Canada

Hanya Holm (end center) and Mary Costa (far right) attend a planning session for the production of ''Orpheus and Eurydice'' in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

Portrait of Sybil Shearer, a dancer, choreographer and pioneer of modern dance.

Portrait of modern dancer Sybil Shearer.

One Winsor Spiral Sketchbook, size 5 x 8, filled with pencil sketches of buildings, landscapes and seascapes. The last page has an itinerary of Maria's travel from July 20-July 31. Sketch book is dated "1954" on front cover; "Maria" and "Summer Canada" is also written on cover. "20" written in top right corner of front cover; presumably it was priced at 20 cents.

One Winsor Spiral Sketchbook, size 5 x 8, filled with pencil sketches of buildings, landscapes and seascapes, one watercolor and a few ink drawings. Several of the sketches have locations in and around Quebec written on them. Sketch book is dated "Summer 1956" on front cover; "Maria Lowenstein" is also written on cover. Stamped "Plankenhorn Stationary Co. Williamsport 2, PA" with "20" written in top right corner of front cover; presumably it was priced at 20 cents.

Veronica Tennant of the National Ballet of Canada performs as 'Princess Aurora' in Nureyev's ballet ''Sleeping Beauty.''

Photograph of Veronica Tennant of the National Ballet of Canada performing in Nureyev's ballet ''Sleeping Beauty.''

Photograph of Rasta Thomas performing in an unidentifed dance at the Vail International Dance Festival.