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Karen Kain and Rex Harrington speak about their careers in ballet
February 11, 2019In this NAC 50th Anniversary podcast, Karen Kain, Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Rex Harrington, Artist-in-Residence, both acclaimed former principal dancers with the company speak with Cathy Levy, Executive Producer, NAC Dance. Although Karen's flight to Ottawa was…
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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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Welcoming a new maestro to the podium: Alexander Shelley begins his tenure
October 13, 2015It’s like visiting an old friend. That’s how Alexander Shelley, the NAC Orchestra’s new Music Director, describes the joy we feel when we listen to live classical music. “There’s nothing that compares with revisiting pieces you know and love, and the enjoyment of having them performed…
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Celebrating Oscar Peterson’s 90th birthday
July 29, 2015Come and wish Oscar Peterson, one of the world’s greatest jazz musicians “Happy Birthday” on Saturday, August 15 at 1:00 p.m. The National Arts Centre will be hosting a jazz concert by the Clayton Connell quartet beside the statue of Oscar Peterson on the corner of Elgin St. and Albert St.…
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Daniel Lanois: What lives outside of measurement
May 11, 2015For Daniel Lanois, the most important qualities of an artist not quantifiable. "It's hard to measure imagination and original thought, instinct, intuition,” the acclaimed producer and musician said. “All those primal powers we possess as adventurers cannot be measured." Daniel Lanois…
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A Harmonic Storm: Daniel Lanois with the NAC Orchestra
May 1, 2015In June 2013 Daniel Lanois visited the National Arts Centre to receive the Governor General's Performing Arts Award for lifetime achievement. Two years later Lanois is once again backstage at the NAC's Southam Hall - this time as a performer. "It's nice to experience this beautiful edifice…
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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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Behind the scenes at pianist Jan Lisiecki’s portrait shoot
November 14, 2014When Jan Lisiecki was only ten years old, he stepped onto the stage to perform with the National Arts Centre Orchestra. “The NAC musicians were extremely kind, though perhaps slightly skeptical. That’s only natural when you’re ten and playing with such an acclaimed orchestra. But they were…
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Building Bridges: behind the scenes at the Associate Dance Artists portrait shoot
October 3, 2014The NAC has played a very important part in helping me develop my company. — José Navas Building Bridges. That was the goal in 2007 when National Arts Centre Executive Producer of Dance, Cathy Levy, established the Associate Dance Artists program. “Canada is such a vast country that many…
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Jessica Linnebach’s journey of friendship with Pinchas Zukerman
September 24, 2014Violinist Jessica Linnebach joined the National Arts Centre Orchestra in 2003 and became Associate Concertmaster in 2010. She has distinguished herself among the next generation of Canadian classical artists being lauded on concert stages nationally and around the world. In this interview…
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Under Pressure: Louise Lecavalier on her first self-choreographed work
September 18, 2014I don’t have to worry about words. I have to act, dance, create movement. — Louise Lecavalier Canada dance icon Louise Lecavalier talks about her first self-choreographed work, So Blue, and making the transition from dancer to choreographer. Louise Lecavalier is an NAC Associate Dance…
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O Kellylee! Kellylee Evans’ Canada Day gig with the NAC Orchestra
June 18, 2014JUNO Award-winning singer-songwriter Kellylee Evans chats about two exciting concerts for Canada Day. For the very first time, her back-up band will be none other than the NAC Orchestra, as well as over 325 Unisong choristers performing Kellylee’s own material in new orchestra arrangements…
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From Bell Centre to the NAC: Ginette Reno set to charm the...
May 20, 2014When Ginette Reno sang at the Montreal Forum (now the Bell Centre) for the first time, she was 23 years old and pregnant with her daughter. But she was even more thrilled when she first performed the national anthem before the first-round Stanley Cup playoff game between the Montreal…
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Driven to Create: Interview with Dancer Louise Lecavalier
April 28, 2014“It’s amazing, and humbling.” – Dancer Louise Lecavalier on receiving a Governor General’s Performing Arts Award Critics and audiences around the world have lauded Dancer Louise Lecavalier for her artistry. And yet, she says she must remind herself that she is a deserving recipient of the…
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Thanks to our artists, our culture can travel
April 10, 2014The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards are Canada’s highest honour in the performing arts. The Awards are how we as a country say “thank you” to the artists whose work has filled our lives with meaning, beauty and joy. When the recipients for the 2014 Governor General's Performing…
