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- LES OURS DORMENT ENFIN
(Ages 8 to 12)
February 29 to March 4, 2012 - February 22, 2012
- The Joffrey Ballet presents an evening of mixed repertoire from William Forsythe, Christopher Wheeldon, & Edwaard Liang on March 3, 2012 at the NAC
- February 22, 2012
- THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA ANNOUNCES A SPECTACULAR 2012-2013 SEASON, WITH EXCITING REPERTOIRE AND EXCEPTIONAL GUEST ARTISTS
- February 22, 2012
- Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki, National Arts Centre Orchestra musicians and NACO Bursary winners perform chamber music at the NAC Orchestra Bursary Benefit Concert on Sunday March 4 at 2 p.m. in Le Salon
- February 17, 2012
- L’OPÉRA DE QUAT’SOUS
February 28 to March 3, at 7:30 p.m. - February 16, 2012
- National Arts Centre hosts Canadian Conductors Workshop February 25-29, 2012 Young Canadian conductors lead NAC Orchestra in rehearsal during five days of intense, hands-on training led by renowned conducting instructor Kenneth Kiesler
- February 14, 2012
- Tango Pasión brings the precision and intensity of authentic Argentine tango to the NAC on February 21, 2012
- February 14, 2012
- Pinchas Zukerman, star soloists from the National Arts Centre Orchestra, and guest pianist Angela Cheng are featured in the National Arts Centre’s ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ concert on February 26 at the National Gallery of Canada
- February 13, 2012
- Pinchas Zukerman, conductor and viola soloist, and Danish violin phenomenon Nikolaj Znaider shine in Zukerman, Znaider, and Mozart, the fifth NAC Orchestra Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the season at the National Arts Centre on February 23-24
- February 09, 2012
- National Arts Centre presents Canada’s culinary superstars at the 2nd Annual Celebrity Chefs of Canada
- February 06, 2012
- Winter Wonderland -- the third TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the 2011-2012 season – celebrates the season on Saturday February 18
- February 03, 2012
- Street closures around the National Arts Centre during Winterlude 2012
- February 03, 2012
- National Arts Centre achieves an $801,000 surplus and attracts 1.65 million online visitors during the 2010-2011 season
- February 02, 2012
- “Music Alive” brings professional musicians to school children across Alberta and Saskatchewan
- February 01, 2012
- Director Philippe Falardeau of Oscar-nominated “Monsieur Lazhar” to attend screening of film at National Arts Centre
Screening a homecoming for former NAC usher - February 01, 2012
- Renowned Canadian pianist Jon Kimura Parker joins the National Arts Centre Orchestra in Parker Performs Grieg, the fifth Ovation Series concert of the season on February 15-16
- February 01, 2012
- The NAC Winter Sale is back - Two Tickets for $39!
- January 30, 2012
- LA SENTINELLE
February 10, 2012, at 7:30 p.m. - January 30, 2012
- The National Arts Centre English Theatre
presents
Creation
by Peter Anderson
Directed by Peter Hinton
Starring the NAC English Theatre Company
January 30 – February 20, 2012
NAC Studio - January 30, 2012
- On February 8-9, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s Jacques Hétu Celebration honours the life and music of one of Canada’s most esteemed and frequently performed composers
- January 26, 2012
- Jean-Philippe Collard in Recital, the second Great Performers concert of the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s 2011-2012 season, features internationally acclaimed French pianist Jean-Philippe Collard on February 7 only
- January 25, 2012
- NAC Presents
in partnership with BMO Financial Group
THE BARR BROTHERS
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
NAC Fourth Stage Tickets on sale January 26, at 10 a.m. - January 25, 2012
- Akram Khan Company’s Vertical Road at the NAC February 2 to 4, 2012
- January 20, 2012
- Applications are now being accepted for the 2012 National Arts Centre Orchestra Bursary Competition – with prizes totaling $19,000
- January 20, 2012
- Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s third Mark Motors Audi Signature Series concert of the 2011-2012 season, features violinist Viviane Hagner and conductor Pinchas Zukerman on February 1-2
- January 20, 2012
- Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet presents Svengali The mesmerizing new ballet of seduction and control at the NAC January 26 to 28, 2012
- January 13, 2012
