Ottawa Dance Directive / Centre de danse contemporaine

Ottawa Dance Directive / Centre de danse contemporaine ODD is a professional contemporary dance centre located at Arts Court in downtown Ottawa. Odd houses Odd hosts master-classes with guest teacher from all genres.

Compagnie ODD
Choreographer and Artistic Director Yvonne Coutts direct odd’s in house company "Compagnie ODD". A mix of theatricality and invigorating physicality, Coutts’ work provokes and satisfies. SERIES DANCE 10 is Ottawa Dance Directive’s triennial professional presentation series, under the direction of Lana Morton, Associate Director. Presenting the work of local, national, and internatio

nal dance artists with diverse cultural, gender, and generational viewpoints, SERIES DANCE 10 is Ottawa’s newest landmark event for enjoying an intimate and engaging performance experience. Training and Master Classes
Forging a new path for professional contemporary dance training in Ottawa, odd will be offering daily technique classes while the IN House Company is in season. Resource Sharing
Beautiful studios and an intimate performance space are meant to be shared. Ottawa Dance Directive offers affordable rates for recreational physical arts groups and professional independent artists to rehearse and produce work. We welcome all inquiries for future projects and extended residencies. Ottawa Dance Directive is centre for professional dance. Dare to be moved!
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La compagnie
La compagnie résidante "Compagnie ODD" est dirigée par la chorégraphe et directrice artistique Yvonne Coutts dont l’œuvre est un mélange satisfaisant et provocateur de théâtre et de mouvement physique énergisant. SÉRIE DANSE 10 est une série de représentations professionnelles qui a lieu trois fois par an sous la direction de Lana Morton, directrice adjointe d’Ottawa Dance Directive. SÉRIE DANSE 10 présente les œuvres d’artistes de danse à l’échelle régionale, nationale et internationale, offrant des points de vue divers selon leur culture, leur sexe ou leur génération. Formation et cours de maître
Innovatrice au niveau de la formation en danse contemporaine à Ottawa, odd/cdc offrira des classes techniques quotidiennes pendant que la compagnie résidante est en session. Odd/cdc est heureux d’accueillir des artistes de tout genres pour des cours de maître spéciaux. Partage de ressources
De beaux studios et un espace théâtral intime se doivent d’être partagés. Ottawa Dance Directive/Centre de danse contemporaine offre des taux abordables aux groupes d’arts physiques amateurs et aux artistes indépendants professionnels qui cherchent un endroit où répéter et créer des œuvres. N’hésitez pas à communiquer avec nous pour toute information concernant vos projets futurs ou des locations prolongées. Ottawa Dance Directive est un n
centre de danse contemporaine. Osez l’émotion!

Pique  #21 is just around the corner! Here’s what’s happening in the ODD BOX: Co-presented by Debaser and Ottawa Dance D...
09/08/2026

Pique #21 is just around the corner! Here’s what’s happening in the ODD BOX:
Co-presented by Debaser and Ottawa Dance Directive
Created by interdisciplinary media artist Nancy Lee and choreographer Emmalena Fredriksson:

September 26 / 7 & 9 pm

𝘚𝘵𝘦𝘱 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘚𝘔𝘖𝘚𝘪: 422 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘴𝘶𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘳𝘳𝘶𝘱𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦. 𝘕𝘦𝘸𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘢𝘱𝘱 𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘶𝘵𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘮𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵 𝘢 𝘥𝘦𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘣𝘪𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦.

𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘥𝘪𝘴𝘤𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘸𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵, 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘫𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘴𝘱𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘴𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘶𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰 𝘣𝘶𝘪𝘭𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘴 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘣𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘩 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘵. 𝘙𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘳𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘨𝘪𝘨 𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘰𝘮𝘺 𝘭𝘢𝘣𝘰𝘶𝘳, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘺𝘥𝘢𝘺 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘦𝘥, 𝘴𝘸𝘪𝘳𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘖𝘚𝘔𝘖𝘚𝘪: 422 𝘜𝘯𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘤𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘌𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘵𝘺.

Hope to see you there! ⭐️🤖💙

Photos by Vanessa Tam

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09/01/2026

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Lots of opportunities to train in Ottawa this Fall! 💃🍁
Hope to see you in the studio!

Link below to sign up!

https://www.eventbrite.ca/o/4528238327

Reminders:
📝Registration is required, even if no payment is taken in advance
💵💳Class can be paid for in person by cash or card
🏛️Classes take place in either Studio B at ODD in Arts Court (2 Daly Ave) or in the studios of The School of Dance (200 Crichton St)
💃Our classes range from intermediate to advanced level, and some contemporary dance experience is recommended. Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions at [email protected]

Photos by Dana Dufour (.jpeg )

08/21/2026

We are very excited to launch our season with the world premiere of ꜱᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ, ɴᴏ ᴄʜᴀꜱᴇʀ 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘊. 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘴 - an incredibly powerful and moving new work.

