David Danzon
Artistic director
Born in France, David Danzon came to Canada in 1985. He graduated from the York University Acting program in 1992 and has been acting professionally in TV, Film, Theatre and Dance ever since. He wrote and starred in several children TV series for Tfo and for Treehouse TV. On stage, he starred in numerous productions including the Canadian Stage Company’s The Cherry Orchard, Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s Dante’s inferno, and Le Théâtre Français de Toronto’s Le Malade Imaginaire. Mr Danzon has also performed in A Few Thousands Miles, a dance work choreographed by Serge Bennathan. He studied clown and mask with Dean Gilmour.
David Danzon formed CORPUS in 1997, with artistic partner Sylvie Bouchard. With her, he has co-created and performed in all of CORPUS’ repertoire, which has been presented in many festivals across Canada and around the world, to public and critical acclaim. He also co-wrote, with filmmaker Robert Deleskie, the half hour film A Day at the Office, inspired by CORPUS’ stage piece Nuit Blanche, which premiered at the Moving Pictures festival and aired on both Bravo! and CBC’s Opening night. David Danzon directed and starred in Jeux d’amour et de folie, presented by Théâtre Francais de Toronto, which was voted one of 2005’s best artistic achievements by Eye Weekly. He was also recently a finalist for the Prix d’excellence artistique de Théâtre Action. David, co-directed the Dusk Dance Festival from 1996 to 2008 with Sylvie.