TAPA Celebrates 30th Anniversary Of Dora Moore Awards 6/29 At Winter Garden

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) proudly announces that the 30th anniversary of the Dora Mavor Moore Awards, celebrating extraordinary Toronto talent, will take place on Monday, June 29, 2009 at 8pm at the Winter Garden Theatre, hosted by CBC Radio personality Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio One's flagship arts show, Q. The always-fabulous After-Party will be held at Metro Square.

Jian Ghomeshi has been the host of CBC Radio One's Q since its inception in 2007. He has also been a host and contributor to a variety of other CBC Radio and TV programs including The National Playlist, Sounds Like Canada, 50 Tracks, Zed, The End, and The Hour. He is also a writer whose editorials and opinion pieces have been published in The National Post (where he is currently a regular contributor), The Globe and Mail, The Toronto Star, The Washington Post, and The International Herald Tribune. Ghomeshi also spent three years as host of the Gemini Award winning CBC television program, Play and was a member of multi-platinum selling folk-rock group, Moxy Früvous.

Recognizing the outstanding achievements in Toronto's performing arts industry, the Doras honour the creators of over 200 theatre, dance and opera productions annually in the following categories: General Theatre, Independent Theatre, Dance, Opera and Theatre for Young Audiences.

The Doras are named for Dora Mavor Moore (1888 - 1979), a well-loved teacher and director who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s.

The Dora Mavor Moore Awards are administered by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). TAPA is an arts service organization that represents nearly 200 professional theatre, dance and opera companies in the City of Toronto and works to create an environment in which the performing arts may flourish. In addition to the Dora Mavor Moore Awards, programs and services offered by TAPA include: T.O. TIX - Toronto's One-Stop Ticket Shop at Yonge-Dundas Square, the Go Live Toronto marketing campaign and the Commercial Theatre Development Fund. For more information visit www.tapa.ca.

30TH ANNUAL DORA Mavor Moore AWARDS
Toronto's Theatre, Dance and Opera Awards
Monday June 29, 2009
Hosted by Jian Ghomeshi of CBC Radio One's flagship arts show Q

5:00pm-7pm VIP Reception, place tba
8pm Awards Show in the Winter Garden Theatre
of the Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre, 189 Yonge Street
10:30pm After-Party at Metro Square

Directed by Vinetta Strombergs
Written by Briane Nasimok
Rick Sacks - Musical Director
Camelia Koo - Set Designer
Andrea Lundy - Lighting Designer

Tickets on sale as of June 4
Regular Tickets: $60 - Ticketmaster 416-872-5555 or www.ticketmaster.ca
VIP Tickets: $160 - call 416-536-6468 ext 27
For information visit www.tapa.ca