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Photo of Raoul Wilke by David Hou (2019). Design by Driftnote.
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The Room Upstairs

Winchester Street Theatre (VIEW MAP)

The Room Upstairs is work inspired by and set to the music of John Coltrane. An ensemble work accompanied by live music that uses the dancing language of jazz, lindy hop, and black vernacular dances.

Courtesy of DanceWorks
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Natasha Powell’s Intro to Authentic Jazz Dances Workshop

Winchester Street Theatre (VIEW MAP)

This workshop will explore what it looks and feels like to dance to jazz music and focus on the tips and tools that help bring these moves to life, with choreographer of The Room Upstairs Natasha Powell.

My Father’s Imagination, Eshan Rafi (2025). Performance. Image courtesy of Images Festival.
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My Father’s Imagination II

The Commons (VIEW MAP)

𝘈𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘧 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1950𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘗𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘯, 𝘢𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘌𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘙𝘢𝘧𝘪’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘢𝘯 𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘱 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘦. 𝘈𝘴 𝘢 𝘺𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘨 𝘮𝘢𝘯 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1970𝘴, 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘰𝘭𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘵𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘰𝘧 𝘢 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘦𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘭𝘪𝘷𝘪𝘯𝘨. 𝘍𝘳𝘰𝘮 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘦𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘭 𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘮𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴, 𝘌𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘯’𝘴 𝘧𝘢𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘪𝘭𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺-𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘸𝘢𝘴 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘢 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘢 𝘸𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘩𝘰𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘮𝘰𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘻𝘦𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘭𝘦. Co-presented with Images Festival.

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Devon Snell in Slow Dance by Marie Lambin-Gagnon. Photo by Jae Yang.

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We’re the city’s original dance provocateurs, bringing Toronto’s dance creativity to the world and the world to T.O.

TDT is the legendary artistic home and collaboration hub where, since 1968, curious creators, ensemble performers and audiences inspire each other to create and celebrate new explorations of dance that reflect our times, our diverse cultures and communities.

Ever fresh and adventurous, TDT is one of Canada’s leading innovators in dance while being one of the very few dance companies in the country with an ensemble of dancers. TDT is driven to make a significant impact in Canadian dance by developing new works, supporting artists in their choreographic practices, and creating empowering dance experiences in the community.

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TDT Company in Odd-Sensual by Andrew Tay. Photo by Marlowe Porter.

Ever fresh and adventurous, TDT is one of Canada’s leading innovators in dance while being one of the very few dance companies in the country with an ensemble of dancers. TDT is driven to make a significant impact in Canadian dance by developing new works, supporting artists in their choreographic practices, and creating empowering dance experiences in the community.

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Andrew Tay during Songs for Bones, Flesh, Sweat (2025). Photo by Kendra Epik.
Mar 10 - 2026

A Community Update from TDT

An important message from TDT: Artistic Director, Andrew Tay, will be taking a leave of absence to address a serious health condition and focus on rest and recovery.

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