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If you think all the partygoers dancing late into the night at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala have a lot of energy, then how about our governor general, David Johnston, and his wife, Sharon?
The viceregal couple made its red carpet arrival to the National Arts Centre on Saturday night having flown straight back from London, England, where they took part in the celebrations of our Queen’s 90th birthday.
With the governor general’s own 75th around the corner, the entire audience in Southam Hall, along with a stage full of NAC Orchestra musicians and Ewashko Singers, broke into a rousing performance of happy birthday for his excellency. Johnston was seen smiling with his arm around his wife, giving her a loving squeeze, from their front and centre seats up above with the laureates.
The evening, presented by Enbridge, shone the spotlight on a group of extraordinary Canadian performing artists. It honoured them through a variety of song, dance, musical and theatrical tributes, short NFB films, and loving words from well-known friends and colleagues.
Elisapie, Tom Jackson and Leela Gilday perform together on stage as part of a tribute to laureate Susan Aglukark at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
This year’s recipients of a lifetime artistic achievement award were: Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark; Quebec choreographer Marie Chouinard; legendary tenor Ben Heppner; film and television producer Robert Lantos; and Quebec children’s playwright and artistic director Suzanne Lebeau. Unfortunately, singer Michael Bublé is recovering from vocal cord surgery but is expected to attend next year to receive his National Arts Centre Award.
Also fêted was Toronto lawyer John D. McKellar with the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts for his 50 years as an active volunteer, generous donor and pro bono legal adviser.
His son, Don McKellar, who’s well known in Canadian show biz, gave a delightful speech about the different ways his father has motivated, nurtured and guided him. “When I think about it, this award is really an award for great parenting,” he joked on stage. “You’ve been the best dad imaginable but we’re proud to share you with the entire arts community in this country. You’ve been a good dad for a lot of people.”
Returning to host the evening was actor Colm Feore. He poked fun at the NAC building, currently under major renovations. “If you want to see a real sinkhole, try and find the temporary men’s washroom,” he wisecracked, referring to the recent partial road collapse of Rideau Street. “It’s kind of an in-house out-house.”
The work will be completed by next year’s 25th anniversary GGPAA Gala. The new and improved building is certain to be as dazzling as some of the gowns worn at the performing arts gala that night.
Photos: Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala shone the spotlight on a group of extraordinary Canadian performing artists Saturday night, honouring them through a variety of song, dance, musical and theatrical tributes, short NFB films, and loving words from well-known friends and colleagues.
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The viceregal couple made its red carpet arrival to the National Arts Centre on Saturday night having flown straight back from London, England, where they took part in the celebrations of our Queen’s 90th birthday.
With the governor general’s own 75th around the corner, the entire audience in Southam Hall, along with a stage full of NAC Orchestra musicians and Ewashko Singers, broke into a rousing performance of happy birthday for his excellency. Johnston was seen smiling with his arm around his wife, giving her a loving squeeze, from their front and centre seats up above with the laureates.
The evening, presented by Enbridge, shone the spotlight on a group of extraordinary Canadian performing artists. It honoured them through a variety of song, dance, musical and theatrical tributes, short NFB films, and loving words from well-known friends and colleagues.
Elisapie, Tom Jackson and Leela Gilday perform together on stage as part of a tribute to laureate Susan Aglukark at the Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016.
This year’s recipients of a lifetime artistic achievement award were: Inuk singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark; Quebec choreographer Marie Chouinard; legendary tenor Ben Heppner; film and television producer Robert Lantos; and Quebec children’s playwright and artistic director Suzanne Lebeau. Unfortunately, singer Michael Bublé is recovering from vocal cord surgery but is expected to attend next year to receive his National Arts Centre Award.
Also fêted was Toronto lawyer John D. McKellar with the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts for his 50 years as an active volunteer, generous donor and pro bono legal adviser.
His son, Don McKellar, who’s well known in Canadian show biz, gave a delightful speech about the different ways his father has motivated, nurtured and guided him. “When I think about it, this award is really an award for great parenting,” he joked on stage. “You’ve been the best dad imaginable but we’re proud to share you with the entire arts community in this country. You’ve been a good dad for a lot of people.”
