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Celebrating & boundary pushing since 1996
FOUNDED IN 1996 BY RENOWNED CANADIAN DANCE ARTIST CLAUDIA MOORE. ORIGINALLY FORMED AS A VEHICLE TO PRESENT HER OWN ARTISTIC WORK.
FOUNDED IN 1996 BY RENOWNED CANADIAN DANCE ARTIST CLAUDIA MOORE. CURRENT ARTISTIC DIRECTOR, ALLISON CUMMINGS, STEPPED INTO THE ROLE IN 2022.
25 Years of Recklessness
2025
OLDER & RECKLESS 25
Elsinore/Night Hours - by Carol Anderson and Julia Sasso, Performed by Julia Sasso; Handmade - Louise Bédard and Marc Boivin (Montreal); De Corezón - by William Yong, Performed by Sonia Rodriguez.
2024
OLDER & RECKLESS
Tomato Blues - Lina Cruz; My House - by José Angel Carret, performed by Johanna Bergfelt and José Angel Carret; Gesture - written by Alex Bulmer, interpreted by Danielle Baskerville; Mestiza - Olga Barrios
2023
OLDER & RECKLESS
Lasterday - Performed by Karen Kaeja and Allen Kaeja, Choreographic concept and Directed by Hanna Kiel; Echoes: Vibrations from Japan to Canada (excerpt) - Takako Segawa; DEAR Brother - by Joel Valentin-Martinez, performed by Kevin A. Ormsby; An Utter Fool In Trying Times - Denise Clarke
2022
OLDER & RECKLESS
Patina - Saxon Fraser and Crazy Smooth; Calm Abiding - by José Navas, performed by Nova Bhattacharya; Untitled - Emilyn Claid; You See Us (UCS – Unstoppable Coalescing Streams) - by Peter Chin, with live music composed by Peter Chin and performed by 12 highly acclaimed Canadian dance legends.
2021
OLDER & RECKLESS: NOW MORE THAN EVER
An online event featuring works by: With All Being - Peter Chin; The Rez Road - Christine Friday [Anishinabbe kwe from Friday’s Point ON]; For You - Julia Aplin with filmmaker Kim Farris-Manning featuring Terrill Maguire and Troy Emery Twigg, and 8 seniors movers, with original music by John Gzowski; Amalgam - A special project by film director/multi-faceted artist William Yong and creative assistance by Marie-Josée Chartier, featuring senior dance luminaries Robert Desrosiers, Deepti Gupta, Charmaine Headley, Learie Mc Nicolls, Claudia Moore, Yvonne Ng, Carlos Rivera, Julia Sasso and Gerry Trentham
2020
OLDER & RECKLESS: 20 YEARS OF AGE ON STAGE
An online event produced by Fagan Media Group; Esmeralda Enrique with filmmaker Laurie-Shawn Borzovoy; Denise Fujiwara with filmmaker William Yong; Learie Mc Nicolls with filmmaker Janet Aronoff; Sara Porter with filmmaker Vickie Fagan
2019
OLDER & RECKLESS #42
in association with Harbourfront Centre. November 15 - 16, 2019 @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre. The Medicine Wheel (excerpt) - Barbara Kaneratonni Diabo [Montreal] originally from the Mohawk Nation of Kahnawake. Maggie & Me: A healing dance - Christine Friday (Friday's Point), Anishinaabe Kwe representing Temagami First Nation. Greed, Duet - JP Longboat [Ottawa], member of the Turtle Clan from Six Nations & Byron Chief Moon [Vancouver] member of the Kainai Nation of the Blackfoot Confederacy. Seeking the Dancing Soul of the Walking People - Elizabeth Langley [Montreal]. Out of the Longhouse - Bill Coleman [Toronto] & author Lee Maracle [Toronto] member of the Sto:loh Nation
2018
OLDER & RECKLESS #41
November 9 - 10, 2018 @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre. Stigma - Kitt Johnson [Denmark]. Road Trip - Susie Burpee and Linnea Swan. Erasing Margins- Pia Bouman, étude pour quatuor/study for quartet - Created by Marie-Josée Chartier, performed by Learie McNicolls, Miko Sobreira, Darryl Tracy and Dan Wild. Piya Ali Ali - Aaloka Mehndiratta
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Community Project
MoW! On the Move (Dhadang) - by Roger Sinha [Montreal], performed by 28 dance enthusiasts with two seasoned professionals Julia Aplin and Samyuktha Punthambekar.
