Topics: théâtre

National Creation Fund: An Even Better Hockey Sweater

In the fall of 2017, the Segal Centre for the Performing Arts in Montreal premiered The Hockey Sweater, a musical based on the iconic story by Roch Carrier. Featuring a cast of 17, the show was a hit with audiences and critics. But the creators believed it could be even better. “If the show…

Q&A: Mélanie Dumont, Associate Artistic Director, Youth Programming for French Theatre

Q. Coming up on May 19 is De plain-pied, an annual event that you launched in 2015. What’s it all about? A. De plain-pied (which translates roughly as “Come on in”) is created with input from teenagers. For each edition, I work with young people to envision the form the event will take.…

Bisons and Canons: Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show

Gabriel Dumont’s Wild West Show is a large-scale theatre project born of a sense of purpose: to ensure that important parts of the great Canadian story not be forgotten, and that they be passed down to future generations right across the country. The goal of the creative team is to share…

Kevin Loring announced as the first Artistic Director for Indigenous Theatre

The National Arts Centre’s President and CEO, Peter Herrndorf announced today that Kevin Loring will be the first ever Artistic Director of Indigenous Theatre at the NAC, taking up his post on October 16, 2017.   The first season of the Indigenous Theatre Department will coincide with the…

The Story behind the Story: Robert Chafe’s Chance Encounter

Attending pre-performance chats and donor previews are one of the many benefits donors receive when they support performance, creation and learning across Canada through the National Arts Centre Foundation. On January 26, National Arts Centre Foundation supporters attended an informative…

The Finalists for the 2016 Siminovitch Prize

“These are bold visionaries who are shaping the future of theatre now in creating experiences that are challenging, transformative and magical.” This is how Jury Chair Bob White describes the finalists for the 2016 Siminovitch Prize; Jonathan Christenson, Ravi Jain, Christian Lapointe,…

Twelfth Night : a comedy full of surprises

Audiences and actors experience Shakespeare's Twelfth Night in a completely unique way. Together with Calgary's Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Jillian Keiley's production is full of surprises. The story's madcap scramble of misdirected desire is reinforced by the delightful staging of the work…

Moments on stage: A mother’s story

Red carpet highlights from the 2015 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards

The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards for Lifetime Artistic Achievement are Canada’s highest honour for the performing arts. This year's recipients are singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan, filmmakers Atom Egoyan and Jean-Marc Vallée, actor-directors Diana Leblanc and R.H. Thomson,…

Behind the scenes with English Theatre

Attending pre-rehearsal 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 Thursday, March 26, members of the Donors’ Circle were treated to a Q&A between…

Governor General Performing Arts Awards: Shining the spotlight on this year’s laureates

Montreal—Winners of the Governor General Performing Arts Awards were announced at a news conference at the PHI Centre in Montreal. The 2015 laureates for the highest honour in the performing arts in Canada are: Walter Boudreau, C.M. Composer, conductor and artistic director Atom Egoyan,…

Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival: Bringing together Canadian artists one festival at...

Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival has the distinction of being Canada’s only national theatre festival. Co-presented by the National Art Centre’s English Theatre, Magnetic North travels to a new host community in Canada every second year from their base in Ottawa, helping to support…

Canadian artists, home for the holidays

Canada’s National Arts Centre is home to our country’s greatest artists. But at this time of year, the NAC is “home for the holidays” to them too. Featuring English Theatre’s resident Ensemble of actors from across Canada, Alice Through The Looking Glass in association with the Stratford…

The 2014-2015 French Theatre Season!

Overview of the 2014-2015 French Theatre season.   Don't miss it!

Needles and Opium - an Exceptional Collaboration at the NAC

Robert Lepage’s Needles and Opium presented by English Theatre and Théâtre français in 2015 On March 11, 2014, Jillian Keiley and Brigitte Haentjens  – Artistic Directors of the National Arts Centre English and Théâtre français respectively – met with the media to announce an exciting…