Artistic Director of Toronto Dance Theatre since 1994, Christopher House is one of Canada’s leading choreographers. He has transformed TDT into a company known internationally for its fresh, intelligent and provocative dance. His work is motivated by a profound curiosity about art and life. Born and raised in St. John’s, Newfoundland, he studied Political Science and Philosophy before switching to Theatre and Dance. His keen interests in travel, science, the visual arts, cinema and literature continue to inform the development of his vision.

Christopher House has been Resident Choreographer of TDT since 1981 and has contributed over fifty works to the repertoire including Glass Houses, Four Towers, Early Departures, Vena Cava, Nest and Sly Verb. He has also created choreographies for Portugal’s Ballet Gulbenkian, the National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens and Ballet British Columbia, and for soloists such as Peggy Baker and Guillaume Côté.

Recent works include Dis/(sol/ve)r, Chiasmata and Timecode Break for TDT. Timecode Break, a commission from the Canada Dance Festival and a co-production with the National Arts Centre and the Banff Centre for the Arts, went on to top four critics’ Top Ten lists for 2006, including being named “Best Canadian work” by The Globe and Mail, and “Best new contemporary dance” by The Toronto Star. In June 2007, it won three Dora Mavor Moore Awards including Outstanding Choreography and Outstanding Production.

As a performer, Christopher House has appeared in his own works and in those of Sarah Chase, Peter Chin, David Earle, James Kudelka, Mark Morris, Peter Randazzo and Deborah Hay, among others. As a guest with Les Grand Ballets Canadiens, he performed the title role in Michel Fokine’s Petrouchka. He premiered his adaptation of News by Deborah Hay in December 2006, and presented five performances of this piece at the Canada Dance Festival in June 2008.

Christopher House is an Associate Dance Artist of Canada’s National Arts Centre.