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How do I watch?Black Ballerina will be available to watch for FREE directly on our website! Click on this link to watch the livestream performance as well as learn more about the work and all the collaborators involved. When is the livestream?Black...

Highlights from our conversation with choreographer and performer Syreeta Hector as she prepares for the livestream of her solo, "Black Ballerina". Read on for insight into her creative process.Put it in your calendars: Black Ballerina Livestream: November 27 @ 7pm at...

Join us on November 27 at 7pm EST for the inaugural livestream presentation in our new Citadel LIVE series: Syreeta Hector’s Black Ballerina (full details here!) Described as thought-provoking and striking by NOW Magazine, Black Ballerina...

We are excited to announce that due to popular demand we will be extending Night Shift programming until October 25!  Choose from one of six intimate livestream recordings captured over the course of the festival – or settle in and watch them all!Be moved by the...

As we reflect on the many things we have to be thankful for, we at Citadel + Compagnie wish to express our gratitude towards the incredible team of people that made Night Shift possible. From the choreographers and performers who created the brilliant work shared...

How do I watch? All Night Shift livestream performances can be watched for FREE right here! Click on the artist going live each night to access their livestream performance and learn more about the work and the artists involved. What happens after the...

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...