[1] The company currently consists of nine dancers and two dance interns in addition to other artistic staff.
[2] The TDT was co-founded in 1968 by Martha Graham disciples Patricia Beatty, David Earle, and Peter Randazzo.
The trio created more than 60 choreographed works during their tenure; often with original scores by Canadian composers.
[2] At the time of TDT's founding, The School of Toronto Dance Theatre was also established as part of the organization.
[2] In 1981 the company participated alongside the National Ballet of Canada, Les Grands Ballets Canadiens, the Royal Winnipeg Ballet, le Groupe de la Place Royale, the Danny Grossman Dance Company, Winnipeg Contemporary Dancers and the Anna Wyman Dance Theatre in the Canadian Dance Spectacular,[3] a dance show at Ottawa's National Arts Centre which was filmed by the National Film Board of Canada for the 1982 documentary film Gala.