- National Arts Centre announces stellar replacement performers for two NAC Orchestra ‘Great Performers’ concerts
- January 11, 2012
- LE GRAND VOYAGE DE PETIT ROCHER
(Ages 6 to 10)
January 18 to 22, 2012 - January 10, 2012
- Bond and Beyond, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s third CTV Pops concert of the 2011-2012 season, pays tribute to the world’s best superspy on January 19-21 in Southam Hall
- January 06, 2012
- The Mozart Experience -- the second TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the season – celebrates one of the world’s most sublime composers on Saturday January 14
- January 06, 2012
- The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents
2 Pianos 4 Hands
Created, Performed and Directed by
Ted Dykstra and Richard Greenblatt
Produced by Marquis Entertainment and Talking Fingers (Toronto)
January 10 – 28, 2012
NAC Theatre - January 06, 2012
- The outstanding must-see concert events of the season! The National Arts Centre welcomes London’s internationally acclaimed Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) in two extraordinary concerts conducted by Pinchas Zukerman January 16: The RPO with violin soloist Pinchas Zukerman
January 17: The combined forces of the RPO and the NAC Orchestra, with violin soloist Pinchas Zukerman - January 06, 2012
- February 1 and 2 performances of Gnosis by Akram Khan Company at the National Arts Centre cancelled
- January 05, 2012
- NAC Institute of Orchestral Studies apprentices perform a special chamber concert on January 15 in the Fourth Stage of the National Arts Centre
- January 04, 2012
- National Arts Centre Concertmaster Yosuke Kawasaki makes his concerto debut with Bruch’s Scottish Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra in Bruch and Beethoven, the fourth Ovation Series concerts of the season at the National Arts Centre on January 11-12
- January 04, 2012
- Piano phenomenon Saleem Abboud Ashkar shines in a performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in Beethoven’s Seventh: Symphony of Dance, the fourth Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the season at the National Arts Centre on January 5-6
- January 04, 2012
- Announcing the Cast for the 2011 – 12 National Arts Centre English Theatre Company production of King Lear
- December 20, 2011
- JANE & WAJDI ON STAGE AT THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
AN EXCLUSIVE CANADIAN ENGAGEMENT - December 20, 2011
- Consider it a Record Breaker!
Oliver!
is now the highest attended production
in NAC English Theatre History!
A SPECIAL BENEFIT MATINEE HAS BEEN ADDED! - December 15, 2011
- National Arts Centre announces the 2011 Share the Spirit campaign for deserving children and families
- December 09, 2011
- NAC Presents
in partnership with BMO Financial Group
Madison Violet
Saturday, January 14
NAC Studio - December 05, 2011
- LE CHANT DE LA MER
(wordless story for children ages 5 to 9)
December 14 to 18, 2011 - December 02, 2011
- You Wanted More?
The NAC English Theatre is Giving You More!
Oliver!
Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart Now Extended to December 31! - December 01, 2011
- Andrew Craig’s Gospel Christmas with the NAC Orchestra will raise the roof in the National Arts Centre’s Southam Hall on December 16
- December 01, 2011
- The National Arts Centre Orchestra Players’ Association welcomes guest conductor Mrs. Laureen Harper and guest artist Julie Nesrallah for the annual free Christmas FanFair concert
- December 01, 2011
- Acclaimed conductor Trevor Pinnock returns to the National Arts Centre to lead the NAC Orchestra and gifted soloists in Handel’s Messiah on December 13-14 in Southam Hall
Maestro Pinnock is also featured on the harpsichord at the sold-out ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ concert on December 18 - November 30, 2011
Building Community Through Music: National Arts Centre Orchestra Atlantic Canada Tour a Triumphant Success
- November 25, 2011
- BEAUTÉ, CHALEUR ET MORT
December 7 to 10, 2011, at 8 p.m. - November 25, 2011
- Multi-talented singer/musician Ellis Hall pays tribute to his mentor in A Ray Charles Tribute, the National Arts Centre Orchestra’s second CTV Pops concert of the season on December 8-10 in Southam Hall
- November 24, 2011
- REVISED DATES The National Arts Centre presents “Working Together” -- a photo exhibition by NAC Orchestra violinist Lev Berenshteyn
- November 24, 2011
- The National Arts Centre English Theatre
presents
Oliver!
