Caption
There are 15 men and 26 women dancers on tour. The group, which had its start 8 years ago in a draughty third floor walkup near Toronto's waterfront, earns an average of $80 a week while on tour.
Release Date
June 10, 1958
Materials
Typescript with illustrations
Photographers
Lunney, GarCollection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Caption
Fishing tackle boxes make handy make-up kits and each dancer is responsible for seeing that her own is packed. Beverly Banfield (above) places hers in one of the dozens of packing cases required to transport the group's equipment.
Date
February 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB84937
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176747
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Canada's youthful National Ballet Company has just completed the most ambitious tour ever undertaken by a ballet group from Canada. During its arduous 8-months campaign it has performed in 80 cities from coast to coast in both Canada and the United States, climaxing its tour with a 3-week booking in Mexico City. Everywhere it has won critical acclaim, being hailed as the principal emissary of Canadian culture abroad.
Date
February 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB84940
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176748
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Endless wrinkles and headaches are involved in transporting a ballet company, complete with sets, costumes, a 25-piece orchestra, and a mountain of personal luggage, but the tour was completed without so much as the loss of a single ballet slipper.
Date
February 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB84954
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176749
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Caption
Lela Zorina (left) and Kathina Evenova (right) check their travel guide before arriving in colourful Mexico City. The Canadian Ballet's performances marked the first time a North American ballet group has negotiated a commercial contract with Mexico.
Date
February 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB84958
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Enumber
e011176750
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Image not available
Caption
While the company has been particularly commended for its youthful sparkle, zest and vitality, the polished professional stature of its artistic director and founder, Celia Franca (a graduate of London's famed Sadlers Wells) is reflected throughout the company.
Date
February 1, 1958
Accession Number
LAC-NFB85017 [161]
Materials
Black and white negative
Photographer
Collection
National Film Board of Canada
Credit Line
Library and Archives Canada, Mikan no. 205928
Photostory #161: The National Ballet of Canada: Ambassadors of Dance
Photographers
Maker
National Film Board of Canada
Release Date
June 10, 1958
Collection
CMCP fonds
Credit Line
Canadian Museum of Contemporary Photography fonds, National Gallery of Canada Library and Archives
Main Text
There are 15 men and 26 women dancers on tour. The group, which had its start 8 years ago in a draughty third floor walkup near Toronto's waterfront, earns an average of $80 a week while on tour.
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