Centre national des Arts

This classic children's theater production makes a spectacular return to our stage, just in time for the holidays. On the program: a variety of traditional African instruments, magnificent puppets, and catchy songs that will make your heart sing and your body move. Follow the joyful adventures of a little boy on a huge mission: to calm the anger of the Sun.
Free activity

Join us every Monday for story time with Luana. Little and big stars alike are invited to dive into a wonderful world and meet some charming characters. Children can also take part in crafts and games.

Free activity

Crickets are chirping. Will night soon be falling on the forest? Don’t worry—we’re sitting on soft furs under cozy tents. This gentle show is in the form of a herbarium, with glimmering moments of theatre, dancing, shadow play, singing and meditations on Life, like so many leaves to paste in our memory, the book of wonder.

Ariane Moffatt is back and in the mood for some fun! Her new show excites and thrills—a synth pop adventure driven by the beat of the music!

Yamo! Yamo! means “Hello! How are you?” in Baoulé, one of the 63 languages spoken in Côte d’Ivoire. Fana Soro, master musician and hereditary dancer of the Senoufo people, shares the ancestral arts of West Africa. The music features the balafon, a traditional West African xylophone, the djembe, the most popular African hand drum, as well as various other traditional instruments.

Spend your night with us under the stars! Access our terrace directly from Elgin Street, the canal, or the Mackenzie King Bridge and take in the best free beats offered in Ottawa this summer.

While admission is free, seating and capacity are limited. Arrive early and bring a chair to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment.

Love You Wrong Time delivers a hilarious, no-holds-barred song cycle featuring two friends looking for love while contending with the fetishization of Asian women. Using music, true stories, bar games, and stand up, Maddie Bautista and Deanna H. Choi’s inventive, interactive show serves as a battle cry in the wake of mass violence against Asian femmes, creating a space for rage, grief, tenderness and ruthless comedy. It’s a good time, with teeth.

Spend your night with us under the stars! Access our terrace directly from Elgin Street, the canal, or the Mackenzie King Bridge and take in the best free beats offered in Ottawa this summer.

While admission is free, seating and capacity are limited. Arrive early and bring a chair to enjoy an evening of music and entertainment.

The other children in the neighborhood persecute Leo. He takes drastic measures to change the situation: eating nails to become a train. A show about discovering one’s inner strength, Leo the zero (original title: Léon le nul) is driven by a high-flying physical performance.

This show is appropriate for audiences 8 and up.

Inspired by the Lila ceremonies, traditional mystical and musical celebrations in his native Morocco, Ismaël Mouaraki's new creation explores trance with a group of male dancers. Through them, he retraces his own journey before the audience's very eyes.

Tickets starting at $25

Join us under the stars on July 15 and 16! Access our wooden deck from Elgin Street or the Mackenzie King Bridge and enjoy the best beats Ottawa has to offer (for free!) this summer.

FREE

Les Mamans du Congo & Rrobin embody and sing about the African woman of the future. Describing themselves as “pedagogues”, the band members bring Congolese cultural heritage and traditions to international stages, with music never before heard in Africa.

Tickets starting at $25

Les lundis des tout-petits
Luana's tales
Free