Christopher House – 2024 Inductee
2024 Hall of fame inductee
CHRISTOPHER HOUSE, C.M., D.Litt. (h.c.)
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. He has collaborated with many companies and artists including The National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet Gulbenkian, Cirque du Soleil, Kimsooja, Ame Henderson, Jordan Tannahill, The Hidden Cameras, and post-modern icon Deborah Hay. His solo adaption of Hay’s I’ll Crane For You was named one of the five best works of 2016 by The Globe and Mail and his duet with writer/theatre artist Jordan Tannahill, last performed in 2019, was chosen by NOW Magazine as one of the 10 best works of the decade.
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Recent projects include staging movement for Artistic Fraud’s I Forgive You at the National Arts Centre and performing his solo New Tricks (2022) across Canada. Christopher was named an Associate Dance Artist of the National Arts Centre (2007), received the Muriel Sherrin Award for International Achievement in Dance (2009), was made an honorary doctor of letters by Memorial University (2010), received the Silver Ticket Award for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts (2012), was appointed a Member of the Order of Canada (2018), and was cited for Outstanding Achievement in the York University Alumni Awards (2021). He is currently curating an exhibition in collaboration with Dance Collection Danse, called Stories of HIV/AIDS and Dance in Canada.
