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Music Circle expands to reach more participants
January 17, 2018With excitement shining in his eyes, a 17-year-old student holds the trumpet in his hands. He does his best to blow but no sound comes out. Finally, he looks up and says two words, “Help, please.” “The boy’s teachers were amazed,” recalls Elizabeth Simpson, French Horn player with the…
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Tea with a Ballerina inspires young dancers
January 17, 2018In the Shenkman Smith Atelier at the NAC, the aspiring ballerinas sit spellbound. They watch in awe as Svetlana Gileva, Principal Dancer with Semperoper Ballett Dresden demonstrates how she puts bubble wrap inside her pointe shoes. “The participants gasped,” recalls NAC Dance Education…
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Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story wins hearts and accolades at Canada...
January 17, 2018The Azrieli Studio at the NAC was packed with people. They were there to see Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, a new play by Hannah Moscovitch produced by Halifax’s 2b theatre. Hannah was gratified by the large audience but there was one man in attendance she was especially happy to see:…
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Bonjour, Welcome to the NAC
January 17, 2018The one million visitors who walk through the doors of the NAC every year often ask questions such as “Where can I buy tickets?”, “What’s on tonight?” or “Where’s the washroom?” Since the beginning of this season, visitors have been greeted by friendly duos of young people. Daily from 8 am…
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The Institute for Orchestral Studies a “humbling, rewarding opportunity”
January 17, 2018Alexander Volkov is nervous as he lifts his violin and begins to play at the mock audition. He knows there are members of the NAC Orchestra behind the screen. He also knows that in two days, he’ll be auditioning for real. “After the mock audition I received advice from several members of…
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Donor Profile: Michel and Nicole Drapeau
January 17, 2018Sharing their passion for the performing arts with a younger generation Michel and Nicole Drapeau know it’s going to be a special evening. With anticipation, they lead the youngsters into Southam Hall for The Nutcracker. “It’s fun to see the expressions on their faces when they first…
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Making Giving Easy
January 17, 2018Helping to ensure a bright future for the NAC and the performing arts in Canada may be more affordable than you realize A Will is a declaration of whom and what is important to you. It gives you the opportunity to provide for the people you hold dear as well as the charities that play an…
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Five Minutes with Gabrielle Shonk
January 17, 2018A Q&A with the emerging singer/songwriter who is winning hearts at the NAC Quebec singer/songwriter, Gabrielle Shonk, has performed at the NAC three times in the past year and she’ll be back again in February. We asked the emerging young musician how it feels to perform on Canada’s…
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The Kipnes Lantern: Beacon for the Arts
January 17, 2018The National Arts Centre’s Kipnes Lantern has come alive. The three-storey signature element of the NAC’s $110.5 million architectural rejuvenation illuminates the heart of our Nation’s Capital with flourishes of beautiful digital images. In one tableau, swirling blue, red and purple…
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The Canada Room
January 17, 2018A 1969 Prélude Magazine ad described the NAC’s first fine-dining restaurant, L’Opéra, as “Clearly the best in town, yet not that expensive”. Despite that glowing praise, the restaurant closed and was replaced by the popular Panorama Room, which hosted countless meetings and wedding…
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Q & A: Natasha Harwood, Manager, NAC Music Alive Program
January 17, 2018Q. What is the Music Alive Program (MAP)? A. MAP sends artists to schools and communities in Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Nunavut, and now the Atlantic provinces. Every year, the NAC and its local partners run about 100 events such as music education workshops and performances for…
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Connecting North to South made easy thanks to First Air
December 5, 2017Members of Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra, along with Music Director Alexander Shelley, are in Iqaluit December 4 to 6, and Yellowknife on December 9, for concerts and music education activities as part of the final segment of its Canada 150 Tour. Their travel from Ottawa to…
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Sharing Métis culture in Edmonton
November 30, 2017Meet Teaching Artist Daniel Gervais. Daniel works with students in Alberta to teach them about Métis music and culture. The NAC Music Alive Program provides dynamic, interactive visits from professional teaching artists paired with curriculum-based resource materials for teachers and…
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Q & A: Heather Gibson – Executive Producer, NAC Presents
November 15, 2017Executive Producer, NAC Presents, and Programmer of new NAC public spaces Q. What have you learned in your first year at the NAC? A. This place is much bigger than I thought! There’s a lot going on here... more depth to the job than I expected. Q. The NAC’s new public spaces were very…
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Present in the Moment at the New NAC
November 15, 2017This season, construction noise has finally been replaced by the sound of silence at the NAC. Every Monday morning at 7:30 am, a small but growing group of community members drop into the new NAC atrium for a free Movement in Meditation class. “It’s for everyone and every body,” says…
