Common ground

DANCE FESTIVAL

North York, ontario

September 19-21, 2024

Common Ground Dance Festival (CGDF) will be returning to Lee Lifeson Art Park between September 19-21, 2024! Please save the dates and stay tuned for a more detailed festival announcement in July. We cannot wait to welcome you back!

A free, outdoor, intercultural, and participatory celebration of movement and community, CGDF will include:

  • 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 performance programmes featuring both student and professional dancers,

  • innovative interdisciplinary collaborations including performances with live music, and

  • cozy artist talks through which audience members can connect with the inspiring dancers and choreographers who bring the festival to life!

We’ll be only a hop, skip, and jump away from North York Centre subway station; so it’s easy to join in the fun! While you’re around, check out Willowdale’s wonderful array of nearby restaurants and bars too!

Whether you’re an experienced dancer or you have an unexplored curiosity for movement, let’s breathe deeply, practice curiosity, and revel in the joys of movement - together!

SEE YOU IN SEPTEMBER!

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 Program.

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.

Photo credits on this page: (circular photos, left to right) Tavia Christina and Sophie Dow (photo by Drew Berry), David Norsworthy and Chantelle Good (photo by Kendra Epik), Lua Shayenne Dance Company (photo by Kat Rizza), Priyanka Tope, Priya Doobay, Sukriti Sharma, Genevieve John, Sindhu Nair (photo by Aidan Tooth), Kelly Gammie and Abigail McEyeson (photo by Aidan Tooth), and (banner photo below) Genevieve John (photo by Kendra Epik).