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| Project Grande Jeté of The National Ballet School，按圖看所有照片 |
腳尖一轉，一個大轉身，位於市區Jarvis街的校園，一個芭蕾舞的「大越步」(grand jeté)奮力一躍，變身成功。
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安大略省文化部長Madeleine Meilleur 在開幕典禮時對群眾說：「這對加拿大國立芭蕾舞中心和安大略省的整個藝術社群都是重要的里程碑。夢想已經實現！」
這是個擴建計畫，將原本擁擠不堪的舊式建築予以重新改建，新的空間被創造出來，尤其值得一提的是芭蕾練習室的外牆由玻璃帷幕組成，學生練習時，就公開透明的在往來的路人前面表演開來。這擴建計畫曾獲「安大略建築師協會獎」(Ontario Association of Architects, OAA, Award)和Pugly Awards。
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| 四、五、六層是學生的練習室，面對大街 Facing the main street are studios, including 4ht, 5th, 6th floor. |
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| 廣場上的公共藝術 |
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| 學校旁的公寓 |
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建築地點（Cite)：400 Jarvis Street Toronto, Ontario Canada
建築師(Architecture): Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects/Goldsmith Borgal & Company Ltd. Architects
建築面積(Total square)：180,000 square feet
建築面積(Total square)：180,000 square feet完工：November 30, 2005.
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相關報導：
Updated Thu. Dec. 1 2005 3:01 PM ET
Tiffany Quan, CTV.ca News
After a pirouette and plié, the National Ballet School of Canada made a grand jeté or "big leap" on Wednesday with the opening of its new Jarvis Street campus in downtown Toronto.
With the official unveiling of the Celia Franca Centre and the Margaret McCain Academic Building, phase one of Project Grand Jeté-- a $100 million expansion plan of the NBS's existing facilities -- is now completed.
Along with private donors, the renovation project was funded by the Ontario and federal government, with each contributing $20 million to the NBS.
"This is a great milestone in the history of the National Ballet School and the entire arts community of Ontario. Today is a dream come true," Ontario Culture Minister Madeleine Meilleur told the crowd at the opening ceremony.
An integration of heritage buildings and modern design, the new NBS campus also marks the revitalization of the north Jarvis Street community. The neighbourhood used to house the old CBC buildings as well as the home of the Toronto Maple Leafs -- but both the public broadcasting property and Maple Leafs Garden have since been abandoned.
Today, the western block of Jarvis Street, from Maitland Street south to Carlton Street, is headquarters to the country's top ballet students.
Thrilled about the new facilities, student dancers are most excited about the openness of the buildings. "The environment is incredible. The largeness of it is overwhelming," Lily Mariable, a grade 11 NBS student, told CTV.ca. She said the old buildings were hard to travel around because of the tight space. "Here you can just perform."
Mariable is alluding to the feeling of freedom one has when dancing in the fourth, fifth and sixth floor studios-- which are enclosed by floor to ceiling glass windows. "When you're dancing, people outside can see you. It's kind of like you're dancing for the public. You're dancing for the world. You're on stage," she said with exuberance.
Fellow grade 11 NBS student Matthew Chiu could not agree more. "All the glass is so open," he said. "It really helps you not be shy and coy about your dancing."
Engineers and architects consulted with the students prior to construction and both Mariable and Chui said that the end result reflects the needs of the dancers.
Mavis Staines, artistic director at NBS, believes the new space is student-centred in design. "The architectural approach weaves together 21st century innovation with the best of heritage architecture."
"I think our magical new home captures the power and energy of dance," Staines said.
Stage two of Project Grand Jeté involves the renovation of the school's Maitland Street properties into expanded residence facilities for students. It is scheduled to be completed by summer 2007.
The National Ballet School was founded in 1959 by Celia Franca -- of whom the new centre is named after.
