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Success, risk and changes
October 14, 2022How do you define success? Oh brother/sister/mother/lover, really, you are opening with this? Some days - pour moi - it can be as simple as getting a comma in the right place. Most days it is far more complicated. Is success something that actually exists? Yes. I am going to say…
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Introducing Sarah Garton Stanley
September 15, 2022Hi. Thanks for spending some of your expensive time here! My name is Sarah Garton Stanley, but you can call me SGS; and I hope you will. I am the new Artistic Producer for the National Creation Fund (NCF), I am a white queer settler of European heritage, born and raised in Montreal…
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Workshopping with the Cast and Company of Fall On Your Knees
July 26, 2022On March 3, 2022, the National Arts Centre English Theatre, Vita Brevis Arts, Canadian Stage, Neptune Theatre and Grand Theatre announced an unprecedented partnership that will bring the world premiere stage adaptation of the Canadian classic Fall On Your Knees by Ann-Marie MacDonald to…
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National Creation Fund Investments have no borders
June 22, 2022Shows premiere from Coast to Coast AND Overseas! With the National Creation Fund’s support, Canadian artists are continuing to create ambitious, work-class work. Now in its fifth year, the Fund has invested in the development of almost 70 compelling projects by artists and arts…
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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…