Artistic Director | Deborah Lundmark

Nicholas Ruscica was 12 when he joined CCDT as a Core Apprentice, quickly moving up the ranks to dance as a full company member during his four years of high school. He took part in the Company's two most recent international tours, performing at the 2014 Commonwealth Youth Dance Festival in Glasgow, Scotland and at the 2015 José Limón International Dance Festival at New York City's prestigious Joyce Theater. Nicholas was cast in numerous new creations by choreographers inclu

Soraya Lee Wo is a 16-year-old Grade 11 student at Cawthra Park Secondary School, majoring in Dance at the school's Regional Arts Program. She joined CCDT as a full company member in fall 2019, and with a one full WinterSong production already under her belt, Soraya shares her reflections on the big shift into the world of professional contemporary dance this year, along with some of her current obsessions and inspirations, both artistic and personal. Photo by Francesca Chudn

Sydney Runions joined CCDT at age 14, and is now currently in her fourth and final year with the Company. Also a grade 12 Dance Major at Cardinal Carter Academy of the Arts, Sydney aspires to have a long career as a performing artist, taking her experiences from CCDT with her in the years to come. What influenced and/or inspired you to audition for the company? My original intention was to audition for CCDT’s summer intensive, but as I learned more about the company I became