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Sarasaraahat
September 1, 2021I spent a week in the Megantic region to advance the composition of sarasaraahat, a solo cello piece commissioned by Julia MacLaine. Coincidentally, she is the assistant principal cello of the NAC Orchestra! Julia invited 6 Canadian composers to compose a work related to one of the 6…
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STUFF
September 1, 2021It began as a game: Without worrying about the “why”, I tasked a group of teens to pick an object and to defend its existence, from the point of view of the object. Their stuff of choice fought for their lives: a Trash Bag, the Cell phone, Toilet Paper, a Book Jacket, Invisalign, an…
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La petite maison
September 1, 2021Inspired by Noëlle Renaude’s play of the same name, La petite maison is a theatrical installation in which voices meet, merge and coalesce. Sometimes the work itself begins to speak, but more often than not, it remains silent and lets others speak ... Belgian-Israeli designer and…
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Dernière frontière
September 1, 2021Dernière Frontière is a Yukon-Quebec co-creation (Véronique Lachance, Yukon and Théâtre Everest, Quebec) that examines the dissonance between the desire to escape, the real attraction of the Great North and the phenomenon of romanticizing the Yukon. Between myth and reality, the project…
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Impact Report 2020-2021
August 26, 2021A HEARTFELT THANK YOU Looking back on last season we have much to celebrate and it’s thanks to you, our donors that helped make it all possible. You helped create inspiring and innovative programming like: • NAC English Theatre’s Grand Acts of Theatre, which engaged 13 of Canada’s most…
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Nos ébranlements (“Our disruptions”): interview with the co-curators
August 19, 2021Nos ébranlements was originally a series of meetings and discussions by teenagers in connection with various French Theatre performances. Drawing on issues raised in those shows, they shared their thoughts, eager to articulate their relationship to the world, to others and to…
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Dancing for Joy: thanking front line workers and supporting dance artists during...
August 9, 2021Since the start of the pandemic, NAC Dance set out to connect audiences with dance and to help dance artists continue to showcase their work. Our mini dance series, Dancing for Joy, was born out of our commitment to bring the joy of this deeply moving art form to live audiences, while…
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G’zaagiin - Je te promets une forêt
July 23, 2021*English and French subtitles available An Abitibi experimental cellist, an Anishinabeg actress and traditional musician, and a Polish-born director, guided by the seasons and the Indigenous Medicine Wheel, to create an immersive space full of sounds, textures and poetic movement, where…
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Black Theatre Workshop Extended as Co-Curating Company for NAC English Theatre
July 13, 2021In December 2020, National Arts Centre English Theatre, in partnership with Black Theatre Workshop (BTW), announced an unprecedented, shared curation model for the national stage. NAC English Theatre committed to the annual appointment of a Co-Curating Company in Residence, and as the…
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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…
