ArtsAlive.ca

• Music
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  • English Theatre Take a journey with content and videos that introduce you to the people and processes involved in transforming a play from the page to the stage.
  • French Theatre Create, learn about and experience French-language theatre. Start by exploring the resources available here.
• Dance
• Collections
  • NACmusicbox TIMELINE Explore Baroque to 21st Century orchestral music using multimedia. Learn about Canada's composers.
  • NACmusicbox.ca Listen to over 200 free, high quality archival recordings performed by the NAC Orchestra recordings since 1970.
  • Imagined Spaces View over 100 stage maquettes through vivid photos and archival records on scenic design.
  • The Secret Life of CostumesLearn about this extraordinary collection created for productions at Canada’s NAC.
  • Persuading Presence Passionate about graphic arts and marketing? Explore incredible posters from the NAC Archive.

For Teachers

Bring ArtsAlive.ca into the classroom. We've got lots of great tools for busy teachers! Bring the website into the classroom. We'll show you how.

Music:

We've got lots of great tools for busy teachers! Bring the website into the classroom. We'll show you how.

ArtsAlive.ca Music

• Free teacher resource kits for download.
• Download play-along recorder music for your students
• Interact with activities and games
• Access the life and times of great composers for projects and research
• Explore the Instrument Lab to rotate 3D instruments

NACmusicbox.ca

• Search and listen to free recordings by the NAC Orchestra 
• Listen to podcasts by prominent Canadian broadcasters Eric Friesen and Jean Jacques van Vlasselaer
• Play quizzes and games to test your musical knowledge 

NACmusicboxTIMELINE

• One interactive timeline to listen to and explore over 200 orchestral works, 80 Canadian compositions, and an extensive teaching collection based on Canadian themes

 

Theatre

ArtsAlive.ca English Theatre

• Learn about the professions of acting, directing, design and production
• Watch interviews with theatre professionals
• Download student matinee study guides for dozens of theatre shows at the NAC and in your area

ArtsAlive.ca French Theatre

• Learn the ins-and-outs of creating theatre
• Explore the 5 W’s of seeing French-language theatre in Canada
• Explore contemporary theatre around the world
• Research theatre through history
• Find theatre reading lists

ArtsAlive.ca French Theatre

• Learn the ins-and-outs of creating theatre
• Explore the 5 W’s of seeing French-language theatre in Canada
• Explore contemporary theatre around the world
• Research theatre through history
• Find theatre reading lists

ArtsAlive.ca English Theatre

• Learn about the professions of acting, directing, design and production
• Watch interviews with theatre professionals
• Download student matinee study guides for dozens of theatre shows at the NAC and in your area

Dance

• Enter the Virtual Dance Studio: play with a first-of-it’s kind interactive choreography tool to create your own dance
• Meet the artists! Explore over 180 biographies of world-renowned dancers and choreographers
• Students can gain advice from dance professionals on becoming an artist
• Learn how to watch and discuss dance
• Watch over 16 hours of dance video clips and artist interviews

Collections

Costumes (The Secret Life of Costumes)

• Engage with in-class and at-home activities and games that get your creative design juices flowing
• Introduce students to Canadian and International designers for school projects
• Teach students about the art and craft of costume design

Set Design (Imagined Spaces: Scenic Design at the National Arts Centre)

• Have students complete the online scavenger hunt and props challenges
• Complete three quizzes for different levels of expertise
• Lead students through a variety of set design activities

Posters (Persuading Presence: A Performing Arts Poster Archive)

• Engage with activities and games on poster design
• Learn about marketing theatre
• Learn about the art and business of graphic design

 

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