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| name = Dora Mavor Moore Award | image = | imagesize = | caption = Dora Mavor Moore Award, designed by the sculptor John Romano, depicting a harlequin. | description = Best in Toronto theatre | presenter = Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts | country = | year = 1978–present | website = https://www.tapa.ca/doras/ }} The Dora Mavor Moore Award (also known as the Dora Award) is an award presented annually by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts which honours theatre, dance and opera productions in Toronto.[1][2][3] Named after Dora Mavor Moore,[1][2] who helped establish Canadian professional theatre, the award was established on December 13, 1978.[3] Each winner receives a bronze statue made from the original by John Romano. AwardsAwards are given in five major divisions: General Theatre, Opera, Dance, Independent Theatre and Theatre for Young Audiences. Each of these major categories are further sub-divided in an assorted number of awards. In 2018, the awards announced that beginning with the 2019 awards it will discontinue gender-based performance categories, replacing its present categories for male and female actors with gender-neutral "Outstanding Performance" categories.[4] General theatre{{div col|colwidth=30em}}
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Ancillary awardsIn association with the Dora Awards, several ancillary awards are also administered and presented by TAPA. Pauline McGibbon AwardThis award was established in 1981 in honour of former Lieutenant Governor of Ontario Pauline McGibbon, the winner is announced at the Dora Mavor Moore Award ceremony. This award is "Intended to assist a member of Ontario’s theatre community who has displayed a unique talent, a potential for excellence and who is in the early stages of his or her career." The Award recipient moves in a three-year cycle, rotating through individuals working as a director, a production craft person and a designer respectively. Each award winner receives $7,000 and a medal designed by Dora de Pedry Hunt. Barbara Hamilton AwardEstablished in 1996 in recognition of Barbara Hamilton, this $1,000 prize, administered by the City of Toronto is awarded to an individual who has "demonstrated excellence and professionalism in the performing arts." The winner of this award is announced during the press conference presenting the seasons Dora Award nominee's. Along with the cash prize, recipients also receive a scroll from the city of Toronto. Past winners include John Neville, Karen Kain, and Colin Mochrie George Luscombe AwardNamed for George Luscombe, founder and artistic director for 27 years of the Toronto Workshop Productions, this award is presented to an individual who has shown great mentor-ship in the realm of theatre. This award was first presented in 1999, and the recipient receives a framed print by artist Theo Dimson. The winner of this award is announced during the press conference announcing the Dora Award nominee's. Audience Choice AwardThe Audience Choice Award was inaugurated in 2006 at the 27th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. Presented by the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA), the Audience Choice Award for Outstanding Production is sponsored by Now Magazine Toronto and Yonge-Dundas Square. Facilitated and sponsored by Now Magazine, the public was invited to vote online for a winner from the list of nominees in the General Theatre (Play and Musical), Independent Theatre, Opera and Theatre for Young Audiences Divisions; and Outstanding New Choreography in the Dance Division, or choose their own show. The winner is announced at the Dora Awards ceremony and presented with a commemorative plaque. Silver Ticket AwardBeginning in 1980, TAPA began presenting the silver ticket award to "an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the Toronto stage and to the development of Canadian Theatre". Nominee's for the award are submitted from individuals from the general performing arts community, and a committee composed of previous Silver Ticket winners. Along with the award, the winning individual is entitled to two free tickets, for life, to any production performed by a company belonging to the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts. Past winnersPast winners have included Kawa Ada, John Alcorn, BirdLand Theatre, Michel Marc Bouchard, Valerie Buhagiar, Ronnie Burkett, Caroline Cave, Waawaate Fobister, Paul-André Fortier, David Hersey, Tomson Highway, Christopher House, Stuart Hughes, John Krizanc, Daniel MacIvor, Manitoba Theatre for Young People, Diego Matamoros, Neil Munro, Julian Richings, Roseneath Theatre, Tyley Ross, Djanet Sears, Denis Simpson, Michel Tremblay and Jonathan Wilson. In 2005, arts patron and philanthropist Bluma Appel received an Honorary Dora Award. See also
References1. ^1 {{cite book | last=King | first=Kimball | year=2003 | title=Western Drama Through the Ages: Four Great Eras of Western Drama | page= 136 | location=Westport, CT | publisher= Greenwood Publishing Group | isbn=0-313-32935-4}} 2. ^1 {{cite web |url= http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Dora%20Mavor%20Moore%20Awards |title=Dora Mavor Moore Awards |publisher= Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia |accessdate=2011-07-25 }} 3. ^1 {{cite book |last1= Benson |first1= Eugene |last2= Conolly |first2= Leonard W. | year=2010 | title=The Oxford Companion to Canadian Theatre | page= 38 | location= Toronto | publisher= Oxford University Press | isbn=0-19-540672-9 }} 4. ^"Dora Mavor Moore Awards to adopt gender-neutral performance categories". CBC Arts, April 25, 2018. External links
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