Returning to host the evening was actor Colm Feore. He poked fun at the NAC building, currently under major renovations. “If you want to see a real sinkhole, try and find the temporary men’s washroom,” he wisecracked, referring to the recent partial road collapse of Rideau Street. “It’s kind of an in-house out-house.”
The work will be completed by next year’s 25th anniversary GGPAA Gala. The new and improved building is certain to be as dazzling as some of the gowns worn at the performing arts gala that night.
Photos: Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala
The Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards Gala shone the spotlight on a group of extraordinary Canadian performing artists Saturday night, honouring them through a variety of song, dance, musical and theatrical tributes, short NFB films, and loving words from well-known friends and colleagues.
From left, NAC Foundation board chair Gail Asper, past recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, with Jayne Watson, CEO of the NAC Foundation, on the red carpet for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
TV personality Ben Mulroney and his wife, Jessica, at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Gov. Gen. David Johnston gives his wife, Sharon, a squeeze during their red carpet arrival to the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Marie Wilson, a member of Canada's Truth and Reconciliation Commission, took to the stage to help pay tribute to singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
NAC Foundation board member Grant McDonald, regional managing partner with KPMG, with Vaughn Solomon Schofield, lieutenant-governor of Saskatchewan, and her sister, Adrian Burns, chair of the National Arts Centre board of trustees, at the NAC on Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Liza Mrak from Mark Motors of Ottawa, with her guests, Shawn Simpson, left, and Kevin Bon at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Stage, film and television actor Colm Feore was back to host the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
NAC Dance Producer Cathy Levy with maestro Alexander Shelley, music director of the NAC Orchestra, on the red carpet at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Canadian actor, producer and director Paul Gross took to the stage to help pay tribute to film and television producer Robert Lantos at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Liz Rodbell, president of Hudson's Bay Co., with her husband, Mitchell, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Jonathan Westeinde, CEO and co-founder of the Ottawa-based Windmill Development Group, with his wife, Susan Finlay, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
D'Arcy Levesque, from presenting sponsor Enbridge, on stage at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Canadian actor, writer and filmmaker Don McKellar helped pay tribute to his father, John D. McKellar, this year's recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Canadian dancer and choreographer Marie Chouinard gets expressive on the red carpet as she and her fellow laureates arrive to the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Doug Knight chair of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation, with Shelley Ambrose, Michele Marchand and former award recipient Albert Millaire at the Goveror General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Actress Cynthia Dale helped pay tribute to film and television producer Robert Lantos during the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held in Southam Hall at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
British High Commissioner Howard Drake and his wife, Gill, attended the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The Footguards were a magnet for photos at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Canadian film and television producer Robert Lantos beams with pride as he and his fellow laureates make their red carpet arrival to the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Singer-songwriter Marc Jordan performs as part of a tribute to laureate John D. McKellar at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Ottawa-based Amanda Rheaume peforms the national anthem, accompanied by the National Arts Centre Orchestra, at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the NAC on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
From left, Dan Mader, vice president in Ottawa with NATIONAL Public Relations, with his wife, CTV News journalist Mercedes Stephenson, and Rosemary Thompson, head of communications for the National Arts Centre, and her husband, Pierre Boulet, at the NAC on Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the Governor General Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Singer-songwriter Susan Aglukark on the red carpet for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Crowds danced late into the evening to the live music of the Montreal band Electrik at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala held at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
The Royal Canadian Air Force Pipes and Drums helped open the show at the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, as part of the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Peter Herrndorf, president and CEO of the National Arts Centre, gets a peck on the cheek at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala on Saturday, June 11, 2016, from Henrietta Southam, daughter of NAC founder Hamilton Southam. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Tenor Ben Heppner, seen with his wife Karen, arrives to the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, to be honoured with his fellow laureates at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
John D. McKellar, recipient of the Ramon John Hnatyshyn Award for Voluntarism in the Performing Arts, shows his medallion to the crowd on the red carpet as he arrives to the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, for the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Children's playwright and artistic director Suzanne Lebeau gets a little emotional during her red carpet arrival to the National Arts Centre on Saturday, June 11, 2016, to be honoured with her fellow laureates at the Governor General's Performing Arts Award Gala. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
Singer Chantal Kreviazuk, accompanied by the National Arts Centre Orchestra, closed the show at the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Gala, held at the NAC on Saturday, June 11, 2016. Caroline Phillips / Ottawa Citizen
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