Dance 2 Danse Festival cancelled

Toronto’s Dance 2 Danse (D2D) Festival has been cancelled for 2011, and possibly for good. Sion Irwin-Childs, artistic director and founder, has informed artists who applied before the deadline that their submissions are currently in the process of being returned along with all application fees. The decision comes shortly after applications were due for 2011, and just one year after the festival’s founding. D2D was a summer dance festival in Toronto that catered to a range of artists and dance disciplines. The programming consisted of a curated cabaret and a series of mainstage shows chosen by lottery. Irwin-Childs has chosen not to comment.