Recipients of the 2019 Governor General's Performing Arts Awards
Lorraine Pintal, who since 1992 has held the position of artistic director of the Théâtre du Nouveau Monde.Jean-Francois Gratton/handout
Noël Spinelli, a member of the Order of Canada from Lachine, Que., whose accomplishments include co-founding Concerts Lachine, which produces free classical-musical concerts, and Concerts Spinelli, a showcase for young musicians.Vadim Daniel/handout
Mavis Staines, a dance educator who has led Canada’s National Ballet School for more than 30 years.JOHAN PERSSON/handout
Louise Bessette, a concert pianist who is “recognized worldwide as an outstanding performer and promoter of 20th- and 21st-century music.”Pierre-Etienne Bergeron/handout
Colm Feore, whose most memorable performances include Glenn Gould in François Girard’s Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould and Pierre Elliott Trudeau in the CBC miniseries Trudeau.handout
Sandra Oh, star and co-executive producer of the popular BBC America series Killing Eve, is the winner of the National Arts Centre Award.James White/handout