THE FACE OF DCD
Explore the richness and depth of Canada’s vibrant dancing past
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DCD has been preserving, sharing and celebrating Canada’s dance story for almost 40 years. Our collection, both physical and digital, is available to explore by anyone with an interest in dance and/or the people, events and times that shaped the dance past and inspire us today.
NEW BOOK RELEASE!
Get your copy of our latest book, Conversations and Essays on Dance in BC: A Dance West Network Anthology co-edited by Jane Gabriels and Peter Dickinson. This collection emerges from the work of Dance West Network to add to the critical and community discourses on dance made by and for Indigenous, Black, and People of Colour (IBPOC) artists and audiences in various pockets of British Columbia. The writings spotlight the voices of dance artists and writers in the province – and occasionally beyond – by recentring conversations about their work, the questions about who and what the work is for, and the thoughts of readers asking similar questions.
Order your copy today at: https://dcd.ca/product/conversations/
The latest news
Remembering Peter Randazzo
It is a difficult time of loss in Canada’s dance community. DCD has learned of the death of Peter Randazzo on February 2, 2026Remembering Nadia Potts
It is with a heavy heart that I inform the friends of DCD that long-time board member Nadia Potts died earlier this morning, Monday February 2, 2026It’s About Time Exhibition – Halifax
Curated by Seika Boye, this nationally touring exhibition brings over 70 years of Black dance and performance history in Canada into focus, spotlighting stories long left out of dominant narratives.Live Historical Re-enactment
Join dance historian and Dance Collection Danse Executive & Curatorial Director Amy Bowring in an open rehearsal staging a re-enactment of a WWI patriotic performance presented in St. John’s, NL in 1917.
PERSONNEL
Miriam Adams, C.M.
Co-founder/Advisor
Amy Bowring
Executive and Curatorial Director
Jay Rankin
Administrative Director
Vickie Fagan
Director of Development and Producer/Hall of Fame
Elisabeth Kelly
Archives and Programming Coordinator
Michael Ripley
Marketing & Sales Coordinator
CONTACT
1303 – 2 Carlton St.
Toronto, ON
M5B 1J3
Canada
Phone: 416-365-3233
Fax: 416-365-3169
info [AT] dcd.ca
HOURS
Mon. – Fri. 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
Appointment Required
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