The Distillery is proud to be the home to some of the finest performing arts companies from across Canada and the world. The Young Centre for the Performing Arts at the Distillery is not only the home to the much acclaimed Soulpepper Theatre Company and George Brown’s Theatre School, the District is also the home of Dancemakers, Nightwood Theatre and Tapestry Opera, each of which have their own unique performance venues.

 
 


 
The CanDance Network is a national arts service organization which supports the work of Canada's dance presenters with the dance community and its marketplace.

(416) 204-1082
or e-mail
info@candance.ca
 
Located in Building #74
Studio 304
 


 
A professional contemporary dance company, Dancemakers brings to its audiences dance of challenging physicality and emotional impact.  The company's creations draw on the diverse talents and individual strengths of its artists to develop and support works which both provoke and entertain.

416 367 1800
or e-mail
info@dancemakers.org
 
Located in Building #74 306
Case Goods Warehouse



 
DANCE ONTARIO is key to the province's dance milieu and central to the diverse sector's communications and networking, providing management training, FREE advice and industry information. The Association markets and promotes members' services to the dance community and the general public.

416 204 1083
or e-mail
Rosslyn Jacob Edwards
contact@danceontario.ca
 
Located in Building #74 304
Case Goods Warehouse

 




 
Presenter of Toronto's longest running contemporary dance series, DanceWorks has presented an enviable diversity of contemporary dance from a dazzling array of independent dance innovators for almost 30 years.

416 204 1082
or e-mail
Rosslyn Jacob Edwards or
Mimi Beck
info@danceworks.ca
 
Located in Building #74
 

 
Distance = Velocity x Time

In the equation that inspired our artistic practice, time is the most important variable.  By affording our creative team an extended period of time to develop each work, we allow the company to travel artistically at the right speed, thereby furthering our work as individual artists and as collaborators. .

416 504-DVXT (3898)
or e-mail
vikki@dvxt.com
naomi@dvxt.com
 
Located in Building #74
Case Goods Warehouse

 

 
Under the artistic direction of Laura Mullin and Chris Tolley, Expect / Spark have created award winning, cutting edge productions that explore modern urban life. With a strong focus on hip, diverse story lines, their inter-art shows have attracted international media attention and have been embraced by a wide range of audiences, from rural east coast Canada to inner-city New York. Past and current work include the Dora Award winning Romeo/Juliet Remixed, The Tunnel Runners (CBC Radio), Static (Harbourfront Centre) and urbanNOISE. 416-960-2202
or e-mail
info@expect.org
 
Located in Building #74
Studio 208

 

 
The Theatre School at George Brown College has earned a national reputation as a leading training ground for new talent. We train actors to work in all aspects of the arts and entertainment industry.   For the past 30 years, George Brown Theatre School has been training talented young people for professional careers in Canada's entertainment industry. The school's reputation for excellence attracts students from across Canada and beyond for its conservatory-style actor training program.  Visit our website to see our production schedule and catch the graduating class in their final roles before transitioning to professional actors. 416-415-5000 Ext.: 2167
or email:
Larry Laforet
llaforet@georgebrown.ca
 
Located in Building #49
 



 
Founded in 1982, Native Earth is Canada's oldest professional aboriginal theatre company. Native Earth is dedicated to the expression of the Native experience through theatre arts and enables Native artists to work together to produce quality theatre that is vital to their development as artists and to their identity as Native people. 416 531 1402
or e-mail
Yvette Nolan yvette@nativeearth.ca
 
Located in Building #74
Case Goods Warehouse
 


 
Necessary Angel Theatre Company is dedicated to fully exploring the theatrical arts by creating original work that challenges assumptions and engages multiple points of view, while seeking to provoke and astonish. 416 703 0406
or e-mail
info@necessaryangel.com 
 
Located in Building #74
Suite 303
 


 
Nightwood Theatre forges creative alliances among women artists from diverse backgrounds to develop and produce innovative Canadian theatre. We produce original Canadian plays and works from the contemporary international repertoire. We advocate for women, provide a training ground for emerging talent, promote diversity and engage artists in play development and theatre production. (416) 944-1740
or email
info@nightwoodtheatre.net

 
Located in Building #74
Studio 301
 



 

Toronto's Queen of Puddings Music Theatre burst onto the arts scene in 1995 with its forward-thinking, absorbing, fantastical approach to the tradition we know as classical opera.

416 203 4149
or e-mail
Nathalie Bonjour
queenofpuddings2@bellnet.ca
 
CASE GOODS WAREHOUSE
BUILDING 74 STUDIO 206

 

 
Soulpepper Theatre Company is an artist-founded, classical repertory theatre company with a three-tiered mandate: to present the world's theatrical masterpieces in vital Canadian interpretations; to provide classical training to a new generation of theatre artists; and to provide access and mentorship programs for young people using theatre as the vehicle.
Box Office:
416.866.8666
Administration:
416.203.6264
or e-mail
info@soulpepper.ca
 
Buildings 49 & 50
Soulpepper Theatre Company
 



 

Established in 1979 by Managing Artistic Director, Wayne Strongman, Tapestry New Opera Works is the leading company in Canada solely dedicated to the development and production of original works of Canadian opera and music theatre. The company has been awarded nationally, recognized internationally and has a long history of critical and box office success.

416 537 6066 ext: 22
or e-mail
information@tapestrynewopera.com
 

Located in Building #58
The Cannery Studio 316

 

 

Founded in 1991 by Herbert Whittaker (drama critic, director & designer), our vision is to share the wonder of Canada's rich theatre legacy with Canadians and theatre enthusiasts everywhere. We have had exhibits at the Harbourfront Centre, Toronto Reference Library, Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre and CanStage. Our recent activities include hosting a series of speakers panels, recording oral histories and the continuing care of the donated artifacts in our collection.

416-413-7847
or e-mail
info@theatremuseumcanada.ca
 

Case Goods Warehouse #74, Suite #309

 



 

Volcano is a Dora and Chalmers award-winning, internationally acclaimed experimental theatre company based in Toronto.  Led by Artistic
Director Ross Manson, Volcano creates a theatre of outward-looking, cross-cultural fusion, bringing the latest in world theatre influences to Toronto by using international design and rehearsal techniques, scripts and guest artists.

416 703 4646
or e-mail
Meredith Potter:
meredith@volcano.ca
 
Case Goods Warehouse #74, Suite #309
 

 
The Young Centre for the Performing Arts is a 50,000 square foot state of the art, brand new performing arts facility located in the Distillery Historic District.  It is the result of the unique partnership between George Brown College and Soulpepper Theatre Company. 416.866.8666
or email
info@youngcentre.ca
 
Buildings 49 & 50
Young Centre for the Performing Arts