Dear friends,

TDT’s 2016-17 season ended on a high note with the final performance of Emerging Voices featuring new works by up-and-coming choreographers Emily Law and Alicia Grant. The program was bursting with fresh ideas and unabashed joy, and the company dancers were at the top of their game.

We began the season with a very different show, a four-part concert of short works of mine, created over a thirty-three year stretch. Elsewhere in the season, we presented a re-imagined version of my full-length Chiasmata (2007), a new take on 2015’s Echo at the National Arts Centre, and Noisy, a radical new work by experimental artist Ame Henderson. The TDT performers took all of this work in stride, diving into each new challenge with intelligence and passionate physicality.

The range of this past season speaks to our desire to advance the work of choreographers and performers at every stage of their development, from the most emerging to the most established. Like you, our audience, every artist needs the opportunity to take chances, expand their horizons and continue to grow in their understanding of the world. We thank you for sharing in our journey this year, and hope that we have affected yours in a positive way!

Christopher House

T A B L E O F C O N T E N T S :

2017-2018 is TDT’s 50th Anniversary Season!

Creation Residencies

Season Highlights

Toronto Heritage Dance at the Winchester Street Theatre

Moving On

Thank you to our Donors!!

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2017-2018 is TDT’s 50th Anniversary Season!

Toronto Heritage Danceat the Winchester Street Theatre

Founded in 1968 by visionary dancer/ choreographers Peter Randazzo, Patricia Beatty and David Earle, Toronto Dance Theatre is about to launch its 50th Anniversary season! We will take this year to celebrate our past, present and future through premieres, remounts and remixes; national and international tours; unique co-presentations; symposiums, exhibits and parties.

The season’s touring activities kick off with TDT’s first ever visit to Colombia with multiple performances in Bogotá, Medellin and Cartagena. We will be presenting House Mix, a program of works by Christopher House that includes Martingales and Vena Cava. A comprehensive Canadian tour follows early in the new year, featuring visits to eleven Canadian cities coast-to-coast and north to the Yukon.

TDT’s major Toronto presentation will be Glass Fields at the Fleck Dance Theatre, Harbourfront Centre, from March 20-24, 2018. The second project in our multi-year Reimagining Repertoire

initiative, Glass Fields begins with the remount of Glass Houses (1983) one of Christopher House’s most successful early works, followed by choreographic responses and remixes by Amanda Acorn, Jasmyn Fyffe, Christopher House, Hanna Kiel and Tedd Robinson. Glass Fields will also be presented at the National Arts Centre Theatre as part of the Canada Dance Festival in May 2018.

In December 2017, TDT offers the second iteration of its Emerging Voices Project, a creative incubator for nine emerging choreographers led by Ame Henderson and Christopher House. We will also present a second Symposium on the Potential of Repertoire in Contemporary Dance and several installments of our Studio Series for young people.

Creation Residencies this JuneAs part of our commitment to support our community of artists, we are thrilled to be able to provide free rehearsal space in the Winchester St. Theatre this June for the following creative projects:• Atri Nundy and Neena

Jayarajan working on a new commission from Nova Bhattacharya

• Esie Mensah working on a new Afrofusion work

• Marie Lambin-Gagnon continuing development of her new work, White Elephant

• Mix Mix Collective working on a new work for the Toronto Fringe 2017

Artistic collaborators in 2016-17 at TDTInga Bekbudova, Pip Bradford, Andrew Brodkin, Valerie Calam, Victoria Cheong, Laura Cornoyea, Jennifer Dallas, Robin Dann, Claudia Fancello, Thom Gill, Alicia Grant, Alana Elmer, Greg Harrison, Ame Henderson, Christopher House, Yuichiro Inoue, Rosemary James, Peter Kelly, Megumi Kokuba, Jeremy Laing, Cheryl Lalonde, Emily Law, Jennifer Lee, Steve Lucas, Justin de Luna, Lukas Malkowski, Tara Mohan, Pulga Muchochoma, Jake Oelrichs, James Phillips, Sandy Plotnikoff, Erin Poole, Danah Rosales, Simon Rossiter, Alex Samaras, Jarrett Siddall, Matt Smith, Margarita Soria, Christianne Ullmark, Rebecca Walsh, Jess Wilder, Noelle Young and Andrew Zukerman.

Partnering with TDT to open their 50th anniversary season, Toronto Heritage Dance presents two programs of classic works by iconic TDT co-founders Peter Randazzo, Patricia Beatty and David Earle, with two world premieres by David Earle. The program runs from September 21-24 and September 28- October 1 at the Winchester St. Theatre and is not to be missed!

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all. Photo by Cyllavon Tiedman

Highlights from 2016-17

Animated, TDT’s mainstage presentation at the Fleck Dance Theatre in November, featured four works by artistic director Christopher House: Martingales, Fjeld, Colder Ink and a new production of Animated Shorts. Writing in the Globe and Mail, Martha Schabas said: “Animated is a dynamically beautiful and entertaining arc through 30 years of House’s oeuvre – and then an important extract of Canadian modern dance itself.”

TDT’s dancers brought this new version of a 2007 work to life with consummate skill, resulting in a Dora Mavor Moore Award nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble. The first initiative in TDT’s multi-year Reimagining Repertoire project, this new production of Chiasmata reveals the potential of infusing past work with the tools– and perspectives– of the present.

