DanceWorks is thrilled to present the world premiere of Dreamwalker Dance Company’s Dual Light on Thursday, October 19, 2017 at 8pm at the Harbourfront Centre Theatre. Dual Light is conceived, written, and directed by artistic director Andrea Nann, in creation with dance artists and fellow performers, Brendan Wyatt, Yuichiro Inoue,...
Author: DanceWorks Staff
DanceWorks launches 40th Anniversary Season with Dreamwalker Dance Company and its world premiere of Dual Light
TORONTO (September 20, 2017) - DanceWorks, Toronto's longest running contemporary dance series, now celebrating its 40th Anniversary, proudly presents Toronto-based Dreamwalker Dance Company with the world premiere of its dance-theatre work Dual Light. Described by Dreamwalker Dance Artistic Director Andrea Nann as a 'moving concept album,' Dual Light highlights the...
DanceWorks proudly announces TD Bank Group as Presenting Sponsor for Youth Series in 2017/18
Toronto, (July 15, 2017) – DanceWorks, Toronto’s longest running contemporary dance series, is delighted to announce that TD Bank Group will be sponsoring the presenter’s upcoming matinee and workshop activities for young audiences at Harbourfront Centre Theatre as part of Harbourfront Centre’s NextSteps Series. This funding will allow DanceWorks to...
Congratulations To Dora Mavor Moore Recipients
At the Dora Mavor Moore Awards gala which took place on June 26, 2017, the following recipients who were featured on DanceWorks 2016/17 Season were announced: Ylem (3 Eggs Ago) Outstanding Original Choreography Lina Cruz (DanceWorks / Throwdown Collective / Lina Cruz | Fila 13 Productions) Kittly-Bender Outstanding Performance - Female ...
DanceWorks Announces 40th Anniversary Mainstage Series
June 14, 2017: Mimi Beck, Dance Curator of acclaimed presenter DanceWorks announces the 2017-18 season featuring eight Toronto-based artists/companies and one Indigenous company from Vancouver. From Flamenco, Kathak, Indigenous and Hip-Hop, world premieres and re-mounts from our storied past, it will be a season of surprises and surreal experiences. Curator’s...
Congratulations to DanceWorks’ Dora Mavor Moore Awards Nominees
Congratulations to artists presented on our 2016/17 season who are nominated for Dora Mavor Moore Awards in the Dance Division. They are:- OUTSTANDING PRODUCTION DanceWorks/tiger princess productions In Search Of The Holy Chop Suey DanceWorks CoWorks/Kemi Dance Projects Kittly Bender OUTSTANDING ORIGINAL CHOREOGRAPHY Jennifer Dallas/CoWorks Kittly Bender Yvonne Ng In...