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Peter Quanz on Rodin/Claudel and the Value of Mentorship
April 23, 2014Peter Quanz, a man who dreamed of being a choreographer since he was nine years old, knows you need mentors to make a dream like his come true. In Rodin/Claudel, a work he choreographed for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens de Montréal about the two famous sculptors, he explores that very…
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Thanks to our artists, our culture can travel
April 10, 2014The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards are Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts. The Awards are how we as a country say “thank you” to the artists whose work has filled our lives with meaning, beauty and joy. When the recipients for the 2014 Governor General's Performing…
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Learning from the world’s best dancers
April 4, 2014Kyla Agtarap is a local dancer who often attends NAC Dance masterclasses. From modern to classical these masterclasses give young dancers the opportunity to receive instruction from the world's best dancers. The students are challenged to push beyond their boundaries and explore new aspects…
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Ontario Government announces support for Ontario Scene
March 28, 2014Imagine 600 Ontario artists taking over theatres, concert halls, clubs, galleries and artist-run centres throughout Ottawa-Gatineau. That's Ontario Scene, the next instalment in the National Arts Centre's highly-successful series of Scene festivals. From April 28 to May 10, 2015, Ontario…
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Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan mesmerizes with a strikingly beautiful production
March 13, 2014Songs of the Wanderers is a masterpiece of imagination and timeless tranquility, the signature work of Cloud Gate Dance Theatre of Taiwan, Asia's leading contemporary dance company. It is performed to soulful Georgian folk songs -- with a Gregorian chant-like quality -- recorded by Rustavi,…
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Dancer Jonathan Renna returns to the NAC
February 13, 2014National Ballet of Canada Principal soloist Jonathan Renna returned to the NAC to teach a masterclass to young ballet students. Jonathan speaks about being in the very same room when he was 10 years old in order to audition for the National Ballet School's summer program — and keeping it…
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Ame Henderson and Wen Wei Wang selected as Associate Dance Artists at...
December 31, 2013Hi y’all. Christmas came early this year for two talented Canadian choreographers. Ame Henderson (of Toronto) and Wen Wei Wang (of Vancouver) were both chosen by Dance Producer Cathy Levy to join the ranks of NAC Associate Dance Artists. Ame Henderson and Wen Wei Wang are two of the hottest…
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The NAC’s top 13 moments of 2013
December 30, 2013The National Arts Centre enjoyed a highly successful and memorable year over the past twelve months. Here are our top 13 moments from 2013: 1) The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s triumphant China Tour in October featured sellout concerts, rave reviews and standing ovations with eight…
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An evening at the ballet with the Odawa Native Friendship Centre
December 13, 2013It is rare to find a girl who doesn't love the ballet and the young girls from the Odawa Native Friendship Centre were no exception. Through the NAC Foundation's Share the Spirit program the girls were attending the ballet at the NAC. Dressed to the nines, the young girls remarked on the…