Music, Lyrics and Book by Lionel Bart
Directed and Choreographed by Dayna Tekatch
Musical Direction by Allen Cole
Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company
December 6 - 24, 2011
NAC Theatre - November 24, 2011
- The National Arts Centre presents “Working Together” --
a photo exhibition by NAC Orchestra violinist Lev Berenshteyn - November 22, 2011
Building community through music: National Arts Centre Orchestra to perform for 700 students, teachers and families at CFB Gagetown on Nov. 24
- November 21, 2011
Building community through music: 2011 National Arts Centre Orchestra Atlantic Canada Tour celebrates New Brunswick from Nov. 20 to 25
- November 18, 2011
- NAC Presents
in partnership with BMO Financial Group
DALA Christmas Show
December 1
NAC Studio - November 17, 2011
- Pennsylvania Ballet makes its National Arts Centre debut with George Balanchine’s The Nutcracker™
December 1-4, 2011 - November 17, 2011
- The Kinderconcerts Series – produced by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales Canada – presents A Christmas Carol, a special holiday concert, on Sunday December 4
- November 17, 2011
- LES ZURBAINS 2011 (ages 14+)
November 22 to 26, 2011 - November 16, 2011
- Building community through music:
The National Arts Centre Orchestra returns to Prince Edward Island for the first time since 2002 - November 15, 2011
- StFX and the NAC connect jazz students to New York City --Video-Conference will link Students with Manhattan School of Music
- November 15, 2011
- NAC Presents
in partnership with BMO Financial Group
SARAH SLEAN
Tuesday and Wednesday, November 29 & 30, 2011
NAC Studio - November 12, 2011
- NAC Presents
in partnership with BMO Financial Group
SUNPARLOUR PLAYERS
Friday, November 25, 2011
NAC Fourth Stage - November 12, 2011
- JACKIE
November 22 to 26, 2011, at 7:30 p.m. - November 11, 2011
- NAC Presents
in partnership with BMO Financial Group
Ottawa’s very own
SNEEZY WATERS
Saturday, November 19, 2011
NAC Fourth Stage - November 11, 2011
- Building community through music:
The National Arts Centre Orchestra begins its tour of Atlantic Canada with a homecoming for Sean Rice to Newfoundland and Labrador - November 10, 2011
- Tanztheater Wuppertal Pina Bausch
exclusive Canadian engagement of
Danzón
at the NAC on November 25 and 26, 2011 - November 10, 2011
- Building community through music: Craig Kielburger will join 300 young singers from Ottawa and St. John’s, Newfoundland in a broadband performance
- November 09, 2011
- The ever-popular Kinderconcerts Series – presented by the National Arts Centre Orchestra and Jeunesses Musicales Canada – begins with Annabelle Follows the Sound of Her Own Voice on Sunday November 20
- November 08, 2011
- The National Arts Centre – home to the holidays!
- November 08, 2011
- Ballet Jörgen Canada receives the 2011 NAC Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring
- November 07, 2011
- NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE
Subscription SEAT Sale
NOVEMBER 19 AND 20 ONLY! SUBSCRIPTIONS to NAC ORCHESTRA, ENGLISH AND FRENCH THEATRE, AND DANCE SERIES ARE 50% OFF THE REGULAR BOX OFFICE TICKET PRICE - November 03, 2011
- The National Arts Centre’s 2011-12 Manhattan on the Rideau
jazz masterclass series begins with drummer John Riley on Nov. 8 - November 02, 2011
- A NAC English Theatre/Belfry Theatre co-production
And Slowly Beauty…
by Michel Nadeau
Written in collaboration with
Marie-Josée Bastien, Lorraine Côté, Hugues Frenette,
Pierre-François Legendre, Véronika Makdissi-Warren and Jack Robitaille
Translated by Maureen Labonté
Directed by Michael Shamata
Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company - October 28, 2011
- Compagnie Marie Chouinard
THE GOLDEN MEAN (LIVE) November 9, 2011 - October 28, 2011
- Mozart and Brahms, the National Arts Centre’s ‘Atlantic Canada Tour’ concert -- at the NAC on November 9-10 -- features guest conductor Julian Kuerti, piano phenomenon Jan Lisiecki, and the world premiere of a new NAC commission by Alberta composer John Estacio
- October 26, 2011
- New players within the French Theatre team
- October 20, 2011
- Ottawa’s own Angela Hewitt performs Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G in Hewitt’s Ravel, the third Bostonian Bravo Series concert of the season at the National Arts Centre on November 3-4
- October 20, 2011
