Inductee Spotlight – Peggy Baker
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Photo: Peggy Baker in her work Brute, 1995 / Photo by Lois Greenfield
INDUCTEE SPOTLIGHT – Peggy baker
Ms. Baker has been a vivid presence in contemporary dance for five decades but, did you know…?
- She performed internationally with Lar Lubovitch, Mark Morris, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Doug Varone, Tere O’Connor, Molissa Fenley, and Charles Moulton (New York), Fortier Danse-Création (Montreal), Toronto Dance Theatre, Dancemakers, and James Kudelka (Toronto);
- She established Peggy Baker Dance Projects in 1990, and for the first 20 years she dedicated herself to solo performance;
- Her work has been presented in art galleries, public spaces, and theatres across Canada and the U.S. (including Los Angeles, Jacob’s Pillow, and multiple venues in New York City), as well as Mexico, Argentina, Belgium, Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Korea, and Japan;
- Peggy’s many honours include The Order of Canada, the Walter Carsen Prize, the Premier’s Award, the Governor General’s Award, Honorary Doctorates from York University and the University of Calgary, and six Dora Mavor Moore Awards.
Please help us keep the DCD Hall of Fame thriving by donating to our matching campaign! Every bit helps!
Our campaign goal is $20,000 with matching funds of $10,000 from an anonymous donor. We can’t do it without your support! Every dollar earned goes towards the production of this event and helps feed into the daily operations and projects that Dance Collection Danse runs throughout the year. Every bit helps.