Supported by The National Arts Centre
Avec le soutien du Centre national des Arts
NAC Dance | Danse CNA

*Ce spectacle est présenté en anglais seulement*

Produced by O.Dela Arts
Production : O.Dela Arts

September 17, 18, 19 2026 7:30pm / ODD BOX / Doors open at 7pm
17, 18, 19 septembre 2026. 19h30 / ODD BOX / Les portes ouvrent à 19h

Through a series of scenes that jump across time and place, River shares what it was like growing up adopted and dispossessed of the knowledge of her own family’s matriarchal lineage, navigating coming of age in the rave days of the late 90s, and eventually confronting the intergenerational traumas passed down to her.

River raconte son vécu d’enfant adoptée et dépossédée de la lignée matriarcale de sa famille à travers une série de scènes et d’allers-retours dans le temps et l’espace. Elle y relate son passage à l’âge adulte à l’époque des raves de la fin des années 1990. Elle finit par affronter les traumatismes intergénérationnels qui lui ont été transmis.

Length: 90 minutes, no intermission, strong language
Durée : 90 minutes, pas d'entracte, language grossier

Link below for more information and tickets:
Pour plus d'informations sur les billets, suivez ce lien:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/series-dance-10-56-odela-arts-olivia-c-davies-tickets-1997051076529

Photos by Ben Kissner

O.Dela Arts gratefully acknowledges support from Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver, FTA Respirations, The Dance Centre, NAC Dance, and Ottawa Dance Directive.
O.Dela Arts remercie chaleureusement le Conseil des arts du Canada, le British Columbia Arts Council, la Ville de Vancouver, FTA Respirations, The Dance Centre, Danse CNA et Ottawa Dance Directive pour leur précieux soutien.

FIRST SHOW OF THE SEASON! We are thrilled to announce our first show of our 16th season!Grab your tickets while you can!...
08/12/2026

FIRST SHOW OF THE SEASON!
We are thrilled to announce our first show of our 16th season!
Grab your tickets while you can! 🎟️

SERIES DANCE 10 #56 presents the premiere of/SÉRIE DANSE 10 #56 présente:

ꜱᴛʀᴀɪɢʜᴛ, ɴᴏ ᴄʜᴀꜱᴇʀ 𝘣𝘺 𝘖𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘢 𝘊. 𝘋𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘵 𝘖𝘵𝘵𝘢𝘸𝘢 𝘋𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘋𝘪𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦.

Supported by The National Arts Centre
Avec le soutien du Centre national des Arts

*Ce spectacle est présenté en anglais seulement*

Produced by O.Dela Arts
Production : O.Dela Arts

September 17, 18, 19 2026 7:30pm / ODD BOX / Doors open at 7pm
17, 18, 19 septembre 2026. 19h30 / ODD BOX / Les portes ouvrent à 19h

Length: 90 minutes, no intermission, strong language
Durée : 90 minutes, pas d'entracte, language grossier

𝘞𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘦𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦, 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘳𝘦, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘺𝘵𝘦𝘭𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘢 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘨𝘪𝘳𝘭 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘦𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘥𝘺 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘵, 𝘢𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘵𝘴 𝘢 𝘬𝘪𝘵𝘤𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘺 𝘤𝘦𝘭𝘦𝘣𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘬 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘰 𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘩𝘰𝘰𝘥.

𝘔ê𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘦, 𝘵𝘩éâ𝘵𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘵 𝘳é𝘤𝘪𝘵, 𝘤𝘦 𝘴𝘰𝘭𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘪𝘵 𝘙𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘳, 𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘯𝘦 𝘧ê𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘶𝘹 𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴 𝘮𝘪𝘹𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘶 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴é 𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘲𝘶𝘪 𝘰𝘳𝘨𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘦 𝘶𝘯𝘦 𝘧ê𝘵𝘦 𝘥𝘢𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘢 𝘤𝘶𝘪𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘢𝘧𝘪𝘯 𝘥𝘦 𝘤é𝘭é𝘣𝘳𝘦𝘳 𝘴𝘢 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘭𝘢 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘵é.

Link below for more information and tickets!
Pour plus d'informations sur les billets, suivez ce lien:

https://www.eventbrite.ca/e/series-dance-10-56-odela-arts-olivia-c-davies-tickets-1997051076529

Photos by Ben Kissner

O.Dela Arts gratefully acknowledges support from Canada Council for the Arts, British Columbia Arts Council, City of Vancouver, FTA Respirations, The Dance Centre, NAC Dance, and Ottawa Dance Directive.
O.Dela Arts remercie chaleureusement le Conseil des arts du Canada, le British Columbia Arts Council, la Ville de Vancouver, FTA Respirations, The Dance Centre, Danse CNA et Ottawa Dance Directive pour leur précieux soutien.

07/28/2026

Add a 💛 in the comments if you see yourself in any of these posters from 15 years of ODD! There are countless amazing artists from across the country and around the world who have been a part of the fabric of ODD ✨

Also! Only 9 more chairs left in our foster a seat fundraiser!! Make an impact in keeping the legacy of ODD going strong by fostering a yellow chair in the ODD BOX. Have your name, the name of a group, or the name of someone you love on a nameplate on one of our audience chairs! Feel free to go in on a chair with a friend or group 👯👯‍♀️👯‍♂️🪑
Link below for more information 💛

https://mailchi.mp/98cb95733f69/foster-a-seat-in-the-odd-box-to-celebrate-15-years-of-dance-17458872

Community Audition Announcement!! Ghost Rooster Collective is seeking professional dancers for Nutcracker Remix, a conte...
06/16/2026

Community Audition Announcement!!

