, who performed an excerpt of a work centred on identity and belonging. The director of the NAC’s just launched Indigenous theatre,, who performed a trio of songs that reflected Indigenous experiences in Canada. Post-intermission, the stage was McLachlan’s.
She peppered her melancholic repertoire – “I love sad songs, the darker the better,” she said – with lighthearted between-song banter, which touched on everything from heartbreaks and breakups to politics and the climate crisis. And the highlight of the evening for many was the NAC orchestra, lead byFollowing the performances, a dinner was given for a couple hundred NAC supporters, notably