News Releases
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NAC PRESENTSKATHLEEN EDWARDS to kick off PETR CANCURA’S CROSSROADS JAZZ SERIES in partnership with the Ottawa Jazz Festival The series will also feature LYNNE HANSON, JUSTIN RUTLEDGE and more! TICKETS GO ON SALE JUNE 21 AT 10 AM
June 17, 2016
OTTAWA, Canada, June 17, 2016 – The NAC Presents all-Canadian music series, in partnership with BMO Financial Group, is pleased to announce the return of the successful CROSSROADS Jazz Series curated by NAC Presents producer Simone Deneau and directed by Ottawa Jazz Festival programming manager Petr Cancura. The four-concert series will feature... Read more
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NAC ORCHESTRA TAPPED FOR MOMENTOUS TRUE NORTH: THE CANADIAN SONGBOOK PROJECT Orchestra Chosen for 10-Orchestra Album to Celebrate Canada’s 150th Birthday
June 9, 2016
OTTAWA, ON - Eleanor McCain is about to make history. In an unparalleled and ambitious move to celebrate the country’s 150th birthday with her upcoming True North: The Canadian Songbook, the three-time East Coast Music Association Award nominee has been traveling across Canada from St. John’s, NL to Victoria, BC to record with 10 orchestras for inclusion on her 33-song recording... Read more
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Chantal Kreviazuk to Perform at Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala
June 2, 2016
Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) is delighted to announce that three-time JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Chantal Kreviazuk will perform a musical tribute with the NAC Orchestra at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Award Gala on June 11, 2016. The Awards are Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts. Tickets are still available at the NAC Box Office and through... Read more
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AUDITIONS FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS The National Arts Centre English Theatre is holding auditions for the children’s roles in our production of A Christmas Carol, directed by Jillian Keiley, on Friday, June 17, 2016.
June 1, 2016
AUDITIONS FOR YOUNG PERFORMERS The National Arts Centre English Theatre is holding auditions for the children’s roles in our production of A Christmas Carol directed by Jillian Keiley on Friday, June 17, 2016. We are looking for boys age 7-14 and girls age 10-14 with some stage experience and singing ability. NAC English Theatre is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage... Read more
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ALEXANDER SHELLEY AND THE NAC ORCHESTRA PERFORM MUSIC FROM WAGNER’S TRANSCENDENT TRISTAN UND ISOLDE IN FINAL PERFORMANCES OF 2015-16 SEASON
May 25, 2016
May 25, 2016 – OTTAWA (Canada) – On June 2-3, don’t miss the final performances of the 2015-16 season, as Music Director Alexander Shelley and the National Arts Centre Orchestra perform music from Wagner’s transcendent Tristan und Isolde with Henk de Vlieger’s symphonic work entitled An Orchestral Passion. Colin Currie, one of the world’s finest... Read more
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The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend May 28-29
May 24, 2016
The National Arts Centre hopes to minimize transportation and parking challenges for NAC patrons on Ottawa Race Weekend May 28-29 March 24, 2016 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre wishes to advise all patrons that they may face challenges getting to, and parking nearby, the NAC during Ottawa Race Weekend, May 28--29. Tens of thousands of people will converge on the downtown... Read more
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Purse valued at more than $20,000 awarded to Young musicians at the 2016 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition
May 22, 2016
OTTAWA, May 22, 2016 — On May 22, at 2:00 p.m. Music students aged 16-24, from the National Capital Region competed for a chance to win prizes worth more than $20,000 in the 26th annual National Arts Centre Orchestra’s 2016 Bursary Competition. This year’s winners are: 2016 NAC Orchestra Bursary ($7,000) – Bryan Cheng, cello (age 18) Crabtree Foundation Award... Read more
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GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre will be conducting general auditions in Whitehorse, YT on Sunday, June 12, 2016.
May 20, 2016
GENERAL AUDITIONS National Arts Centre English Theatre Artistic Director Jillian Keiley and Artistic Advisor* Marcus Youssef will be conducting general auditions in Whitehorse, YT on Sunday, June 12, 2016. NAC English Theatre is committed to inclusive casting. We encourage submissions from professional artists who self-identify as members of under-represented communities, a concept we understand... Read more
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STATEMENT: Michael Bublé postpones Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards to 2017 Because of Vocal Cord Surgery
May 18, 2016
The internationally acclaimed artist Michael Bublé will receive the National Arts Centre Award – part of the prestigious Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards – one year later than planned because of upcoming vocal cord surgery. Mr. Bublé was originally scheduled to be honoured at this year’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards gala on... Read more
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Norway House students to perform their own song of reconciliation with National Arts Centre Music Director Alexander Shelley at CMHR
May 18, 2016
Media advisory / photo opportunity Winnipeg – May 18, 2016 – Talented young musicians from Norway House in northern Manitoba will perform an original song they wrote about the tragic legacy of Indian Residential Schools during an event on May 24 organized by the National Arts Centre (NAC) and the Canadian Museum for Human Rights (CMHR). One of five Indigenous youth groups in Canada... Read more
