Dance Arts Institute
The Contemporary dance field of today may be defined by its fluidity, multiplicity and dynamism. To communicate and meaningfully contribute to this field, emerging artists must be agential, reflective, purposeful and be able to create contexts for their own work. Dance Arts Institute (Formerly The School of Toronto Dance Theatre) prepares students for this work. Our studio-based and academic cours
06/03/2026
Dance Arts is thrilled to celebrate the outstanding faculty and alumni who have been nominated for 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards. 👏🏼 We are so inspired by their creativity, excellence and artistry on the stage and in the studio. Congratulations to all the nominees! 💫
DANCE
🪨 gutted (Intimate Pairings: Program 2): Katie Adams-Gossage - Outstanding Original Choreography and Frédérique Perron - Outstanding Performance by an Individual
💛 Aakarsh (dance: made in /fait au canada Festival, Morrison Series): Tanveer Alam - Outstanding Performance by an Individual & Outstanding Original Sound Composition
🎤 Microphone Controller: Lukas Malkowski - Outstanding Performance by an Individual
🐦 Be The Bird (dance: made in / fait au canada Festival, Wolfe Series): Drew Berry, Sam Grist, Natasha P**n Woo - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble & Outstanding Production
❤️🔥ZAYO (dance Immersion & Esie Mensah Creations, in association with TO Live): Eilish Shin-Culhane - Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble & Outstanding Production // Simon Rossiter (Lighting) - Outstanding Achievement in Design
INDEPENDENT THEATRE
👩🏼🐰👩🏽 Dance Nation (Coal Mine Theatre and Outside the March in association with Rock Bottom Movement): Sam Grist (Associate Movement Director), Rajvi Dedhia (Co-Movement Direction for ‘World on Fire’) - Outstanding Production
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🔸 Michael Caldwell - 2026 George Luscombe Mentorship Award Recipient
✨ and an extra special shout-out to our friends at for their nominations for The Room Upstairs (Presented by DanceWorks and Toronto Dance Theatre + co-produced by DanceWorks and Holla Jazz in collaboration with Toronto Dance Theatre) and Make Banana Cry (Toronto Dance Theatre in partnership with Buddies in Bad Times Theatre) ✨
05/09/2026
Tonight is your LAST CHANCE to catch Landings. 💖
We invite you to join us in celebrating these incredible emerging dance artists and all the hard work they’ve put into their studies and dancing this year! 🎉
🗓️May 9th at 8PM & 2PM
🎟️Tickets: $20-15 - link in bio
📍Wi******er St. Theatre - 80 Wi******er St.
Photo 1: Wide Awake by Emily Gaultieri. Rehearsal Direction by Bonnie Kim
Photo 2: I’m Afraid They've Already Won by Emily Spearing. Rehearsal Direction by Val Calam
Photo 3: All In An Exhale by Eilish Shin-Culhane
Photo 4: Velour by Andrea Spaziani. Rehearsal Direction by Katie Adam-Gossage
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Crossroads Production Team:
Costume Coordination: Val Calam
Lighting Design: Emerson Kafarowski
Senior Technician: Aidan Jackson
Technician: Aden Altamirano
Stage Manager: Miah Lewis
Assistant Stage Managers: Tavia Christina & Kéïta Fournier-Pelletier
05/08/2026
This is our graduating class’ FINAL PERFORMANCE AT DANCE ARTS 🫠😭 Come see all three cohort years perform in original creations by Emily Spearing, Eilish Shin-Culhane, Emily Gaultieri and Andrea Spaziani.
Tickets for the shows are located in our bio.
🗓️May 8th, 9th at 8PM & May 9 at 2PM
🎟️Tickets: $20-15
📍Wi******er St. Theatre - 80 Wi******er St.
Photo 1: Velour by Andrea Spaziani. Rehearsal Direction by Katie Adam-Gossage
Photo 2: I’m Afraid They've Already Won by Emily Spearing. Rehearsal Direction by Val Calam
Photo 3: All In An Exhale by Eilish Shin-Culhane
Photo 4: Wide Awake by Emily Gaultieri. Rehearsal Direction by Bonnie Kim
photos by .ca
Crossroads Production Team:
Costume Coordination: Val Calam
Lighting Design: Emerson Kafarowski
Senior Technician: Aidan Jackson
Technician: Aden Altamirano
Stage Manager: Miah Lewis
Assistant Stage Managers: Tavia Christina & Kéïta Fournier-Pelletier
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