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The Summit: English Theatre explores the power of Indigenous stories
January 20, 2015Excerpt from Prelude Magazine Sarah Garton Stanley, Associate Artistic Director NAC English Theatre, admits she was nervous. She and Yvette Nolan, co-curators for The Summit, were about to bring together a distinguished group of 12 Indigenous leaders and artists from across the country…
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The Summit: the power of Indigenous stories
July 7, 2014Listening to someone speak who knows something we do not is powerful medicine. Knowing how to listen well is hard especially when we are busy formulating clever responses to prove our worth or the acuity of our listening/learning. But what happens when we are asked to remain silent? A deep…
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huff: Finding empathy, love and hope
May 2, 2014"We're in this together when we come and do this story. And you can feel that. It's palpable in the room." - Cliff Cardinal huff, a play by award-winning Aboriginal writer, actor and musician Cliff Cardinal, has moved audiences across Canada on its national tour, and we are delighted…
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huff National Tour: A Creative Exploration of Hope
April 22, 2014huff, from award-winning Aboriginal writer, actor and musician Cliff Cardinal, is wrenching yet darkly comic, a journey into a First Nation heart of darkness in a land called Ontario. A charismatic storyteller who combines ancestral history with brutal honesty and biting humour, Cliff…
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The NAC mourns the passing of Métis actor August Schellenberg
August 19, 2013It is with great sadness that the National Arts Centre (NAC) learned of the passing of Métis actor August Schellenberg August 15th at his home in Dallas, Texas. Mr. Schellenberg was one of Canada’s greatest actors, who most recently performed as King Lear in the acclaimed all-aboriginal…
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Tulugak means Raven
April 15, 2013I have been asked to write a few words about my experiences with Tulugak: Inuit Raven Stories, but I have to warn you, I won't be objective in any part of this missive. I started working at Canada's National Arts Centre last fall. Shortly after my arrival, it was suggested that I might be a…
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A Raven’s Point of View
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Saying Goodbye to King Lear: the dream is over but the memories...
June 20, 2012As the production of King Lear came to a close, Jani Lauzon, who played both Cordelia and the Fool, wrote a blog about the experience that took place in bringing King Lear to the NAC Theatre. She wrote about the being part of the production, sharing with members of the NAC English Theatre…
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King Lear in Rehearsal – A Look Inside the Dream
May 3, 2012As the English Theatre Company continue rehearsals for next week’s opening of the much anticipated production of Shakespeare’s King Lear, Kevin Loring prepared a blog about being part of this one-a-kind production. Kevin speaks of the dream August Schellenberg had about an all-Aboriginal…
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Meet Keith Barker: Cornwall, King Lear
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Monique Mojica: Goneril, King Lear
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Meet Kevin Loring: Edmond, King Lear
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Meet Billy Merasty: Gloucester, King Lear
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