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The singing of children makes Christmas magical
December 23, 2013The Choir of Men and Boys of Christ Church Cathedral in Ottawa has fostered musical training and self confidence since 1896. Boys start with the choir as young as age seven and many continue singing with the Men's choir after their voices break. Choristers Obioma Ebere, Ben Mallory…
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2013 Christmas Cheer Campaign
December 20, 2013On December 20th NAC employees were up very early to gather in the NAC parking garage at 6 am (!) in order to pack their cars with groceries and gifts for local families. It was the culmination of the NAC Christmas Cheer Campaign. Throughout the year staff have organized numerous bake…
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The Sound of Music sets all-time attendance record!
December 19, 2013The National Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that the English Theatre production of the classic musical, The Sound of Music, has now sold the most tickets of any NAC-programmed performance in the organization’s 44-year history. Tickets sales are now over 24,800 (and counting!), well…
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Philippe Sly in Handel’s Messiah
December 18, 2013Bass baritone Philippe Sly grew up in Ottawa and has returned to the NAC stage as a featured soloist in the NAC Orchestra's performance of Handel's Messiah. Philippe took a moment to talk about Messiah and his training as a singer.
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Northern Artists Wow Halifax
December 17, 2013Our Northern artists knocked it out of the park last week at the Arctic Inspiration Prize ceremony in Halifax. When Arnold Witzig asked the National Arts Centre to produce a performance similar to the Northern Scene’s Opening Ceremony in Ottawa last April, my team and I jumped at the…
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Interview with Emilie-Claire Barlow
December 17, 2013It is clear that singing brings joy to Emilie-Claire Barlow. Her love of music and sharing it with others is evident each time she steps on stage with her accomplished band. Emilie-Claire first charmed audiences at the NAC in 2010 and will return to the Fourth Stage on March 22nd as part…
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NAC’s The Sound of Music – Captain von Trapp meets the Martas...
December 16, 2013Dmitry Chepovetsky, who is playing Captain von Trapp in the NAC English Theatre production of The Sound of Music, sits down and chats with Madison Elizabeth Bellini and Petra Ginther, who are sharing the role of Marta, and Clara Silcoff and Hana Woo, who are sharing the role of Gretl. In…
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An evening at the ballet with the Odawa Native Friendship Centre
December 13, 2013It is rare to find a girl who doesn't love the ballet and the young girls from the Odawa Native Friendship Centre were no exception. Through the NAC Foundation's Share the Spirit program the girls were attending the ballet at the NAC. Dressed to the nines, the young girls remarked on the…
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A sneak peek from ‘The Sound of Music’
December 12, 2013Actor Eliza-Jane Scott speaks about how she approached portraying the iconic character of Maria in the NAC English Theatre production of The Sound of Music. The NAC English Theatre Ensemble had three weeks to master the music, choreography and text which required a huge amount of focus and…
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Join us for Fanfair
December 11, 2013Come share in the spirit of Christmas with the NAC Orchestra musicians at Fanfair on December 15th at 12 p.m. Pre-concert activities start at 10:45 a.m. with a bake sale and a silent auction which includes the chance to win a percussion instrument called a whip, signed by Pinchas Zukerman.…
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The Gift of Sharing
December 10, 2013The 2013 Share the Spirit campaign kicked off with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet's beautiful performance of the Nutcracker. The holidays are an especially important time for many families and being able to share the magic of the season with those less fortunate is a true part of the Christmas…
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Don’t give up your dreams
December 6, 2013Ballet Master Jaime Vargas has danced various lead roles for the Royal Winnipeg Ballet such as Prince Siegfried in Swan Lake, Bob in Val Caniparoli’s hit A Cinderella Story, Captain Hook in Jorden Morris’ Peter Pan,Tamino in Mark Godden’s The Magic Flute and the title role in…
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Sharing the Spirit at the NAC Box Office
December 5, 2013For a second year generous National Arts Centre ticket buyers are giving the magic of the performing arts to deserving children and their families by donating to the Share the Spirit program at the NAC Box Office during the holiday season. Members of the NAC Box Office team are championing…
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Cartoonist by day, violinist by night
December 4, 2013Like most boys NAC Orchestra violinist Brian Boychuk and his brother Ron grew up with comic books. However neither of them had any idea that years later they would be professional cartoonists credited with creating smiles across North America as people thumbed through their morning…
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Celebrating Hanukkah at the NAC
December 3, 2013The members of the NAC English Theatre Ensemble come from accross Canada and most of them will be far from home during the holidays. Over the course of the season the ET ensemble grows to become it's own family and actor Dmitry Chepovetsky shares with us the Hanukkah celebrations that are…
