⭐ Sandra Faire Next Generation Award Honouree: Aria Evans⭐️
Aria Evans is a queer, Vancouver Island-born, award-winning interdisciplinary artist whose practice spans dance, theatre, and film. They are currently splitting their time between Toronto and Winnipeg where they have begun a tenure track Assistant Professor position teaching movement in the Theatre and Film Department at the University of Winnipeg.
With a large-scale vision, collaboration is the departure point to the choreographic work that Aria creates under their company POLITICAL MOVEMENT. Advocating for inclusion and the representation of diversity, Aria uses their artistic practice to question the ways we can coexist together.
🎟️⭐️🎟️ Join us in celebrating Aria Evans and many more on November 10th. Get your tickets today at: https://bit.ly/2024HofFTix
📹 Video credits:
Dancer: Aria Evans
Music: 'Pretty Blue' by Cris Derksen
Cinematography: Johnathan Elliot
Editing: Aria Evans
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⭐️Hall of Fame Inductee: Nadia Potts ⭐️
Nadia Potts began studying dance at age seven with Betty Oliphant and went on to train at Canada’s National Ballet School. In 1966, at age 18, she joined the National Ballet of Canada and, three years later was promoted to principal dancer, a position she held for the next 17 years. Nadia toured extensively, both with the National Ballet and as a guest artist throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe.
After retiring from the stage, Nadia launched into a full-time teaching career and in 1989 became a professor and director of the Dance Program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), a position she held for 24 years.
She has been on the board of DCD since 2009.
🎟️⭐️🎟️ Join us in celebrating Nadia Potts and many more on November 10th. Get your tickets today at: https://bit.ly/2024HofFTix
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⭐️Hall of Fame Inductee: Christopher House⭐️
Christopher House, C.M., 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.
House is currently curating an exhibition in collaboration with Dance Collection Danse, called Stories of HIV/AIDS and Dance in Canada.
⭐️🎟⭐️ Join us in celebrating Christopher House and many more on November 10th. Get your tickets today at: https://bit.ly/2024HofFTix
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Marie Chouinard Interview
La danseuse québécoise Marie Chouinard, O.C., C.Q., a parcouru le monde en tant que soliste pendant 12 ans avant de fonder la Compagnie Marie Chouinard en 1990. Ses œuvres, à la signature avant-gardiste, perdurent et figurent aux répertoires des grandes compagnies de danse internationales.
Après avoir étudié le ballet à Montréal, Marie abandonne l'enseignement formel pour suivre sa propre voie, devenant surnommée « l'enfant terrible » de la danse québécoise, se bâtissant bientôt une réputation mondiale pour son travail iconoclaste. Elle est réalisatrice d'œuvres cinématographiques et de réalité virtuelle ; un auteur ; et artiste visuel en photographie, dessins et installations. Elle crée des chorégraphies pour des œuvres in situ et en temps réel pour le Web.
Marie a reçu de nombreux honneurs en reconnaissance de sa contribution aux arts, elle est récipiendaire du Bessie Award de New York (2000) et a été nommée Chevalier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France, 2009). Véritable ambassadrice culturelle du Québec, Marie a reçu des distinctions dont le Grand Prix du Conseil des arts de Montréal (2006), Officier de l'Ordre du Canada (2007), Compagnon de l'Ordre national des arts et des lettres du Québec (2015), le titre de Chevalier de l'Ordre national du Québec (2015) et le Prix du Gouverneur général pour les arts du spectacle pour l'ensemble de sa réalisation artistique (2016).
Elle a fait progresser l'art de la danse à plusieurs titres, notamment en fondatrice du Prix de la Danse de Montréal en 2011 et en tant que directrice de la danse à la Biennale de Venise de 2017 à 2020. Marie Chouinard prépare une exposition solo pour la réouverture du Musée d l'art contemporain à Montréal.
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📆 DCD Temple de la Renommée: 10 Novembre
🎟️⭐️🎟️Billets pour DCD Temple de la Reno
Joey Hollingsworth - Hall of Fame Inductee
⭐️Hall of Fame Inductee: Joey Hollingsworth ⭐️
A groundbreaking Black Canadian tap dancer, Joey Hollingsworth swings fast and smooth. At 10 years old, he tapped with legendary Bill BoJangles Robinson and witnessed tap greats Teddy Hale and Peg Leg Bates. His tap embodies Afro-diasporic rhythm and soul from his grandpa Huskey Henderson, railway porters, jazz drummers, and Black tappers.
An early Black artist on Canadian television, he danced in the era of big bands, backed by the Samuel Hershenhorn Orchestra on CBC in 1954. He also starred on shows such as “The Billy O’Connor Show” (1957), “Cross Canada Hit Parade” (1958), and the “Ed Sullivan Show” (1962).
