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The Summit: A vital conversation on Indigenous theatre
May 7, 2015In the spring of 2014, NAC English Theatre, the Indigenous Performing Arts Alliance (IPAA), the Luminato Festival and the Banff Centre collaborated on an initiative called The Summit. We brought together leading Indigenous artists from across the country for a vital conversation that would…
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A Harmonic Storm: Daniel Lanois with the NAC Orchestra
May 1, 2015In June 2013 Daniel Lanois visited the National Arts Centre to receive the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for lifetime achievement. Two years later Lanois is once again backstage at the NAC's Southam Hall - this time as a performer. "It's nice to experience this beautiful edifice…
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Behind the scenes with English Theatre
April 30, 2015Attending pre-rehearsal chats and open rehearsals are one of the many benefits donors receive when they support performance, creation and learning across Canada through the National Arts Centre Foundation. On Thursday, March 26, members of the Donors’ Circle were treated to a Q&A between…
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FACETS: A creative collaboration
April 28, 2015The restless, inquiring mind of award-winning performer-creator Tedd Robinson—Artistic Director of 10 Gates Dancing, an NAC Associate Dance Artist, choreographer, educator and Ottawa favourite — has resulted in a catalogue of innovative work blazing with witty originality and extraordinary…
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Experience Ontario’s best artists at the Scene
April 27, 2015At the National Arts Centre, we like to say that “Canada is our stage,” a statement that underlines our commitment to work with artists and arts organizations across the country to build a national stage for the performing arts. The Scene festivals are a perfect illustration of that…
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Ce qui nous relie ? - Refaçonner le monde
April 24, 2015This text is only available in French Onze adolescents se frottent au réel. Ils tentent à leur manière de refaçonner le monde, et exposent sur scène leurs tentatives. Prêtez l’oreille à leurs actions, revers et convictions. Refaçonner le monde # 1 Simon: Aujourd’hui, j’ai besoin de…
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The National Arts Centre mourns the death of Yulanda Faris
April 24, 2015The National Arts Centre (NAC) mourns the passing of Yulanda Faris, a champion for the arts in Vancouver for more than 40 years, a member of the NAC’s Board of Trustees, and recipient of the 2010 Governor General’s Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts. Mrs. Faris represented…
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Public Policy Forum honours Peter Herrndorf as a Canadian nation builder
April 24, 2015On April 16, 2015 Peter Herrndorf delivered a moving speech about the importance of the arts in Canada in front of an audience of 1,000 people at the Metro Convention Centre in Toronto. He was introduced by the Premier of Ontario Kathleen Wynne and was honoured as a Canadian nation builder…
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Hip-hop in Baker Lake, Nunavut
April 22, 2015The Music Alive Program: Nunavut funded a hip-hop week in Baker Lake from March 9 to March 12. Nelson Tagoona, who performed at the NAC’s Northern Scene a couple of years ago, taught eight workshops on a style he’s credited with inventing— an entirely new category of music called throat-…
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Brigitte Haentjens crosses swords with Shakespeare
April 16, 2015By Raymond Bertin (Text first published in the Théâtre français' Cahier SIX) First in March at the TNM, then in April at the NAC, Sébastien Ricard incarnates the tyrant king Richard III, supported by a cast of top-notch actors. Under the Sibyllines banner, Brigitte Haentjens directs a…
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La figure de Richard III
April 14, 2015- This text is only available in French - Par CATHERINE GIRARDIN Texte paru dans le Cahier SIX du Théâtre français Excroissance maligne Sans doute notre époque s’intéresse-t-elle au théâtre élisabéthain parce qu’il met en avant la personne, l’individu, des intérêts…
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From the truck to the stage
April 10, 2015The National Ballet of Canada's production of Alice's Adventures in Wonderland is a dazzling over-the-top extravaganza that truly delights audiences. The sets, costumes and equipment required for this magnificent ballet fill nine tractor trailers and it takes an expert team to assemble this…
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Governor General Performing Arts Awards: Shining the spotlight on this year’s laureates
April 9, 2015Montreal—Winners of the Governor General Performing Arts Awards were announced at a news conference at the PHI Centre in Montreal. The 2015 laureates for the highest honour in the performing arts in Canada are: Walter Boudreau, C.M. Composer, conductor and artistic director Atom Egoyan,…
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Robert Lepage speaks about ‘Needles and Opium’
April 9, 2015Theatrical wizard Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium arrives at the National Arts Centre through a unique collaboration between the NAC English Theatre, Théâtre français and Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival. Originally created in 1991 when Lepage was Artistic Director of Théâtre…
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Take Me Back to Jefferson
April 2, 2015The National Arts Centre is proud to present some of Canada’s most creative artists and arts organizations on its stages, and Theatre Smith-Gilmour is no exception. The highly acclaimed Toronto company has a 35-year history of producing highly engaging, award-winning works. Their production…
