awards archive
full list of awards
AWARDED TO PEGGY BAKER:
2023
Dance Collection Dance Hall of Fame inductee
Eldred Family Dance Award
2019
Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) Silver Ticket Award
2017
Kathryn Ash Choreographic Commission, School of Toronto Dance Theatre
Bogliasco Foundation Fellowship, Liguria Italy for unmoored
2015
George Luscombe Mentorship Award
NOW Magazine’s Reader’s Choice for Best Choreographer
2014
NOW Magazine’s Reader’s Choice for Best Choreographer
2013
Honorary Doctorate of Literature, York University
2012
Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal
Inaugural Louise Smith Artist-in-Residence, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre
2010
Walter Carsen Prize for Excellence in the Performing Arts
2009
Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement
2006
Premier’s Award for Excellence in the Arts (inaugural recipient)
Order of Canada
2002
Cadillac-Fairview Salute to the City Award
Toronto Arts Council’s Margo Bindhardt Award
Order of Ontario
1998
Honorary Doctorate of Law, University of Calgary
1992
Appointed Artist-in-Residence / Canada’s National Ballet School
DORA MAVOR MOORE AWARDS AND NOMINATIONS
Peggy Baker Dance Projects’ repertoire:
2023
Beautiful Renegades
Dora nomination for Outstanding Costume Design, Independent Theatre Division: Gillian Gallow
2019
who we are in the dark
Dora nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design, Dance Division: Marc Parent
Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Dance Division
2018
Map by Years
Dora Award for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Peggy Baker for unmoored
Dora nomination for Outstanding Lighting Design, Dance Division: Marc Parent
Dora Nominations for Outstanding Performance:
Kate Holden for Portal
Andrea Nann for Krishna’s Mouth
Jessica Runge for Her Heart
2016
Phase Space
Dora Award for Outstanding Sound Design, Dance Division: Fides Krucker & John Kameel Farah
Dora Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, Dance Division: Marc Parent
Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Kate Holden for Aleatoric Solo No. 2
Dora nomination for Outstanding Production, Dance Division.
2015
locus plot
Dora Award for Outstanding Sound Design, Dance Division: Fides Krucker & John Kameel Farah
Dora Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, Dance Division: Marc Parent
2013
SplitScreen Stereophonic
Dora Award for Outstanding Lighting Design, Dance Division: Marc Parent
Dora nomination for Outstanding New Choreography, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
Dora nomination for outstanding Performance by an Ensemble, Dance Division.
2012
he:she
Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Andrea Nann for In a Landscape
2011
Are You Okay
Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance, Independent Theatre Division: Peggy Baker
2009
Radio Play
Dora Award for Outstanding Choreography in a Play, General Theatre Division: Peggy Baker & Denise Clarke
2008
Portal
Dora Award for Outstanding Choreography, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
Dora Award for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
Dora nomination for Outstanding Production
2003
The Transparent Recital
Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
2002
loin, très loin
Dora Award for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
2000
Unfold
Dora nomination for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
1996
Why the Brook Wept
Dora Award for Outstanding Performance, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
1994
Brute
Dora nomination for Outstanding Choreography, Dance Division: Peggy Baker
press coverage of awards:
2023 Eldred Family Dance Award
Ontario Arts Foundation Media Release
Eldred Family Dance Award
November 13, 2023
2014 NOW Reader's Choice Award - Best Choreographer
NOW Magazine
Readers’ Choice Awards 2014
Best Choreographer: Peggy Bker
2013 Honourary Doctorate, York University
yorku.ca
June 7, 2013
”Convocation honouree Peggy Baker speaks on work as creation and making meaning through the arts”
No author cited
Reproduced with permissions from York University’s School of the Arts, Media, Performance & Design (fmr. Faculty of Fine Arts)
2010 Walter Carsen Prize
National Post
October 7, 2010
”Dancer Peggy Baker wins Walter Carsen Prize”
No author listed.
Material republished with the express permission of National Post, a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
The Toronto Star
October 7, 2010
”Baker wins Carsen”
by Michael Crabb
From Toronto Star. © 2010 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
The Globe and Mail
October 7, 2010
”Carsen Prize goes to dancer Peggy Baker”
No author listed
Reproduce with permission
Edmonton Journal/National Post
October 7, 2010
”Dancer Peggy Baker wins Carsen Prize”
No author listed
Material reproduced with the express permission of Edmonton Journal a division of Postmedia Network Inc.
CBC Arts - cbc.ca
October 6, 2010
”Dancer Peggy Baker wins Walter Carsen Prize”
No author listed
2009 Governor General’s Performing Arts Award for Lifetime Achievement
To the Pointe
Canada’s National Ballet School quarterly
Spring 2009
”Peggy Baker wins Governor General’s Award for Performing Arts”
No author credited
The Ottawa Citizen
May 9, 2009
”Igniting Artistic Passions”
By Steven Mazey
2009 Governor-General Awards for Lifetime Achievement in the Arts
Official Program, May 8, 2009
2007 Premier's Award for Excellence in the Arts
The Globe and Mail
February 27, 2007
”Baker wins Premier’s Award”
by James Adams
Reproduced with permission
2006 Order of Canada
Toronto Star
February 7, 2006
“Toronto dancer named to Order of Canada”
by John Goddard
From Toronto Star. © 2006 Toronto Star Newspapers Limited. All rights reserved. Used under license.
2005 NOW Best of Toronto
Now Magazine
2005
“Best Dancer”
no author credited
2003 Order of Ontario
Canada’s National Ballet School
Summer, 2003
”National Ballet School Salutes Peggy Baker”
No author cited.