dance: made in canada/fait au canada

dance: made in canada/fait au canada dance: made in canada/fait au canada (d:mic/fac) is the biennial repertory festival with a vision of

07/31/2026

How do we find our true selves in a world of confusion? Must we look back or just keep going forward, stumbling, dancing towards understanding?

The dance: made in / fait au canada Festival brings together five works that sit with that question from five distinct angles. Eternal matriarchs and multilayered identity quests. A port city at the heart of an ancient trade route. A soulful solo outside the Chelsea Hotel. Bukowski’s poetry channeled through a body in motion.

✦ Pidikwe — Caroline Monnet
✦ Blue Bird — Shako
✦ Landed — Marlene Millar
✦ Hotel Chelsea — Stephen O’Connell
✦ Valley of the Shadows — William Yong

Tickets on sale now — link in bio. 🎬

🔥 CALL FOR ARTISTS 🔥Applications are OPEN for dance: made in canada | fait au canada (d:mic/fac) Festival 2027 — Toronto...
02/13/2026

🔥 CALL FOR ARTISTS 🔥

Applications are OPEN for dance: made in canada | fait au canada (d:mic/fac) Festival 2027 — Toronto’s biennial contemporary dance repertory festival, running August 18 to 22, 2027.

Founded by and presented by princess productions, d:mic/fac brings together of-the-moment dance from across Canada.

✨ Mainstage Series — curated
✨ WYSIWYG — lottery based
✨ Short works + excerpts welcome
✨ All contemporary forms. All cultural aesthetics.

If you’re making work that reflects the world we’re living in right now, this is your stage.

🗓 Deadline: April 2, 2026 at 11:59 PM PT
📍 Festival runs August 18 to 22, 2027 in Toronto
🔗 Apply online via the d:mic/fac portal

Tag an artist who needs to see this.

Photo Credit: 2025 Audience Choice winner - Be The Bird. Photo by

🎬 Call for Films is now open!d:mic fac 2027 is inviting short dance films by Canadian artists that explore the intersect...
12/16/2025

🎬 Call for Films is now open!

d:mic fac 2027 is inviting short dance films by Canadian artists that explore the intersection of movement and media. Selected films will be presented in one live, in-person screening in Toronto in August 2027 and will receive an honourarium.

We welcome new work produced in 2025 or 2026. Submissions are now open via FilmFreeway and will close on February 27, 2026, at 11:59 pm EST—full details at the link in bio.

Photo Credit: Moving Pictures DanceFilm Award - Going on Strike
Director: Chélanie Beaudin‑Quintin
Producer(s): Chélanie Beaudin‑Quintin, Pierre Villepelet
Key Cast: Jontae McCroy, David Albert‑Toth, Léonie Bélanger, Charles Brecard, Jimmy Chung, Xdzunum Danae Trejo, Stacey Désilier, Stéphanie Fromentin, Rowan Mercille, Liliane Moussa, Erin O’Loughlin, Lael Stellick, Ingrid Vallus

🧡 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the Survivors of residential schools, their familie...
09/30/2025

🧡 Today, on the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we honour the Survivors of residential schools, their families, and the generations impacted by this ongoing history.

This is a day to listen, learn, reflect, and take meaningful action toward reconciliation.

📚 Here are some resources to deepen understanding and support:
- National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation: nctr.ca
- Truth and Reconciliation Commission’s 94 Calls to Action: https://nctr.ca/about/history-of-the-trc/truth-and-reconciliation-commission-of-canada-calls-to-action/
- Orange Shirt Day: orangeshirtday.org
- Legacy of Hope Foundation: legacyofhope.ca
- “Every Child Matters” learning resources: downiewenjack.ca

Let’s commit to ongoing education, allyship, and tangible steps toward justice. 🧡

No band. No backing track. Just pure rhythm.Unplugged strips everything back, letting the dancers' feet take the lead. T...
08/14/2025

No band. No backing track. Just pure rhythm.

Unplugged strips everything back, letting the dancers' feet take the lead. This fully a ca****la tap show by turns silence into a stage for groove, as the cast builds layered soundscapes using nothing but movement. From Oscar Peterson to Kendrick Lamar, melody and rhythm are reimagined entirely through tap.

🎵 Choreographed by Johnny Morin & Cori Giannotta

👟 Featuring Ella Steele , David Lafleur , and Veronica Simpson
🎛 Stage Management by Barbara Vargas

👁 Wolfe Series at Mainstage
🗓 August 21 to 24, 2025
📍 Betty Oliphant Theatre, Toronto
🎟 Tap into it → Link in Bio or visit dancemadeincanada.ca

Ballroom is built on legacy, movement, and chosen family.Created by Ralph Escamillan, aka Kiki Legend OA Mother Posh Gva...
08/14/2025

Ballroom is built on legacy, movement, and chosen family.

