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The Dora Awards are peer-nominated by respected members of Toronto’s professional performing arts community. Jurors include performers, designers, directors, producers, administrators, arts educators and more, representing a spectrum of ages, gender identities, sexualities, experience, training, cultural and ethnic backgrounds, and company affiliations.
May 28, 2025
NOMINATIONS ANNOUNCEMENT
10 a.m. ET at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre
Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, 145 Queen St. W.
A complete list of the 2025 nominations will be available at www.tapa.ca/doras immediately following the announcement. The 2025 press conference will also announce recipients of the following:
- The Pauline McGibbon Award, for an Ontario resident professional artist (in 2025, a craftsperson will be honoured) in the early stages of their career.
- The Leonard McHardy and John Harvey Award, a bi-annual award recognizing the important work of theatre, dance and opera administrators, and its protégé prize the Victor C. Polley Award.
- The Christine Karcza Disability Leadership Award, a bi-annual award administered by TAPA and presented to an individual who identifies as d/Deaf, Mad or d/Disabled and has demonstrated the advancement of accessibility initiatives in the arts.
- The Ray Ferris Innovation and Sustainability Grant, a $25,000 annual grant to recognize advances in theatrical design and the promotion of environmental sustainability in live theatre.
Voting will also open for the Jon Kaplan Audience Choice Award sponsored by Now Toronto, here. Voting starts at 11:30 a.m. ET on May 28, and will be open until Monday, June 23.
For additional information on the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation, please visit tapa.ca/doras.
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About the Dora Mavor Moore Awards
The Doras are named for Dora Mavor Moore (1888-1979), a well-loved teacher and director who helped establish Canadian professional theatre in the 1930s and 1940s. Recognizing the outstanding achievements in Toronto’s performing arts industry, the Doras honour the creators of numerous theatre, dance and opera productions annually in the following divisions: General Theatre, Independent Theatre, Musical Theatre, Dance, Opera, Theatre for Young Audiences, Touring and Innovation.
The Dora Awards are administered by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA). In addition to the Doras, other programs and services provided by TAPA include: Annual Arts Week at the City, hipTIX (offering $10 tickets to students between the ages of 14 and 29), TAPA RBC Emerging Artists Mentorship Program (TREAM), and the professional development TAPA Trade Series.
For images of past Dora Awards, please click here.
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