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Deepening Our Inclusive Artistic Work: The Pan-Canadian Disability, Dance, Digital project
May 29, 2023On a freezing winter day in 2020, Shara Weaver, Propeller Dance’s Co-Founder, Co- Artistic Director, was struggling to deal with the organization’s reality during the pandemic. Shara is a neurodiverse, queer artist, choreographer and dance educator with lived experience in mental health…
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RBC continues to shine a light on emerging artists with new award
May 25, 2023As Presenting Sponsor of the 2023 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards, RBC is once again showing its commitment to Canada’s emerging artists through the establishment of a new award. The inaugural RBC Emerging Artist Award will recognize Ralph Escamillan, a queer, Canadian-Filipinx…
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Margie Gillis to share expertise with Anne Plamondon
May 24, 20232011 GGPAA laureate has chosen her Mentorship Program protégée This year, as part of the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards (GGPAA) Mentorship Program, internationally acclaimed choreographer and dancer Margie Gillis has chosen to mentor choreographer and dancer Anne Plamondon.…
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One last dance for Cathy Levy. Looking back at 23 years at...
March 31, 2023Cathy Levy joined the NAC Dance team in 2000 with great enthusiasm. She set out to accomplish several things, including how to make Ottawa a prime destination for dance. Cathy, who had long been regarded as a visionary in the dance world, rose to the challenge with flying colours. In her…
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A fond farewell to Heather Moore
May 18, 2022Heather Moore has always felt like she had the best job in the world. As Executive Producer of the National Creation Fund, and before that of the NAC’s biennial Scenes festivals, she got to learn about Canada through its artists. “It has been a privilege to work with so many Canadian…
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In My Body: Dancing with time!
March 22, 2022Dancer and choreographer Crazy Smooth knows a thing or two about the demands imposed by street dance, a discipline he has been practising for over 20 years, and the numerous styles that flow from it. Spins, jumps, contortions: the physical feats are numerous and sometimes defy the laws of…
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2022 Annual Public Meeting
March 7, 2022During the National Arts Centre’s 2020–2021 season, which included challenging circumstances related to COVID-19, the NAC collaborated with brilliant Canadian artists and arts organizations nationwide to lead and support the recovery of the performing arts sector. A version of this video…
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They meet at last: Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu
January 25, 2022When Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu met in person for first time in November 2021, they had already been collaborating virtually on their new piece, Deciphers, for nearly two years. Just before the beginning of the global pandemic, the two contemporary dance artists were selected for NAC…
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Dancing for Joy: thanking front line workers and supporting dance artists during...
August 9, 2021Since the start of the pandemic, NAC Dance set out to connect audiences with dance and to help dance artists continue to showcase their work. Our mini dance series, Dancing for Joy, was born out of our commitment to bring the joy of this deeply moving art form to live audiences, while…
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Celebrating International Dance Day – digitally!
April 27, 2021On Thursday, April 29, we’ll join dance artists, dance organizations and dance lovers around the world in marking International Dance Day in a special, digital way. Always a beacon of hope, our Kipnes Lantern will project a beautiful message of support for dance artists and…
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Canadian Contemporary Dance in Your Livingroom
April 12, 2021From February 17 to 23, nearly 7000 households across Canada pressed pause on their favourite streaming subscriptions to tune into the Canadian exclusive premiere of Crystal Pite’s Body and Soul, performed by the legendary Paris Opera Ballet. The full-length recording of Body and…
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Discovering Common Ground Through Dance
November 4, 2020Over the past many weeks and months, the NAC Dance team has been working hard to offer programs aimed at keeping dance at the forefront of people’s minds and hearts. Now in its third year, the NAC Dance Visiting Dance Artist program is doing just that. The Visiting Dance Artist program is…
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Cathy Levy: Twenty exceptional years leading NAC Dance
October 21, 2020Cathy Levy’s love of dance goes back to her mother. Growing up in Montreal, her mother enrolled her and her sisters in a creative movement class led by Elsie Solomon. The aunt of the renowned Canadian choreographer Judith Marcuse, Elsie was a devoted teacher who studied various movement…
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The Transformations Project
October 20, 2020“What would it take to transform our society for the betterment of all?”* This is a national project in which live performance companies from across Canada asked some of their favourite artists to approach the above question in whatever way they see fit. Visit the works now! The way it…
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Deciphers: an international dance collaboration
October 16, 2020Choreographers Naishi Wang and Jean Abreu join forces in a new international collaboration entitled Deciphers. Exploring U.K./Canada and Brazil/China cultural references – in particular poetry and vocal traditions from folk music – they explore how the body can be used as an extraordinary…
