When Canadian Olympians marched in the opening ceremonies of the 1936 games in Berlin, Germany, there was a group of dancers among their ranks - members of Boris Volkoff's ballet company from Toronto. Catherine "Bunny" Lang was one of them and the jacket she wore is part of DCD's archive.

Catherine "Bunny" Lang's 1936 Olympic Jacket

The Artifact of the Month series introduces our online visitors to treasured and fascinating items at Dance Collection Danse (DCD).

Focussed on Canada’s theatrical dance history, DCD’s collection dates back to the mid-1800s and includes materials such as costumes, props, sets, backdrops, make-up, choreographic notes, photographs, moving images, playbills, souvenir programs, publicity documents, journals, notation scores, correspondence, business records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, artworks, designs, radio transcripts, oral history recordings and books. Here, we present a featured artifact with accompanying related imagery narrated by a podcast. Welcome to Canada’s colourful dance heritage.

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The Artifact of the Month series introduces our online visitors to treasured and fascinating items at Dance Collection Danse (DCD). Focussed on Canada’s theatrical dance history, DCD’s collection dates back to the mid-1800s and includes materials such as costumes, props, sets, backdrops, make-up, choreographic notes, photographs, moving images, playbills, souvenir programs, publicity documents, journals, notation scores, correspondence, business records, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, artworks, designs, radio transcripts, oral history recordings and books. Here, we present a featured artifact with accompanying related imagery narrated by a podcast. Welcome to Canada’s colourful dance heritage.

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Catherine "Bunny" Lang's 1936 Olympic Jacket

Catherine "Bunny" Lang's 1936 Olympic Jacket