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Photo by David Hou from Scintilla by Justin Rapaport _ Dancers - Jamarie William and Zada

Photo by David Hou from Scintilla by Justin Rapaport | Dancers: Jamarie William and Zada Britton

Celebrating 37 years of illuminating the solstice through dance—Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre presents

 

WINTERSONG

dances for a sacred season. 

A longstanding seasonal tradition celebrating the solstice, WINTERSONG has warmed the hearts of family audiences for almost four decades. This year we are delighted to feature a World Premiere by Elon Höglund (Tentacle Tribe) and a gleaming selection from our repertoire by Hanna Kiel, Justin Rapaport, Carol Anderson, and Apolonia Velasquez.

"a thoroughly refreshing take on the season"
- Michael Crabb, Toronto Star

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"CCDT can take its place among the ranks of Toronto’s top dance companies"

- Paula Citron, The Globe and Mail

 

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December 12 & 13, 8:00pm
December 14, 2:00pm

The Terminal Theatre, Queens Quay Terminal,

3rd Floor, 207 Queens Quay West

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**If you're interested in booking a school matinee performance, please email Shikha at development@ccdt.org.​​​​

PROGRAMME

World Premiere - Choreography by Elon Höglund (Tentacle Tribe) 

 A Day of Light - Choreography by Hanna Kiel

Scintilla (2024) - Choreography by Justin Rapaport

Nowell Sing We (1988) - Choreography by Carol Anderson

Unhush - Choreography by Apolonia Velasquez

Canadian Contemporary Dance Theatre is a Toronto-based repertory company of exceptional young artists founded in 1980 by Artistic Director Deborah Lundmark and Managing Director Michael deConinck Smith. Highlights include appearances at Toronto’s Princess of Wales and Royal Alexandra Theatres, five invitations to the Canada Dance Festival, and tours to Singapore, Malaysia, China, Scotland, and NYC. CCDT has introduced over 350,000 young people to dance through its Ontario Arts Access program. In recent years, CCDT celebrated the José Limón Dance Company’s 70th anniversary, performing excerpts from The Winged at the Joyce Theater as part of their International Dance Festival, helped to launch Harbourfront’s inaugural Junior International Children’s Festival and was featured in Canada’s premiere international dance festival, Fall For Dance North.

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