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From the ground up: NAC Dance, catalyst of creation
January 17, 2015NAC Dance is proud to present Canadian work. But it also has a long history of co-producing with Canadian dance artists and actively partnering in the creation and development of new work. “Co-producing allows the NAC to be one of a series of important organizations around the world in the…
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Citrus cheesecake
December 8, 2014Back in the old days, before refrigerators and year-round food imports, people used to equate citrus fruit with the holidays. What a special treat it must have been to enjoy a brightly-coloured, fragrant fruit in the middle of the cold, dark winter. It’s in that spirit that NAC Executive…
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Behind the Scenes – the Building of Alice
November 12, 2014Recorded at the Stratford Festival, get an early look behind the scenes of the costumes and sets for the English Theatre production of Alice Through the Looking-Glass. Don’t miss the article on Set and Costume Designer Bretta Gerecke in the Holiday issue of Prelude. Follow Alice on Twitter…
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Brigitte Haentjens talks about her recently published book
November 10, 2014Brigitte Haentjens, Artistic Director, NAC French Theatre Q. You’ve just published a book, Un regard qui te fracasse (“A gaze that shatters you”), about your artistic approach. The title has an element of violence about it. What does it mean? A. It’s about how the audience looks at…
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Jessica Linnebach’s journey of friendship with Pinchas Zukerman
September 24, 2014Violinist Jessica Linnebach joined the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 2003 and became Associate Concertmaster in 2010. She has distinguished herself among the next generation of Canadian classical artists being lauded on concert stages nationally and around the world. In this interview…
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Sustainable seafood at le café
September 24, 2014The National Arts Centre’s le café is proud to showcase the fresh flavours and ingredients of Canada. Executive Chef John Morris is passionate about cooking with fresh ingredients harvested through sustainable methods. This halibut dish is a perfect example. It was caught using a hook and…
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Unforgettable video: Jessica Linnebach onstage at the NAC as a 7 year old
September 12, 2014Just check out the steely focus of Jessica Linnebach in this video of her 7 year-old self! In this archival video, Jessica Linnebach performs onstage at the National Arts Centre and wins the 1990 Canadian Music Competition Grand Prize, at the age of 7. “I remember how excited I was to…
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In conversation with Dr. Marwah
April 3, 2014Longtime National Arts Centre patron and donor Dr. Kanta Marwah talks about why she loves the NAC and her reasons for giving to the arts during a recent le café photo shoot for an article appearing in a recent edition of Prelude Magazine. The following is an excerpt of the article: Q. How…
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Mill Creek Green Pea Risotto
April 2, 2014This dish is a vegetarian adaptation of the classic Northern Italian dish risi e bisi – or rice and peas. In this version, the taste of fresh, sweet peas just pops in your mouth! Deliciously combined with creamy Arborio rice, the flavourful textures of the delicate peas and pea sprouts…
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In conversation with President and CEO Peter Herrndorf about the NAC’s visual...
February 25, 2014The NAC is an extraordinary place. Over the past 14 years, I have been dazzled by the thousands of incredible artists working on one or more of the NAC's four stages. But the NAC is also a galvanizing idea. It's the idea that by working together with artists and arts organizations in…
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Banana-nana-nana
January 15, 2014Here is a crowd-pleasing dessert recipe from le café that is served warm and guaranteed to chase away the winter doldrums. First you bake fluffy and delicious banana bread. Then cube and mix it into a bread pudding-style custard with chunks of premium white chocolate. Bake it again and add…
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Meet Germaine Knight
January 15, 2014Wardrobe Mistress Germaine Knight began her career with the NAC in 1970. Fourty-four years later, at 77 years of age, Germaine is still taking care of costumes and actors backstage at the NAC. She welcomes the actors, puts them at ease during performances and helps with quick costume…
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Interview with Roch Carrier
November 9, 2013Roch Carrier speaks about sharing the Southam Hall stage with the NAC Orchestra to present his classic tale The Hockey Sweater.
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Prêt-à-porter with Casual Fridays
November 7, 2013Janet Wilson, Ottawa Citizen Life Editor, and Charles Hamann, NAC Orchestra Principal Oboe, model stylish, yet simple, fashions tailor-made for NACO's new Casual Fridays concert series. Clothes provided by Ottawa’s Schad boutique. Story by Hattie Klotz Prélude Editor, Carl…
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Chana Salad
November 6, 2013Add a little bit of North Africa and India to your holiday season with this delicious Chana salad. Combining the robust flavours of lamb merguez sausage from North Africa and the warming spices of garam masala, this dish offers a very lean yet high protein boost (perfect for those chilly,…