National Arts Centre: Gossip!
National Arts Centre
Just finished reading (or at least skimming extensively…) this incredible book by Ottawa journalist Sarah Jennings entitled Art and Politics: The History of the National Arts Centre. It is super informative and includes every bit of gossip you’d ever want to know about the NAC and all the folks involved. It even includes full colour photographs of past productions as well as a number of amusing political cartoons!
I am reading this book as part of my research on festivals that program new theatre in English Canada. I found lots of information about the ups and downs of the Summer Festival, the various English Theatre seasons, attempts at national touring, and the NAC’s partnership with some newer festivals, such as the Magnetic North and the Scenes.
You can find this book in Chapters, and possibly other bookstores in Ottawa. If you want more information, leave me a message and I’ll share with you some of my findings.
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