🎟️⭐️🎟️Join us in celebrating Joey Hollingsworth on November 10th. Get your tickets today at: https://bit.ly/2024HofFTix
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Nadia Potts - 2024 Hall of Fame Inductee
𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗲 - 𝗡𝗮𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝗣𝗼𝘁𝘁𝘀
Nadia Potts began studying dance at age seven with Betty Oliphant and went on to train at Canada's National Ballet School. In 1966, at age 18, she joined the The National Ballet of Canada and, three years later was promoted to principal dancer, a position she held for the next 17 years. Nadia toured extensively, both with the National Ballet and as a guest artist throughout Canada, the United States, and Europe. She was partnered by many of the most renowned dancers of her time including Rudolf Nureyev, Erik Bruhn, Peter Martins, Anthony Dowell, Fernando Bujones, and Mikhail Baryshnikov, who chose her to dance in his debut of Erik Bruhn’s 𝘚𝘸𝘢𝘯 𝘓𝘢𝘬𝘦.
🎟️⭐️🎟️Join us in celebrating Nadia's extraordinary achievements on November 10th. Get your tickets at: https://bit.ly/2024HofFTix
After retiring from the stage, Nadia launched into a full-time teaching career and in 1989 became a professor and director of the Dance Program at Ryerson University (now Toronto Metropolitan University), a position she held for 24 years. Nadia assembled a powerful teaching team and was an inexhaustible mentor and leader for her faculty. She created courses that encouraged dance, acting and production students to train in their individual disciplines while also expanding their understanding and expertise in other fields. Program graduates went on to work in dance, theatre, and musical productions, and several started companies of their own. Nadia received a GREET teaching Award from Ryerson and is the author of 𝘉𝘦𝘵𝘵𝘺 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘱𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘵: 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘛𝘦𝘢𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘨 published by Dance Collection Danse. In 2014 she was honoured with Dance Ontario’s Lifetime Achievement Award. She has been on the board of DCD since 2009.
2024 DCD Hall of Fame Inductees and Honourees
We are delighted to announce the 𝟮𝟬𝟮𝟰 𝗗𝗖𝗗 𝗛𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗼𝗳 𝗙𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗜𝗻𝗱𝘂𝗰𝘁𝗲𝗲𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗛𝗼𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗿𝗲𝗲𝘀. Get your tickets at https://www.eventbee.com/v/hoff24#/tickets or https://halloffame.dcd.ca
Marie Chouinard, O.C., C.Q.
Christopher House, C.M., D.Litt (h.c.)
David Moroni, C.M.
Frank Augustyn, O.C.
Joey Hollingsworth
Nadia Potts
𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗮𝗺 𝗝. 𝗦. 𝗕𝗼𝘆𝗹𝗲 𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗟𝘂𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗲𝘀: Lin Yee Goh and Choo Chiat Goh
𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗺𝘂𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗕𝘂𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗲𝗿: Constance V. Pathy, C.M., C.Q., D.Mus.
𝗦𝗮𝗻𝗱𝗿𝗮 𝗙𝗮𝗶𝗿𝗲 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗚𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗱: Aria Evans
𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗹𝗯𝗹𝗮𝘇𝗲𝗿𝘀: Celia Franca, C.C.; Betty Oliphant, C.C.; Grant Strate, C.M., FRSC
Join us for an evening of celebration, live performances, food and drink as we pay tribute to this year’s distinguished inductees
𝐒𝐮𝐧𝐝𝐚𝐲, 𝐍𝐨𝐯𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟏𝟎, 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟒
4pm-8pm
Palais Royale Ballroom
1601 Lakeshore Blvd
Toronto, ON
M6K 3C1
Thank-you to Toronto Dance Theatre's Rosemary James for doing this year's announcement. You can share this video using the following link https://youtu.be/cE-zJrshiOs
Compagnie Marie Chouinard Christopher House Royal Winnipeg Ballet School The National Ballet of Canada Goh Ballet Aria Evans
Photo Shoot for Chronicles of a Simple Life
Marie-Josée Chartier, Julia Aplin, and Julia Sasso recall the day they spent taking photos with Cylla Von Tiedemann and, after they finished, stopped in a field on the way home to take the pic that ended up on the poster.
(others visible in the video: Andraya Ciel Smith and Joan Phillips)
Photo Credit: Carolyn Woods, Julia Aplin, Gary Tai, Jackie Nel, Learie Mc Nicolls, Gerry Trentham, Julia Sasso, Marie-Josée Chartier. Image used in poster for Serge Bennathan's Chronicles of a Simple Life / Photographer - Cylla Von Tiedemann
Dancemakers Chartier Danse
Marie-Josée Chartier, Julia Aplin et Julia Sasso se souviennent de la journée qu'elles ont passée à prendre des photos avec Cylla Von Tiedemann et, après avoir terminé, se sont arrêtées dans un champ en rentrant chez elles pour prendre la photo qui s'est retrouvée sur l'affiche.
