Archive
We at Dancemakers are continually adding and widening the information in our archive to help share its five decades of history.
Call for Interim Co-Artistic Producer
Dancemakers is searching for an Interim Co-Artistic Producer to cover a 12 month parental leave
Online
Sep 15, 2026 – Oct 9, 2026
Opening Party!
We want to celebrate you (our community!) 🙂
Cinecycle
Jul 2, 2026 – Jul 2, 2026
Bringing Us Together
A training workshop, presentation and series of whisper guided dance shows for Blind & low vision audience members.
Theatre Passe Muraille
Aug 15, 2025 – Aug 15, 2025
Call for dance Curators 2025
Applications are open for our Call for Dance Curators (due Aug 15 2025)
Online
Jul 15, 2025 – Aug 15, 2025
Looking Back, Dancing Forward
The culminating event for the 50th Anniversary Archival Project.
Urban Space Gallery
Nov 14, 2024 – Nov 14, 2024
Virtual Costume Quilt
A virtual quilt created to give undocumented costumes in the Dancemakers’ archive a permanent home.
Online
Nov 14, 2024 – Nov 14, 2024
Re-imagining An Institution: Cinq A Sept
Join us for mock-tails and real talk.
The Citadel
Jul 7, 2023 – Jul 7, 2023
Ogres Of Life
Lucy Rupert revisits one of Dancemakers’ most well-documented works: Serge Bennathan’s “Chronicles of a Simple Life” as part of our 50th Anniversary.
Nov 5, 1993 – Nov 5, 1993
Serge Bennathan’s Legacy
Raymundo Moreno writes a profile about the legacy of Serge Bennathan who was Artistic Director of Dancemakers from 1990-2006.
Nov 14, 1990 – Nov 14, 2006
Metabolizing Memory
Katie Adams Gossage reflects on her own experiences while reading the ‘Yearbook Survey of Dance’ filled out by Dancemakers in 1976.
Nov 14, 1976 – Nov 14, 1976
Freedom of Movement
Freedom of Movement revisits Dancemakers’ 1976 tour of prisons across Southwestern Ontario.
Nov 14, 1976 – Nov 14, 1984
Behind The Scenes with Mark Hammond
An interview with Mark Hammond, the Dancemakers’ administrator during the early collective.
Nov 14, 1974 – Nov 14, 1977
10 Interviews
Mairéad Filgate interviewed 10 dancers from the early years of Dancemakers.
Nov 14, 1974 – Nov 14, 1974
The First 16 Years
A description of the first 16 years of Dancemakers for the 50th Anniversary Archive Project.
Jul 17, 1974 – Jul 17, 1990