Older & Reckless: Kelowna
Co-presented by Rotary Centre for the Arts - Creative Aging Festival, Kelowna, BC
June 15, 2018 @ Rotary Centre for the Arts, Mary Irwin Theatre
This Blue Soul of Mine - Stelio Calagias [Nelson, BC]
Eagle Dance - Corine Derickson [Westbank First Nations, BC]
Silas - by Amber Funk Barton, performed by Joe Laughlin [Vancouver, BC]
Primavera - By Simone Orlando [Kelowna, BC], performed with Valentin Chou and Kurt Werner
Ariel's Song - Claudia Moore
Community Project: Kelowna
Trill of the Heart - by Claudia Moore with 18 local participants, including leaders Patti Tennessy, Annick LeQuellec and Neil Cadger.
Older & Reckless: St. Catharines
Co-presented by FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre, St. Catharines, ON
March 23, 2018 @ FirstOntario Performing Arts Centre Robertson Hall
Character in the Choir's Carnival - Robert Desrosiers with cellist/singer Anne Bourne
Ancestral Calling - BaKari I. Lindsay
Sylph(a) - by Apolonia Velasquez and Ofilio Sinbadinho, performed by Claudia Moore
Sara Does a Solo (edit) - Sara PorterCommunity Project: St. Catharines
Trill of the Heart - by Claudia Moore with 7 local participants and rehearsal assistance by Mai Duong.
2017
OLDER & RECKLESS #40
in association with Harbourfront Centre. November 10 - 11, 2017 @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre. In Two Days a Man Can Change - Lesandra Dodson [New Brunswick], performed by Ric Brown and Darryl Tracy, Solo One - Heidi Latsky [NYC]. Ils m'ont dit - Jane Mappin & Daniel Firth [Montreal]. The wound is the place where the light enters you - Sashar Zarif, and honoured guest. Abiding - by Matjash Mrozewski, performed by Evelyn Hart
Community Project
Tell Everyone - by Peter Chin, performed by 20 dance enthusiasts and seasoned dance professionals Susie Burpee, Francisco Carrera, Marie-Josée Chartier, Bonnie Kim, and Dan Wild.
2016
OLDER & RECKLESS #39
November 11 - 12, 2016 @ Harbourfront Centre Theatre. Character in the Choir's Carnival - Robert Desrosiers with cellist/singer Anne Bourne. The Wonder of Dissolve (world premiere) - Margie Gillis [Montreal]. The Song - Ethnomusicology and the Maori - Charles Koroneho [New Zealand]. Ancestral Calling - BaKari I. Lindsay Sylph(a) - by Apolonia Velasquez and Ofilio Sinbadinho, performed by Claudia Moore
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Community Project:
Danser Joe - an excerpt of JOE, the late Jean Pierre Perreault's iconic contemporary dance work, performed by a cast of amateurs, along with several former JOE performers - Julia Aplin, Marie-Josée Chartier, Bonnie Kim, Julia Sasso, Gary Tai and Gerry Trentham - reviving their roles…Canadian dance history!
Older & Reckless #38: Presented by the Canada Dance Festival
June 11, 2016 @ Arts Court Theatre, Ontario
Character in the Choir's Carnival - Robert Desrosiers with cellist Anne Bourne
Ancestral (Bamberas) - Esmeralda Enrique with vocalist Tamar Ilana and guitarist Caroline Planté
Room #7 - Cloud 9, Lina Cruz commission with Louise Bédard, Karen Kaeja, Claudia Moore & composer/musician Philippe Noireaut [Montreal]
GRAFT (excerpt of Outliner) - by Jennifer Mascall, performed by Ron Stewart [Vancouver]
Older & Reckless #37
April 8 - 10, 2016 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation
Silas - by Amber Funk Barton [Vancouver], performed by Joe Laughlin
Flesh and a Broken Whisper - by John Ottmann, performed by Justine Comfort
Duet - by Serge Bennathan, performed by Jarrett Siddall & Jessie Garon
Duet - by Malgorzata Nowacka, performed by James Croker & Jack Langenhuizen (Motus O Dance Theatre)Outside eye: Katherine Duncanson.
Community Project:
Move It! presentation by Joe Laughlin’s workshop participants.
