Spring has sprung and while families in Ottawa are looking to fill their days with events, activities and sunshine, there are also a lot of opportunities to enjoy a family-friendly show at the NAC.
So what’s coming up at the NAC that you and your family won’t want to miss?
Save the dates for these events and grab your tickets while they are available! Don’t forget to follow the NAC Facebook page and the Arts Alive! Facebook page so you don’t miss anything!
Upcoming family-friendly shows at the NAC
Latin American Music with Colores Andinos
Parents of younger children (ages 3-8 year olds), you’ll want to check out this performance on May 28. It features over 20 instruments in a fun and educational show. Three sessions are availble:
English: 11 AM and 1:30 PM
French: 3 PM
Tickets are $15 (plus fees/taxes).
Evoking the mysteries of the Andes, Central America, and the Caribbean Islands, Colores Andinos blends Native-Andean rhythms and contemporary influences such as salsa, bossa-nova, and jazz to create a genuine panorama of the past and present of Latin American culture – a mix that could only truly happen in Canada.
-NAC Website
On June 3 and 4th, check out Au jardin des Potiniers in June. This is a tabletop theatre!
It’s a 45 minute bilingual performance for children ages 6-12.
If you’ve been wanting to visit another planet lately, if you’ve been longing for a change of scene, you absolutely have to see this slightly Martian garden/show!
You’re invited to find a spot under a curious table/set. You put your head through a hole, and suddenly you’re a living rock in a surreal landscape that unfolds its miniature botany in front of your nose. Now you can listen to the sounds springing up all around you, and watch mechanized plants growing, balloon snails quietly gliding by, delicate foam anemones dancing in the light. However, something is wrong with this eclectic paradise: it seems to be in the grip of a drought. How can we save it?
This super-intimate show in the form of a visual art installation suspends time to allow us to consider together, with our eyes and ears wide open, the effects of climate change. Like a love poem written with the senses, and addressed to the beauty and fragility of living things.
– the NAC website
Tickets are $15 (plus fees/taxes) but there are also package discounts that may apply!
There is always something happening at the NAC (including their FREE events like Toddler Tuesdays) which is why you’ll want to browse the event line up this Spring and beyond.
