Common Ground Dance Festival 2022

Produced by TOES FOR DANCE (@toesfordance), the 2nd annual festival celebrates our 10th anniversary and includes Open Rehearsals, Community Workshops, site-specific Pop-Up Performances, and MainStage Performances in the amphitheater.

This festival has something for everyone! Whether you’re a community member with an unexplored curiosity for movement, an avid dance audience member, a professional artist, or a dance student – let’s breathe deeply, feel our bodies connected to the earth, and revel in the joy of dancing and witnessing art together. Join us!

Featured artists include: Aria Evans, David Norsworthy, Kendra Epik, Kevin Lau, KINAJ (Kin Nguien and AJ Velasco), Marie Lambin-Gagnon, Meaningful Movement (Abbey Richens and Zuri Skeete), Rakeem Hardy, Rumi Jeraj, Samantha Sutherland, School of Groove (Queenie Vicente and Kelly Gammie), and more.

RSVP to let us know you’re attending and receive email updates directly to your inbox in the event of scheduling changes due to inclement weather: https://forms.gle/u5kpxCv8REfjT9j66 .

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

An Arts in the Parks event funded by the City of Toronto’s Cultural Festivals Funding Program, the Toronto Arts Council’s Animating Toronto Parks Program, and the Government of Canada through the Department of Canadian Heritage’s Canada Arts Presentation Fund.

Hourly Schedule

September 24th (September 25th rain date)

10:30am - 1:00pm
Open Rehearsals
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Workshop
The Creative Self / Sponsored by WCRA
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Open Rehearsals

October 1 (October 2 rain date)

10:00am - 1:00pm
Open Rehearsals
1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Workshop
The Creative Self / Sponsored by WCRA
2:00pm - 4:30pm
Open Rehearsals

October 7th (October 9th rain date)

5:45pm - 7:00pm
Pop-up Performances
7:00pm - 8:15pm
MainStage Performances

October 8th (October 9th rain date)

1:00pm - 2:00pm
Community Workshop
The Creative Self / Sponsored by WCRA
2:45pm - 3:45pm
Community Workshop
Textures in Hip Hop / Sponsored by WCRA
4:30pm - 5:30pm
Community Workshop
Bachata for Beginners / Sponsored by Toronto Dance Salsa
5:45pm - 7:00pm
Pop-Up Performances
7:00pm - 8:15pm
MainStage Performances

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