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SPHERE: Listening to the Earth with NACO
August 29, 2022Music creates important and empathetic bonds with human beings, connecting through the auditory senses. The eco-world also communicates through the senses, creating an interdependence with people globally. From September 22-25, SPHERE, co-curated by NACO Music Director Alexander Shelley…
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Music as a tool for cultural exchange in schools
August 24, 2022The National Arts Centre and the Prince Edward Island Symphony Orchestra join forces to celebrate Indigenous culture Since 2019, classical percussionist and PEI Symphony Orchestra member Ryan Elliot Drew and Mi’kmaq musician, dancer, and storyteller Richard “Eagle Dancer” Pellissier-Lush…
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Meet Omari Newton: actor, writer, educator and Arts Alive teaching artist
August 24, 2022As a teaching artist with Arts Alive, Omari Newton offers workshops on Slam Poetry and performing as well as various presentations that cover issues of social justice. The Montreal-born artist is an award-winning professional actor, writer, and director, and is a senior instructor at The…
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Vibrant programming to celebrate Capital Pride
August 9, 2022Show your Pride in the Capital with us and our partners, Capital Pride! It’s Pride. This is a time to gather, a time to march, and a time to celebrate. During this week of festivities, several activities and events featuring artists from the 2SLGBTQ+ community will take place at the…
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Interview with Doug Burden: 50 Seasons with NACO
August 8, 2022In an alternate universe, he could have become a dentist. Instead, and lucky for us, Douglas Burden has been the Bass Trombonist of the National Arts Centre Orchestra since 1972. He recently retired in June 2022 – marking an incredible 50 season career with NACO. During his career, Burden…
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Workshopping with the Cast and Company of Fall On Your Knees
July 26, 2022On March 3, 2022, the National Arts Centre English Theatre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre and Grand Theatre announced an unprecedented partnership that will bring the world premiere stage adaptation of the Canadian classic Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald to…
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A New Dawn at the NAC
July 6, 2022The National Arts Centre has commissioned a large-scale sculpture titled Dawn by the internationally recognized, multidisciplinary artist Rebecca Belmore. Initiated and funded by Canadian art historian Reesa Greenberg, the permanent artwork was unveiled on July 6, 2022, in the NAC’s new…
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Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program Showcase
June 30, 2022On June 3 and 4, AMP (the Artist Mentorship Program) based out of Black Theatre Workshop, presented their annual Industry Showcase, in partnership with NAC English Theatre. AMP, is a six to seven-month program offered to emerging artists at the beginning of their careers. The mission is…
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National Creation Fund Investments have no borders
June 22, 2022Shows premiere from Coast to Coast AND Overseas! With the National Creation Fund’s support, Canadian artists are continuing to create ambitious, work-class work. Now in its fifth year, the Fund has invested in the development of almost 70 compelling projects by artists and arts…
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Nordic Bridges: A cultural exchange
June 22, 2022This year, the NAC partnered with Nordic Bridges with an aim to foster cultural exchange between the Nordic Region and Canada. Together, we’re working with partners across the country to present multidisciplinary contemporary art, culture, and ideas. This summer, we have an inspiring…
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Indigenous Art Market: Where culture and community meet
May 19, 2022NAC Indigenous Theatre is thrilled to announce that our next Indigenous Art Market (June 12th) will be in-person! This will be Indigenous Theatre’s first in-person art market since December 2019, and will be part of National Indigenous History Month program offerings. Did you know that…
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A fond farewell to Heather Moore
May 18, 2022Heather Moore has always felt like she had the best job in the world. As Executive Producer of the National Creation Fund, and before that of the NAC’s biennial Scenes festivals, she got to learn about Canada through its artists. “It has been a privilege to work with so many Canadian…
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Special projects
May 17, 2022The French Theatre Collective One of Mani Soleymanlou’s first initiatives as artistic director of French Theatre is to open up a horizon for the next generation of performers. He wants to offer them hope, but above all a genuine work opportunity, by mounting an annual production steered by…
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Heartbeat of Mother Earth: A Permanent Algonquin Land Acknowledgement at the NAC
May 16, 2022“The National Arts Centre is located on the unceded, unsurrendered homeland of the Algonquin Anishinabeg.” These are profound and meaningful words. They express the reality that – from time immemorial – the land where the NAC is located at the confluence of the Kitchissippi (Ottawa),…
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Five Minutes with Anne-Marie Ouellet
May 9, 2022In April, as part of NAC French Theatre’s 2021–22 season, Anne-Marie Ouellet of the theatre collective L’eau du bain presented two plays for two different audiences. White Out was conceived for an adult audience and La chambre des enfants was made for children. Through innovative lighting…
