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#ReconcileThis to Spotlight Indigenous Artists Who Are Inspired, Energized and Standing up
June 24, 2021The National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre and Facebook Canada have announced the creation of #ReconcileThis – Indigenous Voices Online, a four-year initiative that will provide hundreds of transformative Indigenous Voices with funding, production equipment, and training to share their…
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Beyond the Binary with Margot Durling’s “Chosen Family”
June 22, 2021MARGOT DURLING’S CHOSEN FAMILY CELEBRATES GENDER BEYOND THE BINARY New animation representing the diversity of 2SLGBTQIA+ communities aims to make youth feel valued, supported, and safe. “By supporting this work, the NAC is saying ‘we don’t just believe in this message for this time of…
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Chef’s Table Returns After Last Summer’s Outstanding Success
June 21, 2021It’s official, the Chef’s Table series of Canal-side concerts at the NAC’s 1 Elgin Restaurant with RBC Bluefest is back this Summer This exciting collaboration between RBC Bluesfest and the NAC offers an amazing farm-to-table feast created by outstanding chefs paired with live music by…
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A message about re-opening from Christopher Deacon
June 17, 2021As someone who has worked at the National Arts Centre for more than 30 years, it has been incredibly strange to have had our doors closed for such a long time. We have missed you, our audience and our donors, greatly. However, since the pandemic was first declared we have put our energies…
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Savèches à fragmentation
June 14, 2021If you let bodies speak, they say what they have to say. This time of movement dramaturgy on Savèches was an awakening of the bodies. Living bodies to transmit this rich poem.Monique Léger, movement dramaturg For ten days, we had the privilege of forming a creative bubble to explore the…
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Call for Submissions: Dear Canada - Letters from WWII
June 7, 2021In partnership with the National Arts Centre, this is a call for letters to and from Canadians during the Second World War (circa 1939-1945). From these letters we will create a filmed theatre and radio piece in the style of a 1930s radio play with readings and music featuring Canadian…
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Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards to become a CBC/Radio-Canada special
June 2, 2021The 2021 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards will be a one-hour television special on CBC/Radio-Canada. Produced by the NAC in partnership with the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Foundation and Vérité Films, the special will celebrate the 2021 laureates of Canada’s highest…
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TESSEL: an expression of Black resilience
May 31, 2021The murder of George Floyd on May 25, 2020 has revived everyday trauma for many and awakened others to the struggles that Black and Afro-descendant communities face in Canada. At the NAC, we are committed to our engagement towards positive social impact and in dismantling systemic racism on…
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Arts Alive: Creating Lasting Connections
May 28, 2021Thanks to your generous support, children from across Canada continued to be inspired by the magic of the performing arts during an unpredictable school year. Through the newly-designed Arts Alive website, parents and educators can access a range of inspiring performing arts learning…
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Patron, Advocate and Friend
May 27, 2021Over the years, Dr. Shail Verma has evolved from being an occasional attendee at National Arts Centre performances to a committed patron, generous donor, and a strong advocate for the arts. And the NAC could not be more pleased or grateful! Shail came to Ottawa with his family from…
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Meet violist, composer and teaching artist Kathryn Cobbler
May 7, 2021“Arts Alive will serve as a catalyst for creativity and for artist engagement in the community.” Kathryn Cobbler is a loop pedal violist who has performed in some of the most notable concert series in Canada’s capital region, including Music & Beyond, the Shenkman Arts Centre, Music at…
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Honouring the lives of MMIWG2S+ on Red Dress Day
May 5, 2021Today (May 5th) is Red Dress Day, a day honouring the lives of Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, and 2SLGBTQQIA (Two-spirit, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer, Questioning, Intersex and Asexual) people. The REDress Project was created by Jaime Black, a…
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CAPSULE: A new Video Dance Series
May 3, 2021CAPSULE was a community-responsive platform hosted by the National Arts Centre Dance Department in close collaboration with F-O-R-M and Dumb Instrument Dance. 60 short films created by Canadian dance artists were made available to experience from May 3 to August 31, 2021. In reply to an…
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Meet Germaine Chazou-Essindi, the NAC’s first Director of Diversity and Inclusion
May 3, 2021Christopher Deacon, President and CEO of the NAC just announced the appointment of Germaine Chazou-Essindi to the new position of Director of Diversity and Inclusion, effective May 3, 2021. Prior to joining the NAC, Germaine was the Director of National Policy, Programs and Partnerships at…
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Celebrating International Dance Day – digitally!
April 27, 2021On Thursday, April 29, we’ll join dance artists, dance organizations and dance lovers around the world in marking International Dance Day in a special, digital way. Always a beacon of hope, our Kipnes Lantern will project a beautiful message of support for dance artists and…
