuring some of the most diverse and creative Canadian and international artists, the 2024-2025 season will take audiences on breathtaking... Read more