2015
OLDER & RECKLESS #36: Three solos & a duet
November 13 - 15, 2015 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation. Zolla (excerpt) - Julia Aplin with renowned accordionist Tiina Kiik. Over Lockerbie - Laurence Lemieux. VerbTenseDance - Sara Porter. Viveka -Joanna de Souza. Outside eye: Katherine Duncanson
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Old & Young and Reckless Together #35: Dance and Design
May 14 - 16, 2015 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation
A collaboration with the Toronto School of Art | in partnership with Dancemakers Centre for Creation
6 choreographers collaborate with the Toronto School of Art to create an evening of innovative short works, with artistic support by mentors Marie-Josée Chartier, Tina Oehmsen-Clark and Gerry Trentham.
Leisure Palace - Amanda Acorn with designer Renee Castonguay
UNTITLED and UNTITLED II - Amanda Davis with designer Thomas Hendry
Mary’s Dream - Tina Fushell with designer Mary Ambrose
Yin/Yang - Tina Fushell with designer Sacha Walter
Undone - Jasmyn Fyffe with designer Lisa Meschino, performed by Chantelle Mostacho and Kassi Scott
Out There - Andrew Hartley with designer Shabnam Afrand
Kaiju - Emily Law with designer Louise Kiner
Older & Reckless #34
March 13 - 15, 2015 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation
Home - by Doug Varone [NY], performed by Peggy Baker & Larry Hahn
Lewis & Lucie - Jane Mappin & Daniel Firth [Montreal]
Desperate Song 2 - Allen Kaeja & Karen Kaeja (Allen Kaeja replaced by Zhenya Cerneacov)
Community Project:
Claudia Moore orchestrates Trill of the Heart for 14 amateurs.
2014
OLDER & RECKLESS #33
presented by Canadian Stage. November 6 - 9, 2014 @ Berkeley Street Theatre. A simple line of enquiry - Bill Coleman with pianist Eve Egoyan. Character in the Choir's Carnival - Robert Desrosiers with cellist Anne Bourne. Ancestral - Esmeralda Enrique with vocalist Tamar Ilana and guitarist Nicolás Hernández. This Time Past - by Susie Burpee with cellist Carina Reeves, performed by Cloud 9 (Claudia Moore, Sylvie Bouchard, Karen Kaeja). Near Miss - Douglas Dunn with musician Steven Taylor. Outside eye: Julia Sasso
Dance & Music Workshop: Douglas Dunn & Steven Taylor from NYC
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Older & Reckless #32:
5th Old & Young and Reckless Together
March 13 - 15, 2014 @ Danceamakers Centre for Creation
Elsinore - by Carol Anderson, performed by Jordana Deveau
Iitahpoyii - by Troy Emery Twigg, performed by Justin Many Fingers
trio for young dancers - David Earle
Tell - by Paul-André Fortier, performed by the recent graduates of The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Outside eye: Claudia Moore
Dance for the rest of us: Intro to hip hop for adults with Gadfly (Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Sinbadinho)
Older & Reckless #31: All duets (and a trio!)
February 28 - March 1, 2014
All That's Missing - Michael Marye and Suzette Sherman
Sunday Love - Vivine Scarlett & poet Michelle Muir
Stone Velvet - by Tedd Robinson, performed by Yvonne Ng & Robert Glumbek
Is That It - a collaborative creation by Vicki St. Denys & Molly Molloy with the Big Silver Blues Band, performed by Stelio Calagias, Vicki St. Denys & Timothy Spain
Outside eye: Bonnie Kim
Dance for the rest of us:
Intro to belly dance with Roula Said
2013
OLDER & RECKLESS #30
All solos, plus a surprise work for non-dancers by M.J. Chartier. November 15 - 17, 2013 seated woman/femme assise - Remount by Marie-Josée Chartier, performed by Sylvie Bouchard. Experiment B - part of the Apology Series - Gerry Trentham. Sal p'uri Chum - Mi Young Kim with Kook Hyang Keum. All Zoos Everywhere - Louise Moyes [St Johns, Newfoundland], based on a story by Lisa Moore. Outside eye: Katherine Duncanson. Dance for the rest of us: square dance with Hannah Naiman (live music)
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Community Project:
