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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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The Transformative Power of Angélique
April 3, 2019On Thursday March 21, the first full day of spring, director Mike Payette spoke to NAC supporters about the play Angélique, a play that invites its audience to look deep within and emerge anew. Mike gave NAC supporters an overview of the challenging play by the late Lorena Gale that they…
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who we are in the dark
October 2, 2018It began with an unexpected collaboration between two diverse artists. For most of her career as a Canadian dance artist, Peggy Baker had worked mainly with classical musicians. For her latest piece Peggy wanted to collaborate with a woman from the rock-and-roll world. “I wrangled an…
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Message from the National Arts Centre Foundation CEO - October 2018
October 2, 2018A new season of music, theatre and dance is always a reason for celebration. And this September we have another cause for celebration as we look ahead to 2019 and the 50th anniversary of our beloved National Arts Centre. We will have many exciting events to mark this milestone year, which…
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Apprenticeship gives university students a real-life orchestral experience
October 2, 2018It was an opportunity University of Ottawa (uOttawa) student Shang Jung (Kitty) Chan couldn’t pass up. This was her chance to spend three weeks apprenticing with the NAC Orchestra. “I’ve always looked up to the musicians in the NAC Orchestra,” says Kitty. “Being able to rehearse with…
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Production renewal takes sight and sound at the NAC to a whole...
October 2, 2018For 14 weeks this past summer the performance spaces at the NAC appeared to be dark and quiet. After all, there were no performances to grace our stages. But appearances can be deceiving. Beginning in 2016, a lot has been going on behind-the-scenes. Thanks to a $114.9 million investment…
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Moving Stories gives students the chance to express themselves in a powerful...
October 2, 2018The student was understandably uncomfortable. Before enrolling in a dance class at his high school, he had never danced before. “He was more prepared than he thought. He shone in the show,” says NAC Dance Associate Education and Teaching Artist Siôned Watkins. “That’s part of what Moving…
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Celebrating diversity through music in New Brunswick
October 2, 2018On the day of the workshop, the young musicians in the senior strings orchestra didn’t understand what was happening at first. Composer, Andrew Miller asked the serious-minded students to put away their music stands and try improvising using different techniques. “Andrew wanted to loosen…
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Le reste vous le connaissez par le cinéma: a decidedly modern and...
October 2, 2018According to Christian Lapointe, the director of Le reste vous le connaissez par le cinéma (his translation of Martin Crimp's The Rest Will Be Familiar to You from Cinema), Crimp neither preaches nor writes message plays. Here, the British playwright transposes an ancient Greek myth that…
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Donor Profile: Carol Fahie
October 2, 2018Keeping the arts alive and thriving in Canada The first time Carol Fahie saw Yo-Yo Ma perform was at an open rehearsal at the National Arts Centre. It was special for Carol all the more so because her bass-playing son, 20-year-old Rob, was sitting beside her. “Rob was in awe and had a…
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Making Giving Easy: Designating your support to what’s important to you
October 2, 2018Our donors are special people. They have a real appreciation for the performing arts and the NAC’s role in bringing the best of music, theatre and dance to our stages. Many of our supporters have a special passion. For some it’s the NAC Orchestra. For others it’s theatre or dance. …
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Five Minutes with Alisa Klebanov
October 2, 2018A Q&A with the winner of the 2018 NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition In May, violist Alisa Klebanov won the NAC Orchestra Bursary Competition, which provides recognition and financial support to help further the development of young musicians who have connections to the National Capital…
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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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Celebrating a Year of Giving, the 2016—2017 Stewardship Report
January 30, 2018Thank you! Your thoughtful support for the NAC Foundation made a big impact in the 2016—2017 season, here in Ottawa and across the country. Your thoughtful support for the National Arts Centre Foundation made a big impact in the 2016–2017 season, here in Ottawa and across the country. …
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English Theatre takes the smash hit Tartuffe home to Newfoundland
January 17, 2018Andy Jones’s folklore workshop at Riverwood Academy in Wing’s Point, Newfoundland isn’t over yet, but already the Canadian actor and playwright knows he wants to come back one day. “I got a special feeling as soon as I walked in the door,” Andy recalls. “I remember thinking I’ll gladly…