- Building community through music: the National Arts Centre Orchestra tours Atlantic Canada with nine concerts and 80 education events
- October 19, 2011
- NAC Presents the 2011-2012 Geggie Jazz Series
- October 18, 2011
- A-BACH-cadabra -- the first TD Bank Group ‘Family Adventures with the National Arts Centre Orchestra’ concert of the season – celebrates spellbinding music as well as the magic and mystery of Hallowe’en on Saturday October 29 in Southam Hall
- October 18, 2011
- ALAIN TRUDEL APPOINTED PRINCIPAL YOUTH AND FAMILY CONDUCTOR OF THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA
- October 18, 2011
- Colin Dunne presents the provocative moving memoir Out of Time at the NAC on October 27 to 29, 2011
- October 17, 2011
- THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA’S BRILLIANT BRAHMS CONCERT ON OCTOBER 26-27 FEATURES THE WORK OF BRAHMS, MOZART, AND CANADIAN COMPOSER GARY KULESHA
- October 13, 2011
- Peter Hinton to step down as the NAC’s Artistic Director of English Theatre after completing seven successful seasons
- October 12, 2011
- A Special Celebratory Exhibit at the NAC
David French: Writing Home - October 07, 2011
- The National Arts Centre English Theatre presents
Salt-Water Moon
by David French
Directed by Micheline Chevrier
Featuring the NAC English Theatre Company
October 18 – November 5, 2011 - October 07, 2011
- BANQUISE (ages 3 to 7)
October 19 to 23, 2011 - October 06, 2011
- Classic film scenes and classic film scores highlight the first CTV Pops concert of the season! The National Arts Centre Orchestra performs marvelous musical excerpts in Rodgers and Hammerstein at the Movies on October 20, 21, and 22 in Southam Hall
- October 06, 2011
- China’s award-winning Guangzhou Ballet performs Return on a Snowy Night at the NAC on October 15, 2011
- October 04, 2011
- THE DRAGONFLY OF CHICOUTIMI
October 12 – 15, 2011, at 8pm - October 03, 2011
- Pianist Stéphane Lemelin and trumpeter James Thompson are featured in the National Arts Centre’s ‘Music for a Sunday Afternoon’ on October 16 at the National Gallery of Canada
- September 29, 2011
- BEETHOVEN’S ICONIC FIFTH SYMPHONY OPENS THE NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA’S MARK MOTORS AUDI SIGNATURE SERIES ON OCTOBER 12-13
- September 28, 2011
- Culture Days at the National Arts Centre this weekend
- September 27, 2011
- 15th ANNUAL NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE GALA – ONE ENCHANTED EVENING WITH SARAH McLACHLAN –
RAISES $621,000 FOR THE NAC’S NATIONAL YOUTH AND EDUCATION TRUST - September 26, 2011
- National Arts Centre launches inaugural season of its all-Canadian performance series NAC Presents
In partnership with BMO Financial Group - September 23, 2011
- NAC Dance opens the 2011-2012 season with Babel (words) by Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet – the anticipated conclusion to the epic three-part project
October 5 and 6, 2011 - September 21, 2011
- CHANTE AVEC MOI
September 27 – October 1, 2011, at 7:30pm - September 15, 2011
- Once upon a time, ten heroes embarked upon a new journey…
NAC French Theatre is launching the second edition of its ARGONAUTS CLUB - September 14, 2011
- The National Arts Centre 2011 Gala – One Enchanted Evening with Sarah McLachlan, also featuring Music Director Pinchas Zukerman and the NAC Orchestra – is almost sold out!
- September 14, 2011
- The National Arts Centre Orchestra kicks off the 2011-2012 season in spectacular style with a Russian Festival – featuring Music Director Pinchas Zukerman and Russian artists performing classics of Russian repertoire
- September 14, 2011
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National Arts Centre
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Communications Advisor
National Arts Centre
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nmilne@nac-cna.ca
Gerald Morris
Communications Officer
NAC Music
613-947-7000 ext 335
gmorris@nac-cna.ca
Sean Fitzpatrick
Communications Officer
NAC English Theatre
613-947-7000 ext 389
sfitzpat@nac-cna.ca
Sylvain Lavoie
Communications Officer
NAC French Theatre
613-947-7000 ext 396
sylvain.lavoie@nac-cna.ca
Eleri Evans
Marketing and Communications Officer
NAC Dance
613-947-7000 ext 379
eevans@nac-cna.ca
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Associate Marketing and Communications Officer
NAC Presents
NAC Variety and Community Programming
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