NEWS

Citadel + Compagnie is pleased to announce the launch of its new Residency Program, developed to redistribute resources and support the work of seven local artists and organizations. Expanding on our existing values of inclusion, collaboration, accessibility and...

Citadel + Compagnie is excited to announce the second incarnation of Night Shift, a unique livestreamed event, co-presented with Fall for Dance North. Night Shift is an innovative take on presenting dance during these uncertain, pandemic times and will feature six...

Throughout the pandemic, Artistic Director, Laurence Lemieux has been turning to dance to process the immense uncertainty that faces us all. As a sort of grounding daily practice, she found herself revisiting her 2018 solo work, Love me out of it, a work that reflects...

On Monday August 31st, The Citadel: Ross Centre for Dance officially reopened its doors to the public. It is a thrilling moment for Citadel + Compagnie, though one that is met with caution as we work hard to ensure the health and safety of all who pass through our...

We are thrilled to read about all of the online initiatives members of the dance community have taken on during the pandemic, and are honoured our Citadel Online series was featured in a recent article by Dance International. You can read the full article, Digital...

After much discussion and consultation, for the safety of our artists, patrons, staff, students, teachers and our local Regent Park community, which may be particularly affected by the evolving COVID-19 situation, we have made...

We were thrilled to welcome LGBTQ+ youth to an open rehearsal and choreographer talk with Sébastien Provencher during his run of "Children of Chemistry". Thank you to the generous youth, to Sébastien, and his dancers, and The 519 and Soulpepper Theatre. This project...

We are thrilled to announce that Louis Laberge-Côté will be hosting an audience talk back for Sébastien Provencher's Children of Chemistry on Friday, February 21, 2020. Louis Laberge-Côté is a Toronto-based dancer, choreographer, teacher, and rehearsal director. An...

We are thrilled to announce that an immersive exhibition by New York City's Flavia Bertorello and Kate Hilliard will take place during Hilliard's run of "this happened..." Bertorello "Fragmented Body" will be in dialogue with Hilliard's "Core Sample: A Creative...

As the Association of Performing Arts Professionals 2020 (APAP) conference wraps up, we are so appreciative to all the organizers, speakers, presenters and new friends. We performed five great showcases, including Laurence Lemieux's Love me out of it with Frankie the...

We are thrilled to announce that Danielle Baskerville will be hosting an audience talk back for Kate Hilliard's this happened... on Thursday, January 30, 2020. Join us! Danielle Baskerville works with many of the country’s leading dance creators and is Artistic...

Dancers in our Citadel Dance Program were thrilled to attend the now-annual field trip to the National Ballet of Canada's The Nutcracker this holiday season. This year 30 CDP students, accompanied by the program’s fearless ballet instructor Portia Wade and parent...

Today we are launching the Aspiring Young Dancer Campaign, to raise $25,000 in support of The Citadel Dance Program. This year 58 bright young students are enrolled in our program – providing weekly ballet and tap classes (new!) to children and youth living in Regent...

We are thrilled to announce we have received a Community Development Grant from Jumpstart for the second term of our Citadel Dance Program!  The vision of Jumpstart is simple: Canada, where all kids have a chance to fulfill their dreams. Jumpstart is a national...

As we get ready to open the second week of our annual Citadel Dance Mix, choreographer Nova Bhattacharya was on Turn Out Radio, talking about the remount of her stunning quintet, Red & Yellow, and about the strength of the triple bill. Listen here! More about the...

We were thrilled to invite Grade 3/4 and 6 students and their teachers from Lord Dufferin Public School to The Citadel last Friday for Nova Bhattacharya's Red & Yellow dress rehearsal. The students were thoughtful and engaged and it was a most wonderful Friday...

We are thrilled to announce that our Resident Choreographer James Kudelka is a 2020 Inductee to the Dance Collection Danse Hall of Fame, along with key Citadel donors, Gretchen and Donald Ross. Congratulations! Well-deserved!! More about the March 2020 event...

We are thrilled to announce that Danielle Baskerville will be hosting an audience talk back for the Citadel Dance Mix 2019 show on Thursday, December 5. Join us! Danielle Baskerville works with many of the country's leading dance creators and is Artistic Associate of...

We were so thrilled to present Aria Evans' first full-length work at The Citadel last week and we're thrilled by the response from audiences and the press. Isabella O'Brien from Mooney on Theatre writes: "The dancers were pulsating on stage, and seemed to embody human...

We are thrilled to announce Michael Caldwell will be moderating an Artist Talkback, with choreographer Aria Evans, on Thursday, October 31, 2019 after the show. Join us! Choreographer: Aria EvansThe Citadel: Ross Centre for DanceRead more about the show here....