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Stress and Happiness, 24 Hours a Day - Vanessa Porteous Talks to...
March 6, 2019“It was easy and hard at the same time,” says Marichka Marczyk about the reboot of Counting Sheep: Staging A Revolution, a music theatre hybrid that plunges its audience into the 2014 ‘Revolution of Dignity’ in Kyiv, Ukraine. Co-creator Mark Marczyk, Marichka’s partner in life and work,…
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Celebrating a Year of Giving, the 2017–2018 Stewardship Report
February 26, 2019Thank you! Your thoughtful support for the NAC Foundation made a big impact in the 2017–2018 season, here in Ottawa and across the country. Your thoughtful support for the National Arts Centre Foundation made a big impact in the 2017–2018 season, here in Ottawa and across the country. …
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Karen Kain and Rex Harrington speak about their careers in ballet
February 11, 2019In this NAC 50th Anniversary podcast, Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence, both acclaimed former principal dancers with the company speak with Cathy Levy, Executive Producer, NAC Dance. Although Karen's flight to Ottawa was…
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Five Minutes with Yolanda Bruno
February 8, 2019A Q&A with the past NAC Orchestra Bursary winner who was recently selected as the Kingston Symphony’s new Concertmaster Violinist Yolanda Bruno won a NAC Orchestra Bursary in 2006 and benefitted from attending the Young Artists Program (YAP) in 2008. We asked what the NAC Orchestra…
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Dance Masterclass gives dancers the chance to develop their own voices
February 8, 2019The class began with a typical ballet barre exercise, and some of the 18 emerging dancers were nervous. It’s not every day they get the chance to participate in a masterclass with Meredith Webster, Ballet Master for Alonzo King LINES Ballet. Then something unexpected happened. Meredith…
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Obeah Opera benefits from the support of the National Creation Fund
February 8, 2019It’s been in development for the past 10 years -- a musical sensation that’s already benefitted from multiple workshops, performances and a Dora Award nomination. Still, Nicole Brooks wants her creation, Obeah Opera, to be the best piece of musical theatre it can possibly be. For that to…
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Making Giving Easy
February 8, 2019Recognize your passion for the arts in your estate plans and inspire future generations Many of us remember the person who brought us to our first concert, play or dance performance. We hold a special place in our heart for the family member or teacher who shared their love of live…
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Donor Profile: Bulger Young
February 8, 2019Kenneth Young, Valerie Nixon and John Rouatt of Ottawa law firm Bulger Young have practiced together for about 30 years. In fact, Kenneth and Valerie are married to one another. Naturally, it was a shared decision for the firm to join the NAC Foundation’s Corporate Circle in 2013. John and…
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Claude Guilmain lives his American dream at the NAC
February 8, 2019Part historical saga, part comedy of manners, AmericanDream.ca deconstructs the American dream through the quest for happiness and the personal dramas of the Cardinals, a French-Canadian family who lived through the America of John F. Kennedy, the attacks of September 11, 2001, and the war…
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Message from the National Arts Centre Foundation CEO - February 2019
February 8, 2019As we welcome a brand new year, I can’t resist one last look back at the incredible accomplishments we celebrated together last season in 2017–2018. With our generous supporters, we brought the best of the arts to Canadians across the country with performances of Tartuffe, Gabriel Dumont’s…
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Connecting Canada and the World
February 7, 2019The next time you’re in the NAC’s Southam Hall lobby, take a moment to peek through the window of the Hexagon Studio. You might see NAC Orchestra clarinetist Sean Rice teaching his students at St. John’s Memorial University via ultra-high definition video-conferencing technology. Or you…
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Making a BIG BANG at the NAC
February 7, 2019The BIG BANG is one of the most successful children’s festivals in Europe. Presented in many European cities, BIG BANG explores the fascinating world of music, sound and the arts through a variety of activities and performances. And on February 17–18, it will be presented for the first time…
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Saying “I do” at the NAC
February 7, 2019Couples are increasingly choosing the NAC as the place to get married: more than 30 ceremonies have occurred since late 2017. The new NAC spaces, with their stunning views of national landmarks, are some of the most romantic venues in Ottawa. What’s not to love! For more information about…
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Q&A: Lori Marchand, Managing Director, Indigenous Theatre
February 7, 2019Q. You became the first-ever Managing Director of the NAC Indigenous Theatre in April 2018. What has been your focus so far? A. I’ve been working closely with Artistic Director Kevin Loring and our growing Indigenous Theatre artistic team to choose the works to be presented as part of our…
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Orchestra shell assembly and installation timelapse
January 17, 2019This time-lapse highlights the complex assembly and installation of the Southam Hall orchestra shell. It is, without a doubt, the shining star of the National Arts Centre’s Production Renewal Project. Designed by Diamond Schmitt Architects, Fisher Dachs Associates, Threshhold Acoustics and…
