http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/new-gallery daily 0.75 2015-03-11 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55002c44e4b0423a6724ebf2/1425522455553/BettyTeaching3.jpg Ballet Curriculum - Betty Oliphant and Cecchetti As a teenager, Betty Oliphant was introduced to the Cecchetti method of ballet training, a codified system developed by master teacher, Enrico Cecchetti, primarily for the training of professional dancers. The system appealed to her because it was logical and its technical demands revealed clearly whether or not its exercises were being properly executed. Oliphant was a highly respected teacher of the system and an examiner for the Cecchetti Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) when she co-founded NBS, and so the School’s original curriculum was deeply rooted in the Cecchetti method. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/54f76afce4b02fbfba57ae65/54f76b27e4b090c744ee5d2e/1425522455553/BettyTeaching3.jpg Ballet Curriculum - Betty Oliphant and Cecchetti As a teenager, Betty Oliphant was introduced to the Cecchetti method of ballet training, a codified system developed by master teacher, Enrico Cecchetti, primarily for the training of professional dancers. The system appealed to her because it was logical and its technical demands revealed clearly whether or not its exercises were being properly executed. Oliphant was a highly respected teacher of the system and an examiner for the Cecchetti Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) when she co-founded NBS, and so the School’s original curriculum was deeply rooted in the Cecchetti method. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/54f76afce4b02fbfba57ae65/54f76bbfe4b016783fd36c31/1425522388114/IreneDowd.jpg Ballet Curriculum - Irene Dowd and the Physiology of Dance In 1991, Mavis Staines invited Irene Dowd, a highly respected specialist in functional anatomy, to work with the faculty on developing a scientific approach to placement that would strengthen the students and help prevent injury. Dowd’s principles were incorporated into the new curriculum and she continues to lead the conditioning program at NBS. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/54f76afce4b02fbfba57ae65/54f76cebe4b0384d0e9fd98b/1425522398974/PeggyBaker.jpg Ballet Curriculum - Peggy Baker and Modern Dance In 1983, Mavis Staines invited Peggy Baker, an iconic figure in Canadian modern dance, to become the School’s first artist-in-residence. In this position, Baker developed a unique modern dance curriculum that complements the students’ ballet training. It ensures that they have the versatility needed to thrive in today’s environment in which classical ballet companies perform contemporary works that incorporate a wide variety of movement vocabularies. She remains an integral member of the School’s faculty. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/54f76afce4b02fbfba57ae65/54f7ae10e4b0720f63e770d1/1426074523414/PeggyBaker.jpg Ballet Curriculum - Erik Bruhn and the Bournonville School Erik Bruhn was a superb exponent of the Bournonville style and considered one of the greatest male classical dancers of the twentieth century when Betty Oliphant was introduced to him in 1965. After their initial meeting, he became a frequent and much loved guest teacher at the School. This relationship deepened when he became Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada and continued until his death in 1986. [IMAGE IS PLACEHOLDER -- NEED ONE FROM NBS OR NBOC] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/54f76afce4b02fbfba57ae65/54f7be44e4b0dac8ac28923d/1426074692194/PeggyBaker.jpg Ballet Curriculum - Eugen Valukin and the Russian School Interested in exposing NBS’s faculty and students to other pedagogical approaches to classical ballet training, Betty Oliphant invited Eugen Valukin, a young dancer and teacher with the Bolshoi Ballet and School, to visit NBS as a guest instructor. He came in 1963 for a two-month intensive session that was well received by NBS students and teachers alike. He returned in 1977. [IMAGE IS PLACEHOLDER] http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/yondering daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253e35e4b0ca38bd2aa017/1428504178930/Yondering2 Yondering NBS students perform "That's What's the Matter" from John Neumeier's Yondering in 2008. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253df3e4b0407755d857f1/1428504092321/Yondering1 Yondering NBS students perform "Molly Couple" from John Neumeier's Yondering in 2008. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/new-page-1 daily 0.75 2015-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/555cac81e4b0ad41a2b2f748/1432136865247/ NBS Alumni Choreographers Rebekah Rimsay, Jennifer Fournier, Guillaume Côté and James Kudelka rehearsing Cruel World. Photo by Bruce Zinger, courtesy of The National Ballet of Canada. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/nbs-choreographers daily 0.75 2015-02-06 http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/sharing-dance daily 0.75 2015-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525438fe4b080589493caf3/1428505557826/SharingDance1 Sharing Dance In 2013, dancers performed a contemporary indigenous-styled flash mob in front of Toronto’s City Hall. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55254454e4b080589493cf2a/1428505807358/SharingDance3 Sharing Dance In 2014, hundreds of people came out to celebrate dance at Toronto's Yonge-Dundas Square. