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L’homme atlantique presented by Marie-Thérèse Fortin and Jean Alibert
February 20, 2014Marie-Thérèse Fortin et Jean Alibert invite you to come see L'homme atlantique (et La maladie de la mort) by Marguerite Duras at the NCA Théatre on February 19 to 22.
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ConneXXions North: Innovative technology connects students in Canada’s North with NAC musicians
February 13, 2014It is a beautiful Saturday morning in Nunavut as a group of young trumpet players arrive for their music lesson. There is no instructor waiting for them, unless you count high school music teacher, Mary Piercey. Instead the room in Inuksuk High School in Iqaluit is filled with the broadband…
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Dancer Jonathan Renna returns to the NAC
February 13, 2014National Ballet of Canada Principal soloist Jonathan Renna returned to the NAC to teach a masterclass to young ballet students. Jonathan speaks about being in the very same room when he was 10 years old in order to audition for the National Ballet School's summer program — and keeping it…
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Melting Moments for Valentines Day
February 13, 2014NAC Executive Chef John Morris first made these cookies when he was in play school in Scotland. Like any 4 year old he thought it was so much fun to roll out the balls of dough, mark them with your thumb and fill them with jam — it's a fun craft activity that ends with a sweet treat! This…
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Alain Trudel Goes Back to School: It’s where it all began
February 3, 2014When NAC Orchestra Principal Youth and Family Conductor Alain Trudel visited Nepean High School he got right down to business and took a seat in the brass section during rehearsal. Within a very short time Alain had adjusted some key elements to their performance and students could hear the…
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Jade squatte le Tf with Le projet pupitre
January 31, 2014Jade meets with Yann Godbout and Guillaume Lévesque, performers from Le projet pupitre presented at the NAC Studio on february 1 and 2, 2014.
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Alain Paré receives the NAC Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring
January 30, 2014The National Arts Centre is pleased to announce that Alain Paré has been awarded the 2014 National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring in the Performing Arts. The award was be presented at a special dinner during the Canadian Arts Presenting Association’s (CAPACOA)…
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Interview with Canadian playwright Ins Choi
January 29, 2014Canadian actor and playwright Ins Choi speaks about his play Kim's Convenience which has made the journey from the Toronto Fringe Festival to touring across Canada and is now being presented at the National Arts Centre. The story speaks to many Canadians who have immigrated to build a new…
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Dancing on the edge in Face 2 Face
January 27, 2014Dancing on the edge in Face 2 Face: 12 performances, 7 choreographers. 4 solo artists, 3 intimate venues, 1 week of dazzling dance! Dance Producer Cathy Levy welcomes you to the NAC's second edition of Face 2 Face, a mini-series of contemporary dance which explodes on the Ottawa scene from…
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Choreographer James Kudelka imparts vivid new life, depth, and complexity to a...
January 27, 2014The National Ballet of Canada’s Swan Lake: Choreographer James Kudelka imparts vivid new life, depth, and complexity to a 19th-century ballet classic. All performances feature the NAC Orchestra. James Kudelka’s reinterpretation of Swan Lake restates the ballet’s essentially fable-like…
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NAC Presents Lynn Miles
January 23, 2014Canadian singer-songwriter Lynn Miles captivated the Ottawa audience with her music and soulful, heartfelt lyrics. Lynn describes her first visit to the NAC as a teenager and the freedom of performing in front of a hometown crowd.
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Music Alive Program: Nunavut - Keyboards for Cape Dorset
January 22, 2014Do you have a portable keyboard at home that is not being used? Not sure what to do with it? The NAC’s Music Alive Program in Nunavut is interested in acquiring used portable keyboards to donate to Peter Pitseolak High School in Cape Dorset. This school recently acquired a beautiful…
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Brigitte Haentjens presents the second half of the 2013-14 Théâtre français season
January 20, 2014Artisitc Director Brigitte Haentjens presents the second half of the 2013-14 season.
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Royal Wood speaks about his new album ‘The Burning Bright’
January 17, 2014On May 10th Royal Wood will perform at the NAC theatre once again treating audiences to his carefully crafted melodies and imaginative lyrics. Royal's latest album The Burning Bright was written in the small Irish town of Slane. Surrounded by nature and without distraction Royal was able to…
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Hip-Hop in Kugluktuk
January 17, 2014The Music Alive Program: Nunavut, a National Arts Centre program dedicated to supporting the incredible musical culture of Nunavut, is bringing Nelson Tagoona, a Baker Lake, Nunavut throat boxer, and hip-hop artist Aaron “Godson” Hernandez of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories, to work with…
