Video still of Short&Sweet DJ dance party at Tranzac (2024). Design by Driftnote.
Photo of B Solomon. Design by Driftnote.
B. Solomon’s new creation with TDT’s company ensemble, where ancient energy currents move through the spirits of animals and plants, appearing as visions cast upon the purple polyvinyl fabric of the age.
Photo by Richmond Lam. Design by Driftnote.
Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson’s Make Banana Cry
TDT and Buddies in Bad Times partner to present Make Banana Cry, an important Canadian work where 6 artists confront the tension between their cultural identities and stereotypes of “asian-ness” in a parade of body politics meant to trouble the Western gaze.
Photo of Raoul Wilke by David Hou. Design by Driftnote.
Holla Jazz's The Room Upstairs
Natasha Powell’s company presents an ensemble work inspired by and set to the music of John Coltrane. Using the languages of jazz, lindy hop, and black vernacular dances to hold space for devotion, camaraderie, and grief. Presented in partnership with DanceWorks.
Photo by Katarzyna Szugajew. Design by Driftnote.
Angela Vitovec’s New Research Project
Toronto / Berlin artist Angela Vitovec explores plant-based intelligence and non-human modes of being, grounded in the powerful questions: How can humans and plants co-create new languages and embodied forms? How can we better attune to the multiplicity of nature within ourselves?
Participants during Ralph Escamillan’s Move/s workshop (2021).
Workshops & Classes for Artists
TDT offers open and professional classes and workshops where artists in the community can train alongside the TDT Company and together discover a breadth of dance practices and styles.