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The NAC Gala: An annual event to ensure the future of the...
October 24, 2023It’s with great excitement that the National Arts Centre is getting ready for its most glamorous fall event. The 25th NAC Gala, featuring world-renowned soprano Renée Fleming with the NAC Orchestra, is Wednesday, November 1, 2023, in Southam Hall. From classical opera to beloved Broadway…
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Gerry and Rebecca Grace – Loyal patrons, loyal donors
December 2, 2020“The shows we’ve seen on the stages of the National Arts Centre are equal to if not better than those we have seen in New York, London, Berlin and other places around the world”. So say Gerry and Rebecca Grace of Ottawa, and they should know, after seeing hundreds of amazing and memorable…
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Brenda Cardillo - Patron Exemplar
July 29, 2019“No question — dull and colourless!” That’s how National Arts Centre patron and donor Brenda Cardillo describes what her life would be without the arts. And she should know. Brenda has been an avid attendee and supporter of the NAC for almost 50 years. She simply cannot imagine what…
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Insight into Madness with the National Ballet of Canada’s Peter Ottmann
January 31, 2018Attending intermission chats and open rehearsals are one of the many benefits donors receive when they support performance, creation and learning across Canada through the National Arts Centre Foundation. John Neumeier’s masterpiece Nijiinsky explores the complex, brilliant mind of the…
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The Kipnes Lantern: Beacon for the Arts
January 17, 2018The National Arts Centre’s Kipnes Lantern has come alive. The three-storey signature element of the NAC’s $110.5 million architectural rejuvenation illuminates the heart of our Nation’s Capital with flourishes of beautiful digital images. In one tableau, swirling blue, red and purple…
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Dreaming of the Sea in Southam Hall
October 18, 2017Attending intermission chats and open rehearsals are one of the many benefits donors receive when they support performance, creation and learning across Canada through the National Arts Centre Foundation. On a beautiful October morning, NAC Foundation supporters were carried away during an…
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Message from the National Arts Centre Foundation CEO - May 2017
May 16, 2017Have you been to your National Arts Centre lately? Many of you have braved the recent construction to attend open rehearsals, masterclasses and performances. I believe I speak for everyone at the NAC when I say thank you for your patience. We made the decision to stay open during the…
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Making Giving Easy
May 8, 2017Help the performing arts in Canada thrive through a gift of retirement funds. There’s nothing quite like the anticipation that comes when you take your seat at the NAC. Whether it’s a concert, play or dance performance you know you’re about to be moved beyond words, captivated by the…
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Going “Gaga”: Dancers and non-dancers benefit from movement workshop that is accessible...
May 8, 2017“You should sign up for this workshop right away…” That was the message Liz Winkelaar received from Renata Soutter, Artistic Director at Propeller Dance Company. And as soon as Liz read more about the Batsheva Dance Company‘s movement workshop she understood why. A paraplegic since 18,…
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Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show – a diversity of voices that recount...
May 8, 2017The conversation over the phone had barely begun when Yvette Nolan couldn’t suppress her enthusiasm for Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show, an ambitious collective work about Métis history, identity and exile that will have its world premiere at the National Arts Centre’s French Theatre on…
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Donor Profile: Tara Shannon (Renaud)
May 8, 2017Tara Shannon (Renaud) says there’s nothing like the feeling she gets moments before an NAC performance starts. “The anticipation – the expectation of being brought into another world,” Tara explains. “I always get butterflies in my stomach when the lights go down.” Of course, as a…
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Celebrate Canada’s 150th birthday and the public opening of the new NAC
May 8, 2017Imagine 150 people lining Elgin Street, a bright ribbon in their hands. On cue, they’ll cut the ribbon, officially opening the NAC’s brand new entrance. This ceremony will be the first of many events taking place on July 1, 2017 at the NAC. Dignitaries, well-known Canadians and special…
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Canada Scene celebrates artists from across the country
May 8, 2017It’s been done before – seven times to be exact – but Canada Scene, a culmination of the NAC’s biennial showcase of music, theatre, dance, visual and media arts, film, and culinary arts will be something special. “It’s like discovering your whole country right in your own backyard,” says…
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Building Brilliance: Your NAC renovation update
May 8, 2017It’s official. The NAC has a new address: 1 Elgin Street. That’s not the only sign we’re making progress on the NAC’s massive make-over. Construction crews have been working around-the-clock to prepare for the July 1 opening of the new building. Here’s what’s been done so far: The…
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The Warmest Snowstorm in February
March 20, 2017Attending intermission chats and open rehearsals are one of the many benefits donors receive when they support performance, creation and learning across Canada through the National Arts Centre Foundation. On the afternoon of Wednesday, February 15, NAC Foundation supporters braved…
