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What is Dusk Dances?

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Path, Choreographed by Yevgen Karyakin, 2024. Photo by : Kendra Epik

Dusk Dances is one of Canada's longest running outdoor dance series, with its flagship week-long festival taking place at Withrow Park, Toronto, drawing thousands of audience members annually.

As dusk descends, a theatrical host leads the audience to an array of unique dance pieces that unfold in different areas of the park.

Choreographers are invited to create ten-minute pieces inspired by the park’s natural environment. Audiences are invited on a pay-what-you-wish basis to an innovative site-specific festival, which is not only an artistic event but a social and cultural one as well.

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Mandate

As producers, our mandate is to bring dance to the community by making it more accessible

physically - our venue is a public space with no fenced or ticketed entry

financially - admission is pay what you wish

artistically - we strive for diverse programming, for all tastes and ages

Our mandate as presenters is to give choreographers a unique opportunity to showcase their work in a non-traditional dance venue, in front of a large and mostly new audience.

Dusk Dances is a member of the Candance network and the Canadian Dance Assembly.