The latest news on performances of Dance in Toronto.
Toronto International Ballet Theatre's THE NUTCRACKER Reveals Updated Cast
by Chloe Rabinowitz - November 29, 2023
The Nutcracker (Toronto International Ballet Theatre) has revealed exciting updated casting for their upcoming performances. Discover the talented dancers who will be bringing this holiday classic to life on stage....
The National Ballet of Canada Announces Casting for THE NUTCRACKER
by A.A. Cristi - November 21, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the casting for The Nutcracker, Toronto's most joyful holiday experience. ...
The Mark Morris Dance Group Will Embark on International 15-City Tour with World Premiere and Celebrated Repertory
by Stephi Wild - October 03, 2023
The Mark Morris Dance Group will resume touring for its 2023-2024 season, with fifteen confirmed nationwide and international stops from October 2023 to June 2024. Learn more about where to catch the show here!...
Kate Prince's MESSAGE IN A BOTTLE Set to the Music of Sting to Embark on North American Tour in 2024
by Chloe Rabinowitz - September 15, 2023
Sadler’s Wells' production of Message In A Bottle, the acclaimed dance theatre show by Sadler’s Wells Associate Artist Kate Prince, set to the music of 17-time Grammy Award-winning icon Sting, will embark on a major 10-stop North American tour in 2024. ...
Fall for Dance North Returns Next Month
by Stephi Wild - August 15, 2023
Fall for Dance North (FFDN), Toronto’s premier international dance festival, will bring its diverse line-up of national and international dancemakers to venues across Toronto, from Sept. 26 to Oct. 7, 2023 – with all tickets (still!) priced at just $15. ...
Toronto Dance Theatre Unveils Dynamic & Playful 2023/24 Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 10, 2023
Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) has unveiled an eclectic and playful season of creative programming for 2023/24 that throws open the historic theatre's doors to new artists and audiences more than ever before. ...
SHARING THE STAGE: Free Outdoor Performances Announced At Harbourfront Centre, August 17 – 19
by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, has announced Sharing the Stage returns to Harbourfront Centre for free outdoor performances on the Concert Stage, dance classes and interactive conversations August 17 – 19. ...
Dusk Dances to Return to Withrow Park for its 29th Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 17, 2023
Get ready for an unforgettable week-long festival of dance as Dusk Dances returns to Withrow Park for its 29th season. Experience the magic of captivating performances and celebrate the last year under the leadership of Festival Director and Founder Sylvie Bouchard. Don't miss this chance to immerse...
Fall for Dance North Unveils 9th Annual Festival Line-up Featuring Cassa Pancho's Ballet Black, Candoco & More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - July 06, 2023
Fall for Dance North, Toronto’s premier international dance festival, has revealed mainstage events of its 9th annual programming, to take place at various venues throughout Toronto....
Stephanie Hutchison Appointed Rehearsal Director of The National Ballet of Canada for 2023/24 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - June 14, 2023
Stephanie Hutchison has been appointed Rehearsal Director for The National Ballet of Canada's 2023/24 season....
Kaeja D'Dance Presents 12th Annual PORCH VIEW DANCES, August 9-13
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2023
Kaeja d'Dance's revered and award-winning Porch View Dances (PVD): 'Real People Dancing In Real Spaces' returns to the tree-lined intimacy and multiple outdoor spaces of Toronto's historic Seaton Village from August 9 to 13, 2023. ...
The National Ballet Of Canada's RBC Apprentices Perform At Union Station
by A.A. Cristi - May 18, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, announced today The National Ballet of Canada's RBC Apprentices will give a free performance at Union Station's West Wing in Toronto, as part of Fall for Dance North's INFLORESCENCE on Saturday, May 27 at 2:00 pm ...
MAD HOT BALLET: DECO-DANSE Annual Fundraising Gala Returns June 6
by A.A. Cristi - March 27, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, has announced that the company’s annual fundraising gala MAD HOT BALLET returns June 6, 2023 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in Toronto. #MADHOTBALLET ...
Mackenzie Brown and Daichi Ikarashi Win The Erik Bruhn Prize
by Blair Ingenthron - March 26, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, have announced that Mackenzie Brown (age 20) of Stuttgart Ballet and Daichi Ikarashi (age 21) of The Royal Ballet are the winners of The International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize. Roman Novitzky�...
