Canada National Ballet School

Canada National Ballet School: Kate Taylor: Why we should kick celebrities off Kickstarter, according to Globe and Mail. When it comes to arts funding, can corporate dollars replace government grants? Canada National Ballet School is working with a Toronto health centre to use dance to help seniors with dementia. One 92-year-old participant says the Movement to Music class is a way for her to "have fun and enjoy life." CP Video Video Video: National Ballet teams up to help seniors with dementia through dance and music As stars of 'Downton Abbey' tease the premiere of Season Five in the U.S. at a screening in New York, talk turns to George Clooney appearance in an upcoming charity 'Downton' skit, and the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge visit to the Big Apple. Dec 9 AP Video Video Video: Downton Abbey cast tease details of upcoming fifth season The British arts community is all in a lather this week after a prominent actress made the mistake of saying white people invented theatre. Dame Janet Suzman, a well known classical actress of South African extraction, was asked by The Guardian how British theatre could attract more diverse audiences. She expressed some frustration on the whiteness of audiences but had few solutions to offer, suggesting theatre was in their DNA while the black community simply did not show up to participate in something that was not its culture. After all, she said, Theatre is a white invention, a European invention, and white people go to it. It in their DNA. It starts with Shakespeare, before adding that tragedy specifically was an invention of the Greeks. More Related to this Story Canada Telefilm redefining the box-office barometer (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.