“Our Partners are crucial to what we do. They are our family. Dance is a collaboration, which involves a lot of trust, empathy and generosity. When trust and support are nurtured, creativity can begin”
Rafael Bonachela, Artistic Director
Our Donors
We would like to thank all our donors for their generous support and acknowledge those who have given anonymously. Our donors make it possible for us to create and present new work, inspire future generations of dancers and audiences, extend our reach and plan for the future.
We couldn’t do it without you!
Clegg Foundation
JACE Foundation
The Dancers’ Circle supports the growth and development of our ensemble of dancers and is pivotal in creating an environment that fosters their creativity, enhances their wellbeing, and ensures they consistently perform at their peak on stage and beyond.
Patron: Knights Family Jabula Foundation
Hayley & James Baillie
Clegg Foundation
Paula & Damien Cronin
Manuela & Michael Darling
Steph Fairfax
David & Deborah Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Knights Family Jabula Foundation
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Mary Zuber
The Carla Zampatti Commissioning Fund exists so that audiences of all ages can experience major new works and their breathtaking power, encouraging the exploration of new ideas to continue pushing artistic boundaries and developing our artform.
With visionary support from the Carla Zampatti Foundation.
The Berg Family Foundation
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Clea Caisley
Clegg Foundation
Michael Dagostino
Belinda Gibson
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Alexa & David Haslingden
Linda Herd
John Kaldor AO
Alicia K Kemp
Macquarie Group Foundation
David Mathlin & Camilla Drover
Jules Maxwell
In memory of Nola McCullagh
The Neilson Foundation
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Penelope Seidler AM
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Leslie Stern & John Head
The Touring Fund ensures that Sydney Dance Company can continue sharing transformative contemporary dance with audiences across Australia and the world, enriching communities and inspiring the next generation of artists.
John Barrer
Jane Bridge & Michael Lambert
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM
Kay Freedman & the late Ian Wallace
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
In memory of Nola McCullagh
McCusker Charitable Foundation
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe
Matt Shelmerdine
Victoria Taylor
Kathy White
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce
The Estate of C.R. Adamson
The Estate of Patricia Cameron-Stewart
The Estate of Janet Fischer
The Estate of Patricia Leehy
The Estate of Carina Martin
The Estate of Lorelle Thomson
The Estate of Peggy Watson (Raczkowska)
Tim Fairfax AC
The Wales Family Trust
The Wales Family Trust
Kay Freedman and the late Ian Wallace
Doug Hall Foundation
James N Kirby Foundation
The Wales Family
Mary Zuber
Tanja Liedtke Endowment
The Hephzibah Tintner Foundation
The Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation
Alenka Tindale
Our Annual Giving Program underpins all of our activities, enabling us to create, commission and share exceptional contemporary dance experiences with people of all ages, across Australia and around the world.
A special thank you to our Platinum Donors for their enduring commitment and passion for Sydney Dance Company.
The Late Robert Albert AO RFD RD & Mrs Elizabeth Albert
The Balnaves Foundation
Jane & Andrew Clifford
Crown Resorts Foundation
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Jules Maxwell
Andrew Messenger
Naomi Milgrom AC
Naomi Milgrom Foundation
The Neilson Foundation
Judith Neilson AM
Packer Family Foundation
Gretel Packer AM
Thyne Reid Foundation
The Wales Family Trust
Carla Zampatti Foundation
Mary Zuber
We’d also like to thank our Take a Seat supporters, who continue to support our Neilson Studio.
