Archive
We at Dancemakers are continually adding and widening the information in our archive to help share its five decades of history.
Prescribed burn walk & talk
Walk High Park with photographer Zackery Hobler as he points out evidence of prescribed burning, discusses the process, and how it benefits the park’s black oak savannah.
High Park
May 31, 2026 – May 31, 2026
The Practice Of Visiting
Guests are invited to spend an afternoon in conversation and visiting with one another, inspired by Indigenous relational practices.
High Park
May 30, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Making Soil Into Paint
Learn how to process raw earth materials by grinding, washing and drying to achieve fine pigments that are suitable for paint-making.
High Park
May 30, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Dance& Freedom
Dance & Freedom: A 4-part contemporary dance workshop using sorcerer-inspired movement to explore themes of political resistance and dance for camera, culminating in a short dance video.
The Citadel
May 9, 2026 – May 30, 2026
Dance& Alchemy
We explore the alchemical potential of a mixture of qigong, taijiquan, narrative meditation, calligraphy, poetry, and somatic translation.
CineCycle
Apr 13, 2026 – Apr 13, 2026
Dance& Housing
Learn Triptych (1977) repertoire from past Danny Grossman company members and volunteer at the Out Of The Cold community meal.
St Luke’s United Church
Mar 29, 2026 – Mar 29, 2026
Dance&Care
Nyda Kwasowsky hosts Dance&Care: a workshop fusing dance practice with modalities of care for the bodies we move within
Parkdale Activity-Recreation Centre (PARC)
Feb 22, 2026 – Feb 22, 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
Self Checkout
self checkout intensive is for queer performing artists between 14-20 years old interested in committing to a series of creative workshops.
George Chuvalo Neighbourhood Centre
Jul 5, 2025 – Jul 6, 2025
Dance& Solidarity
An intro lesson in Dabke: a levantine folk dance practiced by communities in Palestine, Lebanon, Jordan & Syria.
Society Clubhouse
Jun 28, 2025 – Jun 28, 2025
Dance& Abolition
What does a world without prisons, police, or carceral punishment look like—and how do we build it?
Society Clubhouse
Jun 21, 2025 – Jun 21, 2025
Reimagining Madness through Reenactment
A 4-day choreographic intensive part of Workman Arts’ 2024 Winter Course Catalogue.
Workman Arts
Jan 9, 2024 – Jan 12, 2023
Sensing, Being, Holding Choice
A workshop focused on resourcing our ability to cultivate one’s inner sense of consent and attend to conflict as a generative force in our everyday lives.
The Citadel
Jul 12, 2023 – Jul 14, 2023
Abolition in Dance
The Black Widow, offers methods drawn from her burlesque and artist-activist practices to root and give life to the abolitionist in you.
The Citadel
Jul 5, 2023 – Jul 5, 2023
Working Agreements
What is a working agreement? Why and when are they useful?
Online
Jul 4, 2023 – Jul 4, 2023
Accessibility in Dance
This session offers a deep dive into creating accessible-affirming experiences within movement-based practices.
The Citadel
Jul 3, 2023 – Jul 3, 2023
Cycles
Ange Loft leads a cyclical research process through natural time, annual rhythms and Kanien’kehá:ka cycle of ceremonies.
The Railpath Arts Centre
Apr 12, 2023 – Apr 13, 2023
Working Class Lab
A 6 month talk about money, class and the “isms” that work for and against us.
Online
Feb 13, 2023 – Jul 13, 2023