Christopher House was born on May 30,1955 and is a Canadian choreographer, performer and educator.
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Christopher House moved to Ottawa at the age of 19 where he completed a Bachelor's degree in Political Science at the University of Ottawa.
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Christopher House later earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance from York University in Toronto.
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Christopher House remained in that post until 1994 when he was hired as the artistic director at the TDT, a position he held until 2020.
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Christopher House is credited with reshaping the company's image to unprecedented international acclaim with new approaches to choreographic creation and cross-disciplinary collaboration.
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Since 2006 Christopher House has been influenced by his close collaboration with American post-modern dance pioneer Deborah Hay on works such as News and I'll Crane for You.
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Christopher House has choreographed works for Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, Ballet BC, and the National Ballet of Canada, among many others.
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Christopher House was profiled in Moze Mossanen's 1987 documentary film Dance for Modern Times, alongside David Earle, James Kudelka, Ginette Laurin and Danny Grossman.
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In 2019, Christopher House was the subject of an episode of the CBC television art series In the Making.
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In 2017, Christopher House was appointed to the Order of Canada.
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Christopher House left his longtime position at Toronto Dance Theatre in 2020.
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In 2022, Christopher House debuted New Tricks, a solo work that he performs.
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Christopher House has taught technique, repertoire and creative process at The School of Toronto Dance Theatre, Juilliard School, Rotterdam Dansacademie, Jacob's Pillow, Ryerson University, Simon Fraser University and Canada's National Ballet School and the Banff Centre for the Arts.