The Late Robert Albert & Mrs Elizabeth Albert
David & Selina Baxby
Jillian Broadbent AC
Todd Buncombe
Livinia Clegg
Janine Collins
Judy Crawford
Desmon Du Plessis & David Jonas
Anne Dunn & Patricia Buick
Deborah & David Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andy Grant
In memory of Katherine Kar Lum Fan
Poppy Mallett
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Craig Mercer
Iohna Mercer
Karen Moses
The Moses Family
Paris Neilson
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
India Neville
Lizzi Nicoll
Rebel Penfold-Russell
Tim Rahn
Nick Read
Victoria & Peter Shorthouse
Catherine Smithson
Ruth & Bruce Smithson
Noel Staunton
In loving memory of Ian Wallace
Bertalli Family Foundation
Alexa & David Haslingden
Denise Kirkpatrick
Susan Maple-Brown AM & the late Robert Maple-Brown AO
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Pallion
Pam & Doug Bartlett
Aniek Baten
Michael Humphreys & Nadia Naylor
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Lou Oppenheim
Cathie & Paul Oppenheim
Roslyn Packer AC
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Stedmans
Mary Zuber
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Therese Cochrane
Ari & Lisa Droga
Helen Eager & Christopher Hodges
Margaret Gibbs
Terri Hollings in memory of Erin Ostadal
Tina & Mark Johnson
Ingrid Kaiser
Skye Leckie OAM
Kylie Rixon
Leslie Stern & John Head
David Wayne
Deanne Weir
Adam Worling Public Relations
Phillip & Catherine Brenner
Jacqui Burton
The Hon Ben Franklin
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Bradford Gorman & Dean Fontana
Mikaela Haberfield & David Brown
Cheryl Hatch
Rebecca Hogan
Gabrielle Iwanow
Rebecca & Ben Keeble
Les Kennedy
McKeage Cole Foundation
Steve Paridis
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway
Greeba Pritchard
Justin Punch & Patty Punch
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Jann Skinner
Cheryl M Spoor
Christine Thomson
Rob Coombe
Max Dingle OAM
Annalise Fairfax
Susanne de Ferranti
Helen Forrester
Belinda Gibson
Amber Gooley
Anna & Richard Green
Trudie Harriman
Hon Don Harwin
Val & Mal Hebblewhite
Dr Amy Ho
Kaye Hocking
Carmel Hourigan
A. Sasha Jaksic
Lynton Jamieson
Elias & Jana Juanas
Ruveni Kelleher
Robert Kidd
Grant Leonard
Royston Lim
Patricia McCauley
Judy McMahon
Matina Papathanasiou
Naomi Parry & Kim Terakes
Marion Pascoe
Greg Peirce
Dr Natalie E Pelham & Prof Carol Mills
Rebecca Rocheford Davies
Rowan & Annie Ross
Victoria Rowell
Emma Schimann
Pensiri Scott
Dr Brindha Shivalingam
Leslie Stern & John Head
Mike Thompson OAM
Denis Wilkinson
Nina Wines
Joshua & Jo Yeldham
Our Donors
We would like to thank all our donors for their generous support and acknowledge those who have given anonymously. Our donors make it possible for us to create and present new work, inspire future generations of dancers and audiences, extend our reach and plan for the future.
We couldn’t do it without you!
Clegg Foundation
JACE Foundation
The Dancers’ Circle supports the growth and development of our ensemble of dancers and is pivotal in creating an environment that fosters their creativity, enhances their wellbeing, and ensures they consistently perform at their peak on stage and beyond.
Patron: Knights Family Jabula Foundation
Hayley & James Baillie
Clegg Foundation
Paula & Damien Cronin
Manuela & Michael Darling
Steph Fairfax
David & Deborah Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Knights Family Jabula Foundation
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Mary Zuber
The Carla Zampatti Commissioning Fund exists so that audiences of all ages can experience major new works and their breathtaking power, encouraging the exploration of new ideas to continue pushing artistic boundaries and developing our artform.
With visionary support from the Carla Zampatti Foundation.
The Berg Family Foundation
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Clea Caisley
Clegg Foundation
Michael Dagostino
Belinda Gibson
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Alexa & David Haslingden
Linda Herd
John Kaldor AO
Alicia K Kemp
Macquarie Group Foundation
David Mathlin & Camilla Drover
Jules Maxwell
In memory of Nola McCullagh
The Neilson Foundation
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Penelope Seidler AM
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Leslie Stern & John Head
The Touring Fund ensures that Sydney Dance Company can continue sharing transformative contemporary dance with audiences across Australia and the world, enriching communities and inspiring the next generation of artists.
