Interview with choreographer Jean Grand-Maître

NAC Dance lovers speak about the 13-14 season

Tulugak means Raven

I have been asked to write a few words about my experiences with Tulugak: Inuit Raven Stories, but I have to warn you, I won't be objective in any part of this missive. I started working at Canada's National Arts Centre last fall. Shortly after my arrival, it was suggested that I might be a…

Students prepare for the 15th annual Summer Music Institute (SMI)—Part One

We’re only a few months away from the 15th annual Summer Music Institute (SMI) at the National Arts Centre! In preparation, we’ve asked three SMI faculty members -- Patty Kopec (violin/viola), Grigory Kalinovsky (violin/viola), and Charles (Chip) Hamann (oboe) --  to share some advice with…

Extravagant! Extreme! Extraordinary! When it comes to Love Lies Bleeding, too much...

By Gerald Morris Alberta Ballet has become known in recent years for creating 'songbook' contemporary ballets dedicated to the life and career of individual singer-songwriters: The Fiddle and The Drum (Joni Mitchell, 2007), Fumbling Towards Ecstacy (Sarah McLachlan, 2011), and…

Get Your Elton On!

Brigitte Haentjens speaks with writer and director Joël Pommerat

Announcing the 2013 laureates of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

The View From In Here

Things Seen and Overheard at the NAC this Morning

On my walk through the building, down the twisting, turning, magical halls of the NAC this morning I took-in and overheard: an Inuit-art gallery exhibit as part of the Northern Scene festival a production team meeting on the Southam Hall stage a piano being tuned in rehearsal…

Peggy Baker—dancer and choreographer—in performance at the NAC on April 11-13

The more one reads about Peggy Baker -- "legend!", "icon!", "exceptional, influential!", "an Olympian of dance", "one of the most outstanding contemporary dancers of her generation!" -- the more superlatives one encounters. But here's the thing: it's all true and none of it is an…

A Raven’s Point of View

Installation of the Jessie Oonark Tapestry

A National Tribute to Canada’s Best Artists

Between the Double Feature