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Jack Everly: 20 years of Pops magic with the NAC Orchestra
October 3, 2024This week, the NAC Orchestra marked 20 years of Jack Everly’s leadership as Principal Pops Conductor, an era defined by passion for bringing Broadway magic and Hollywood blockbusters to life in Southam Hall. Jack began his journey with the NAC Orchestra during its 1999-2000 season, already…
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Rita Joe’s I Lost My Talk: A poem for reconciliation
September 27, 2024As Canada observes the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on September 30, a day dedicated to acknowledging the legacy of residential schools and the ongoing journey toward healing, we invite Canadians to engage with I Lost My Talk, the heartfelt poem of Mi’kmaw elder Rita Joe. In…
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New season, new faces: NACO welcomes four new members
September 24, 2024As the NAC Orchestra (NACO) begins another jam-packed season, we are thrilled to welcome four new musicians to our ranks. Jeffrey Dyrda (violin), Jessy Kim (violin), Sam Loeck (Principal Bass), and Andrew Johnson (percussion) started with the Orchestra at the top of the season, and you may…
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Jeremy Dutcher brings his ancestors’ songs to Southam Hall
September 20, 2024Ahead of his highly anticipated headlining debut with the NAC Orchestra at Southam Hall on September 13, award-winning composer, musician and singer Jeremy Dutcher checked in with NACO Music Director Alexander Shelley for an illuminating one-on-one about music, identity, and culture. Their…
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AIRsessions: Making connections, one song at a time
September 17, 2024Since 2018, Manitoba singer-songwriter Ila Barker has been hosting AIRsessions, a free music workshop series that mentors Indigenous youth ages 13 to 25. Initially offered only in Winnipeg, AIRsession has became pan-Canadian for over then four years now. Earlier this summer, Barker, who…
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Jeremy Dutcher transcends boundaries with “Motewolonuwok”
September 11, 2024Jeremy Dutcher is a Two-Spirit, classically-trained tenor, composer, ethnomusicologist, performer and activist. He is a Wolastoqiyik member of Tobique First Nation in New Brunswick and currently lives in Montréal, Québec. He studied music and anthropology at Dalhousie University and, after…
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Welcome to the NAC’s first radio play series: Irresistible Neighbourhoods
September 9, 2024When NAC English Theatre Associate Producer Judi Pearl approached me about co-producing a series of radio plays, I was thrilled. My love for radio drama dates back to my teenage years, when I first tuned into CHUM Radio to listen to Theatre of the Mind. What makes radio drama so…
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Navigating Tides: A show that sails between dance and music
September 4, 2024A host of family activities will be offered on September 14 and 15 as part of the SPHERE Festival, including Navigating Tides, an interactive performance that uses music and movement to explore our relationship with water and our connection to the Earth’s ecosystem. This 30-minute “choose…
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Are you under 30? You are in the right place!
August 29, 2024Young and less young are welcome at French Theatre! Whether you have a few gray hairs or not, we await you with shows for absolutely all tastes. And if you’re under 30, it’s even better: a ticket will only cost you $15 – isn’t that wonderful?! Are you a teen? You’re in the perfect…
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Professional development opportunity for French-language arts administrators
August 19, 2024Résidence en gestion culturelle: A professional development exchange between the National Arts Centre (NAC) and the members of the Féderation culturelle canadienne-française (FCCF) network Do you work in the cultural and artist support sector? Do you love the arts and have a commitment to…
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Microscopic to Monumental: Krista-Leigh Davis’ Adaptations for Capitalist Ruins
July 26, 2024Krista-Leigh Davis is a visual artist working in video, animation, and sculpture, living between Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in territory (Dawson City, Yukon) and K’jipuktuk (Halifax, Nova Scotia). Her practice is a space where dirt, bones, and jars of microscopic algal communities meet costumes, wigs,…
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Theatre for young audiences: A present for everyone
July 26, 2024An integral part of the National Arts Centre, French Theatre’s Children and Youth programming will soon have a new Associate Artistic Director. After more than a decade in the role, the incomparable Mélanie Dumont will be moving on to new and exciting challenges elsewhere, but the vitality…
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The art of delusion
July 11, 2024As I drove back to Ottawa from the premiere of Kimiko’s Pearl, I listened to a podcast championing the idea of operating from a baseline of delusion. After finding myself – perhaps like you – so often searching for truth and clarity, it felt almost hilarious to consider the benefits of…
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Henry Kennedy appointed first Resident Conductor of NAC Orchestra
July 4, 2024Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra is delighted to announce that Nova Scotian conductor Henry Kennedy has been selected as its new Resident Conductor. Henry Kennedy hails from New Glasgow, Nova Scotia, and has spent his educational and professional life mostly based in the United…
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Chef’s Table is back for 2024!
June 21, 20241 Elgin Restaurant is happy to offer The Chef’s Table series a little early this year! Join us this July for an unforgettable evening. Billed as a farm to table feast, this multi-weekend event will once again showcase world-class chefs and great live music, from the patio of the National…
