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Daphne Korol
Daphne Margaret Stanley-Harris was born August 5, 1924 and began her dance training at the age of five. She studied and performed with companies in South America and Canada before returning to Winnipeg in 1948. She performed with the Winnipeg Little Theatre, Theatre 77, Manitoba Theatre Centre, Rainbow Stage, Stage West Dinner Theatre, the Winnipeg Fringe Festival, and many films. She danced with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet during the 1952-1953 season, but was never a member of the company. She married renowned costume and set designer Taras (Ted) Korol on February 2, 1956. Daphne founded the Children's Dance Theatre and co-founded Actor's Showcase, which later became Manitoba Theatre for Young People. In 2007 she received the Victor Cowie ACTRA Manitoba Lifetime Achievement Award and in January 2014, she was the recipient of Dance Manitoba's Distinction for Excellence Lifetime Achievement Award. Daphne Korol passed away January 5, 2015 in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Korol Studio at the Pantages Playhouse Theare in Winnipeg was named after Daphne and Ted Korol in 1995.[1][2][3][4]
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