The International Competition For The Erik Bruhn Prize Livestreamed Internationally
by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, has announced The International Competition for The Erik Bruhn Prize will be livestreamed internationally on Saturday, March 25, 2023....
Hope Muir Appoints Ethan Colangelo As Choreographic Associate
by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, has announced that Ethan Colangelo has been appointed Choreographic Associate. He will assume the position in July 2023 at the beginning of the 2023/24 season. ...
The National Ballet Of Canada Welcomes 200 Newcomers To CINDERELLA
by A.A. Cristi - March 08, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, and Barry Hughson, Executive Director, has announced that the company has partnered with Canoo, an initiative of the Institute for Canadian Citizenship, to welcome 200 newcomers to Canada to a reception and perf...
The National Ballet of Canada Promotes Spencer Hack To Principal Dancer
by Blair Ingenthron - March 04, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, have announced Spencer Hack has been promoted to Principal Dancer. ...
Casting Announced for Winter Mixed Programme at the National Ballet of Canada
by Stephi Wild - March 01, 2023
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced the casting for the Canadian premiere of Anima Animus by David Dawson, world premiere of Alleged Dances by Rena Butler and George Balanchine’s Symphony in C, onstage March 3 – 23, 20...
DanceWorks Presents E-MOTION TOUR, Featuring Work By Three Outstanding Choreographic Voices From Ballet Edmonton
by A.A. Cristi - February 14, 2023
DanceWorks presents e-motion tour, featuring work by three outstanding choreographic voices from Ballet Edmonton, as a triple-bill program....
33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected to Take Place This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - January 19, 2023
The International Association of Blacks in Dance in partnership with dance Immersion will present the 33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected: What Does Our Tomorrow Hold? on January 25-29, 2023 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada. ...
Toronto Dance Theatre Presents THE MAGIC OF ASSEMBLY
by A.A. Cristi - December 15, 2022
Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) has announced the details of a new collaborative production from street dance artist Ashley Colours Perez and Toronto-based protest electronic music duo LAL, working in collaboration with TDT Artistic Director Andrew Tay. Bringing together three distinct artistic p...
Review: THE NUTCRACKER Brings The Classic Ballet To Life In Toronto This December
by Isabella Perrone - December 14, 2022
The National Ballet of Canada has brought its beloved production of THE NUTCRACKER back to the stage for the holiday season. Originally created in 1995 and now choreographed (with libretto) by James Kudelka, the production is grand, whimsical, and performed beautifully by all cast members to make fo...
33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance Lineup Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 14, 2022
The International Association of Blacks in Dance in partnership with dance Immersion announced the sensational lineup of performers for the 33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected: What Does Our Tomorrow Hold?, being held on January 25-29, 2023 at th...
Netflix Star Maitreyi Ramakrishnan to Make Debut as a Cannon Doll in THE NUTCRACKER at The National Ballet of Canada
by Chloe Rabinowitz - December 05, 2022
The National Ballet of Canada has announced this season’s lineup of Cannon Dolls for The Nutcracker. Maitreyi Ramakrishnan, star of Netflix’s Never Have I Ever and Disney’s Turning Red, will make her debut as a Cannon Doll on the opening night of The Nutcracker, December 10 at 7:00 pm....
Toronto International Ballet Theatre Presents THE NUTCRACKER, December 17 At Meridian Hall
by A.A. Cristi - November 09, 2022
Toronto International Ballet Theatre presents the triumphant return of a production of the holiday classic THE NUTCRACKER, one of Tchaikovsky's most famous works. ...
Review: HUMAN MEASURE at Canadian Stage
by Ilana Lucas - October 29, 2022
In Human Measure, artist Cassils’ first piece of contemporary dance choreographed by Jasmine Albuquerque, trans and nonbinary bodies are highlighted. A rejoinder to Yves Klein's Anthropometries paintings, in which naked women were painted blue and then dragged across canvases as living brushes, th...
The Chimera Project Dance Theatre to Launch Inaugural HAUNTED DANCES Halloween Event
by Chloe Rabinowitz - October 19, 2022
The Chimera Project Dance Theatre is launching inaugural Haunted Dances. Inspired by a local legacy of outdoor community-activated dance in Toronto, an eerie tour guide departing from Jean Sibelius Park will lead followers to an evening of Halloween-inspired dance by choreographers Sze-Yang Ade-Lam,...
