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Nina Lee Aquino Appointed Next Artistic Director of NAC English Theatre
January 6, 2022Nina Lee Aquino has been appointed Artistic Director of NAC English Theatre, effective August 29, 2022. Nina Lee Aquino is an award-winning Filipino-Canadian director, dramaturg and teacher who has tirelessly advocated for the representation and flourishing of IBPoC voices in Canadian…
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My Journey Through Colours
December 3, 2021Deaf (Ghanaian-born) Toronto visual artist Peter Owusu-Ansah believes we can communicate through our eyes, not just words. His beautiful works vibrate with colour and energy. A series of new digital works by the award-winning artist will be featured on the National Arts Centre’s Kipnes…
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Giving Back to Health Care Heroes
November 29, 2021“This year has been so stressful but to know that our community is thinking of us and took the time to prepare this generous gift, was worth so much. I laughed and cried at the event.” —Shelley, an HR Coordinator at The Ottawa Hospital Thanks to generous donor support, over 100…
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For Love of Friends and the Performing Arts
November 29, 2021Susan and John Melvin may have stopped calling the Ottawa area home in 1996, but the NAC has a permanent home in their hearts. The couple, who settled in beautiful Niagara wine-country more than a decade ago, have a rich reserve of memories to draw from. They began attending performances…
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Reflecting on Chosen Family on Transgender Day of Remembrance
November 19, 2021Featured for the first time on National Non-Binary People’s Day and during Ottawa’s Pride celebrations, Margot Durling’s Chosen Family lights up the Kipnes Lantern once again for Transgender Day of Remembrance (TDoR). TDoR is an annual observance on November 20 that honours the memory of…
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ThisGen Fellowship 2022 Call for Applications
November 18, 2021Why Not Theatre, in partnership with the National Arts Centre, is excited to announce the 2022 iteration of ThisGen Fellowship, a national initiative that supports BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) Women and Non-Binary performing arts practitioners get to the next stage in their…
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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…
