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The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards One-Hour Television Special
November 16, 2021This year’s Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards celebration are unique for many reasons. Instead of a live event, it’s a television special that will air on CBC/Radio-Canada on CBC TV, ICI TÉLÉ and the free CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV streaming services on Friday, November 26 at 7 p.m. |…
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Interview with Karine Sauvé
November 11, 2021Chansons pour le musée is a show that’s available in several formats, including a podcast and an album. Can you tell us about these various forms and the motivation behind this multi-faceted project? For me, motivations often emerge from silence. Amid the fullness of life, I make room for…
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The Rise of the BlingBling
November 4, 2021Creator Philippe Boutin and playwright Étienne Lepage, two free and impetuous spirits of Quebec theater, plunge into the heart of a pop, tragic and surrealist re-reading of the mythical character of Jesus Christ.
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Dream Stealer
November 3, 2021Scene 1 Enter with a drum in hand beating it to a universal heart beat, to her heart beat. Recite poem “Feel”. Kokum – Feel Beat drum, heartbeat Woman singing strong Ceremony songs Buffalo running Spirits calling Embracing signs Life is always changing Always learning new…
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HÉRITAGES
October 30, 2021My name is Katia Café-Fébrissy. I am a Filmmaker, Director and Playwright. I came to the world of theatre from documentary cinema. My play project LEGACY (HÉRITAGES) is based on my documentary film ROOT UP (À LA RACINE) which was released in 2017, and won several awards on the…
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Hucksterland
October 29, 2021This is the story of Hucksterland: Jordan Jamieson is a landlord. His working hours are spent crafting leases, uploading low quality photos of properties to Kijiji, coming up with creative yet technically legal ways to retain damage deposits, and answering emails from pesky tenants whining…
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Inspiration Point
October 29, 2021Project Summary The NAC Artistic Residency program allowed me to adapt the play Inspiration Point by John Garfield Barlow and have a reading of the final draft. Inspiration Point: Poised between hope and despair, 3 Migmaw face how best to move beyond the past and adapt to a future in which…
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NAC to co-present Arohafest, Diwali Edition
October 26, 2021Diwali is a festival of lights and one of the major festivals celebrated by Hindus, Jains, Sikhs and some Buddhists. In India it’s the most important holiday of the year. The festival usually lasts five days and is celebrated during the Hindu lunisolar month Kartika (between mid-October and…
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Grand Acts of Great Hope: An Enormous Creative Gift
October 15, 2021Following the success of Grand Acts of Theatre, this summer NAC English Theatre once again brought together some of Canada’s most inventive artists with Grand Acts of Great Hope. “This open call ignited the imaginations of theatre and dance companies across the country, while also opening…
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EXPO 2020 Dubai
September 28, 2021The NAC is collaborating with Global Affairs Canada to present a broad spectrum of Canada’s performing arts at Expo 2020 Dubai, taking place in the United Arab Emirates from October 1, 2021, to March 31, 2022. Jill Barber, Les Grands Hurleurs and Beòlach kick off Canada’s dynamic and…
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Franco-Ontarian Day 2021
September 24, 2021Afin de pouvoir nous rapprocher, d’ici jusqu’à Fauquier… To mark Franco-Ontarian Day, on September 25, the NAC is proud to showcase the talented mural artist Mique Michelle on its Kipnes Lantern once again. The NAC’s doors were closed and the streets of downtown Ottawa were pretty quiet…
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Orange Shirt Day and the First Ever National Truth and Reconciliation Day...
September 22, 2021On September 30, Canadians observe Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday. This is the day Canadians wear orange to remember the Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools and never returned, and to honour Survivors,…
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Six personnages en quête d’auteur.ice
September 15, 2021For 17 years, Joe Jack and John have been calling for the right to play something other than our realities: the freedom to be the neighbor, the brother, the friend... and not the disabled. Today, the company notes that the vice is tightening in a worrying way around artistic freedom. Will…
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Abigail Sinclair and Ria Kim
September 14, 2021Through the NAC Free Rein residency program, collaborative pianist Ria Kim and I participated in the Banff Centre Evolution: Classical 2021. During Evolution: Classical, Ria and I were fortunate to receive valuable feedback in coachings with acclaimed vocalists, instrumentalists and stage…
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Aisslinn Nosky
September 14, 2021As a faculty member of the Banff Centre Evolution: Quartet program, the NAC Free Rein residency program made it possible for me to work in person with Evolution: Quartet participant quartets. While the Banff Centre remained closed due to Covid, NAC support allowed me to secure studio space…