IABD in Partnership with Dance Immersion to Present GLOBALLY CONNECTED Conference and Festival in January
by Blair Ingenthron - October 08, 2022
The International Association of Blacks in Dance (IABD) in partnership with dance Immersion will present the 33rd Annual International Conference and Festival of Blacks in Dance, Globally Connected: What Does Our Tomorrow Hold? on January 25-29, 2023 at the Sheraton Centre Toronto, Ontario, Canada....
Interview: Ilter Ibrahimof of FALL FOR DANCE NORTH
by Ilana Lucas - September 19, 2022
Fall for Dance North (FFDN) returns for its eighth year from September 17-October 8th. BroadwayWorld spoke to AD Ilter Ibrahimof about what audiences can expect to see, the festival’s mission of affordable and accessible eclectic dance, and the joys and challenges of presenting a hybrid of online ...
The National Ballet of Canada Celebrates Culture Days with a Livestream of Company Class Taught by Hope Muir
by A.A. Cristi - September 09, 2022
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, has announced that as part of Culture Days, the National Ballet will present a livestream of Company Class, taught by Muir, on September 26, 2022, at 9:30 am ET....
Award-Winning Dance Company CORPUS Returns To The Junction Beginning in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 29, 2022
The Junction BIA will present the dance company CORPUS, now in its 25th year! Every Saturday from September 3 to December 24, 2022, from 2 to 4 PM, CORPUS will feature a series of four FREE unique and engaging street performances at multiple locations along Dundas Street West that combine movement a...
Principal Dancer Siphesihle November Dances with Cape Town City Ballet as a Guest Artist in ROMEO AND JULIET
by A.A. Cristi - August 22, 2022
Principal Dancer Siphesihle November has been invited to appear as a Guest Artist with Cape Town City Ballet, in South Africa, on August 25, 2022....
Peggy Baker Projects to Present New Play BEAUTIFUL RENEGADES in September
by Chloe Rabinowitz - August 16, 2022
PEGGY BAKER PROJECTS, in its final stage production, will present BEAUTIFUL RENEGADES, a brand new play written by Michael Ross Albert and directed by Eda Holmes. The show will run September 20 - October 2, 2022 at The Theatre Centre. ...
Toronto Dance Theatre Announces Vibrant And Eclectic 2022/23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - August 04, 2022
Toronto Dance Theatre has unveiled a robust season of creative programming under the Artistic Direction of Andrew Tay who was appointed to the position in August 2020. ...
Free Outdoor Performances Announced At Harbourfront Centre, August 16-20
by A.A. Cristi - July 20, 2022
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada has announced programming for Sharing the Stage at Harbourfront Centre which includes free outdoor performances on the Concert Stage, dance classes and interactive conversations....
Hope Muir Announces 2022/23 Season Roster
by A.A. Cristi - July 18, 2022
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director of The National Ballet of Canada, has announced the 2022/23 season roster which features 13 new Corps de Ballet members and seven new RBC Apprentices....
National Ballet Principal Artistic Coach Magdalena Popa Retires After 40 Years
by A.A. Cristi - June 16, 2022
Hope Muir, Joan and Jerry Lozinski Artistic Director, today announced that Principal Artistic Coach Magdalena Popa will retire after 40 years with The National Ballet of Canada at the end of the 2021/22 season. Ms. Popa will remain on as part of the coaching staff as Artistic Advisor....
Transformational $10 Million Gift From Donald K. Johnson To The National Ballet Of Canada
by A.A. Cristi - June 09, 2022
Cornell Wright, Chair of The National Ballet of Canada, today announced that a transformational $10 million gift to the company has been received from Canadian business leader Donald K. Johnson to honour his late wife Anna McCowan-Johnson's life-long love of ballet and commitment to sharing that ...
FEMMILLENNIAL: A DANCE REVOLUTION Announced at Toronto Fringe Festival
by A.A. Cristi - June 06, 2022
An evolution and expansion from her 2019 work entitled 'Oh, Yes', the work has been in development for 3 years and will be premiering as a full-length 55-minute piece at the 2022 Toronto Fringe Festival....