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Welcome to the NAC’s first radio play series: Irresistible Neighbourhoods
September 9, 2024When NAC English Theatre Associate Producer Judi Pearl approached me about co-producing a series of radio plays, I was thrilled. My love for radio drama dates back to my teenage years, when I first tuned into CHUM Radio to listen to Theatre of the Mind. What makes radio drama so…
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Community at the Centre: Amelita Armit
May 22, 2024Amelita Armit has built a life dedicated to experiencing and supporting the community around her. A former Albertan, Amelita was first introduced to the NAC in the 1970s when she traveled to Ottawa for a conference. Her late husband, Robert, who was an enthusiast in the performing arts…
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Honouring Walter Borden – A celebration of a Canadian theatre icon
September 26, 2023We are eagerly counting down the days until we can unveil Walter Borden’s masterpiece, The Last Epistle of Tightrope Time, at the NAC this fall. You may recall that the original performance, slated for February 2022, had to be cancelled due to protests in downtown Ottawa. But Walter and the…
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Is God Is introduces the first NAC Black Out night
January 16, 2023NAC English Theatre is excited to begin 2023 with the Dora Mavor Moore Award-winning presentation of Aleshea Harris’ Is God Is, running February 9-18. As one of the milestones in a series of offerings over Black History Month, this genre-smashing production will introduce the first of two…
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The Breathing Hole: Experience a polar bear’s 500-year journey through unforgettable storytelling...
November 30, 2022Centuries of our land’s stories come to life in both English and Nattilingmiutut The Breathing Hole / Aglu ᐊᒡᓗ hits the stage at the NAC from November 30 to December 10, 2022. Written by Colleen Murphy with Siobhan Arnatsiaq-Murphy and directed by Reneltta Arluk, The Breathing Hole follows…
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Audition Call: Children’s Chorus of I Forgive You
November 4, 2022Deadline for video auditions: November 21st, 2022 Artistic Fraud of Newfoundland and the National Arts Centre English Theatre are looking for child/youth singers in the national capital region for the upcoming play, I Forgive You, being presented at the NAC in Ottawa in March 2023. This…
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Say Hello to Nina Lee Aquino
October 7, 2022This past January, the NAC was thrilled to announce Nina Lee Aquino as the incoming Artistic Director for English Theatre. Nina is an award-winning Filipino-Canadian director and dramaturg who has tirelessly advocated for the representation and flourishing of IBPoC voices in Canadian…
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Stages of Transformation : Exploring the intersection of theatre and abolition
September 27, 2022Since 2014, NAC English Theatre has examined the changing shape of Canadian theatre through The Cycle, a trilogy of two-year research initiatives developed in partnership with artists and leaders from across the country. These in-depth investigations led to three areas of focus: Indigenous…
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Black Theatre Workshop’s Artist Mentorship Program Showcase
June 30, 2022On June 3 and 4, AMP (the Artist Mentorship Program) based out of Black Theatre Workshop, presented their annual Industry Showcase, in partnership with NAC English Theatre. AMP, is a six to seven-month program offered to emerging artists at the beginning of their careers. The mission is…
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A fond farewell to Heather Moore
May 18, 2022Heather Moore has always felt like she had the best job in the world. As Executive Producer of the National Creation Fund, and before that of the NAC’s biennial Scenes festivals, she got to learn about Canada through its artists. “It has been a privilege to work with so many Canadian…
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World Theatre Day: Azal Dosanjh
March 25, 2022I was eight years old when I began a seven-year-long informal training in theatre. My parents had compelled me to join a theatre camp instead of an arts and crafts camp. Perhaps they foresaw something else that I was more capable of (or maybe they just knew I was a horrific painter). Those…
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Celebrating Black voices this February and throughout the year at your NAC
February 1, 2022NAC English Theatre and Black Theatre Workshop set to begin a historic co-curation partnership More music, dance and theatre featuring Black Canadians will hit the NAC stage in February and beyond, including an exciting first – a shared curation model for the national stage. First…
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Grand Acts of Great Hope: An Enormous Creative Gift
October 15, 2021Following the success of Grand Acts of Theatre, this summer NAC English Theatre once again brought together some of Canada’s most inventive artists with Grand Acts of Great Hope. “This open call ignited the imaginations of theatre and dance companies across the country, while also opening…
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Black Theatre Workshop Extended as Co-Curating Company for NAC English Theatre
July 13, 2021In December 2020, National Arts Centre English Theatre, in partnership with Black Theatre Workshop (BTW), announced an unprecedented, shared curation model for the national stage. NAC English Theatre committed to the annual appointment of a Co-Curating Company in Residence, and as the…
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NAC volunteers remind us of the value of one, the power of many
April 23, 2021April 18 to 24 is National Volunteer Week! It is a time to recognize the many generous acts of kindness from our tireless supporters, who donate their time and energy to help us deliver the exceptional experiences that National Arts Centre patrons have come to know. This year, the theme…
