Celia Franca was born in London, England in 1921. She began her ballet studies at age 4 and was a scholarship student at the Guildhall School of Music and the Royal Academy of Dancing. She performed with Ballet Rambert before joining Dame Ninette de Valois’s Sadler’s Wells Ballet (now The Royal Ballet) in 1941
He was resident choreographer and a leading dancer with Toronto Dance Theatre (TDT) from 1979-2020, with 26 years as the company’s artistic director. He created over 60 works for TDT, opened the repertoire to new and diverse voices, and developed programs in education and support for young choreographers.
DON’T MISS THE PARTY! Tickets for the 2024 Hall of Fame celebration are now on sale! Join us as we honour the best in Canadian dance.
Since its earliest days, DCD has used technology to preserve and share the collection. From co-founder Lawrence Adams’s desktop archiving system in the 1980s, to publishing e-books in the 1990s, to virtual exhibits in the 2000s.
We are delighted to confirm the date for the 2024 Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame celebration. Be sure to mark your calendars…
Dancemakers alumni (artistic directors, dancers, choreographers, designers, production staff, managers, etc), particularly from the first 30 years
Join Amy Bowring for a conversation with artist, educator, and scholar Collette Murray. Collette will discuss her Ph.D. research on dance education and anti-racist dance pedagogies.
If you’re in the Carlton and Yonge neighbourhood, feel free to drop into the DCD office to see one of Blanche Lund’s dresses from the 1950s. Our office entranceway is currently displaying a small exhibit about Alan and Blanche Lund that had been on display in the Community Exhibits Program at Queen’s Park.
Three Decades of Dance. This digital exhibit is the sister to the live exhibit that ran in Vancouver’s Scotiabank Dance Centre lobby from October 21 to November 18, 2023. All 30 subjects shine a light on New Works’ incredible legacy in the West coast dance community.
Join us via Zoom for a chat with choreographer and writer Allen Kaeja to discuss his article “Moving Memories: Kaeja Explores the Holocaust through Dance and Film” written for the free online textbook The Holocaust: Remembrance, Respect, and Resilience (Michael Polgar and Suki John, eds., Penn State University, 2023). Allen will also show excerpts from the films discussed in the writing.
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