{"id":37461,"date":"2016-06-28T10:50:43","date_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=37461"},"modified":"2016-06-28T10:50:43","modified_gmt":"2016-06-28T14:50:43","slug":"the-scoop-coc-sweeps-2016-dora-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/06\/28\/the-scoop-coc-sweeps-2016-dora-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | COC Sweeps 2016 Dora Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Stefan Vinke as Siegfried and Christine Goerke as Br\u00fcnnhilde in the Canadian Opera Company production of Siegfried, 2016. (Photo: Michael Cooper)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

It was a night of celebration at the 37th annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards at Toronto’s Harbour Front Centre, with the Canadian Opera Company<\/strong> taking home eight statues in the Opera categories, with five for Siegfried<\/em> alone.<\/p>\n

Hosted by Bruce Dow in the sweltering 35-degree heat, 48 awards, as well as Silver Ticket Award and audience choice awards, were doled out over the three-hour ceremony to a boisterous, cork popping crowd.<\/p>\n

The big winner was the COC, who won five for Siegfried<\/em>: Outstanding Production, Outstanding Direction to Fran\u00e7ois Girard, Outstanding Scenic Design to Michael Levine, Outstanding Lighting Design to David Finn and Outstanding Musical Direction to Johannes Debus. La Traviata<\/em> took three for\u00a0Outstanding Performance \u2013 Male to Quinn Kelsey, Outstanding Performance \u2013 Female to Ekaterina Siurina and Outstanding Costume Design to Cait O’Connor.<\/p>\n

Indie opera company darlings Tapestry Opera<\/strong> won for Outstanding New Musical for M’dea Undone<\/em> with Marjorie Chan (librettist) and John Harris (composer).<\/p>\n

Against the Grain<\/strong>, who are currently in Banff workshopping a new production of Benjamin Britten’s The Rape of Lucretia, won the Outstanding Performance \u2013 Ensemble category for their innovative production of Handel’s Messiah.<\/p>\n

The musical theatre division was led by Mirvish<\/strong>\u2019s Kinky Boots<\/em>, which had 10 nominations, and took home Outstanding Production, Outstanding Male Performance for Alan Mingo Jr. and Outstanding Choreography.<\/p>\n

The general theatre categories Tarragon Theatre<\/strong> picked up a total of three: Mustard<\/em> (Outstanding Male Performance: Anand Rajaram and Outstanding New Play: Kat Sandler); and Blind Date<\/em> (Outstanding Female Performance: Rebecca Northan).<\/p>\n

Factory Theatre<\/strong> captured two awards for Salt-Water Moon<\/em> (Outstanding Direction: Ravi Jain) and Bombay Black<\/em> (Outstanding Lighting Design: Jennifer Lennon).<\/p>\n

Not to be undone, Canadian Stage<\/strong> also won two for Chimerica<\/em> (Outstanding Scenic Design: Judith Bowden) and Botticelli in the Fire & Sunday in Sodom<\/em> (Outstanding Production: Jordan Tannahill)<\/p>\n

VideoCabaret<\/strong> took home awards for The Great War<\/em>: Outstanding Ensemble and Costume Design by Astrid Janson and Melanie McNeill.<\/p>\n

Theatre Centre<\/strong>\u2019s We Are Proud to Present<\/em> closed the division with a win for Outstanding Sound Design\/Composition (Debashis Sinha).<\/p>\n

In the independent theatre division, it was\u00a0Cliff Cardinal’s night for his critically praised solo show Huff<\/em>, which won Outstanding New Play and Outstanding Male Performance.<\/p>\n

Canadian Stage<\/strong>\u2019s remounted production of Betroffenheit<\/em> won big with the dance division’s Outstanding Production award. Peggy Baker Dance Projects<\/strong> and Princess Productions<\/strong> tied with two wins each: Baker’s Phase Space<\/em> (two Design Awards), and Princess for Outstanding Original Choreography & Outstanding Performance \u2013 Male.<\/p>\n

Cold Blood<\/em> won for Outstanding Touring Production presented by Canadian Stage<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For a complete list of winners from the 2016 Dora Awards, see here<\/a><\/span>.<\/p>\n

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