Claudia Moore, performer and Founding Artistic Director of Moonhorse Dance Theatre (MDT) and Older & Reckless (O&R), has been a force on the Canadian dance scene since the late 70’s. She performed for two seasons with the National Ballet of Canada, before moving into contemporary dance as a featured performer with the Toronto Dance Theatre and the Desrosiers Dance Theatre. Moore founded Moonhorse Dance Theatre in 1996 as a home for her dance projects. Through MDT, she performed commissioned works by acclaimed creators including Lina Cruz, James Kudelka and the late Tedd Robinson, among others. Moore has appeared as a guest performer with Fujiwara Dance Inventions, Coleman Lemieux & Compagnie, Signal Theatre and at Luminato 2015 and 2019. In 2000, Moore established Older & Reckless – MDT’s internationally acclaimed series for senior dance artists who have followed their passion over a lifetime - to connect elder artists with the public in performances, workshops, discussions and community projects. O&R has featured over 150 seasoned artists including Margie Gillis, Robert Desrosiers, BaKari I Lindsay, Lola MacLaughlin, Esmeralda Enrique and Kitt Johnson (Denmark). Claudia has received a Dora Award, the Jacqueline Lemieux award for Excellence in Dance and was a finalist for the 2017 Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts. In November 2022, Moore stepped away as Artistic Director to pass the Moonhorse reins along to artist Allison Cummings.

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