News Releases
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Celebrating Five Years of Indigenous Storytelling at the NAC
November 5, 2024
NAC Indigenous Theatre Marks Fifth Anniversary with Special Event and Sold-Out Opening of Raven Mother November 5, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre’s Indigenous Theatre celebrates five years with an event on November 20, 2024, bringing together elders, community, and friends for a feast, live music by DJ Kookum, and a chance to visit Indigenous art... 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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ENGLISH THEATRE GENERAL AUDITIONS
October 16, 2024
ENGLISH THEATRE GENERAL AUDITIONS Audition Dates: November 12-13, 2024 – by appointment only November 14, 2024 – open call National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Nina Lee Aquino will be conducting general auditions at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa with an eye to casting upcoming seasons of artistic activity. Eligibility and Priority Considerations Performers... Read more
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Snow in Midsummer Delivers a Ghostly Reimagining of a Legendary Tale - October 30 - November 9 Azrieli Studio
October 15, 2024
SNOW IN MIDSUMMER DELIVERS A GHOSTLY REIMAGINING OF A LEGENDARY TALE Part Murder Mystery, Part Thriller Takes Audiences on a Chilling Adventure October 15, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada). “This tense, emotional and at times eerie production shows how well a good ghost story can grip an audience.” – John Law, Niagara Falls Review After making its triumphant... Read more
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NAC Dance celebrates the power of dance with Ballet BC triple bill
October 3, 2024
Accompanied by the NAC Orchestra and dancers from Ottawa, Montreal and Vancouver, Ballet BC showcases absolute group power in BOLERO X NAC Dance proudly opens its 2024-2025 Ballet Series with an impressive triple bill by the prominent Canadian company Ballet BC. The evening begins with two works by Ballet BC’s artistic director Medhi Walerski, Chamber and Silent Tides, and finishes on a... 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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NAC Indigenous Theatre Opens Its Fifth Anniversary Season with Homelands
September 12, 2024
Powerful production from award-winning Six Nations choreographer Santee Smith and Kaha:wi Dance Theatre hits the stage September 19 and 20 September 6, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Braiding earthy and cinematic media, sound design, and performance, Homelands places Yethi’nihstenha / many womxn within the homelands and waters of Kahnyen’kehàka territory of upper state... Read more
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A True Love Story in the Face of Pandemic and Invasion
September 10, 2024
A TRUE LOVE STORY IN THE FACE OF PANDEMIC AND INVASION Award-winning First Métis Man of Odesa makes its much-anticipated arrival at the NAC “First Métis Man of Odesa is a timely, intimate love story. The whole thing is beautifully, unabashedly theatrical.” - Julia Peterson, Saskatoon Star Phoenix September 10, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada). NAC... 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