NAC Orchestra stands with Ukraine, dedicating two powerful concerts lead by Ukrainian-Finnish Conductor Dalia Stasevska with music by anti-war Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich on March 9-10.
The company was created 60 years ago and attracts some of the most technically brilliant and versatile dancers in the world. You could probably ask them to dance the Macarena and it would still be glorious and mesmerizing.
See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!
See the shows Apt613 contributors look forward to most in Ottawa-Gatineau!
Fresh off her 2018 Grammy award for Best New Artist, Alessia Cara has embarked on a large theatre tour, with her first stop being the National Arts Centre.
There’s a lot to take in from the recent announcement of more than 100 shows.
Blue Rodeo will be performing in Southam Hall on Saturday Feb. 23 and Sunday Feb. 24, with Erin Costello opening the shows at 8pm.
Gordon Lightfoot played at the National Arts Centre on November 18, 2018.
A conversation with Canada’s self-proclaimed musical genius.
Here’s some great Canadian music to discover.
What are the first things that come to mind when you think of popular classical music? Waltzes. Epic movie scores. Broadway show-tunes. Circus acts. Wait, what? That was kinda my reaction when I found out about Cirque de la Symphonie, which opened last night at the National Arts Centre. According to the website: “Gasp at […]
There’s nothing quite like the excitement of a headlining show on the Southam Stage. People flood into the National Art Center from all doors, and you’re excited about this process that, as a lucky Ottawa native, you may have experienced a few times since your childhood. The hum of voices discussing the show you’re about […]
Legendary rock producer Daniel Lanois is coming to Ottawa to perform with the NAC orchestra as part of an Ontario Scene / NAC Presents co-presentaion. And he wants you to know that this will not be one of those shows where a rock artist plays through their classic songs with an orchestra for a backing […]
