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October 22, 2021 update on live performances and events at the NAC.

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Savèches, une fragmentation contemporaine en trois mouvements Dec 1 - 4, 2021

uOttawa at the NAC Dec 2, 2021 - 7:30 PM EST

Canada’s Royal Winnipeg Ballet Nutcracker Dec 3 - 5, 2021

Skydiggers, Jill Barber & A Gathering of Friends special guests Matt Mays, Jim Bryson, Amaka Umeh, Ansley Simpson and Charlie Angus Dec 3 - 4, 2021

Veranda Fridays at the Fourth Dec 3, 2021 - 8:30 PM EST

Veranda Fridays at the Fourth Dec 3, 2021 - 8:30 PM EST

Bahamas with Ariel Posen Dec 7, 2021 - 8 PM EST

Babel 7.16 Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui and Damien Jalet Dec 8 - 19, 2021

Seniors Pop Up Painting Dec 8, 2021 - 2 PM EST

Holiday Cirque Featuring the NAC Orchestra Dec 10 - 11, 2021

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NACO Live: Concerts on... Shawnee’s Playlist with the NAC Orchestra
90:00
NACO at the Fourth Stray Birds
6:24
Grand Acts of Theatre The Party (La Fiesta) Puente Theatre (Victoria, BC)
5:10
Grand Acts of Theatre Black and Blue Matters – Track 1: No One Gives a F**k About... Black Theatre Workshop...
5:21
Grand Acts of Theatre Entre-temps L’orchestre...
5:23
Grand Acts of Theatre Deluge Skeleton Key Theatre (Ottawa,...
60:00
Theatre and Physics... The “I” in Physics: The Inner Lives of Physicists
60:00
Theatre and Physics... The Nature of Uncertainty
60:00
Theatre and Physics... Mind and Matter
90:00
NACO Live: Concerts on... Primal Message with the NAC Orchestra
52:00
Alexander Shelley Talk on Compassion for Creative Mornings
90:00
NACO at the Fourth WolfGANG Sessions
01:47
The Transformations... TRANSFORMATIONS: This Morning By Brefny Caribou / Nightwood...
02:31
The Transformations... TRANSFORMATIONS: Carry the Joy Around and Around By Tamyka Bullen / Nightwood...
03:23
The Transformations... TRANSFORMATIONS: To Cast A Shadow By Drawing With Knives Shadows...
03:59
The Transformations... TRANSFORMATIONS: Get Some Sleep (It Speaks In Dreams) By Meghan Swaby / Nightwood...
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ThisGen Fellowship 2022

The NAC is partnering with WhyNot Theatre on the ThisGen Fellowship, which helps IBPoC women and non-binary theatre practitioners get to the next stage in their careers.

November 26

2021 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards broadcast

The televised special will celebrate the 2021 laureates on CBC Television, ICI TÉLÉ, and free streaming services CBC Gem and ICI TOU.TV on November 26.
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Truth In Our Time

The NAC Orchestra is heading to Carnegie Hall to perform newly commissioned work by Philip Glass on the theme of “Truth in Our Time” to honour the memory of journalist Peter Jennings.
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Grand Acts of Theatre

The NAC has funded 14 of Canada’s most innovative theatre companies to create and perform large-scale, new works in response to these challenging times.

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