Tuesday, October 8

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Mikhail Baryshnikov visits Toronto to honor the memory of  Jim Peterson.

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On Tuesday Baryshnikov, one of the most renowned ballet dancers of the 1970s and '80s, paid tribute to the man who helped orchestrate his escape in 1974 – the late Canadian politician Jim Peterson, who was a lawyer at the time.

"He gave me the best present one human could give to another: freedom, with responsibility attached to it," Baryshnikov, who expanded his career with choreography and acting after his defection, told a memorial event celebrating Peterson's life.