M. J. Chartier’s Midnight News - performed by Royal Bank of Canada employees.
Older & Reckless #29
: 4th Old & Young and Reckless Together
May 16 - 18, 2013
Not One, Not Two… - by Julia Sasso*, performed by Danielle Baskerville & Amelia Ehrhardt
À la prochaine - by Emily Gualtieri*, performed by Ginelle Chagnon [Montreal]
Intimate Letter - by James Kudelka; remounted by Susan Macpherson, performed by Jarrett Siddall
uncover - by Karen Kaeja, performed by Jasmyn Fyffe
**2nd Older & Reckless commissions. Program curated by Metcalf intern Michael Caldwell
Older & Reckless #28: Two solos / a duet / an ensemble
March 8 - 10, 2013 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation
con/tempo/rare - Peter Chin
Romantic Old Horses - by Peter Bingham, performed by Kostas Gerardos & Daelik [Greece & Vancouver]
Carriage - Nancy Latoszewski-Greyeyes
Eunoia excerpt - by Denise Fujiwara, performed by Sylvie Bouchard, Claudia Moore, Lucy Rupert, Miko Soberira, Hope Terry, Gerry Trentham
Outside eye: Patti Powell
Dance for amateurs workshop:
Intro to hip hop for adults with Gadfly (Apolonia Velasquez & Ofilio Sinbadinho)
2012
OLDER & RECKLESS #27
November 30 - December 2, 2012 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation. Box Solo - Paul-André Fortier [Montreal]. Ancestral Calling - BaKari IfaSegun Lindsay. Transcendence - by Danny Grossman, performed by Tom Brouillette. Kafka and Son (excerpt) - Alon Nashman. Outside eye: Laurence Lemieux. Film presentation by Fortier 30X30 documentary
Dance for amateurs workshop: Nia with Martha Randall
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Older & Reckless #26: 3rd Old & Young and Reckless Together
May 18 - 19 2012 @ Citadel
Duet from Fjeld - by Christopher House, performed by Chantal Boudain & Amanda LaRusic
Curious Schools of Theatrical Dance - by Danny Grossman, performed by Michael Caldwell
Solo from Sylvan Quartet - by Peggy Baker, performed by Sahara Morimoto
Wings - by William Yong, performed by Christopher Ortaleza, solo originally commissioned for Turning Pointe Academy of Dance
Outside eyes: Jo Leslie and Claudia Moore
Dance for amateurs workshop: Movement workshop for families with Michelle Silagy
Older & Reckless #25:
March 2 - 4, 2012 @ Citadel
Night Garden (excerpts solo and duets) - by David Earle, performed by David Earle with Michael English, Suzette Sherman and Robert Kingsbury
Cloud 9 - by Susie Burpee, performed by Sylvie Bouchard, Karen Kaeja, Claudia Moore
Le Recours aux forêts - by Serge Bennathan, performed by Davida Monk [Calgary]
Flourish - Bill Coleman & Nell Coleman
Outside eye: Jo Leslie
Dance for amateurs workshop: Salsa workshop with Miko Sobreira
2011
OLDER & RECKLESS #24
December 2 - 3, 2011 @ Ossington Theatre. Recuerdos [Taranto] - Esmeralda Enrique with guitarist Nicolás Hernández and vocalist Tamar Ilana. Sink (excerpt) - Lina Cruz [Montreal]. Home/Work - Jennifer Lynn Dick, co-choreography by Michelle Silagy. Swan - Rebecca Hope Terry with musician John Gzowski. Outside eye: Patti Powell. Dance for non-dancers workshop: Line-dancing with Tina Fushell
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Older & Reckless #23
May 19 - 20, 2011 @ Dancemakers for Creation
Maelstrom - Youth Section - by David Earle; remounted by Kenny Pearl, performed by Graduates of the Ryerson Dance program
Red Brick - by Marie-Josée Chartier, performed by Marie-Josée Chartier & Val Calam
