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ENCOUNT3RS: Three world premieres in one performance
March 24, 2017 - Creation is at the core of the National Arts Centre. “One of the key things we’re trying to celebrate all the time is our Canadian artists,” says Cathy Levy, Executive Producer of NAC Dance. ENCOUNT3RS is a landmark NAC Commission that pairs three of Canada’s…
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Q & A: Virginia Thompson – Executive Producer, Governor General’s Performing Arts...
February 3, 2017 - Q. You are executive producer of popular Canadian TV programs such as Corner Gas. Now you’re producing the prestigious “GG Gala” at the NAC. What’s the biggest difference working for TV versus the stage? A. Fewer donuts at a gala! But in all seriousness, the key…
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Turkey Takeaway at the NAC
November 17, 2016 - The NAC’s “Turkey Takeaway” service run by Chef Martin Levesque (right) grew by 19% last year over the previous year. At Christmas and Thanksgiving since 2012, more than 1,000 customers have driven to the NAC for a whole free-range tom turkey, with all the trimmings and…
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Canada is our wine cellar
November 15, 2016 - Sommelier Michael Gauthier spends a lot of time sniffing out the best Canadian wines and spirits for the National Arts Centre’s le café restaurant. At a recent wine show he found several gems to be added to the Centre’s unique Canadian collection. “These are rare bottles…
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Q & A: Siôned Watkins – NAC Dance Education Associate and Teaching...
November 15, 2016 - Q. What is dance education about? A. It’s about inspiring and encouraging brain and body development through movement. Q. Your workshops reached more than 1,500 students and teachers last season. What’s excited you the most? A. Last January I organized workshops with…
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Q & A: Maurizio Ortolani – Director, Patron Services and New Media
October 5, 2016 - Q. The NAC New Media team’s podcasts such as the NAC Orchestra’s Explore the Symphony and L’Univers Symphonique, as well as those for dance and theatre, have seen four million downloads over the last decade. Which countries have the most downloads? A. The U.S. leads…
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NAC Unveils $25 Million Fundraising Campaign & $5 Million Gift by Gail Asper
September 28, 2016 - The National Arts Centre (NAC) today launched a transformative $25 million fundraising campaign to support the creation of new works of Music, Theatre and Dance in collaboration with artists and arts organizations across the country. The campaign is the first-ever in the…
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Q & A: Geneviève Cimon – Director, Music Education and Community Engagement
March 31, 2016 - Q. How has arts education grown and changed since you arrived at the NAC in 2000? A. It’s grown exponentially! In fact it’s now part of our DNA. Our programs now reach many remote regions of the country. We used to offer about a dozen local programs. Now we reach over…
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Indigenous Storytelling in 2016
January 11, 2016 - January 9, 2016 NAC Presents turns 5! Party with A Tribe Called Red, U.S. Girls, Mehdi Cayenne and The Lionyls! January 12–16, 2016 Jack Charles V The Crown NAC English Theatre January 14–30, 2016 100 Years of Loss, Exhibition The Residential School System in…
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Q & A: Algonquin Elder Annie Smith St-Georges and Metis André-Robert St-Georges
January 11, 2016 - Q. You’ve been welcoming NAC English Theatre audiences to traditional Algonquin Nation Territory since last season. How do you go about this? A. On opening nights, before the play begins, we greet people with a message of peace in a way that acknowledges our presence…