4
In
Bright
Lights
The city is home to some of the most prestigious arts
organizations in Canada. Rainbow Stage, a musical
theatre production company in Kildonan Park is
Canada's largest and longest-running outdoor theatre.
The Winnipeg Jewish Theatre is the only professional
theatre company in the country performing strictly
Jewish themes, while Winnipeg's French theatre
company, Le Cercle Molière is Canada's oldest
continuously running French theatre.
Canada's Royal
Winnipeg Ballet
is Canada's oldest
dance company and
among the oldest in
North America. It was
granted the "Royal"
title in 1953 by the
Queen of England
- the very
first royal
charter
granted by
Her Majesty
after her
coronation.
Courtesy
David
Cooper
Courtesy
Mike
Peters