All courses subject to minimum enrollment
NEW!!!! History of Ballet Course (Origins to the late 19th century):
Feb. 21 - April 3, 2012, 6-8 pm
No class March 13 (March break week)
Conference room of The National Ballet of Canada's offices at the Carsen Centre, 470 Queens Quay West.
6 weeks, $199 incl. HST.
Week 1: Origins to Romanticism (Taglioni, La Sylphide)
Week 2: Giselle
Week 3: Petipa (Le Corsaire) - this is a bit out of order, but I'm doing it this week because the Bolshoi broadcast of Le Corsaire is on March 11)
Week 4: Ivanov (Nutcracker)
Week 5: Bournonville: La Sylphide
Week 6: Coppelia
Introduction to the National Ballet of Canada season
This six-week course will be offered in the fall of 2011 at
1) Walter Carsen Centre for the National Ballet of Canada
470 Queens Quay West
Tuesday evenings 6 - 8 pm
Dates:
Sept 20, 27
No class October 4
October 11 : For this session we will attend the Toronto Public Library "Star Talks" as Karen Kain discusses the company's 60th anniversary with Toronto Star's Michael Crabb.For more info, click here
October 18, 25
Nov 1
$165 incl HST
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To register, please email toursenlair@gmail.com
2) University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies:
Monday mornings 10-12,
October 17 - November 21
$199 +HST
To register:
http://2learn.utoronto.ca/
3) Ryerson Life Institute for 50+:
Friday mornings 1010-1155
October 14th- November 18th
course fee $45 but you have to be a member of Life: for application information
http://www.ryerson.ca/~
If a different time/day suits you, please let me know.
Testimonials
"Thanks so much for offering the lecture series for the winter half of the 2010-2011 NBC season -- what a difference it will make to my understanding and appreciation. Your sharing of knowledge and passion is much appreciated." - Beth A.
"Thank you so much for a thoroughly engaging course." - Helen K.
"Tell Katherine...Everyone I’ve talked to thinks she is absolutely terrific. We all love both the content and the pedagogical style—especially the demonstrations and the tutu!!" - Martha W.
"I wish to thank you very much for the extremely informative course which you just completed at Ryerson - I thoroughly enjoyed it. As a novice who has just recently had an interest in and an appreciation for ballet, I certainly learned a lot and hope to learn even more." - Marianne C.
"I honestly look forward to your class every year and I am very happy that I met someone as knowledgeable as you. Most of all, I am glad that you are down to earth and personable." -- Andrea J.
"From time to time she leads ballet talks prior to performances, and I always feel I learn the most when she is speaking. When someone else steps up to the podium it is never the same." -- "mom2", http://balletalert.invisionzone.com/index.php?/topic/34952-travel-tours-for-ballet-or-dance-performances/page__fromsearch__1
I am available to teach customized ballet appreciation and ballet history courses to ballet schools, lifelong learning programs, and other groups, or to give pre-performance ballet talks. Please email me for more information.
