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THE SCOOP | National Ballet’s Karen Kain Gets Her Own Stamp

By Michael Vincent on April 29, 2021

The National Ballet of Canada has revealed Artistic Director Karen Kain and prominent dancer/choreographer Fernand Nault will be honoured with commemorative stamps.

Canada Post will issue the stamps to honour their extraordinary careers. They will be permanent-rate stamps that currently run 92¢ each. The stamp issue shows a 2020 copyright date, which suggests they were postponed for a year.

“Canadian ballet dancers are revered the world over — and beloved here at home, which is why we’re celebrating the careers of two of our country’s ballet legends,” said Canada Post stamp services director Jim Phillips.

The stamps will be available at post offices across the country on International Dance Day, April 29, 2021.
The image features Karen as the black swan Odile in Swan Lake, a significant role and ballet from her career.

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Other Canadian artists commemorated with stamps include the Oliver Jones, Oscar Peterson, Maureen Forrester, Jon Vickers, Edward Johnson, Léopold Simoneau, Raoul Jobin, Gerald Finley, Adrianne Pieczonka, Irving Guttman, Leonard Cohen, Paul Anka, Anne Murray, Gordon Lightfoot, Joni Mitchell, Kate & Anna McGarrigle, Tragically Hip, Guess Who, Charles-Émile Gadbois, Emma Albani, and Healey Willan.

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