Boris Volkoff Commemorative Plaque, 2009
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Resource ID
4938
Access
Open
Address
2 Bloor Street East
Credit Line
Heritage Toronto
Date of Creation
2009
Historical Themes
Performing Arts
Keywords
Russian-Canadian Heritage
Program Category
Historical Plaques
Rights
Heritage Toronto
Time Period
1900-1953, 1954-1998
Caption
Boris Volkoff Commemorative Plaque, 2009
Description
1900-1974 Boris Volkoff came to Toronto in 1929 as an outstanding Russian ballet dancer trained in a technical and expressive style associated with the Bolshoi Theatre in Moscow. Volkoff began choreographing shows for the Toronto Skating Club in 1934 and eventually built an international reputation for his ballets on ice. He would also earn the title the father of Canadian Ballet". In his dance school founded on this site in 1930 Volkoff inspired new generations of dancers developed an audience to support their art and created original Canadian works for them to perform including "The Red Ear of Corn" (1949). Volkoff also founded one of Canada's earliest ballet companies and co-founded the influential Canadian Ballet Festival; both made possible the formation of The National Ballet of Canada in 1951. A year before his death Boris Volkoff was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada for "his pioneer work in the field of ballet"."
Marker lat / long: 43.671329, -79.387247 (WGS84)