Boris Volkoff gave his dancers and studio to the National Ballet of Canada to raise the profile of Canadian ballet.
23 Facts About Boris Volkoff
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Boris Volkoff regretted this decision and attempted to revive his company which ended in failure.
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Boris Volkoff was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1973, one year before his death.
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Volkoff, birth name Boris Vladimirovich Baskakoff, was born on April 24,1900, in Schepotievo, Russia.
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When he was nine Volkoff joined his brother Igor in Warsaw to dance and perform for the Russian Army.
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Boris Volkoff alternated between using this birth name and performing using the last name Volkoff, his mother's family name.
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Boris Volkoff attended the Moscow State Academy of Choreography and later danced with Mordkin Ballet and the Moscow State Youth Ballet.
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Boris Volkoff joined the Shanghai Variety Ballet and toured with Russian expatriates to various Asian countries and the United States.
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Boris Volkoff danced with Adolph Bolm's company until his visa expired and Volkoff was smuggled into Canada in 1929.
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Boris Volkoff became ballet master at Jack Arthur's Uptown Theatre in Toronto and choreographed short dances that were performed between films.
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Boris Volkoff continued creating works for the club for fourteen seasons.
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Boris Volkoff brought his dance troupe to the 1936 Summer Olympics to compete in an international dance competition.
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Boris Volkoff's company performed two new ballets called Mon-Ka-Ta and Mala, both based on Inuit and Native American legends.
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Boris Volkoff performed in many notable venues such as Massey Hall in 1939.
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Boris Volkoff co-founded the Canadian Ballet Festival with Gweneth Lloyd in 1948 to showcase the talent of Canadian ballet dancers and Boris Volkoff Canadian Ballet was one of three companies to perform at its inaugural event.
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On March 2,1949, Boris Volkoff premiered The Red Ear of Corn, a ballet in two acts.
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Boris Volkoff gave his studio and dancers to the National Ballet and taught the male dancers of the company.
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Boris Volkoff regretted this decision as he disliked Celia Franca's "English" dancing style and believed ballet should be performed in the Russian style.
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Boris Volkoff featured many of the founding members of the National Ballet.
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Boris Volkoff attempted to revive his company in 1953 and 1967 but these ended in failure.
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Boris Volkoff married Janet Baldwin, a student at his ballet studio.
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Boris Volkoff became his business associate in the operation of his studio.
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Boris Volkoff was appointed as a Member of the Order of Canada in 1973.