THE ARTS COMPLEX

“As an architectural expression, the Canadian arts complex is an expression of madness. Envisage the entrance to the National Arts Centre in Ottawa – or rather, try and find it. I can’t. I have performed for paying audiences at the NAC intermittently for 25 years, and I’ve never been able to figure out how they get in. No sign. No lights. No visible box office. To a stranger, the NAC might be the American Embassy, where every visitor is a potential terrorist.” – The Globe and Mail (Canada) 12/06/00