Ottawa National Arts Centre

Event at National Arts Centre to show a Canadian film to parliamentarians and their families and friends.

Ottawa is lucky to be the site of four performances of Opera Lyra’s take on Puccini’s masterpiece “Madama Butterfly,” one of the world’s most beloved operas. The famed opera, which starts April 19 at the National Arts Centre, is based on a play by David Belasco with Italian libretto by Giuseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica.

If audience reaction is anything to go by, Shen Yun Performing Arts’ recent shows in Ottawa and Montréal were a resounding success.

Well-known Canadian military historian and author found both excitement and tranquility in Shen Yun Performing Arts on Jan. 3, 2014, at the National Arts Centre in Ottawa.

Ottawa-based Chinese human rights activist and scholar Hou Wenzhuo said she was both proud and moved by the Shen Yun Performing Arts show she attended at the National Arts Centre on Jan. 4.

Shen Yun Performing Arts’ combination of Eastern and Western musical instruments in its live orchestra, vivid and dynamic backdrops, and stellar dancing and singing enraptured the audience at Ottawa’s National Arts Centre on Jan. 4.

Lawyer Tanya Davies saw Shen Yun Performing Arts for the first time on Saturday night at the National Arts Centre and she was very impressed.

Shen Yun Performing Arts staged its unique presentation of dance, music, and vivid animation at the National Arts Centre on Saturday night to the delight of two artists in the full house audience.

Canadian Member of Parliament Mathieu Ravignat has been paying attention to Shen Yun Performing Arts for several years, and when he finally had a chance to see the show this year, he greatly enjoyed the renowned classical Chinese dance and music production.

When the curtain was raised at the National Arts Centre (NAC) and Shen Yun Performing Arts’ began its performance, Jim Mehaffey said he felt wonder and delight.

“I loved it, it was incredible,” said Venk Prabhu after taking in the Shen Yun Performing Arts show at the National Arts Centre on Saturday afternoon.