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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…
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Message from the National Arts Centre Foundation CEO - January 2018
January 17, 2018A new year is upon us – a time to reflect and be thankful for all that is good in our lives. There is much to be thankful for at the NAC and supporters like you are a big part of the reason why. Thanks to your generosity, promising artists are given a chance to learn and perform on…
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Come and enjoy free programs in the NAC’s new public spaces
January 17, 2018It’s early Monday morning — rush hour. But the people gathered on the new Glass Thorsteinson Staircase at the NAC are feeling anything but rushed. They’re here for the free Movement in Meditation class led by NAC Dance Education and Teaching Artist Siôned Watkins. Movement in Meditation…
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Music Circle expands to reach more participants
January 17, 2018With excitement shining in his eyes, a 17-year-old student holds the trumpet in his hands. He does his best to blow but no sound comes out. Finally, he looks up and says two words, “Help, please.” “The boy’s teachers were amazed,” recalls Elizabeth Simpson, French Horn player with the…
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Tea with a Ballerina inspires young dancers
January 17, 2018In the Shenkman Smith Atelier at the NAC, the aspiring ballerinas sit spellbound. They watch in awe as Svetlana Gileva, Principal Dancer with Semperoper Ballett Dresden demonstrates how she puts bubble wrap inside her pointe shoes. “The participants gasped,” recalls NAC Dance Education…
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Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story wins hearts and accolades at Canada...
January 17, 2018The Azrieli Studio at the NAC was packed with people. They were there to see Old Stock: A Refugee Love Story, a new play by Hannah Moscovitch produced by Halifax’s 2b theatre. Hannah was gratified by the large audience but there was one man in attendance she was especially happy to see:…
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The Institute for Orchestral Studies a “humbling, rewarding opportunity”
January 17, 2018Alexander Volkov is nervous as he lifts his violin and begins to play at the mock audition. He knows there are members of the NAC Orchestra behind the screen. He also knows that in two days, he’ll be auditioning for real. “After the mock audition I received advice from several members of…
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Donor Profile: Michel and Nicole Drapeau
January 17, 2018Sharing their passion for the performing arts with a younger generation Michel and Nicole Drapeau know it’s going to be a special evening. With anticipation, they lead the youngsters into Southam Hall for The Nutcracker. “It’s fun to see the expressions on their faces when they first…
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Making Giving Easy
January 17, 2018Helping to ensure a bright future for the NAC and the performing arts in Canada may be more affordable than you realize A Will is a declaration of whom and what is important to you. It gives you the opportunity to provide for the people you hold dear as well as the charities that play an…
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Five Minutes with Gabrielle Shonk
January 17, 2018A Q&A with the emerging singer/songwriter who is winning hearts at the NAC Quebec singer/songwriter, Gabrielle Shonk, has performed at the NAC three times in the past year and she’ll be back again in February. We asked the emerging young musician how it feels to perform on Canada’s…
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Connecting North to South made easy thanks to First Air
December 5, 2017Members of Canada’s National Arts Centre (NAC) Orchestra, along with Music Director Alexander Shelley, are in Iqaluit December 4 to 6, and Yellowknife on December 9, for concerts and music education activities as part of the final segment of its Canada 150 Tour. Their travel from Ottawa to…
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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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Q & A: Susan Peterson d’Aquino & Thomas d’Aquino – Southam Hall...
September 7, 2017Honorary Co-Chairs of the 2017–2018 NAC Foundation Southam Hall Seat Campaign Q. In addition to being trailblazers in Canada’s public and private sectors*, you are both long-time volunteers and donors to the arts. What compels you to give so generously? A. We just want to make people’s…
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Reconnecting with the New Brunswick Youth Orchestra
July 17, 2017In the spring of 2017 the NAC Orchestra was in residence for two days with 240 students from across New Brunswick as part of their Canada 150 Tour. Alexander Shelley, James Ehnes and members of the NAC Orchestra coached three Sistema ensembles, with a final concert featuring NAC Orchestra…
