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Left, Celia Franca, founding artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada and choreographer of its production of The Nutcracker, greets her latest Clara
Left, Celia Franca, founding artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada and choreographer of its production of The Nutcracker, greets her latest Clara

Left, Celia Franca, founding artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada and choreographer of its production of The Nutcracker, greets her latest Clara

Date12/17/1986
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Original Toronto Star caption: Left, Celia Franca, founding artistic director of the National Ballet of Canada and choreographer of its production of The Nutcracker, greets her latest Clara.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0065426F
Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev chats with Celia Franca, artistic director of the national Ballet company, at a party in the O'Keefe Centre after his perfo(...)
Ballet star Rudolf Nureyev chats with Celia Franca, artistic director of the national Ballet company, at a party in the O'Keefe Centre after his perfo(...)
2/9/1971
Above, Celia Franca, founder fo the National Ballet, wearing an an outfit by Ottawa designer Nicola Lang, is escorted by Arnold Spohr,retired artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
Above, Celia Franca, founder fo the National Ballet, wearing an an outfit by Ottawa designer Nicola Lang, is escorted by Arnold Spohr,retired artistic director of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet
11/24/1989
National Ballet welcomed home. National ballet founder and director Celia Franca leads her dancers from the jet that brought them back from a successf(...)
National Ballet welcomed home. National ballet founder and director Celia Franca leads her dancers from the jet that brought them back from a successf(...)
7/4/1972
Above left, National Ballet of Canada founder Celia Franca, who directed the company's 35th anniversary celebration, chats with Governor-General Jeanne Sauve
Above left, National Ballet of Canada founder Celia Franca, who directed the company's 35th anniversary celebration, chats with Governor-General Jeanne Sauve
3/2/1987
Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca
Honored: Named to Order of Canada are, from left, former prime minister Pierre Trudeau, former Supreme Court justice Roland Ritchie, businessman Robert Blair and National Ballet founder Celia Franca
2/1/1981
Appleause! Applause! National Ballet founder Celia Franca (left) acknowledges the applause of the company's principal dancers, Frank Augustyn, Tomas S(...)
Appleause! Applause! National Ballet founder Celia Franca (left) acknowledges the applause of the company's principal dancers, Frank Augustyn, Tomas S(...)
2/25/1987
Betty's Boys, National Ballet School artistic director Betty Oliphant with choreographers, from left, David Allan, James Kudeika, Robert Desrosiers and John Alleyne
Betty's Boys, National Ballet School artistic director Betty Oliphant with choreographers, from left, David Allan, James Kudeika, Robert Desrosiers and John Alleyne
10/12/1988
Members of the National Ballet School ran up the flage-a big painted sign-to welcome home Celia Franca and National Ballet dancers at Malton airport y(...)
Members of the National Ballet School ran up the flage-a big painted sign-to welcome home Celia Franca and National Ballet dancers at Malton airport y(...)
7/4/1972
Celia Franca: At 59, the founder of the National Ballet of Canada can still do a mean Irish step dance
Celia Franca: At 59, the founder of the National Ballet of Canada can still do a mean Irish step dance
2/11/1981
The national ballets Celia Franca
The national ballets Celia Franca
5/19/1973
Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet, lives in retirement in Ottawa - but she still has the ankle of a star
Celia Franca, founder of the National Ballet, lives in retirement in Ottawa - but she still has the ankle of a star
10/10/1978
Erik Bruhn, national ballet's Celia Franca
Erik Bruhn, national ballet's Celia Franca
11/17/1964