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The 2013-14 English Theatre Ensemble A Look Back
March 21, 2014The 2013-14 Ensemble A Look Back As the artists in the 2013-14 Ensemble prepared to finish their journey, they looked back at their memories of rehearsals, readings and show performances, and how it felt to be part of this magical season. A special thank you to Petrina Bromley, Christine…
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A certain way of engaging with music
March 20, 2014Elizabeth Simpson is a musician with the National Arts Centre Orchestra – a professional horn player educated in the intricacies and richness of classical music, and dedicated to the high level of artistic excellence that is the NAC Orchestra. She is also a mom. For that combo alone, I am…
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Music, youth and the North
March 20, 2014The National Arts Centre strives to be a catalyst for performance, creation and learning in every part of the country. One of the ways we do that is through our Music Alive Program in Nunavut, which has now reached over 5,000 northern Canadians in Kugluktuk, Iqaluit, Rankin Inlet,…
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An adolescent spring at the Théâtre français
March 19, 2014Discover two shows that focus on youth issues, that shout out their dreams, aspirations and doubts. March 28-29, Statu quo by Gilles Poulin-Denis Statu quo tells the story of Sarah, a young girl who wishes to make things change in her life and in her quiet city. April 25 and 26, Ce…
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Needles and Opium - an Exceptional Collaboration at the NAC
March 18, 2014Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium presented by English Theatre and Théâtre français in 2015 On March 11, 2014, Jillian Keiley and Brigitte Haentjens – Artistic Directors of the National Arts Centre English and Théâtre français respectively – met with the media to announce an exciting…
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Brigitte Haentjens and Jillian Keiley speak about the artistry of Robert Lepage
March 17, 2014Jillian Keiley and Brigitte Haentjens are arguably two of the busiest women in Canadian theatre. Both of these artistic directors have had an immediate effect on theatre at the National Arts Centre. For the 2014-15 season they have collaborated to bring Robert Lepage's Needles and Opium to…
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan mesmerizes with a strikingly beautiful production
March 13, 2014Songs of the Wanderers is a masterpiece of imagination and timeless tranquility, the signature work of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Asia's leading contemporary dance company. It is performed to soulful Georgian folk songs -- with a Gregorian chant-like quality -- recorded by Rustavi,…
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In Memory of Marjorie Goodrich
March 12, 2014Kathryn Noel still remembers the first time she ever set foot in the National Arts Centre. She was 10 years old and the NAC had just opened its doors. “My mother took me to see the Count Basie Orchestra. I was wearing a pretty little dress. It was very special,” she recalls. That was the…
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The Collaborations Report
March 12, 2014As part of the NAC English Theatre 2014-15 season launch, Associate Artistic Director Sarah Garton Stanley showed off her skills as Chief Collaboratorlogist to speak about the some of The Collaborations. The goal of The Collaborations is to place different components of English Theatre…
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Introducing the 2014-15 Ensemble
March 10, 2014Each season's unique Ensemble serves as the inspiration for the selection of the plays themselves. This group spills over with the ferocious wit it takes to do a wonderful Importance of Being Earnest; the joy and sheer belief in impossible things required to create Alice Through the…
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Meet the young playwrights of Queen Mary Public School
March 6, 2014The plays written by the grade 5/6 students in Julie Coburn's class showcase the wonderful imagination of children. There is a character named 'Noodles' in one play and another features a wild wolf that becomes a friendly puppy. The plays are written in the classroom over a period of six…
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Speaking at a distance, yet building a community
March 5, 2014From February 26 to March 6 the programming channel at the NAC Hexagon studio will shift from Classical to Blues. The switch is due to the NAC's partnership with RBC Bluesfest in order to deliver, for the first time ever, RBC Bluesfest's Blues in the Schools (BITS) program to a classroom in…
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The Golden Era: Pinchas Zukerman’s Gift of Music to Canadians
March 4, 2014“Pinchas not only expresses his lifetime of experience through his work, but through his commitment to excellence in his teaching, conducting and advocacy. He represents a vision, but most especially a sound of a more beautiful, hospitable world.” – Adrian Anantawan, Canadian violinist and…
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Music Alive Program connects in Ottawa
February 28, 2014Trumpet player Rachel Niego-Akavak first met NAC Orchestra musician Karen Donnelly in 2012 through the Music Alive Program in Nunavut. Rachel is a talented young musician but she did not have a trumpet teacher to take her music training to the next level. Over the past two years Karen has…
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La Edad de Oro: Spain’s Israel Galván returns to the Golden Age...
February 26, 2014La Edad de Oro: Spain’s Israel Galván returns to the Golden Age of flamenco By Gerald Morris Israel Galvan is a master of contemporary flamenco. Born to a family immersed in flamenco, his father José Galván directed his own dance academy in Seville for more than 35 years and both his…