Created by Ralph Escamillan, aka Kiki Legend OA Mother Posh Gvasalia / Canadian Mother Posh Basquiat, MY HOUSE (excerpt) channels the power of Runway, Vogue, and House Family to explore the bonds that shape Ballroom culture.

With a fabulous cast of Canadian Ballroom artists and a custom trompe l’oeil bodysuit by Mother Diséiye Juicy Couture Balenciaga, the piece captures the self-actualization born on the Ballroom floor.

🪩 Choreographer and performer: Ralph Escamillan
🔥 Featuring Solange Alexander (Solar Siriano 007), Jocelyne Cajamarca (Father Jaws Siriano Balenciaga), Devon Lewis (Symba Mulan 007)
👗 Trompe l’oeil bodysuit by Mother Diséiye Juicy Couture Balenciaga
🎨 Costume and styling by Ralph Escamillan
🖤 Black Dance Vernacular consultant: Justine Chambers
🎬 Executive Producer: Francesca Piscopo
🎭 Associate Producer: Kevin Soo-Locsin
✨ Produced by , co-produced by .cna

With support from , , , and

Wolfe Series on Mainstage
🗓 August 21 to 24, 2025
📍 Betty Oliphant Theatre
🎟 Tickets → Link in bio or visit dancemadeincanada.ca

Photo by Henry Chan

Toes over the edge of existential panic. Glitter in the air. Be the Bird is what happens when you try to fly through it,...
08/14/2025

Toes over the edge of existential panic. Glitter in the air. Be the Bird is what happens when you try to fly through it, together.

Choreographed by Alyssa Martin , this raucous new work brings together and a team of community performers to chase levity like their lives depend on it. Featuring an absurdist musical score led by Dante Green, Be the Bird echoes the chaos and catharsis of scream-dancing your face off at a rock concert with sequins.

💥 Choreography by Alyssa Martin
🎤 Music by Dante Green
🎶 Lyrics by Dante Green, Pony Nicole Herauf, and the collaborators
🌟 Performers: Riley Berger, Drew Berry , Ethan Bracken , Brayden Jamil Cairns .cair , Chloe Cha , Reese de Guzman , Sam Grist , Spencer Hack , Steph Harkness .hark , Kate Kolo , Atira, Natasha P**n Woo
🎭 Lighting Design by Noah Feaver
✨ Creative Associate: Karessann Juteau Mercier

Wolfe Series for Mainstage
🗓 August 21 to 24, 2025
📍 Betty Oliphant Theatre
🎟 Tickets → Link in Bio or visit dancemadeincanada.ca

Photo by

Offstage at d:mic/fac 2025 - Workshops, Movement Labs & EncountersOur Arts Encounters series invites you behind the scen...
08/01/2025

Offstage at d:mic/fac 2025 - Workshops, Movement Labs & Encounters

Our Arts Encounters series invites you behind the scenes and into the studio, offering unique opportunities to learn, move, and connect. Whether you're a trained dancer, an arts lover, or simply curious, these workshops open up new ways of experiencing performance.

👟 Tap Dance with
2 back-to-back sessions for different levels:
▶ Sunday, Aug 17
▶ Beginner | 5:00 - 6:00pm
▶ Advanced | 6:00 - 7:30pm
▶ Esmeralda Enrique Spanish Dance Academy

🐙 Approach
A concept-driven lab blending street styles, geometry, and improvisation. Learn from Te****le Tribe’s signature system of spatial awareness, body control, and illusion.
▶ Thursday, Aug 21
▶ 10am - 12pm
▶ Canada’s National Ballet School

Spots are limited, book yours now!

Link in bio or visit https://dancemadeincanada.thundertix.com/events

As we lead into our 2025 festival, we’re proud to spotlight MIGHTY DANCES IN A SMALL SPACE, an evening of powerful conte...
07/21/2025

As we lead into our 2025 festival, we’re proud to spotlight MIGHTY DANCES IN A SMALL SPACE, an evening of powerful contemporary works by Jera Wolfe and Peggy Baker, two of the most dynamic voices in Canadian dance.

With powerhouse performances by Miyeko Ferguson, Katherine Semchuk, and Jera Wolfe. Sound design by Julian Anderson-Bowes, lighting by Gabriel Cropley, and an audience up close, this is dance stripped down to its essentials: visceral, immediate, and unforgettable.

🎭 August 15-17 at VideoCabaret Studio, 10 Busy St, Toronto
🎟️ Tickets start at $15 (sliding scale!)
💥 Grab yours now – link in bio

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