John Barrer
Jane Bridge & Michael Lambert
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM
Kay Freedman & the late Ian Wallace
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
In memory of Nola McCullagh
McCusker Charitable Foundation
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe
Matt Shelmerdine
Victoria Taylor
Kathy White
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce
The Estate of C.R. Adamson
The Estate of Patricia Cameron-Stewart
The Estate of Janet Fischer
The Estate of Patricia Leehy
The Estate of Carina Martin
The Estate of Lorelle Thomson
The Estate of Peggy Watson (Raczkowska)
Tim Fairfax AC
The Wales Family Trust
The Wales Family Trust
Kay Freedman and the late Ian Wallace
Doug Hall Foundation
James N Kirby Foundation
The Wales Family
Mary Zuber
Tanja Liedtke Endowment
The Hephzibah Tintner Foundation
The Sid and Fiona Myer Family Foundation
Alenka Tindale
Our Annual Giving Program underpins all of our activities, enabling us to create, commission and share exceptional contemporary dance experiences with people of all ages, across Australia and around the world.
A special thank you to our Platinum Donors for their enduring commitment and passion for Sydney Dance Company.
The Late Robert Albert AO RFD RD & Mrs Elizabeth Albert
The Balnaves Foundation
Jane & Andrew Clifford
Crown Resorts Foundation
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Jules Maxwell
Andrew Messenger
Naomi Milgrom AC
Naomi Milgrom Foundation
The Neilson Foundation
Judith Neilson AM
Packer Family Foundation
Gretel Packer AM
Thyne Reid Foundation
The Wales Family Trust
Carla Zampatti Foundation
Mary Zuber
We’d also like to thank our Take a Seat supporters, who continue to support our Neilson Studio.
The Late Robert Albert & Mrs Elizabeth Albert
David & Selina Baxby
Jillian Broadbent AC
Todd Buncombe
Livinia Clegg
Janine Collins
Judy Crawford
Desmon Du Plessis & David Jonas
Anne Dunn & Patricia Buick
Deborah & David Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andy Grant
In memory of Katherine Kar Lum Fan
Poppy Mallett
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Craig Mercer
Iohna Mercer
Karen Moses
The Moses Family
Paris Neilson
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
India Neville
Lizzi Nicoll
Rebel Penfold-Russell
Tim Rahn
Nick Read
Victoria & Peter Shorthouse
Catherine Smithson
Ruth & Bruce Smithson
Noel Staunton
In loving memory of Ian Wallace
Bertalli Family Foundation
Alexa & David Haslingden
Denise Kirkpatrick
Susan Maple-Brown AM & the late Robert Maple-Brown AO
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Pallion
Pam & Doug Bartlett
Aniek Baten
Michael Humphreys & Nadia Naylor
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Lou Oppenheim
Cathie & Paul Oppenheim
Roslyn Packer AC
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Stedmans
Mary Zuber
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Therese Cochrane
Ari & Lisa Droga
Helen Eager & Christopher Hodges
Margaret Gibbs
Terri Hollings in memory of Erin Ostadal
Tina & Mark Johnson
Ingrid Kaiser
Skye Leckie OAM
Kylie Rixon
Leslie Stern & John Head
David Wayne
Deanne Weir
Adam Worling Public Relations
Phillip & Catherine Brenner
Jacqui Burton
The Hon Ben Franklin
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Bradford Gorman & Dean Fontana
Mikaela Haberfield & David Brown
Cheryl Hatch
Rebecca Hogan
Gabrielle Iwanow
Rebecca & Ben Keeble
Les Kennedy
McKeage Cole Foundation
Steve Paridis
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway
Greeba Pritchard
Justin Punch & Patty Punch
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Jann Skinner
Cheryl M Spoor
Christine Thomson
Rob Coombe
Max Dingle OAM
Annalise Fairfax
Susanne de Ferranti
Helen Forrester
Belinda Gibson
Amber Gooley
Anna & Richard Green
Trudie Harriman
Hon Don Harwin
Val & Mal Hebblewhite
Dr Amy Ho
Kaye Hocking
Carmel Hourigan
A. Sasha Jaksic
Lynton Jamieson
Elias & Jana Juanas
Ruveni Kelleher
Robert Kidd
Grant Leonard
Royston Lim
Patricia McCauley
Judy McMahon
Matina Papathanasiou
Naomi Parry & Kim Terakes
Marion Pascoe
Greg Peirce
Dr Natalie E Pelham & Prof Carol Mills
Rebecca Rocheford Davies
Rowan & Annie Ross
Victoria Rowell
Emma Schimann
Pensiri Scott
Dr Brindha Shivalingam
Leslie Stern & John Head
Mike Thompson OAM
Denis Wilkinson
Nina Wines
Joshua & Jo Yeldham