Ghost Rooster Collective is seeking professional dancers for Nutcracker Remix, a contemporary reimagining of The Nutcracker that centres disability aesthetics, interdisciplinary collaboration, and inclusive storytelling.

Audition Details
When: Saturday, July 11, 2026 / 11:30 AM – 1:00 PM
Where: Ottawa Dance Directive (2 Daly Ave, Ottawa)
How: To register, please email [email protected] with a short bio, CV (if available), and any access needs.

Selected artists will be paid CADA rates ($34–$40/hour) for approximately 30 hours of work, with rehearsals taking place throughout Fall 2026 and a work-in-progress presentation at Shenkman Arts Centre on December 18, 2026.

Ghost Rooster welcomes dance and movement artists of all genres and strongly encourages applications from artists with disabilities, BIPOC artists, and artists traditionally excluded from classically based performance spaces. Ballet experience is not required.

See link below for more information:
https://www.ghostroostercollective.com/nutcracker

Thank you everyone who came out to celebrate ODD’s 15th anniversary! We are so grateful for YOU! Our audience, our suppo...
06/07/2026

Thank you everyone who came out to celebrate ODD’s 15th anniversary! We are so grateful for YOU! Our audience, our supporters, our community ❤️

Here’s to another 15 years!! 🥳🎊🎉

Photos by Curtis Perry Photography

Choreographers: Natasha Bakht , Jocelyn Claire , Yvonne Coutts, Lana Morton , Céline Richard , Heidi Strauss (adelheid)

Dancers: Natasha Bakht , Rosalie Paquette , Myrielle Bernier-Acuna , Miriam Benoy, Lana Morton, Armel Mzalina , Jacqueline Ethier , Alya Graham , Sarah Hopkin , Katherine N

Music: Zoë Keating, Guru K.J. Govindarajan (original composition), Ryuichi Sakamoto, and .official , .ca

Costumes: Helen Rainbird, Georgie, Sarah Doucet

Lighting: .428 and

What a group!! 😍 All the performers, choreographers, and our wonderful in-house tech and lighting designer Laura Wheeler...
06/06/2026

What a group!! 😍 All the performers, choreographers, and our wonderful in-house tech and lighting designer Laura Wheeler - all a part of our 15th anniversary show ✨

Thank you to everyone who came out the last two nights and who stayed for the talk back last night ❤️

Two more shows today!! Let’s go! 🥳🥳

Photos by Nikita Koziel Ly 🤩📸

TONIGHT! ODD is opening our 15th anniversary show, and what an incredible program jam packed with epic dancing! 🥳 Many w...
06/04/2026

TONIGHT! ODD is opening our 15th anniversary show, and what an incredible program jam packed with epic dancing! 🥳

Many world premieres are hitting the stage featuring Ottawa dancers. Celebrating 15 years of making dance happen in Ottawa, a beautiful and thriving dance scene! ✨

Photos by Curtis Perry 📸✨

About the show:
A mixed program featuring a world premiere by choreographer Heidi Strauss and special guest performances by Ottawa dance artists.

June 4, 5, 6 2026 / 7:30pm ODD BOX / Doors open at 6:30 pm

World premiere of 𝙠(𝙣𝙤𝙩)𝙣𝙤𝙬 by Heidi Strauss *𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘈𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 Jacqueline Ethier, Alya Graham, Sarah Hopkin, Katherine Ng
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Rebecca Picherack | 𝗦𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗱 Jeremy Mimnagh
𝗣𝗵𝗼𝘁𝗼 Jeremy Mimnagh .ca
Costumes by Sarah Doucet

𝗚𝗨𝗘𝗦𝗧 𝗔𝗥𝗧𝗜𝗦𝗧𝗦 & 𝗖𝗛𝗢𝗥𝗘𝗢𝗚𝗥𝗔𝗣𝗛𝗘𝗥𝗦
𝗖𝗵𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗼𝗴𝗿𝗮𝗽𝗵𝗲𝗿𝘀 Natasha Bakht, Yvonne Coutts, Lana Morton, Céline Richard-Robichon, Jocelyn Todd
𝗗𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗿𝘀 Natasha Bakht, Myrielle Bernier-Acuna, Miriam Benoy, Lana Morton, Armel Mzalina, Rosalie Paquette
𝗟𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 Laura Wheeler

Address

2 Daly Avenue
Ottawa, ON
K1N6E2

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 11pm
Tuesday 9am - 11pm
Wednesday 9am - 11pm
Thursday 9am - 11pm
Friday 9am - 11pm
Saturday 9am - 5pm
Sunday 9am - 11pm

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