The Visitor…Waiting - by Karen Kaeja, performed by Stéphanie Tremblay Abubo
dissemination - by Allison Cummings*, performed by Pia Bouman
Outside eye: Claudia Moore
* 1st Older & Reckless commission
Older & Reckless #22
March 11 - 13, 2011 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation
Apoptosis - Keiko Kitano
Birthday Suite - Carol Anderson
The Frying Pan’s Too Wide - Susanna Hood & Sarah Bild [Montreal]
Grey Lipstick - by Murray Darroch, performed by Phyllis Whyte
untitled (work in progress) - Naoko Murakoshi [Japan]
Outside eye: Jo Leslie
Dance for non-dancers workshop: Salsa workshop with Miko Sobreira
2010
OLDER & RECKLESS #21
November 27 - 28, 2010 @ Dancemakers Centre for Creation. Dis/Locate - by Roberto Campanella, performed by Robert Glumbek. Princess - by Lola MacLaughlin, performed by Susan Elliot [Vancouver]. The Sound a Circle Makes - by Tedd Robinson, performed by Robin Poitras [Regina]. Zeros & Ones - Roger Sinha [Montreal].Outside Eye: Allyson McMachon
Dance for non-dancers workshop: Gyro-kinetics workshop with Carol Anderson
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OLDER & RECKLESS #20:
1st Old & Young and Reckless Together
May 28-29, 2010 @ Dancemakers
Polyhymnia - by Carol Anderson, performed by Amelia Ehrhardt
Tryptich - by Danny Grossman, performed by Laura Corbeil, Megan Rosemary Navarro, Minae Omi, Riley Sims & Stéphanie Tremblay
The Looking Glass - Louise & Elliot Mussett [Halifax], mother/daughter duet created for the January 2010 Halifax Older & Reckless
Helpless - by Claudia Moore, performed by Astrid Harrison with live music by Rosedale Heights student
Outside eyes: Claudia Moore and Danny Grossman
OLDER & RECKLESS #19
March 12-14, 2010 @ Dancemakers
How to Wrestle an Angel - by Marie-Josée Chartier, Old Men Dancing [Peterborough]
Blossom - by Maxine Heppner, live music by Andrew Timar/Araz Salek
no doubt behind us - by Karen Kaeja and daughter Mika
Simple Lines of Inquiry – First Study - by Julia Sasso
Colour on White - by Sashar Zarif, performed by Sylvie Bouchard & Viv Moore
Outside eye: Kate Alton
Dance for non-dancers workshop: Brazilian Dance with Newton Moraes
2009
OLDER & RECKLESS #18: 10th Anniversary
December 11-13, 2009 @ Dancemakers. The High Heart - by Patricia Beatty, performed by Danielle Baskerville. Bellows - Tom Brouillette, inspired by Robert Desrosier’s The Fool’s Tale. Lost and Found - Denise Fujiwara. E.M.F., 1999 - by Jean-Pierre Perreault, performed by Laurence Lemieux & Mark Shaub [Montreal. Reckless Artists in Training: 1-minute solos, created with and staged by Kristy Kennedy. Michael Caldwell, Erin Cowan, Amelia Ehrhardt, Diana Groenendijk, Molly Johnson, Emily Law, Whitney Mah, David Houle, Hannah Shira Naiman & Sahara Morimot. Outside eye: Julia Sasso
Dance for non-dancers workshop: Nia workshop with Martha Randall
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OLDER & RECKLESS #17
March 5-7, 2009 @ Dancemakers
Farewell and Red with Grace - by Stephanie Ballard [Winnipeg], performed by Odette Heyn-Penner [Winnipeg]
…and everything in between - by Sylvie Bouchard, performed by Martha Randall
no doubt behind us - Karen Kaeja and daughter Mika
Pond Life - Terrill Maguire with live music by Ann Southam
Outside eye: Kenny Pearl
Dance for non-dancers workshop: Salsa workshop with Miko Sobreira
2008
OLDER & RECKLESS#16