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/new-page daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253f5ee4b0c67405ee4147/1428504488460/SG2014_2 Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshops Students perform as part of the 2014 Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshop. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253fcde4b0410f3270c071/1428504607462/SG2011_1 Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshops Students perform as part of the 2011 Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshop. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fe0583e4b0c5861e8ec6e8/1425933711761/1968ChoreographicWorkshopProgram2.jpg Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshops Program from the first NBS Choreographic Workshop, May 22, 1968. Student choreographers included Timothy Spain, Ann Ditchburn, Jane Mogg, David Gordon, and David Hatch Walker. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253ee7e4b08a049b6f4bcb/1428504387223/SG2014_1 Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshops A pas de deux in the 2014 Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshop performance. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/teacher-training-program daily 0.75 2015-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55255c27e4b0d7e24ac08f18/1428511938085/TTP2 Teacher Training Program A student in the Teacher Training Program delivers a class in the School's swimming pool as part of NBS' Conditioning Program. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55255ba0e4b0805894945fe3/1428511745240/NBS2014JP-24494.jpg Teacher Training Program Students in the TTP gain valuable hands-on teaching experience while working with young recreational dancers. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/other-dance-at-nbs daily 0.75 2015-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/555cb08de4b027a64d6a01fa/1432137972377/ Other Dance at NBS Students rehearse a contemporary dance piece on stage at the Betty Oliphant Theatre. Professional companies increasingly look for dancers who can embrace contemporary choreography just as much as classical choreography. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55243cbde4b0ae8fa3629315/1428438295380/ Other Dance at NBS NBS students are exposed to a variety of dance styles, like the character class in the photo above, to keep pace with the ever-evolving nature of dance and choreography. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/home daily 1.0 2015-07-28 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/555f9469e4b0c0ea1af8ad54/1432327286516/NBSevolution Introduction http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/artistic-direction daily 0.75 2015-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55032b6de4b0145cffc8fea0/1426271098153/BettyCeliaEugen Artistic Direction Eugen Valukin and the Russian School Interested in exposing NBS’ faculty and students to other pedagogical approaches to classical ballet training, Betty Oliphant invited Eugen Valukin, a young dancer and teacher with the Bolshoi Ballet and School, to visit NBS as a guest instructor. He came in 1963 for a two-month intensive session that was well received by NBS students and teachers alike. He returned in 1977. Watch the video of Eugene Valukin at NBS below. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55032b06e4b06396bcc3d728/1426270997687/IreneDowd Artistic Direction Irene Dowd and the Physiology of Dance In 1991, Mavis Staines invited Irene Dowd, a highly respected specialist in functional anatomy, to work with the faculty on developing a scientific approach to training that would facilitate the development of the broadest range of motion in each individual student. Dowd’s principles were incorporated into the new curriculum and she continues to inspire the conditioning program at NBS. The access to movement that results from her approach builds strength while helping to avoid injury and contributes to the development of the students’ artistry by adding expression to their dancing through clarity of movement. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/55032feee4b02e3c1594c99c/553e982fe4b0f9e5c259008e/1430179454327/Mavis+and+boy.png Artistic Direction As a graduate of NBS and the Teacher Training Program, as well as a former dancer with The National Ballet of Canada and The Dutch National Ballet, Mavis Staines had a deep understanding of the requirements and constraints on professional dancers by the time she became Artistic Director in 1989. Recognizing the need for adaptation in the face of changes in the profession, she took strides to revitalize the curriculum to meet the contemporary demands of a career in dance. Throughout the curriculum's revision, she recognized the importance of including all ballet faculty members in its creation. Not only does Staines continue to value the perspectives of faculty and other professionals, she also seeks to give students a voice and to engage them in the affairs of the School. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/55032feee4b02e3c1594c99c/55032ff1e4b05f2d5170a9b9/1427634191361/BettyTeaching3.jpg Artistic Direction - Betty Oliphant and Cecchetti As a teenager, Betty Oliphant was introduced to the Cecchetti method of ballet training, a codified system developed by master teacher Enrico Cecchetti primarily for training professional dancers. The system appealed to her because it was logical and its technical demands revealed clearly whether or not its exercises were being properly executed. Oliphant was a highly respected teacher of the system and an examiner for the Cecchetti Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) when she co-founded NBS. As a result, the School’s original curriculum was deeply rooted in the Cecchetti method. