November 8, 2010
In the Ottawa stop on their cross-Canada tour, Montreal’s Ensemble contemporain de Montréal (ECM+) throws a spotlight on a new generation of Canadian composers. ECM+ and the NAC invite music lovers to discover new works by four of Canada’s most brilliant up-and-coming composers. Writer/composer Nicolas Gilbert will be onstage -- with ten ECM+ musicians and Artistic Director and... Read more
November 8, 2010
On Saturday, November 20 and Sunday November 21, subscriptions to most NAC Orchestra, English Theatre, French Theatre, and Dance series are on sale at 50% off the regular Box Office ticket price! The Subscription Seat Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in person at the NAC on Saturday only and online on both Saturday and Sunday. Free parking is provided for patrons buying subscriptions on... Read more
November 4, 2010
Annabelle Canto, a children’s concert with a big heart – and a big voice -- opens the National Arts Centre’s 2010-2011 Kinderconcert Series. All Kinderconcerts -- presented by the NAC Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada – feature music, instruments, theatre and storytelling. Perfect for families and children aged 3-8, the Kinderconcerts capture youngsters’... Read more
November 4, 2010
Annabelle Canto, a children’s concert with a big heart – and a big voice -- opens the National Arts Centre’s 2010-2011 Kinderconcert Series. All Kinderconcerts -- presented by the NAC Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales of Canada – feature music, instruments, theatre and storytelling. Perfect for families and children aged 3-8, the Kinderconcerts capture youngsters’... Read more
November 3, 2010
NAC Dance presents a collaboration of stellar proportions on November 12 and 13 with Eonnagata. Eonnagata brings together three of the world’s most inventive artists: internationally adored principal ballerina Sylvie Guillem, theatrical visionary Robert Lepage, and award-winning choreographer Russell Maliphant. A genre-bending mix of dance and theatre coloured by Kabuki and martial arts,... Read more
November 3, 2010
All Performances at GCTCI’m going to tell you the story of Vimy. Ottawa, ON. - Aided by a nurse from Nova Scotia, four wounded Canadian soldiers recover in a field hospital. It is France. 1917. The wake of the battle for Vimy Ridge. Governor General’s Literary Award-winner Vern Thiessen honours not only those soldiers who did or did not return from that hill, but also those who helped... Read more
October 27, 2010
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October 26, 2010
OTTAWA— The Honourable James Moore, Minister of Canadian Heritage will be hosting a special Ottawa premiere of BARNEY’S VERSION at the National Arts Centre on Tuesday November 2nd. Based on Mordecai Richler’s prize winning novel of the same name, BARNEY’S VERSION is produced by Robert Lantos (Eastern Promises, Being Julia), directed by Richard J. Lewis (CSI: Crime Scene... Read more
October 26, 2010
Artistic collaboration: Claudia Couture, Benoît Durand-Jodoin, Thomas Godefroid, Déline Pétrone and Julie Vallée-Léger. Produced by Théâtre de la Pire Espèce. Recommended for ages 12 and older. Running time: 55 minutes, with no intermission. Student matinees available. Presented in French. Who was this fellow... Read more
October 22, 2010
In the first CTV Pops concert of the NAC Orchestra’s 2010-11 season, Principal Pops Conductor Jack Everly leads the National Arts Centre Orchestra and more than a dozen singers and dancers in the spectacular Gotta Dance! This all-singing, all-dancing musical extravaganza takes place in Southam Hall on Thursday November 4, Friday November 5, and Saturday November 6, 2010 at 8 p.m.... Read more