December 4-6, 2008 @ Dancemakers. East Coker - Deborah Dunn [Montreal], based on Four Quartets by T.S. Elliot. A Bit of a Piece - Lina Cruz [Montreal]. Stream - by Michelle Silagy, performed by William Yong. Between Us - by Claudia Moore, performed by Tom Brouillette & Jennifer Lyn Dick. Outside eye: Julia Sasso. Dance for non-dancers workshop: Nia workshop with Martha Randall
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OLDER & RECKLESS #15
February 28, 29 & March 1, 2008 @ Dancemakers
Tithonus (excerpt) - Douglas Dunn [New York]
Untitled Solo - Bill James [Peterborough]
On the Wings/Surrender - by Keiko Kitano, composition and live music by Aki Takahashi; visual media and soundscape by Rick Thomson
A Simple Statement for This Mosaic - by Dan Wild,conceived in collaboration with Marie-Josée Chartier, performed by Marie-Josée Chartier
Outside eye: Terrill Maguire
First Dance for non-dancers workshop: Body Wisdom with Tom Brouillette
2007
OLDER & RECKLESS #14
December 5-7, 2007 @ Dancemakers. Untitled solo - by Tedd Robinson [Ottawa], performed by Claudia Moore. Happy - Bill Coleman/John Oswald/and friends. Pulse, Heartbeat of the Natural World - Troy Emery Twigg [Kainai Nation - Southern Alberta] & Terrill Maguire - the rain outside my window turns to snow and i can’t hear it anymore - by Karen Kaeja, performed by Ashley Sanderson. Air and Father Death Blues - Tom Brouillette. Outside eye: Katherine Duncanson
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OLDER & RECKLESS #13
March 9 & 10, 2007 @ Dancemakers
flowering - by Rachel Browne, performed by Rachel Browne & Odette Heyn-Penner [Winnipeg]
glance - by Brent Lott, performed by Odette Heyn-Penner & Brent Lott [Winnipeg]
accidental dances - Julia Sasso, music by Ann Southam
Outside eye: Katherine Duncanson
2006
OLDER & RECKLESS #12
December 13 & 14, 2006. Arrhythmia - by Denise Fujiwara, performed by Joanna DaSouza. Four Mad Humours - Gerry Trentham. Anar - by Sashar Zarif, performed by Carol Anderson, Susan Cash, Holly Small & Terrill Maguire. New solo - by Tedd Robinson, performed by Claudia Moore
2005
OLDER & RECKLESS #11
May 13 & 14, 2005 @ Dancemakers. Untitled work in progress - Karen Kaeja. Untitled work in progress - Grindl Kuchirka. The Shakespeare Project - by Claudia Moore (choreographer), Patti Powell (director and text construction); performed by Jennifer Lynn Dick, Claudia Moore, Martha Randall, Miko Sobreira, William Webster. Sarhad - Rina Singha
2004
OLDER & RECKLESS #10
November 12 & 13, 2004 @ Dancemakers. Crow Goes Solo - Karen Jamieson [Vancouver BC]. It is if it is - Elizabeth Langley [Montreal QC]. Between the Edge and Nothing at All - by Trish Armstrong, performed by DeeDee MacArthur. Lady Macbeth solo: excerpt of This Castle - by Claudia Moore in collaboration with Patti Powell
OLDER & RECKLESS #9
April 23 & 24, 2004 @ Dancemakers. DA Hoskins with poet Jill Batson. Janice Pomer with musician Barry Prophet. Terrill Maguire. Claudia Moore
2003
OLDER & RECKLESS #8
November 7 & 8, 2003 @ Dancemakers. What if… - by Miko Sobreira, performed by Hana Watanabe & Miko Sobreira island - by Learie McNicolls, performed by Jen Hum, learie Mc Nicolls, Miko Sobreira, Hana Watanabe...four chairs and… - by Lin Snelling, performed by Tanya Crowder & Regina Radisic. Small Midnight (excerpts) - by Claudia Moore & Tedd Robinson, performed by Bonnie Kim & Miko Sobreira, Fiona. Drinnan & Claudia Moore
OLDER & RECKLESS #7
June 17 & 18, 2003 @ The Theatre Centre.
