Material Type

Artifact

Other Name

BALLET MEDAL

Date

1993

Materials

CERAMIC, PLASTIC

No. Pieces

3

Height

0.7

Diameter

8.2

Description

MEDALLION IS A DARK RUST COLOR WITH A DARK BROWN STRING ATTACHED TO THE TOP. ON THE FRONT OF THE MEDALLION IS A STYLIZED IMAGE OF A BALLET DANCER WITH "MIHCK" WRITTEN UNDER IT. RUSSIAN WRITING IS FOUND AROUND THE OUTSIDE BORDER. ON THE REVERSE SIDE, ENGRAVED IN THE METAL ARE THE WORDS "BALLET-DANCERS TRAINING SCHOOL OF THE REPUBLIC OF BELARUS". MEDALLION IS KEPT INSIDE A SMALL CLEAR PLASTIC BAG. THE MEDALLION COMES WITH A CARD WHICH HAS ON IT, WRITTEN THE NAMES OF THE GRADUATES.

Subjects

DOCUMENTARY ARTIFACT

Historical Association

COMMEMORATIVE

LEISURE

History

FROM THE BELARUSIAN BALLET ACADEMY. THE GRADUATING CLASS PERFORMED AT THE YATES DURING AN ALBERTA TOUR IN 1993. LUDMILLA KAROBKINA - DIRECTOR FELIZ POLIAK - ASSOCIATE TO CO. IGOR STERM - TOUR ORGANIZER FELIX MICHRA - TOUR ORGANIZER NINA PAVLOVA - FORMER SOVIET PRINCIPLE DANCER NOW TEACHING IN LETHBRIDGE MISHA LEONCHIK- 14 YEAR OLD MUSICIAN GRADUATING CLASS: -IRMA, ANTON, ALEXEI, ELENA, NATALIA, ANNA, ANNA, IGOR.

Catalogue Number

P19980048053

Acquisition Date

2002-02

Collection

Museum

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