email: vivimoo@yahoo.com

I started producing my own shows, as Remote Control in Vancouver in 1979. These dance performances toured Sweden, Australia, and England from 1979-1983, when I returned to Canada to live, this time in Toronto.

My solo performance work is inspired by an eclectic mix of dance, theatre, English Music Hall, stage combat and butoh. I received the Paula Citron fFIDA Award in 1999 for Bogie Woman and a Dora nomination in 2002 for Body Geometry, 7th Angel.

While dance is the underlying art form in my work, I will often include other styles of performance, including whip, sword or character work, calling it dance theatre. On-going research into my culture, dances and spiritual traditions has been inspiring a passion for exploring and connecting contemporary and the traditional. Since my ‘roots’ mean England, I have been incorporating clog dance into my recent work.

2010 MISS BESSIE. Viv Moore. Lab Cab, Factory Theatre
2009 THE ISLAND GIANTS. Viv Moore. Dance Matters, Pia Bouman Studio
2007 ENGLAND, LOST & FOUND. Viv Moore. York University, M.A.Performance
2006 LIL. Choreo, Viv Moore. World Dance Alliance Festival, York University
2005 FIRST KISSED. Choreo, Viv Moore
2004 GHOSTS Choreo, Viv Moore. Dance Ontario Weekend, Premiere Dance Theatre
2003 GHOSTS fFIDA
2002 LIL. Choreo, Viv Moore. Older & Reckless; 8.08
2001 BODY GEOMETRY. Choreo, Viv Moore. Theatre Centre/Passe Muraille (2002 Dora Nomination for
           Choreography in a Play or Musical Theatre)
           HAGS. Choreo, Viv Moore. Older & Reckless
1999 BOGIE WOMAN. Choreo, Viv Moore. fFIDA (Paula Citron Award)
1998 AN INSIDE VIEW. Chor, Viv Moore. Theatre Centre
1996 R2DADS. Self-directed with Jane Miller
1995 THE VISIT. Theatre Fugue
          THREE’S COMPANY. Combat. Dancemakers Studio
1993 BEYOND THE NINTH WAVE. Collaboration. Toronto Necropolis
1991 VAJRAKILAYA. The Illuminations. fFIDA, first Fringe Festival of Independent Dance
          Artists, Winchester St Theatre
1990-91 THE ILLUMINATIONS. Music Gallery