Ritual #5 - by Motaz Kabbani, performed by Karen Duplisea. Sous Nos Yeux - Marie-Josée Chartier (in memory of Michael Baker). By Night (excerpt) - by Claudia Moore, performed by Martha Randall. FrEdEric and the Wolf - Carol Anderson
2002
OLDER & RECKLESS #6
November 22 & 23, 2002 @ Dancemakers. Gong - by Maxine Heppner, performed by Maxine Heppner & Susan Lee. No Measure [Inertia commission] - by Claudia Moore, performed by Tanya Crowder, Lyndsy Deshima, Regina Radisic, Heather Roy
LIL - Viv Moore. Watermark: visible when held against light - by Michelle Silagy, performed by Meagan Andrews
OLDER & RECKLESS #5
June 28 & 29, 2002 @ The Theatre Centre. The Rhythm Method - Mitch Kirsch. Grove - Terrill Maguire/Helen Jones. On Earth (excerpt) - Claudia Moore, performed by Lin Snelling. Patterns - Vivine Scarlett, performed by Ingrid Abbott, Saida Baba Talibah, Sharon Harvey, Ma'at Zachary. Hardcore - by Menaka Thakkar, performed by Natasha Bakht & Nova Bhattacharya
2001
OLDER & RECKLESS #4
November 30, 2001 @ Dancemakers. Heaven Can Wait...we're busy right now - by Peter Bingham, performed by Allen & Karen Kaeja. le cadeau - by Sylvie Bouchard, performed by Meagan Andrews. On Earth (excerpt) - Claudia Moore, performed by Fiona Drinnan. Experiment #1 (Excerpt from Chapter 2- The Street from Autobiography) - Gerry Trentham with musician Greg Reish
OLDER & RECKLESS #3
June 16, 2001 @ Dancemaker. Danny Grossman. Holly Small. Maxine Heppner. Grindl Kuchirka with Oliver Schroer. Viv Moore, duet with her mom age 78
2000
OLDER & RECKLESS #2
November 2000 @ Dancemakers. Debussy - Tedd Robinson, performed by Fiona & Claudia, Trish Armstrong, Elizabeth Chitty, Allen Ginsberg's Father Death Blues - Tom Brouillette
OLDER & RECKLESS #1
June 24, 2000 @ Dancemakers. Robert Desrosiers, rite of spring - Claudia Moore, Carol Anderson, Jan Komarek, duet performed by Melina & Claudia
MEET THE FOUNDER
Claudia Moore
One of Canada’s most revered contemporary dancers, Claudia pursues her passion as an interpreter in commissioned works by acclaimed creators. These include Dances in a Small Room, choreographed by James Kudelka and Tedd Robinson for Moore and Dan Wild, and Escape Artist, an evening of solos for Moore created by Susanna Hood, Christopher House, Paul-André Fortier and Apolonia Velasquez and Ofilio Sinbadinho (Gadfly) to celebrate Claudia's 60th birthday. Moore also enjoyed performing with Coleman Lemieux (From the House of Mirth) and Fujiwara Dance Inventions (Eunoia).
Claudia Moore, performer, mentor and Founding Artistic Director of Moonhorse Dance Theatre, has been a force on the Canadian dance scene since the late 70’s. She trained at the National Ballet School, graduating in the class of ’71, and performed for two seasons with the National Ballet of Canada, before moving into contemporary dance.
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A featured performer with the Toronto Dance Theatre, Claudia danced the work of company founders Patricia Beatty, David Earle and Peter Randazzo as well as the first works by Christopher House. In 1980, Claudia moved on to work with Robert Desrosiers, creating many unforgettable characters during seven years with Desrosiers Dance Theatre. Claudia established Moonhorse Dance Theatre in 1996, as a home for her dance performance projects.
In 2000, Claudia founded and curated Older & Reckless, a performance series renowned for its celebration of mature dance artists, as part of Moonhorse. She also established MDT's Mentorship Program (2018) and the Engaging Seniors in Dance series for older movers led by seasoned dance artists (2019). In 2013, Claudia, Karen Kaeja and Sylvie Bouchard created Cloud 9 to feature seasoned dancers in ensemble works by masterful creators. When Sylvie stepped down, Claudia and Karen became co-directors. Cloud 9 produced two full evening programs (2013 and 2017) including works by Susie Burpee, Lina Cruz, DA Hoskins and Tedd Robinson.
Claudia was a Resident Artist at the Young Centre for the Performing Arts from 2008-2010. She received the 1991 Jacqueline Lemieux Award for excellence in dance (as an independent choreographer and solo performer) and the 1997 Dora Award for Best New Choreography for her full-evening dancetheatre work wishes.
In 2022, Claudia stepped down as Moonhorse Artistic Director and moved to Kelowna BC where she is thrilled to continue sharing her passion for dance as a performer, teacher, mentor and the Dance West Network Community Dance Connector.
PRESS AND MEDIA
“Dance is not all youth and flash”
-Michael Crabb, Toronto Star
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Toronto Star,
November 19 2025
”The program is about showcasing what older dancers have to offer, including former ballet star Sonia Rodriguez.”
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Our Theatre Voice,
November 26 2025
Dance Thrives in Toronto - ”Thank goodness for companies like Moonhorse Dance Theatre…”
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Sesaya Arts Magazine,
November 20 2025
Carol Anderson on returning to “Elsinore/night hours” 25 years later
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Intermission Magazine,
September 19 2025
‘A scream for the death of experimental theatre in Canada’: Why a group of Toronto artists resurrected an outdoor performance from 199