(autres visibles dans la vidéo : Andraya Ciel Smith et Joan Phillips)
Crédit photo : Carolyn Woods, Julia Aplin, Gary Tai, Jackie Nel, Learie Mc Nicolls, Gerry Trentham, Julia Sasso, Marie-Josée Chartier. Image utilisée dans l'affiche des Chroniques d'une vie simple de Serge Bennathan / Photographe - Cylla Von Tiedemann
Dancemakers Chartier Danse
Remembering Les Arbres d'or (updated)
Dancemakers alumni Gerry Trentham, Philip Drube, Julia Aplin, and Marie-Josée Chartier recall dancing in Serge Bennathan's "Les Arbres d'or". A task made especially difficult by the thousands of leaves covering the stage.
Filmed on March 23, 2024 at Buddies in Bad Times theatre. An excerpt from our Dancemakers Photo Ident-a-thon lead by DCD's Amy Bowring.
Thumbnail photo: Shannon Cooney, Carolyn Woods, Ken Cunningham, Marie Josée Chartier, and Gary Tai
Gerry Trentham, Philip Drube, Julia Aplin et Marie-Josée Chartier, anciens élèves de Dancemakers, se souviennent d'avoir dansé dans « Les Arbres d'or » de Serge Bennathan. Une tâche rendue particulièrement difficile par les milliers de feuilles qui recouvrent la scène.
Tourné le 23 mars 2024 au théâtre Buddies in Bad Times. Un extrait de notre Dancemakers Photo Ident-a-thon dirigé par Amy Bowring de DCD.
Photo miniature : Shannon Cooney, Carolyn Woods, Ken Cunningham, Marie Josée Chartier et Gary Tai
Édouard Lock - 2023 DCD Hall of Fame Inductee
We are delighted to be honouring internationally acclaimed choreographer and filmmaker 𝗘́𝗱𝗼𝘂𝗮𝗿𝗱 𝗟𝗼𝗰𝗸 this Sunday. Join us in person or online as we celebrate his remarkable career and accomplishments.
⭐️ Get your tickets at: https://www.eventbee.com/v/dcdhoff2023#/tickets
⭐️ Learn more at: https://halloffame.dcd.ca
Photo Credits (in the order they appear in the video)...
Édouard Lock
La La La Human Steps
Photo: Wayne Stambler
Édouard Locke
Montreal
Photo er Montage: Robert Etcheverry
Édouard Lock + Dancers
“La La La”
Photo: Patricia Morley
La La La Human Steps
New Demons
Photo: Edouard Lock
Édouard Lock and Louise Lecavalier in Lock’s "Human Sex" for La La La Human Steps, c. 1987
Photo: Edouard Lock
Édouard Lock c. 1980
Édouard Lock
Photo: Michael Slobodian
Édouard Lock
Photo: Édouard Lock
Music: David Lang - Amelia (I am waiting for my man)
Mimi Beck - 2023 William J. S. Boyle Dance Luminary Award Winnter
Dance curator 𝗠𝗶𝗺𝗶 𝗕𝗲𝗰𝗸 has dedicated her career to advancing and promoting dance in all forms. As Dance Curator of the DanceWorks performance series, she has provided artistic direction to the organization, presenting artists with multiple approaches to dance making, and encouraging dance literacy among adults and youth. As such, awarding her the 2023 William J. S. Boyle Dance Luminary award was easy. 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗷𝗼𝗶𝗻 𝘂𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝘁𝗵 as we celebrate her legacy.
⭐️To get your tickets visit: https://www.eventbee.com/v/dcdhoff2023#/tickets
⭐️To learn more about the event and the other inductees, visit: https://halloffame.dcd.ca/
DanceWorks Toronto
𝗞𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗣𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗮𝗻𝘁-𝗡𝗲𝗴𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗴𝘄𝗮𝗻𝗲 is a dancer, scholar, writer, artist, and orator from Wiikwemikoong, Manitoulin Island, who has spent the past 40 years being mentored by iconic Indigenous scholars from the Great Lakes of her people to Treaty Three, Treaty Six, and currently in Treaty Seven. A life long powwow dancer and activist, she is also being honoured for her scholarship, writing and mentorship. Join us at the 𝗣𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗶𝘀 𝗥𝗼𝘆𝗮𝗹𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗡𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿 𝟱𝘁𝗵 as we celebrate her life and continued good works.
⭐️Get your tickets at… https://bit.ly/2023HofFTix
⭐️Learn about year's inductees at... https://dcdhalloffame.com
