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Kevin Loring announced as the first Artistic Director for Indigenous Theatre
June 15, 2017The 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…
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The Story behind the Story: Robert Chafe’s Chance Encounter
February 13, 2017Attending 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…
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The Finalists for the 2016 Siminovitch Prize
October 28, 2016“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,…
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Twelfth Night : a comedy full of surprises
January 26, 2016Audiences 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…
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Moments on stage: A mother’s story
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Red carpet highlights from the 2015 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards
June 3, 2015The 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,…
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Behind the scenes with English Theatre
April 30, 2015Attending 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…
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Governor General Performing Arts Awards: Shining the spotlight on this year’s laureates
April 9, 2015Montreal—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,…
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Canada’s Magnetic North Theatre Festival: Bringing together Canadian artists one festival at...
March 10, 2015Canada’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…
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Canadian artists, home for the holidays
November 21, 2014Canada’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…
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The 2014-2015 French Theatre Season!
June 9, 2014Overview of the 2014-2015 French Theatre season. Don't miss it!
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Needles and Opium - an Exceptional Collaboration at the NAC
March 18, 2014Robert 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…
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Interview with Canadian playwright Ins Choi
January 29, 2014Canadian actor and playwright Ins Choi speaks about his play Kim's Convenience which has made the journey from the Toronto Fringe Festival to touring across Canada and is now being presented at the National Arts Centre. The story speaks to many Canadians who have immigrated to build a new…
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The NAC’s top 13 moments of 2013
December 30, 2013The National Arts Centre enjoyed a highly successful and memorable year over the past twelve months. Here are our top 13 moments from 2013: 1) The National Arts Centre Orchestra’s triumphant China Tour in October featured sellout concerts, rave reviews and standing ovations with eight…
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The Sound of Music sets all-time attendance record!
December 19, 2013The National Arts Centre is thrilled to announce that the English Theatre production of the classic musical, The Sound of Music, has now sold the most tickets of any NAC-programmed performance in the organization’s 44-year history. Tickets sales are now over 24,800 (and counting!), well…