Ame Henderson’s rigorous new work Noisy was filled with unexpected beauty. With seven exceptional performers simultaneously dancing and singing, the voice became one more part of the expressive body. With a Dora-nominated lighting design by Simon Rossiter, costumes by Claudia Fancello and vocal coaching by top-flight musicians Matt Smith, Robin Dann and Alex Samaras, Noisy was a unique experience.

Building on work begun in TDT’s RBC Emerging Voices Project in 2015, this program featured Mercury Dust by Emily Law and TDT HOUSE OF DREAMS by Alicia Grant, a playful double bill that delighted audiences and marked a significant success for these gifted young choreographers.

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C H I A S M A T A E M E R G I N G V O I C E S

N O I S Y

Martingales with Noelle Young, Erin Poole, Yuichiro Inoue,

Christianne Ullmark, Danah Rosales. Photo by Guntar Kravis.

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i Kokuba, Lukas Malkowski, Christianne Ullm

ark, Valerie Calam

, Yuichiro Inoue. Photo by Guntar Kravis.

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es Phillips, Pulga Muchochom

a, Yuichiro Inoue, Valerie Calam

. Photo by Omer Yukseker.

The Company with Alicia Grant and Em

ily Law. Photo by Omer Yukseker.

Thank You To Our Donors!BENEFACTORS ($2,000+) David AndersonAnn H. AtkinsonLindy Green & Sam ChaitonLeslie Ann HolbrowMartha McCainJames Robertson & Davide RupianiGeoff Rytell

MAJOR PATRONS ($1,000 - $1,999)Cory Boyd *William J.S. Boyle Christopher House *Adrian Mitchell In memory of Shamek Pietucha Charles PaviaGarnet Siddall*John Stanley & Helmut Reichenbacher Andrea Vagianos & Zis Parras * Donald Wilson

PATRONS ($500 - $999) Drew Baillie*Julie Hanson*Ben Louie*

Michael MacaulayIan MacKayJoseph MathesonPhil & Linda Palter Bradley PowellDavid TrentZella Wolofsky & Doug Wright

SUPPORTERS ($250 - $499) Thomas H. BeechyKatherine BischopingHarry Blundell Sandra Dudley Lorne Fox * Patricia FraserPaul Stephen FungYana GagnéKaren Kain & Ross PettyJeff LaurieArlene Mack *Elliott PearlAlvin & Glenna RebickFlorence RichlerDenny & Dennis StarritJini Stolk & John GladkiMary Jane WarnerSuzanne WilcoxDoug & Lynne Wilson

ASSOCIATES ($100 - $249) Stephen AndrewsJoseph S. BieleckiCortney Cassidy *Christine ChibaColin R.C. DobellAmelia EhrhardtChristopher FieldRonald HaynesNicole HensenShana Hillman & Glenn TeneyckeRuth & Michael HoodNatalie Kemerer * Claire LiotardCecil LouisJose Lourenco In Honor of James Lourenco Laurie & James MacKayLeslie MacMillanSusan Macpherson Philip MollerRobert MorrassuttiSelma & Herbert Odom Kenny Pearl Wendy ReidLes & Roberta RobbYvonne Rosenberg

Brian SambournePeter SchneiderClaudio SepulvedaLouise SmithRoelof Peter SnippePhil StrongMartha ToolePhyllis Whyte

FRIENDS (UP TO $99)Yves DufourJanice JohnsonRobert JohnstonPeter KellyJoyce MackinnonLindsey OmelonAndrea PelosoGordon RichardsonEsther Simmonds- MacAdam Kathleen Shea GehmairBrian Young

This list has been updated as of June 2017. We apologize for any omissions. Please contact us with corrections.

* denotes monthly donors

Moving On

TDT says farewell to Justin de Luna, Danah Rosales and Jarrett Siddall, who are moving on to new adventures next season. They have each made important contributions to the company, both on and off the stage and will be very much missed. We thank them for sharing their artistry with us and wish them all the very best with their upcoming plans and projects!

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FOUNDERS Patricia Beatty, David Earle, Peter Randazzo

ARTISTIC DIRECTOR Christopher House

MANAGING DIRECTOR Andrea Vagianos

COMPANY ARTISTS 2016-17 Valerie Calam, Alana Elmer, Yuichiro Inoue, Peter Kelly, Megumi Kokuba, Justin de Luna, Pulga Muchochoma, James Phillips, Erin Poole, Danah Rosales, Jarrett Siddall, Margarita Soria, Christianne Ullmark

TD DANCE INTERNS Lukas Malkowski Margarita Soria Noelle Young

REHEARSAL DIRECTOR Rosemary James

EVENT COORDINATOR Alison Daley

FACILITIES MANAGER Karen O’Brien

TECHNICAL DIRECTOR Jessica Wilder

ACCOUNTING Emma Walker

BOARD OF DIRECTORS Charles Pavia, President Leslie Ann Holbrow, Vice President Julie Hanson, Secretary /Treasurer Drew Baillie Cory Boyd Arlene Mack Bradley Powell

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Thank you to everyone who participated in, attended or contributed to this year’s Tour de Danse. Thanks to your support, TDT raised over $20,000 towards its artistic activity!