From Prestige Project to Simply Shell: The Short History of the Northern Arts and Cultural Centre
The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, once a monument to pan-Canadian generosity and Yellowknife civic pride, is now living off the proceeds of bingos. “I don’t want to see it go ... I’ll chain myself to the door if I have to do it,” says Heather Ross, a long-time NACC board member, director and ac...
| Published in: | Canadian Theatre Review |
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| Format: | Article in Journal/Newspaper |
| Language: | English |
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University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress)
1992
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| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.3138/ctr.73.015 https://ctr.utpjournals.press/doi/pdf/10.3138/ctr.73.015 |
| Summary: | The Northern Arts and Cultural Centre, once a monument to pan-Canadian generosity and Yellowknife civic pride, is now living off the proceeds of bingos. “I don’t want to see it go ... I’ll chain myself to the door if I have to do it,” says Heather Ross, a long-time NACC board member, director and actress. And more recently, bingo organizer. Ross’ despondency and determination may be common in Canada’s theatrical community. But NACC’s riches-to-rags story is anything but common. This is not some vulnerable old institution, slipping slowly into financial oblivion. This 313-seat theatre opened in 1984 after unprecedented community mobilization raised $1.3 million in four years. |
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