Common Ground Dance Festival 2023

September 21-23 in North York, Toronto
Lee Lifeson Art Park

North York Central Library

Produced by TOES FOR DANCE (@toesfordance), the 3rd annual Common Ground Dance Festival includes groovy and grounded dance workshops for all levels in a variety of styles, compelling site performances that animate unexpected spaces, beautiful and thought-provoking mainstage performances featuring both student and professional dancers with live music, and cozy artist chat circles through which audience members can connect with the inspiring dancers and choreographers who bring the festival to life!

The festival’s mission is intercultural, with programming that gathers a diverse constellation of Toronto’s artists and community members for the purpose of creating connection. We invite you to witness the beauty and power of multiple artistic expressions moving through a shared space, and to contribute your energy and presence to the experience. It is our hope that our friendly vibe, matched with the incredible talent of the artists on stage will move you, uplift you, challenge you to think in different ways, and inspire you.

Featured artists include: Ellen Moore, Eunice Keitan, Kelly Gammie and Queenie Seguban (School of Groove), Lua Shayenne Dance Company, Purawai Vyas and Rumi Jeraj, Shameka Blake (Artists in Motion), Sophie Dow, Tanveer Alam, Tia Ashley Kushniruk 亚 女弟 and Zoe Kwan. For full artist credits including all performers, please visit our website.

Please RSVP to let us know you’re attending and receive important event information directly in your inbox including pre-event reminders with confirmed event details, and any schedule updates/changes due to inclement weather for outdoor events: https://forms.gle/7wD97XYtEoXzWjp67 .

Additional events include a pre-festival Instagram Live work-in-progress event (Sept 17) and a community-building and networking event for artists co-hosted with North York Arts (Sept 20).

Full festival details and schedule at: www.toesfordance.ca/common-ground .

Made possible with funding from City of Toronto’s Cultural Festivals Funding Program, the Toronto Arts Council’s Animating Toronto Parks Program, the Canada Council for the Art’s Public Outreach Program and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Canada Arts Presentation Fund.

We gratefully acknowledge additional support from the Toronto Arts Foundation’s Arts in the Parks Program, North York Arts, and the Willowdale Central Ratepayers Association, as well as venue support through TO Live, Toronto Public Library and the Bayview School of Ballet.