CANADIAN CONTEMPORARY DANCE THEATRE
Artistic Director, Deborah Lundmark
...where aspiring young artists come to perform
Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre is a repertoire company created to provide dancers under 19 years of age with a professional performance alternative to prevailing competition, examination and recital options. Founded in 1980 by Deborah Lundmark and Michael deConinck Smith, CCDT strives to nurture the highest calibre of versatile dance artists through advanced-level training in Limón Modern and RAD Ballet techniques combined with extensive performance and touring opportunities of a varied modern and contemporary repertoire.
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Gravity's Edge
Friday, May 22 & Saturday, May 23
8:00pm
Fleck Dance Theatre, Toronto
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Celebrating CCDT's 40th anniversary, Gravity's Edge features world premieres by globally-renowned choreographer Gioconda Barbuto and Artistic Director Deborah Lundmark, alongside a stunning program of contemporary repertoire by acclaimed choreographers Colin Connor (José Limón Dance Company), Jennifer Archibald (Arch Dance Company) and Nicole Caruana (UANA Dans).
A new installation work directed by Colleen Snell (Frog In Hand) will animate the theatre lobbies, inspired by and commemorating Lundmark's rich choreographic history with her 40-year-old company.
VIDEO PROJECT
We are proud to present a brand new series of promotional videos about our company's history, mandate, productions, artists, and more. We are excited to launch this project on the eve of CCDT's 40th Anniversary, and we hope you feel inspired by watching and compelled to share our story.
Check us out on Vimeo and
stay tuned for more videos coming soon!
NEWS
Due to the outbreak of COVID-19, the 509 Dance building will be closed as of Tuesday, March 17. We are monitoring developments in order to make plans to reopen. The health and safety of our artists and staff is our top priority and we must do our part to stop the spread of this virus. The office staff will be working from home so please feel free to email us with any questions or concerns.
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Our northern tour of "Teasing Gravity" has been cancelled. Plans for the rest of the season are uncertain at this time.
Catie's Classroom came to visit CCDT! Check out our episode where Catie learns about contemporary dance with the Young Apprentice Dancers.
'Outlining opportunity': An interview with CCDT dancer Lola Rose Jenkins in Nov/Dec 2019 issue of The Dance Current!
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READ FULL ARTICLE
Click Here to get Vol. 22, Issue 6 of
The Dance Current
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Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre is a highly recognized Dance Company.
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Performance photos by David Hou
THANK YOU TO OUR SUPPORTERS
Geoffrey Rytell
Kenny Pearl
The Martin-Wylie Family
CCDT Tours are made possible by a grant from the Ontario Arts Council's Ontario Touring Program