# Danny Grossman
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{{Short description|Canadian dancer and choreographer (1942–2023)}}
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| birth_name = Daniel Grossman
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1942|09|13|mf=yes}}
| birth_place = [San Francisco, California](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California), U.S.
| death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|07|29|1942|09|13|mf=yes}}
| death_place = [Toronto, Ontario](/source/Toronto%2C_Ontario), Canada
| field = {{plainlist|
* [Dancer](/source/Dancer)
* [Choreographer](/source/Choreographer)
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| movement = [Modern/Contemporary dance](/source/Modern_dance)
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'''Daniel Grossman''' (September 13, 1942 – July 29, 2023) was a Canadian dancer, choreographer, and activist.[Michael Crabb, [https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/it-was-always-about-telling-the-truth-as-he-saw-it-danny-grossman-dead-at/article_d7410660-7f2e-585e-ba2f-a176e7ccf2c0.html "‘It was always about telling the truth as he saw it’ — Danny Grossman dead at 80 after a lifetime of dance"]. ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', July 31, 2023.] He created the [Danny Grossman Dance Company](/source/Danny_Grossman_Dance_Company) which produced his political dances.
==Early life and dance career==
Daniel Grossman was born in [San Francisco, California](/source/San_Francisco%2C_California) on September 13, 1942, to a Polish-Hungarian Jewish father and an Irish Catholic mother. When he was ten he walked his first picket line and remained politically active his whole life.[{{cite web | last = Bowring | first = Amy | title = Daniel Grossman | website = The Canadian Encyclopaedia | publisher = Historica Canada | date = 2015-03-04 | url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/daniel-grossman/ | accessdate = 2015-04-03
}}]
Grossman began folk dancing in grade school but by 1960 he was learning and performing modern dance with Gloria Unti. In 1963 [Paul Taylor](/source/Paul_Taylor_(choreographer)) saw Grossman at a summer course at Connecticut College and invited him to join his dance company.[ Grossman remained with the company for ten years.][ and established the [Danny Grossman Dance Company](/source/Danny_Grossman_Dance_Company) at York soon afterwards.{{cn|date=August 2023}}
==Notable works==
In 1976 Grossman created his first political satire ''National Spirit'', which was about American patriotism.][{{Citation | last = Anderson | first = Jack | title = Dance: Danny Grossman Company | newspaper = The New York Times | date =1981-04-09 | url = https://www.nytimes.com/1981/04/09/arts/dance-danny-grossman-company.html | accessdate = 2015-04-03 }}] Also in 1977 he collaborated and danced with [Judy Jarvis](/source/Judy_Jarvis) in ''Bella'',[{{Citation | last =Crabb | first =Michael | title =Toronto Heritage Dance returns with works by iconic choreographers | newspaper =Toronto Star | date =2013-09-07 | url = https://www.thestar.com/entertainment/stage/2013/09/27/toronto_heritage_dance_returns_with_works_by_iconic_choreographers.html | accessdate = 2015-04-03 }}] a piece inspired by [Giacomo Puccini's](/source/Puccini) music and [Marc Chagall's](/source/Marc_Chagall) paintings of lovers,[{{Cite web |title=Mary Kerr - University of Victoria |url=https://www.uvic.ca/finearts/theatre/people/profiles/emeriti/kerr-mary.php |access-date=2025-06-02 |website=UVic.ca |language=en}}]
In 1981 Grossman premiered ''Endangered Species'' at the New York Space and City Centre. The piece was set in a post-apocalyptic world where the dancers fought against military oppression.[{{cite web | last = Crabb | first = Michael | last2 = Cornell | first2 = Katherine | title = Danny Grossman Dance Company | website = The Canadian Encyclopaedia | publisher = Historica Canada | date = 2015-03-04 | url = http://www.thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/danny-grossman-dance-company/ | accessdate = 2015-04-03 }}] These revivals were not financially successful and Grossman transitioned the company into an institute for licensing and teaching Grossman's repertoire.[{{cite web | last = Brett | first = Cindy | title = Danny Grossman receives tribute and launches choreographic intensive | website = The Dance Current | date = 2010-03-01 | url = http://www.thedancecurrent.com/news-article/danny-grossman-receives-tribute-and-launches-choreographic-intensive | accessdate = 2015-04-03 | archive-date = 2016-03-03 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20160303203951/http://www.thedancecurrent.com/news-article/danny-grossman-receives-tribute-and-launches-choreographic-intensive | url-status = dead }}] Grossman stopped creating new works for the company in 2008.[William Littler, "Dance feature puts viewers on stage". ''[Toronto Star](/source/Toronto_Star)'', November 27, 1987.]
==Activism and political work==
Drawing on his activist upbringing, Grossman was involved with many different organisations to promote dance and the arts. Grossman served on the Toronto Arts Council and participated with Toronto's Artsvote campaign to promote local cultural issues.[
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==Later life and death==
Grossman suffered from heart problems for several years. These problems contributed to his death in Toronto on July 29, 2023, at the age of 80.][
==Awards==
Grossman received the Jean A. Chalmers Award for Choreography in 1978 and a [Dora Mavor Moore Award](/source/Dora_Mavor_Moore_Award) for Best New Choreography in 1988. In 1998 he received the William Kilbourn Lifetime Achievement Award from the Toronto Arts Awards and the Dance Ontario Award.]