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Bear Grease? Tell me more, tell me more!
December 10, 2024Crystle Lightning and MC RedCloud, affectionately known as “Cloud” — the creative minds behind Bear Grease — share their inspirations, success, and the importance of Indigenous representation. What was the initial interest that sparked the development of Bear Grease? Crystle: Cloud and I…
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Raven Mother: Honouring our mothers and celebrating their legacy
November 20, 2024With Raven Mother, choreographer Margaret Grenier wants to honour the precious artistic legacy inherited from her mother, the late elder Margaret Harris. Through dance and song, Dancers of Damelahamid, founded by Elder Harris and her husband, the late Chief Kenneth Harris in 1967, presents…
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#ReconcileThis Launches Next Phase with Josh Languedoc
May 30, 2024A new step in this transformative collaboration between the NAC Indigenous Theatre and Meta Anishinaabe playwright and educator Josh Languedoc, from Saugeen First Nation, has taken on the role of Associate Producer of #ReconcileThis. The initiative launched in 2022 seeks to amplify…
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Inner Elder: A journey of resilience through laughter
March 28, 2024Gemini Award-winner Michelle Thrush unveils her life with remarkable honesty and humour in her one-woman show, Inner Elder, arriving at the National Arts Centre from April 11-13. A comedy born from real-life challenges Michelle Thrush embraces the inherent vulnerability in presenting her…
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The Spirit Horse Returns: A Fun Afternoon of Artmaking with Rhonda Snow
March 14, 2024The NAC’s Canal Lobby was a creative playground for audience members of all ages on February 11, preceding the NAC Orchestra and NAC Indigenous Theatre’s sold-out performance of The Spirit Horse Returns. Anishinaabe artist and Ojibwe horse breed expert Rhonda Snow delighted patrons with…
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What is a Spirit Horse?
February 7, 2024The NAC Orchestra and NAC Indigenous Theatre join forces to present The Spirit Horse Returns in Southam Hall Do you know about Spirit Horses? They are small Indigenous horses that used to live alongside First Nations throughout the Boreal forests of Canada and the United States. Ken…
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Fur-ocious satire flipping the script of Canadian history
January 23, 2024Frances Končan’s Women of the Fur Trade is a comedic and playful look at Canadian history, re-examining the narratives of Treaty 1 territory, the fur trade era, and the building of a new nation through a vibrant mix of rom-com and satirical gold. Frances is an Anishinaabe and Slovene…
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Gnoondoon, Gwaabmin: I hear you, I see you.
September 25, 2023“It’s invisible, eh… this sickness in our hearts. It’s just a thought, really, a thought that makes us sick. It was someone else’s thought that was taught to us. It’s like they were so afraid of us that they had to teach us to be smaller than them…. And we learned it real good. Our kids are…
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The Breathing Hole: Experience a polar bear’s 500-year journey through unforgettable storytelling...
November 30, 2022Centuries of our land’s stories come to life in both English and Nattilingmiutut The Breathing Hole / Aglu ᐊᒡᓗ hits the stage at the NAC from November 30 to December 10, 2022. Written by Colleen Murphy with Siobhan Arnatsiaq-Murphy and directed by Reneltta Arluk, The Breathing Hole follows…
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Ngii-noondam, Niwaabamaa: I hear you, I see you.
September 25, 2022“It’s invisible, eh… this sickness in our hearts. It’s just a thought, really, a thought that makes us sick. It was someone else’s thought that was taught to us. It’s like they were so afraid of us that they had to teach us to be smaller than them…. And we learned it real good. Our kids are…
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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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World Theatre Day: Tai Amy Grauman
March 25, 2022When I think of all the reasons I love theatre, I don’t think of the ‘show’ itself. Even though I am only 26, I can’t tell you intimate details of every single show I’ve ever done, or every artistic project I have been a part of. But, I can tell you all the people I have loved because of…
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Chatting with Film Festival curator Asinnajaq
January 27, 2022Kwey! ᑐᙵᓱ! Welcome! Bienvenue! Coming to the National Arts Centre! qaummatitsiniq nunarjuamit qaujimajakkanik Film Festival, March 16 to 20th, presented by NAC Indigenous Theatre. This festival will feature Inuit films both online and on the Kipnes Lantern. qaummatitsiniq nunarjuamit…
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Orange Shirt Day and the First Ever National Truth and Reconciliation Day...
September 22, 2021On September 30, Canadians observe Orange Shirt Day and the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new federal statutory holiday. This is the day Canadians wear orange to remember the Indigenous children who were sent to residential schools and never returned, and to honour Survivors,…
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#ReconcileThis to Spotlight Indigenous Artists Who Are Inspired, Energized and Standing up
June 24, 2021The National Arts Centre Indigenous Theatre and Facebook Canada have announced the creation of #ReconcileThis – Indigenous Voices Online, a four-year initiative that will provide hundreds of transformative Indigenous Voices with funding, production equipment, and training to share their…