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55032ad7e4b0a5a30d27324f/1426270947964/PeggyBaker Artistic Direction Peggy Baker and Modern Dance In 1989, Mavis Staines invited Peggy Baker, an iconic figure in Canadian modern dance, to teach as a guest in the School. In 1992, she became the School’s first Artist-in-Residence. In this position, Baker developed a unique modern dance curriculum that complements the students’ ballet training. It ensures that they have the versatility needed to thrive in today’s environment in which classical ballet companies perform contemporary works that incorporate a wide variety of movement vocabularies. She remains an integral member of the School’s faculty. Watch the video of "Peggy Baker: Four Phrases" below. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/555db6bbe4b0ad7cbc4528db/1432204994530/Bruhn Artistic Direction Erik Bruhn and the Bournonville School Erik Bruhn was a superb exponent of the Bournonville style and considered one of the greatest male classical dancers of the twentieth century when Betty Oliphant was introduced to him in 1965. After their initial meeting, he became a frequent and much loved guest teacher at the School. This relationship deepened when he became Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada and continued until his death in 1986. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/facilities-space daily 0.75 2015-05-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef353ee4b01aeea50d7ffc/1424962880307/Bettybreakingground_Laidlaw The Campus R.A. Laidlaw Centre https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef3570e4b0702493cf24e2/1424962929646/CFCModel The Campus Project Grand Jeté https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef34ede4b01ed18e78c33a/1424962798473/Maitland The Campus 111 Maitland http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/the-students daily 0.75 2015-11-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef4a7ee4b0ae0904dbb2c2/1424968322487/Pointeshoefitting Rites of Passage A young dancer is fitted for her first pair of pointe shoes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55252a90e4b00afb743647c9/1428499154720/nutcracker2007 Rites of Passage NBS students perform onstage in the National Ballet of Canada's 2007 production of The Nutcracker. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c399de4b0cf5ef589cec4/1427913123280/25anniversarygrads Rites of Passage Graduates of Canada's National Ballet School from 1959-1983 gather to celebrate the School's 25th anniversary in 1984. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/global-stage daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fdfe7ee4b08829dea599e0/1425931916331/NJAB3.jpg Global Stage Not Just Any Body https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525d05de4b0fff9d743eddb/1428541536031/25thanniversary Global Stage 25th Anniversary Celebrations https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef3aa9e4b0ba1d3c0d88b6/1424964265442/FilmCaptureFlamenco1.jpg Global Stage Flamenco at 5:15 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525cd0ae4b0fff9d743dc78/1428540689562/ Global Stage Assemblée Internationale http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/looking-forward daily 0.75 2015-07-24 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef3c31e4b06bc473ea7a81/1424964895647/sharingdance Moving Forward Sharing Dance https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/552fdc80e4b0b455e82f1e40/1429200023289/Screen+Shot+2015-02-26+at+10.29.14+AM.png Moving Forward Moving Into the World https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54f4bb77e4b0014ec19f5050/1425324920547/ Moving Forward Assemblée Internationale 2017 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54f4bb53e4b02043de85f05b/1425324884351/Screen+Shot+2015-02-26+at+10.08.31+AM.png Moving Forward Dancing with Parkinson's http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/beyond-ballet daily 0.75 2015-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/552438a4e4b0ba68a5433b5c/1428437232293/ Beyond Ballet Musicians' Mentoring Program https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef4a59e4b0b5ba2b97b805/1424968287431/Physio1 Beyond Ballet Focus on Health https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/555cb1c7e4b0078d0fed6095/1432138237955/ Beyond Ballet Other Dance at NBS http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/choreography daily 0.75 2015-04-21 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525cad8e4b0aad8338e4fa8/1428540121807/SG2014_2.png Choreography Stephen Godfrey Choreographic Workshops https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525cc9ee4b08058949723cd/1428540576438/Yondering Choreography Yondering https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/553660e7e4b0d3e16f0b57f9/1429627113312/NBS+Choreographers Choreography NBS Alumni Choreographers http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/25th-anniversary-celebrations daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54f5c209e4b0e2f85093de23/1425392144482/25thGalaPerformance 25th Anniversary Celebrations NBS Alumni perform Conservatoire at the 25th Anniversary Gala, November 21, 1984. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef29b2e4b0dd6c6d142b5d/1424959932229/25thballoons 25th Anniversary Celebrations NBS students on the steps of the School celebrate NBS' 25th anniversary in November 1984. