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Summer Intensive 2024


  • The Fifth 366 Adelaide Street East Toronto, ON, M5A 3X9 Canada (map)

Photos from SI ‘22 by Drew Berry
In studio photos from SI ‘23 by Drew Berry
On stage photos from SI ‘23 by Alli Carry

 

The Fifth Dance is happy to present our third

SUMMER INTENSIVE 2024!

Mon June 3- Fri June 7 & Wed June 12-Fri June 14
10:00AM-5:00PM daily (except Tuesdays)
Location: The Fifth Dance, 366 Adelaide East

Tuesdays June 4th & 11th
10:00AM-5:00PM
Location: The Art Shelter, 887 Hydro Road, Mississauga

Sat June 8th, Sat June 15th & Sun June 16th
Location: The Citadel, 304 Parliament Street

A 2-week long intensive of daily technique class and creation processes with established Toronto dance artists, culminating in TWO studio showing performances on Saturday, June 15th and Sunday, June 16th at The Citadel + Compagnie Theatre Studio. Geared toward pre-professional and emerging artists (ages 17+) with a focus on contemporary dance, participants will experience working with established Toronto dance artists in an inclusive and supportive environment to facilitate creative discovery and professional development.

The Fifth’s third Summer Intensive welcomes Creation Process artists Rockbottom Movement Artistic Director Alyssa Martin and Frog in Hand Artistic Director Colleen Snell as well as collaborator Micha Baltman, alongside morning technique instructors Samantha Grist, Eric Hall and special workshop facilitators Andrew Gaboury and Alice Cavanagh amongts others.

At the end of the intensive, two participants will receive a full scholarship for continued training at The Fifth.

Additional workshops that are open as drop-ins and summer intensive events are to be announced!

APPLY TODAY – SPACE IS LIMITED! 
Click on the button to fill out our short and simple application form. Successful applicants who register by April 30th, 2024 qualify for the Early Bird Rate ($50 in savings)!


2024 INTENSIVE SAMPLE SCHEDULE

Subject to Change

Week 1
Monday, June 3rd – Friday, June 7th

10:00am - 11:30am Technique Class
11:30am - 12:15pm Lunch
12:15pm - 2:30pm Creation Process or Specialty Workshop
2:30pm - 2:45pm Break
2:45pm - 5:00 pm Creation Process or Specialty Workshop

Saturday, June 8th (modified schedule)
11:00am - 1:00pm Workshop 1 (open for drop-ins)
1:30pm - 3:00pm Workshop 2 (open for drop-ins)

Sunday, June 9th and Monday, June 10th
OFF

Week 2
Tuesday, June 11th – Friday, June 14th

10:00am - 11:30am Technique Class
11:30am - 12:15pm Lunch
12:15pm - 2:30pm Creation Process or Specialty Workshop
2:30pm - 2:45pm Break
2:45pm - 5:00 pm Creation Process or Specialty Workshop

Saturday, June 15th (detailed schedule TBA)
11:30am - 7:00 pm Showing #1 at 6:00 pm

Sunday, June 16th (detailed schedule TBA)
10:00am - 3:00pm Showings #2 at 2:00pm


PRICING & DEADLINES

Application Deadline: May 10th, 2023 at 11:59 pm ET
Early Bird Rate: $900+HST (Apply by April 30th, pay by May 31st)
Regular Rate: $950+HST (Apply by May 10th, pay by May 31st)

Full registration information and fee payment instructions will be sent to successful applicants within 5 business days of receiving a complete application.

If the cost of the intensive is a barrier to your participation, please contact us at thefifthdance@gmail.com and we will be happy to discuss possible options to support your summer training!

 

Summer Intensive Faculty

Guest Choreographers

Guest Teachers
more TBA