Fall for Dance North’s 2024 Festival Lineup:
Homecoming: 2024 Signature Programme
Sept. 26 & 27: 7:30pm at The Creative School Chrysalis (43 Gerrard St East)
In his final festival, Artistic Director Ilter Ibrahimof curates Homecoming: 2024 Signature Programme, with a tryptic of works by choreographers whose careers were nurtured at FFDN. Featuring:
islands by Emma Portner, performed by The National Ballet of Canada
Feel no more by Anne Plamondon, performed by Ballet Edmonton
The Last Song by Daileidys Carrazana, performed by Malpaso Dance Company
Tkaronto Open II
Sept. 28: 12-5pm at Union Station’s Outdoor Plaza (65 Front Street West)
Co-presented by Union Station
Tkaronto Open returns to Union Station as a free festival programme. This powwow style competition will feature two categories: Women’s Jingle Dress and new this year: Men’s Fancy War vs. Women’s Fancy Shawl. Co-produced with Indigenous artists Freddy Gipp (Lawrence, KS) and Thunder Jack (Ontario).
8-COUNT: Short Dance Film Series
Sept. 29: 1pm at The Paradise Theatre (1006c Bloor St W)
8-COUNT returns to the festival for its third edition with a special one-night-only premiere screening on the big screen featuring a collection of exciting short dance films by national and international creators. Curated by a distinguished Selection Committee including Lisa La Touche, William Yong, Cara Hagan (NYC) and Milana Glumicic.
Autobiography V98 + V99 by Wayne McGregor, performed by Company Wayne McGregor
Oct. 1 & 2: 7:30pm at The Creative School Chrysalis (43 Gerrard St East)
Autobiography is multi-award-winning British choreographer Wayne McGregor’s exploration of the ‘body as archive’, a developing series of unique dance portraits inspired and determined by the sequencing of his own genetic code.
Big Time Miss by Alyssa Martin, performed by Rock Bottom Movement
Oct. 2-4: 7:30pm at Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis St)
Oct. 5: 2pm at Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis St)
Set within a shape-shifting cloud of theatrical potential, Big Time Miss is an absurdist dreamscape rooted in Rock Bottom Movement’s signature approach to unbridled, athletic contemporary dance theatre.
The Mars Project by Travis Knights, directed by Travis Knights and Lisa La Touche
Featuring live music
Oct. 4 & 5: 7:30pm at The Creative School Chrysalis (43 Gerrard St East)
Oct. 6: 2pm at The Creative School Chrysalis (43 Gerrard St East)
‘Waiting in the Wings No More’ by Propeller Dance
Oct. 4 & 6: 2pm at Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis St)
Oct. 5: 7:30pm at Betty Oliphant Theatre (404 Jarvis St)
Co-presented by The Disability Collective
‘Waiting in the Wings No More’ combines two distinct but connected works created by internationally recognized inclusive dance choreographers Lucy Bennett and Renata Soutter. Leave your expectations of what dance can be at the door, and step into the beautiful world of Ottawa’s Propellor Dance.
Burn Baby, Burn by Guillaume Côté, performed by Côté Danse
Oct. 5: 7:30pm at The Fleck Dance Theatre (207 Queens Quay W)
Oct. 6: 2pm at The Fleck Dance Theatre (207 Queens Quay W)
Flames are beautiful and tragically compelling – can we succeed in lighting an intentional backfire before global warming spirals out of control? The latest creation from Guillaume Côté, which will make its Toronto debut at FFDN 2024.
NIGHT/SHIFT
Oct. 3-5: 10pm at The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance (304 Parliament St)
Co-presented and produced by Citadel + Compagnie
Programmed by distinguished dance artists Olga Barrios, Rachana Joshi and Samantha Sutherland, the 2024 edition of Night/Shift celebrates the many dance forms explored and practiced by Ontario-based movement makers. Featuring:
Programme 1 (Oct. 3)
Millina Fletcher
Neena Jayarajan
Eilish Shin-Culhane
Programme 2 (Oct. 4)
Sarah Di Iorio
Speakeasy
Priyanka Tope
Programme 3 (Oct. 5)
Marvel Itemuagbor
Carmen Romero
Logan Whyte
A variety of free in-person and digital ancillary events will also be offered throughout the festival, including the fifth season of FFDN’s podcast Mambo; workshops for both professionals and non-dancers; and artist talks. For FFDN ticketing, package information, and full festival details, please visit: ffdnorth.com