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Celebrating Canadian talent: Announcing the GGPAA laureates
February 22, 2024Join us in celebrating this year’s recipients of Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts! The 2024 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) for Lifetime Artistic Achievement recognize artists who have made an indelible contribution to cultural life in Canada and around the…
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New Resident Conductor position opens with NAC Orchestra
February 1, 2024The National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) announces the creation of a new Resident Conductor Program for Canadian conductors, beginning in the 2024-25 concert season. Supporting professional development for early career artists is a strategic priority of the National Arts Centre. The new…
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National Creation Fund’s new Artistic Producer encourages bold artistic dreams
January 11, 2024Sarah Conn loves dreaming with artists. “Listening to artists share early whispers of creative dreams is one of the most beautiful things,” she says. “Often these whispers are cryptic clues – a question, a feeling, an image, a sound.” The newly-appointed Artistic Producer of the NAC’s…
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1 Elgin unveils a spectacular new season of Resident Chefs
December 7, 2023The much-anticipated return of the Resident Chef program in 2024 promises an adventurous culinary journey as it marks its fifth season. Showcasing a stellar lineup of remarkable culinary artists, this season invites patrons to savour an eclectic fusion of flavours, techniques, and cultural…
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Ready, set, apply! The NAC Orchestra Bursary is back
November 30, 2023Making the cut It’s 1981 and a $1,000 prize is on the line in the first-ever edition of the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Bursary Competition. Anything could happen. You make the cut. You get to compete in the NAC Orchestra Bursary competition! You’ve rehearsed the concerto on repeat,…
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Orienting ourselves in the dark
November 30, 2023And suddenly, it is the end of November. For those of us in the Northern hemisphere, this means a time of shorter days and expanding nights. Here in Ottawa, brief sunrises accompany rumours of snow and the kind of cold that clears your mind. As we ease into darkness, I simultaneously…
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Strauss reimagined: NACO commissions four new works
November 22, 2023Contemporary Canadian composers create companion pieces to Strauss classics “This is a musical adventure that pushes the boundaries of creativity. We are thrilled to have these distinguished Canadian composers join us on this incredible journey, reimagining Strauss’s masterpieces with…
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Invitation for public feedback on accessibility at the NAC
November 20, 2023We are currently reviewing and finalizing our 2023 Accessibility Progress Report. This document is intended as a summary of our progress towards achieving the accessibility goals included in our 2022-2025 Accessibility Plan. Over the past few months, our Accessibility Advisory Committee…
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ThisGen Fellowship 2024: Call for Applications
November 12, 2023Why Not Theatre, in partnership with the National Arts Centre, is excited to announce the 2024 iteration of ThisGen Fellowship. ThisGen Fellowship is a national initiative that supports BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, People of Colour) women and non-binary performing arts practitioners get to the…
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Wild visions for a new season
October 11, 2023New season, new Sarah! In truth, I am not so new… I started as Artistic Associate the day the NCF was born, arriving during a time of big dreams and big questions. The process of bringing the Fund to life was itself pure creation – feeling our way through the unknown, experiencing moments…
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NACO welcomes new faces, fresh sounds
October 11, 2023If you’ve attended one of our concerts this season, you may have already spotted some fresh faces on stage! We’re thrilled to introduce Zachary Bond, our new bass trombonist at the NAC Orchestra, and Tovin Allers, the newest member of our Orchestra’s viola section. Tovin Allers is no…
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Five minutes to fall in love with Clara, Robert and Johannes
September 11, 2023We asked Alexander Shelley, music director of the NAC Orchestra: What are the five minutes you’d play to make a friend fall in love with Clara Schumann? Robert Schumann? Johannes Brahms? Read on and listen to all the moods of Clara, Robert and Johannes: passionate, peaceful, terrifying,…
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Celebrate Capital Pride with us at the NAC!
July 28, 2023It’s that time of the year again – Capital Pride is here! At the National Arts Centre, we celebrate the excellence of the queer community on our stages and in our public spaces throughout the year. We welcome 2SLGBTQ+ artists, audiences and their allies to a Capital Pride week filled with…
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Juniper Locilento appointed CEO of NAC Foundation
June 19, 2023The NAC has announced the appointment of Juniper Locilento as the next Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the NAC Foundation, effective August 21, 2023. She succeeds Jayne Watson, who stepped down May 31, 2023, after 14 years in the position. Juniper Locilento brings 20 years of experience…
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Genetikos: Unveiling Identity and Challenging Boundaries through Art
June 1, 2023Richard Heikkilä-Sawan is a Two-Spirit artist known for his vibrant and thought-provoking artwork. Born in Vancouver, he was adopted into a Mennonite family, unaware of his Indigenous heritage until later in life. Richard explores themes of identity, race, and social ideologies, often…