Founded in 1986, Dance Collection Danse is Canada's national dance archives and publisher dedicated to the preservation and dissemination of Canadian theatrical dance history. Our programming combines ongoing activities in collection, preservation, research, publishing and education. We believe that the ability to demonstrate the longevity and depth of Canada's dance history will encourage citizens to acknowledge and celebrate the art of dance.

Through DCD's magazine, books and virtual exhibitions, DCD provides a context for the past and a foundation for the future of dance.

Our archival holdings represent the work of dance artists, companies and events related to theatrical dance dating back to the nineteenth century. These include choreographic notes, moving images, oral histories, sets, props, costumes, personal correspondence, house programs and other artifacts illustrating a dynamic and rich Canadian theatrical dance legacy.

Come view our newest exhibit! This time DCD has partnered with the Theatre Museum of Canada to present "Renegade Bodies - Canadian Dance in the 1970s" at the Macdonald Heaslip Walkway of Theatre History, Hart House Theatre, University of Toronto. Click on the graphic below to learn more.

Dance Collection Danse
145 George St.
Toronto, ON
M5A 2M6
Canada
Phone: 416-365-3233
1-800-665-5320 (toll free in Canada)
Fax: 416-365-3169

Co-founder/Director:
Miriam Adams, C.M.
Director of Research:
Amy Bowring
Development C0-ordinator
Pamela Grundy
Education and Outreach
Natasha Frid
Archives Assistant
Carolyne Clare
Development Assistant
Samantha Mehra

Dance Collection Danse is a federally incorporated charitable organization. Charitable registration number: 86553 1727 RR0001.

Board of Directors
Francisco Alvarez, Chair
Laurie Nemetz, Vice Chair
Robert Johnston, Secretary/Treasurer
Louise Garfield
Selma Odom
Nadia Potts
Miriam Adams, C.M.

Honorary Advisors
Stephanie Ballard
Iris Bliss
Marc Boivin
Peter Boneham, C.M.
Ann Kipling Brown
Anne Flynn
Margie Gillis, C.M.
Jean Grand-Maître
Gerry Gray
Linde Howe-Beck
Allana Lindgren
Susan Macpherson
Dianne Milligan
Jill Reid
Rina Singha
Grant Strate, C.M.
Veronica Tennant, C.C.
Vincent Warren, C.M.
Max Wyman, O.C.

NOW AVAILABLE ON DVD!

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Highly successful on VHS, this series is being relaunched on DVD and includes bonus features such as photo galleries, interviews with director Moze Mossanen, and an electronic teachers’ guide.

The Dancemakers series is the first comprehensive suite of programs featuring six innovative Canadian choreographers: David Earle, Danny Grossman, Christopher House, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin and Constantin Patsalas. Each half-hour program features a complete choreographic work plus rehearsal scenes and concise commentary about the choreographer’s motivations and working method.

Originally broadcast on CBC Television and TVOntario, this outstanding series on Canadian contemporary dance was written, directed and produced in 1986 by Moze Mossanen. Each program is hosted by Veronica Tennant and showcases the talented dancers of some of Canada’s leading dance companies including The National Ballet of Canada, Toronto Dance Theatre, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Danny Grossman Dance Company and O Vertigo Danse. The dance works recorded in the series are now considered Canadian choreographic masterworks.

More than just fostering an appreciation for dance, this series promotes insights into the creative process and lays the groundwork for discussions centred on the following topics: the forms and elements of dance; the principles of composition; the potential problems of interpretation.