News Releases
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Vástádus eana / The answer is land Takes Centre Stage at the National Arts Centre
February 20, 2024
Choreographer Elle Sofe Sara presents the transient beauty of Indigenous Sámi culture through dance, music, and joik February 20, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – NAC Dance and Indigenous Theatre have joined forces to present Vástádus eana / The answer is land, a production by Sámi choreographer Elle Sofe Sara. The company will grace the Babs Asper Theatre... Read more
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Connect: In 2022–2023 the NAC collaborated with artists and arts organizations across Canada to help renew the Canadian performing arts sector
February 16, 2024
Annual Public Meeting on Wednesday, February 21 at 4 p.m. in the NAC’s Alan & Roula Rossy Pavilion and online February 16, 2024 – OTTAWA – The National Arts Centre’s Annual Public Meeting, which takes place Wednesday, February 21 from 4 to 5 p.m. ET, will review the results of the NAC’s 2022–2023 season, which featured extraordinary collaborations with... Read more
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Two Orchestras, One Symphony: A Groundbreaking Tour and Recording Project Celebrating Late Composer Jacques Hétu
February 13, 2024
Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra and Orchestre symphonique de Québec unite on stage to present concerts featuring Canadian piano sensation Kevin Chen and the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir February 13th, 2024 – OTTAWA – Under the direction of Music Director Alexander Shelley, the National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) and the Orchestre symphonique de... Read more
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Truth in Our Time: Canada's National Arts Centre Orchestra and Alexander Shelley present the world premiere recording of Philip Glass's Symphony No. 13
February 9, 2024
Truth in Our Time complements American minimalist’s new symphony with compelling programming including Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 9, Korngold’s Violin Concerto, featuring James Ehnes, and potent contemporary works by Nicole Lizée and Yao "The concert was as much a capsule presentation of the orchestra as an institution as well as a performing ensemble.... Read more
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The National Arts Centre returns to the Salon du livre de l'Outaouais
February 7, 2024
Many exciting activities are on the docket for 2024 February 7, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The NAC is pleased to be partnering with the Salon du livre de l’Outaouais for the first time since 2020, when the pandemic forced the collaboration to be put on hold. There’s a full schedule of events planned for this important cultural landmark, which will be taking... Read more
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Call for Applications: National Arts Centre Orchestra Announces New Resident Conductor Program
February 1, 2024
Canadian, early-career professional conductors are invited to apply by March 7 February 1, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – The National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) is expanding its suite of professional development programs with the announcement of a new Resident Conductor Program. The new two-year position, commencing at the start of NACO’s 2024-25 season, provides... Read more
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THE HOTTEST KIDS PARTY THIS WINTER: THE BIG BANG FESTIVAL AT THE NAC
January 16, 2024
January 16, 2024 – OTTAWA – On February 17 and 18, the National Arts Centre will be bursting at the seams with children’s joyful energy during the BIG BANG Festival. Two days of colourful festivities and musical adventures for kids and their families, perfectly timed for Family Day weekend during Winterlude. From interactive sound installations to the return of the... Read more
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Sarah Conn Appointed Artistic Producer of the NAC’s National Creation Fund
January 11, 2024
The National Arts Centre today announced that Sarah Conn has been appointed Artistic Producer of the NAC’s National Creation Fund, effective immediately. One of the NAC’s major national initiatives, the National Creation Fund invests up to 2 million dollars a year in the development of compelling new creations in the performing arts. Fuelled by donors, the Fund has... Read more
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Frances Končan's Women of the Fur Trade Flips the Script of Conventional Tales
January 9, 2024
Lively Historical Satire Launches at the NAC in a Sold-Out Co-Production with the Great Canadian Theatre Company and Native Earth Performing Arts JANUARY 9, 2024 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Francis 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... Read more
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The layers and colours of an important Canadian painter's life
December 14, 2023
NAC French Theatre ends 2023 in style with Le projet Riopelle Decembre 14, 2023 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Hailed by critics in Montreal and Quebec City, Le projet Riopelle, a biography in living canvases by Robert Lepage / Ex Machina, hits the stage tonight in Ottawa for four performances. Sold-out for months in advance, the show is part of a series of activities... Read more
