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| Canada's National Ballet School |
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| 400 Jarvis Street, Toronto, Toronto, ON M4Y 2G6 |
| Telephone: 416 964 3780 |
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| District: South (former City of Toronto and East York) |
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| Architect and year: |
| Joseph Sheard & George Miller , 1856 & 1898 - 1901 |
Subsequent architect(s)/ consultant(s):
Goldsmith, Borgal and Company Ltd. Architects and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects, 2005 |
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| Open: |
Saturday: 10am - 1pm
Last admittance to building: 12.15pm |
Sunday: 10am - 1pm.
Last admittance to building: 12.15pm |
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| Heralded as a "jewel on Jarvis" (Toronto Star),a "bravura piece of urbanism" (Toronto Life) and a "beacon on Toronto's architectural scene" (Globe and Mail). The Jarvis Street campus of Canada's National Ballet School is a dynamic blend of restored heritage buildings and transparent contemporary pavilions. The School's two-storey neoclassical Northfield House (Joseph Sheard, 1856), the mansion built for Sir Oliver Mowat, Ontario's longest serving Premier, and the Margaret McCain Academic building, restored Gothic Revival Queen Anne-style Havergal Ladies' College (George Miller, 1898 & 1901)and the Celia Franca Centre, the dance training centre are open to the public. |
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| Event information: |
| Visitors will be taken on a tour in the historical buildings (now administrative offices + boardroom and the academic classrooms), the Betty Oliphant Theatre and have an opportunity to see the studios (with classes underway)and the school's wardrobe facility at the school. Sat. 11:30am author Linda Maybarduk reads from James the Dancing Dog (children, co-authored with Gillian Johnson), a heartwarming story based on a real dog at the National Ballet of Canada. Sun. 11:30 author Cary Fagan reads from Beyond the Dance: A Ballerina' Life (childre, co-authored with Chan Hon Goh), a first-hand look into the challenges a young dancer faces. Noon, Norma Sue Fisher-Stitt reads from the soon-to-be-published book Ballet Class: A History of Canada's National Ballet School (non-fiction). 12:30 Veronica Tennant reads from On Stage Please (YA). Prima Ballerina Tennant tells the story of a young girl's first steps in the world of dance. Tafelmusik performance on Sat. at 10:45am & 11:30am, Patricia Ahern-violin,Christopher Verrette-violin, Christina Mahler-cello. |
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| Other information: |
| Entry to the building will require participants to climb a short flight of external steps. Another internal flight down will also be required to begin the tour. |
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| Photography permitted: | Filming permitted: |
| Interior | No tripod: No | Interior | No tripod: No |
| Exterior | Yes tripod: Yes | Exterior | Yes tripod: Yes |
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| Getting there: Click here for map. |
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| TTC (nearest station) Wellesley Bus/streetcar: Jarvis/Wellesley |
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| Visit their web site: www.nbs-enb.ca |
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Accessibility: N/A Washrooms: Yes Parking: None Food/Bev: Yes
Highlights: Kid-friendly |
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