The Jarvis Street Campus, Stage I of NBS’s $106 million capital expansion, opened to public and critical acclaim in November 2005. Designed by Kuwabara Payne McKenna Blumberg Architects and Goldsmith Borgal and Company Limited Architects, Architects in Joint Venture, the campus is a superb integration of heritage buildings and contemporary architecture that reflects the traditions of classical ballet while embracing its evolution.

The Jarvis Street Campus won a 2007 Institute Honor Award from the American Institute of Architects, only the fourth Canadian building to do so since the AIA first bestowed the awards in 1949. Stage II, the renovation and expansion of the Maitland Street residence, opened in Fall 2007.

Facilities Tours

Tours of Canada’s National Ballet School may be arranged in advance for groups of 5 or more people. If you would like to become part of a group tour, please email to have your name placed on a waitlist. Please indicate your date(s)/time(s) preferences within the email. Please also be sure to provide a contact phone number. Please note: we will do our best to accommodate all tour requests, but cannot guarantee all requests will be met. You will be contacted in advance to confirm your placement on a tour.

Due to the nature of our school program, we are unable to accommodate requests to photograph students/dancers. Photography of the school’s buildings may be arranged when scheduled in advance.

Canada’s National Ballet School participates in Doors Open and Scotiabank Nuit Blanche and welcomes visitors to the school for these, and other scheduled events. Please check the homepage on our website for up-to-date listings.

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