This year Peggy Baker, one of the most influential dancers and choreographers of her generation, celebrates 50 years of performing and creating extraordinary dance in Canada and around the world. Ms. Baker will present a new major production in the fall of 2022 and will then wind down her company, Peggy Baker Dance Projects, in 2023.
I have enjoyed a deeply fulfilling career. At this pivotal moment, I believe that the most significant action I can take is to free up space and resources in order to contribute to an environment in which artists who have been historically marginalized can thrive. I have always framed my work in dance within the context of community, and I see the wind down and closure of my company as the very best way for me to support the vitality and evolution of the art form and community I believe in so ferociously.” – Peggy Baker