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef29e6e4b0c0516662450c/1424959982202/RibbonCutting 25th Anniversary Celebrations Betty Oliphant, the Honourable Pauline McGibbon, and Jack Layton at the opening ceremony of "National Ballet School Week." https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fe03aee4b0f6a705fee664/1425933237503/ 25th Anniversary Celebrations A program schedule for select 25th anniversary events, including an Open House, lunch and panel discussion, and screenings of Flamenco at 5:15 and A Private World. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef2a1be4b05b95bcc3db06/1424960035975/KarynJeremy 25th Anniversary Celebrations NBS alumni Jeremy Ransom and Karyn Tessmer perform in Rudi van Dantzig's Four Last Songs at NBS' 25th Anniversary gala at the O'Keefe Centre on November 21, 1984. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/flamenco-at-515 daily 0.75 2015-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fd89eee4b00f89047ccb7b/1425902073137/SusanaTeaching Flamenco at 5:15 Susana Robledo teaching flamenco to grade 10 and 11 students at NBS. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fd8a4de4b00126ca6b49db/1425902167826/ Flamenco at 5:15 Susana Robledo demonstrates Spanish dance at the St. Lawrence Centre for the Arts, February 1979. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/original-spaces daily 0.75 2015-05-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef398be4b04ae515665d3f/1424963980294/Maitland 111 Maitland NBS Students trek past the front steps of 111 Maitland Street, a former Quaker meeting house and the original space of Canada's National Ballet School. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/ra-laidlaw-centre daily 0.75 2015-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525339be4b0256f7f46e411/1428501537268/ R.A. Laidlaw Centre Betty Oliphant, complete with hard hat, kicks off construction on the R.A. Laidlaw Centre alongside Bill Poole, David Silcox, Mavis Staines and Mora Oxley in 1986. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/552535bfe4b0256f7f46ee90/1428501962582/ R.A. Laidlaw Centre A central part of the R.A. Laidlaw Centre was the 300-seat Betty Oliphant Theatre, which fulfilled Betty Oliphant's dream of having a stage training facility in NBS. This photo shows the Betty Oliphant Theatre as it looked upon completion in 1988. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/project-grand-jet daily 0.75 2015-05-20 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525562ce4b02b9e39c1f13a/1428510277533/StudioFloor Project Grand Jeté This photo, taken during Project Grand Jeté construction in 2005, shows the inner workings of NBS' studio floors. The layers of wooden boards act as a spring, making the floors ideal for dancers' bodies during hours of daily training. Photo by Nikki Chabrol. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/552431c7e4b0b0f3796122a9/1428435558377/Currie%2FStaines Project Grand Jeté The completed renovation at 111 Maitland Street turned the School's original studio space into a dining hall. A residence space was also attached, and was named the Maison Staines House in honour of the Artistic Director who championed its re-development. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55242d34e4b0fed3b8c378d5/1428434311835/CFC Project Grand Jeté The completed Celia Franca Centre, seen from Jarvis Street. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef43d8e4b0198e517baf4e/1424966617757/Architecturalmodel Project Grand Jeté An architectural model of the Celia Franca Centre for NBS' Project Grand Jeté. The architectural design for the Centre was a joint venture between Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. and Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/not-just-any-body daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fdfd72e4b02ed203252c63/1425931639966/ Not Just Any Body The book, Not Just Any Body, was published one year after the conference. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef4302e4b0dd6c6d14aa74/1424966405997/NJAB2 Not Just Any Body Mavis Staines with conference participants at Not Just Any Body, 1999. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54fdfc91e4b0c1488f460754/1425931414718/NJAB1 Not Just Any Body Mihaly Csikszentmihalyi and a conference panelist at the Not Just Any Body Conference in 1999. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/assemblee-internationale daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253b36e4b0ca314c1ef197/1428503363097/AI09_2 Assemblee Internationale NBS welcomed students from 13 professional ballet schools around the world as part of AI 09. Here, an AI 09 participant rehearses in the studio. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253ceae4b03b790b0a4bac/1428503896301/AI13_3 Assemblee Internationale Participants in AI 13 perform at the Betty Oliphant Theatre at NBS. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253ba2e4b04bc773d6015d/1428503511466/AI09_3 Assemblee Internationale A rehearsal during AI 09 united students from professional ballet schools around the world in NBS' studios. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253c77e4b0788926bf3167/1428503704449/AI13_2 Assemblee Internationale Students performing in Stream interact with each other on stage and through the screen. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253c11e4b0788926bf2f8d/1428503644493/AI13_1 Assemblee Internationale A blended cast of international students in Toronto interact with dancers in Amsterdam via live streaming during the performance of Stream, choreographed by Shaun Amyot and Michael Schumacher. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253ae2e4b0c26feada7779/1428503315437/AI09_1 Assemblee Internationale AI 09 participants gather to observe a rehearsal in NBS' Studio 5C. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/dancing-with-parkinsons daily 0.75 2015-04-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55254734e4b080e2d1b79c1f/1428506510072/DwP4 Dancing with Parkinson's Participants enjoying the physical and emotional benefits of dance. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5525450ae4b0debd502a1374/1428506088535/DwP1 Dancing with Parkinson's Participants in the program working with NBS Artistic staff. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/assemble-international-2017 daily 0.75 2015-04-09 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/552547fce4b06749377cc206/1428506683934/AI13 Assemble International 2017 NBS dancers perform STREAM, a work that was choreographed by Shaun Amyot and Michael Schumacher for AI 12. STREAM featured dancers in Toronto and Amsterdam, performing and interacting together through a live-streamed feed. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/60th-anniversary-in-2020 daily 0.75 2015-04-17 http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/focus-on-health daily 0.75 2015-04-26 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef4c48e4b036f64dcea57c/1424968781649/ Focus on Health In 1993, then Chef Chris Zielinski demonstrates his culinary creations for NBS students. Photographed by Ian MacDonald for the Toronto Sun. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef4e04e4b0e800334b2c45/1424969225388/Physio1.jpg Focus on Health Sarah McCutcheon at work in the School's physiotherapy department, 1995. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55033babe4b04d6f09ccb98b/1426275245558/ADancersGuide.jpg Focus on Health Published in 2007, A Dancer's Guide to Healthy Eating was written by Rebecca Dietzel, NBS' Nutritionist, and Alyson Yamada, an NBS alumna. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/the-students-1 daily 0.75 2015-05-06 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55252db5e4b0d7e24abf865f/1428499936918/Cover_87-88_edit.jpg The Students Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/54ef52cce4b05931302f1cac/1424970445502/pointeshoefitting The Students Rites of Passage https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55253098e4b08058949367e4/1428500678075/studentsfrontsteps The Students Lessons Learned http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/copy-artistic-direction-with-various-types-of-image-setup daily 0.75 2015-03-13 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d451/1426270335016/BettyOliphant COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup Betty Oliphant and Cecchetti As a teenager, Betty Oliphant was introduced to the Cecchetti method of ballet training, a codified system developed by master teacher, Enrico Cecchetti, primarily for the training of professional dancers. The system appealed to her because it was logical and its technical demands revealed clearly whether or not its exercises were being properly executed. Oliphant was a highly respected teacher of the system and an examiner for the Cecchetti Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) when she co-founded NBS, and so the School’s original curriculum was deeply rooted in the Cecchetti method. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d455/1426270947964/PeggyBaker COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup Peggy Baker and Modern Dance In 1983, Mavis Staines invited Peggy Baker, an iconic figure in Canadian modern dance, to become the School’s first artist-in-residence. In this position, Baker developed a unique modern dance curriculum that complements the students’ ballet training. It ensures that they have the versatility needed to thrive in today’s environment in which classical ballet companies perform contemporary works that incorporate a wide variety of movement vocabularies. She remains an integral member of the School’s faculty. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44f/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44e/1426272117411/BettyTeaching3.jpg COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup - Betty Oliphant and Cecchetti As a teenager, Betty Oliphant was introduced to the Cecchetti method of ballet training, a codified system developed by master teacher, Enrico Cecchetti, primarily for the training of professional dancers. The system appealed to her because it was logical and its technical demands revealed clearly whether or not its exercises were being properly executed. Oliphant was a highly respected teacher of the system and an examiner for the Cecchetti Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) when she co-founded NBS, and so the School’s original curriculum was deeply rooted in the Cecchetti method. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44f/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d450/1426271952817/Mavis-Staines_web.jpg COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d456/1426270997687/IreneDowd COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup Irene Dowd and the Physiology of Dance In 1991, Mavis Staines invited Irene Dowd, a highly respected specialist in functional anatomy, to work with the faculty on developing a scientific approach to placement that would strengthen the students and help prevent injury. Dowd’s principles were incorporated into the new curriculum and she continues to lead the conditioning program at NBS. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d452/1426270770853/ COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup Mavis Staines [Placeholder image and text for Mavis] https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d454/1426271098153/BettyCeliaEugen COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup Eugen Valukin and the Russian School Interested in exposing NBS’s faculty and students to other pedagogical approaches to classical ballet training, Betty Oliphant invited Eugen Valukin, a young dancer and teacher with the Bolshoi Ballet and School, to visit NBS as a guest instructor. He came in 1963 for a two-month intensive session that was well received by NBS students and teachers alike. He returned in 1977. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44c/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44d/1426272350809/BettyTeaching3.jpg COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup - Betty Oliphant and Cecchetti As a teenager, Betty Oliphant was introduced to the Cecchetti method of ballet training, a codified system developed by master teacher, Enrico Cecchetti, primarily for the training of professional dancers. The system appealed to her because it was logical and its technical demands revealed clearly whether or not its exercises were being properly executed. Oliphant was a highly respected teacher of the system and an examiner for the Cecchetti Branch of the Imperial Society of Teachers of Dancing (ISTD) when she co-founded NBS, and so the School’s original curriculum was deeply rooted in the Cecchetti method. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44c/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d44b/1426272247944/Mavis-Staines_web.jpg COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5503317fe4b02d4e9ae6d453/1426271223470/ COPY - Artistic Direction with Various Types of Image Setup Erik Bruhn and the Bournonville School Erik Bruhn was a superb exponent of the Bournonville style and considered one of the greatest male classical dancers of the twentieth century when Betty Oliphant was introduced to him in 1965. After their initial meeting, he became a frequent and much loved guest teacher at the School. This relationship deepened when he became Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada and continued until his death in 1986. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/lessons-learned daily 0.75 2015-11-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55252f7ce4b0c67405edf039/1428500390322/ Lessons Learned NBS students at the annual school picnic in 1993/94. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55252f4de4b0c67405edef79/1428500330359/ Lessons Learned NBS students on the front steps of 111 Maitland Street in 1987/88. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/where-are-you-now daily 0.75 2015-06-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c4625e4b0f74d74c7f7bf/1427916330280/ Where Are You Now? The 1987/1988 NBS yearbook, Transitions. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c4603e4b08245f4c29358/1427916298065/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c45e3e4b0aef7d274a13a/1427916266132/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c4614e4b0ae1f4a755807/1427916314666/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c45d1e4b0b4693e063ccc/1427916248179/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c45f4e4b088e1f804e37e/1427916281420/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c45bde4b05cce10f6c6bc/1427916227891/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c4639e4b002dbe2000247/1427916360625/ Where Are You Now? https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/551c4655e4b0c16e3f9fa1cf/1427916380960/ Where Are You Now? http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/academic-teachers daily 0.75 2015-11-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55254e7ee4b00cfda389cb1d/1428508309930/AcademicTeachers_1 Memorable Academic Teachers Members of NBS' Academic Faculty pose for the annual yearbook in 1985. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55254ea0e4b00cfda389cbd7/1428508355549/AcademicTeachers_2 Memorable Academic Teachers Members of NBS' Academic Faculty pose for the annual yearbook in 1984. http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/musicians-mentoring-program daily 0.75 2015-08-04 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55c11870e4b0773dad47c735/1438718080639/NBS2014JP-11227.jpg Musicians' Mentoring Program The accompanist is an integral element in NBS studio classes. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/552439a9e4b0b2385e10a5fb/1428437492768/ Musicians' Mentoring Program http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/the-teachers daily 0.75 2015-05-25 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55243ddce4b0df69c583dd69/1428438510464/ The Teachers Memorable Dance Teachers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55243e18e4b0da8e91fa184d/1428438574585/ The Teachers Memorable Academic Teachers https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/5563401ee4b0a715f9462785/1432567840633/ The Teachers Teacher Training Program http://exhibition-evolutionofnbs.com/memorable-dance-teachers daily 0.75 2015-11-17 https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55254d5fe4b00afb74370196/1428508028521/ Memorable Dance Teachers Members of NBS's Artistic Staff pose for the annual yearbook in 1984. https://static1.squarespace.com/static/54889db6e4b055c9cb346f3c/t/55254d39e4b08a049b6fa052/1428507973206/BalletTeachers_1 Memorable Dance Teachers Members of NBS's Artistic Staff pose for the annual yearbook in 1985.