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The National Arts Centre and the Canadian Arts Presenting Association (CAPACOA) are once again extending a call for nominations for the National Arts Centre Award for Distinguished Contribution to Touring. ** The deadline for nominations is _ Friday, October 16, 2015 _ . ...

The Day of Pink is the International Day against bullying, discrimination, homophobia, transphobia and transmisogyny across the world.  With over 9.4 million participants this year, people in schools, workplaces and communities will don pink to challenge bullying, homophobia and transphobia. ...

The sixth edition of Zones Théâtrales, the biennial showcase of professional theatre from Francophone communities across Canada and the Quebec Regions, will be held September 14 – 19, 2015 , at various venues in Ottawa-Gatineau.  Funding for the 2015, 2017 and 2019 editions of Zones Théâtrales is provided under a new Memorandum of Understanding has been signed by the National Arts Centre, the Department of Canadian Heritage and the Canada Council for the Arts. ...

The NAC Orchestra’s own superstar principal cellist, Amanda Forsyth, has officially announced that she will be leaving the NAC Orchestra at the end of the 2014/15 season, so she can focus her energies on her global solo and chamber music career. ...

Over 100 interviews comprising approximately 200 hours of material have been donated by arts journalist and author Sarah Jennings to Library and Archives Canada. The recordings, along with some supporting documentation, derive from the research for her book _ Art and Politics: A History of the National Arts Centre _ (Dundurn Press, 2009). ...

The NAC English Theatre holiday production of _ Alice Through the Looking-Glass _ has been capturing the hearts and dazzling the minds of families since the show opened on December 12. And it’s about to become a little more magical. ...

The National Arts Centre (NAC) enjoyed an extremely memorable year.  Here are our top 10 moments from 2014:  1) From April 30 to May 3 , French Theatre presented Michel Tremblay’s masterpiece ** _ Albertine, en cinq temps _ ** , directed by Lorraine Pintal and featuring six outstanding actresses — Monique Miller, Lise Castonguay, Marie Tifo, Eva Daigle, Émilie Bibeau and Lorraine Côté. ...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5AtrVzkYvkY The Honourable John Baird, Member of Parliament (Ottawa West–Nepean), and the Honourable Shelly Glover, Minister of Canadian Heritage and Official Languages, today announced that the Government of Canada will invest $110.5 million for the architectural renewal of the National Arts Centre (NAC). ...

The National Arts Centre (NAC), with the help of Presenting Partner Sun Life Financial and generous partners and donors, is bringing the magic of live performing arts this holiday season and throughout the year to hundreds of deserving children and their families in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. ...