POSTS
The Boom Has Us Bursting
Because dance was the fastest growing art form in Canada during the 1970s, 50 years later, DCD is facing the greatest demand in our history to care for the archival materials of the artists from the 1970s dance boom.
2024 Hall of Fame Inductees
Join us for an evening of celebration, live
performances, food and drink as we pay tribute to this year’s distinguished inductees
National Indigenous Peoples Day
DCD encourages its followers and supporters to take time to recognize the history and contributions of First Nations, Inuit, and Métis peoples from across what is now Canada.
Artist Researcher In Residence
Ashley’s research will focus on the popular dance style known as Waacking and its original name Punking. Her research aims to highlight alternative contributors, creators, and practitioners of the Punking/Whacking/Waacking dance form
Date Set for 2024 DCD Hall of Fame
We are delighted to confirm the date for the 2024 Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame celebration. Be sure to mark your calendars…
Dancemakers Photo Ident-a-Thon
Dancemakers alumni (artistic directors, dancers, choreographers, designers, production staff, managers, etc), particularly from the first 30 years
Collette Murray – Discover Dialogues
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.
New Exhibit at DCD
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.
Balanchine in Canada
This special page was created as an accompaniment to the article “Balanchine in Canada” by Balanchine repetiteur Joysanne Sidimus in issue 83, Fall 2023, of DCD Magazine.
New Works – 30 Years
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.
Allen Kaeja – Discover Dialogues
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.
Inductee Spotlight – Jean Stoneham Orr
Jean Stoneham Orr is a beloved member of the Vancouver dance community for her support of artists and her half-century of volunteerism, but did you know…?
PRIVACY
REFUNDS AND RETURNS
TERMS OF SERVICE
SHOPDCD
DCD HALL OF FAME
DCD DISCOVER (Coming Soon)
DCD MAGAZINE
ADVERTISE IN DCD MAGAZINE
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
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Appointment Required
Contact our team by email or call one of the numbers above
