Announcing the 2013 laureates of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

The View From In Here

Things Seen and Overheard at the NAC this Morning

On my walk through the building, down the twisting, turning, magical halls of the NAC this morning I took-in and overheard: an Inuit-art gallery exhibit as part of the Northern Scene festival a production team meeting on the Southam Hall stage a piano being tuned in rehearsal…

Peggy Baker—dancer and choreographer—in performance at the NAC on April 11-13

The more one reads about Peggy Baker -- "legend!", "icon!", "exceptional, influential!", "an Olympian of dance", "one of the most outstanding contemporary dancers of her generation!" -- the more superlatives one encounters. But here's the thing: it's all true and none of it is an…

A Raven’s Point of View

Installation of the Jessie Oonark Tapestry

A National Tribute to Canada’s Best Artists

Between the Double Feature

The Sleeping Beauty by Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet (April 4-6)

The Royal Winnipeg Ballet (RWB) is a hugely popular annual visitor to the NAC, often presenting new work (Svengali, Wonderland, Dracula, The Magic Flute) as well as regular productions of their set-in-Canada Nutcracker. It's a thrill to welcome them back with one of the most beautiful and…

Introducing the 2013-14 Ensemble for the NAC English Theatre

It’s a world of dance in Ottawa!

National Improv Games come to Ottawa

Meet singer/songwriter Leela Gilday

Fiery flamboyant fascinating Flamenco: María Pagés and her company perform Autorretrato

Renowned worldwide for her unique approach to Flamenco – María Pagés was one of the first to view it as a constantly evolving art form – the famous dancer from Seville, Spain, will present Autorretrato, a flamboyant self-portrait created in New York at the instigation of Mikhaïl…

A brilliant collision of art and culture - The Grub-Stake Revisited