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Acknowledging that the COVID-19 pandemic has been hard on performing arts in Canada, the government has announced special funding to benefit The Canadian Opera Company and the National Ballet of Canada. The sum of $644,372 will be used to install new digital technologies at the Four Seasons Centre for Performing Arts in Toronto. This will enable the two companies to capture and stream rehearsals and performances. The funding will also help equip two other Toronto venues used by the two companies and other arts and culture professionals.
The money comes from the Canada Cultural Spaces Fund which is used to help improve physical conditions for arts, heritage, culture and creative innovation. It supports renovation and construction projects as well as the purchasing of specialized equipment and feasibility studies for cultural spaces. Created in 2001, it has supported more than 1,000 projects. These include spaces for performing arts,