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“The Fund positions accessibility as creative, artistic, and essential”
May 31, 2023The NAC’S National Creation Fund’s Disability-driven Initiatives The National Creation Fund is continually working to reimagine accessibility and what it looks like on stage, in conversation and in the processes of creation and funding applications. As we mark National AccessAbility Week…
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Deepening Our Inclusive Artistic Work: The Pan-Canadian Disability, Dance, Digital project
May 29, 2023On a freezing winter day in 2020, Shara Weaver, Propeller Dance’s Co-Founder, Co- Artistic Director, was struggling to deal with the organization’s reality during the pandemic. Shara is a neurodiverse, queer artist, choreographer and dance educator with lived experience in mental health…
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Celebrating National AccessAbility Week at the NAC
May 28, 2023National AccessAbility Week, celebrated annually in Canada, serves as a reminder of the importance of inclusivity and accessibility for persons with disabilities. “For the National Arts Centre, this is a time to reflect on how to best create a space where everyone can engage with and enjoy…
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RBC continues to shine a light on emerging artists with new award
May 25, 2023As Presenting Sponsor of the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, RBC is once again showing its commitment to Canada’s emerging artists through the establishment of a new award. The inaugural RBC Emerging Artist Award will recognize Ralph Escamillan, a queer, Canadian-Filipinx…
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Margie Gillis to share expertise with Anne Plamondon
May 24, 20232011 GGPAA laureate has chosen her Mentorship Program protégée This year, as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Mentorship Program, internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer Margie Gillis has chosen to mentor choreographer and dancer Anne Plamondon.…
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Kevin Loring’s Little Red Warrior and His Lawyer arrives at the NAC!
May 17, 2023A contemporary twist on Indigenous Trickster tales As a proud Nlaka’pamux from the Lytton First Nation, Kevin Loring is deeply committed to using his artistry to tell the stories of Indigenous peoples and bring attention to pressing issues. His contributions to the arts and his community…
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New season. New ticket-buying experience.
May 9, 2023A message from Christopher Deacon, NAC President and CEO It’s spring, and the NAC will soon be announcing the details of the 2023-2024 season of theatre, dance, and music. The NAC is putting in place a new system that will improve the way you buy tickets online to our performances. Our…
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Season of Wow
May 8, 2023The National Creation Fund season runs on the school year calendar. Last Fall, when I was the new kid on the block, I had no idea what lay in store. In alphabetical order, I present the long list of shows - FOR JUST THIS YEAR - that the National Creation Fund has invested in that have been…
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Irresistible Neighbourhoods: Ottawa 2044
May 5, 2023Radio play series coming Summer 2024 An NAC English Theatre / NAC Digital Experiences & Design co-production The Future is Hyper-Local You are invited to cast your mind twenty years into the future of the place where you live. What would make your neighbourhood… irresistible? We asked…
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NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival
May 5, 2023NAC Hip Hop Theatre Festival Curated by Rose-Ingrid Benjamin with Nina Lee Aquino and NAC Popular Music and Variety NAC English Theatre January 31 - February 10, 2024 Emerging in the 1970s from disenfranchised Black communities in the Bronx, hip hop has exerted a resounding influence on…
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L’école à l’oeuvre: “Boot camp for the imagination”
May 2, 2023L’école à l’oeuvre is a series of creative workshops for local students. Getting students to stretch their imaginations while developing their understanding of a narrative text: that’s the objective of the L’école à l’oeuvre project led by Franco-Manitoban multidisciplinary artist…
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Play your part in The Next Act
April 29, 2023“The National Arts Centre gave me my start. It’s where I first sat in an audience, and first acted on a stage. The NAC develops the careers of diverse and emerging artists and makes the dreams of Canadian creators come true. I am so honoured to be part of The Next Act.” Sandra Oh, Honorary…
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Violinist Justin Saulnier wins NACO Bursary Competition
April 26, 2023In an exciting weekend of spirited competition, a talented group of emerging young strings players gathered on the University of Ottawa campus for the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Bursary Competition. The competition, held from April 21 to April 23, 2023, welcomed 23 aspiring strings…
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Donald Meakin — Grateful Memories
April 17, 2023Memory is a wonderful thing, and for Don Meakin the many performances he has enjoyed at the National Arts Centre over the years have enriched his bank of memories tremendously. And he is profoundly grateful. From a young age Don valued creative arts such as painting and writing poetry and,…
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Samantha Wrenshall Plavins – Giving with a Passion
April 17, 2023Samantha Plavins is unequivocal: “I love the NAC and am proud of all it does!” And those heart-felt feelings are based on first-hand experience. Sam was raised in Thunder Bay, Ontario. After graduating from Lakehead University in 1998 with a HBMus. specializing in piano, she moved to…
