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A Special Summer at Your NAC
September 29, 2022This past summer the NAC’s stages and spaces came alive with shows for every type of audience. Canada’s diverse communities saw themselves represented through blockbuster musicals, one-person plays, dance troupes, and music from all corners of the country. With more than 200 shows, there…
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A Special Gathering in the Land of Pop
September 29, 2022“I’ve had the pleasure of getting to know the women in the Global Network of Women and Non-Binary Producers for the last year over Zoom,” said Erin Costelo, an award-winning producer from Halifax, Nova Scotia. “Our in-person meeting in Sweden was so much more inspiring than I could have…
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Learning Side-by-Side with the NAC Orchestra
September 29, 2022Thanks to your generous support, the inaugural NAC Orchestra Mentorship Program was an outstanding success! From May 31 to June 17, forty-nine talented emerging and early career professional orchestral musicians from Canada, the United States, Taiwan, China, Germany, and Mexico took part in…
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Stages of Transformation : Exploring the intersection of theatre and abolition
September 27, 2022Since 2014, NAC English Theatre has examined the changing shape of Canadian theatre through The Cycle, a trilogy of two-year research initiatives developed in partnership with artists and leaders from across the country. These in-depth investigations led to three areas of focus: Indigenous…
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Ngii-noondam, Niwaabamaa: I hear you, I see you.
September 25, 2022“It’s invisible, eh… this sickness in our hearts. It’s just a thought, really, a thought that makes us sick. It was someone else’s thought that was taught to us. It’s like they were so afraid of us that they had to teach us to be smaller than them…. And we learned it real good. Our kids are…
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Mique Michelle’s Franco-Ontarian colours
September 24, 2022For the third consecutive year, the work of Franco-Ontarian graffiti artist Mique Michelle will shine brightly on the Kipnes Lantern for Franco-Ontarian Day, September 25. Be sure to look up and admire her original creation, commissioned by the National Arts Centre, which proudly reflects…
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Nordic Screendance brings Art to the street
September 22, 2022As the crisp breeze of fall slowly settles in, the idea emerges of warm sweaters and downtown strolls, latte in hand. This year, NAC Dance aims to enhance your fall experience with its Nordic Screendance, a free outdoor event for dance lovers and cinephiles alike. From September 22 to 25,…
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Introducing Sarah Garton Stanley
September 15, 2022Hi. Thanks for spending some of your expensive time here! My name is Sarah Garton Stanley, but you can call me SGS; and I hope you will. I am the new Artistic Producer for the National Creation Fund (NCF), I am a white queer settler of European heritage, born and raised in Montreal…
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Celebrating Queen Elizabeth II’s special relationship to the NAC
September 8, 2022It is with much sadness that the National Arts Centre (NAC) learned of the passing of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. We join Canadians, and people around the world, who mourn her loss, and share our deepest sympathies with the Royal Family. At this solemn time, we look back with great…
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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…
