Support Us

Our Supporters

“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

Government Partners
New Breed Principal Partner
Artistic Director’s Commissioning Partner (Forever & Ever)
Major Partner
Trusts & Foundations
Government Supporters
Company Partners
Associate Partner
Supporters

We would like to thank all our Partners for their generous support and acknowledge those who have given anonymously. Our Partners 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!

Platinum Partners

A special thank you to our Platinum Partners for their enduring commitment and passion for Sydney Dance Company.

Robert Albert AO & 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 Foundation
Carla Zampatti Foundation
Mary Zuber

Take A Step and Take A Seat Campaigns

The next step has been taken and our home has been transformed, ready to welcome the next generation of dancers.

We would like to thank everyone, both acknowledged and anonymous, for their visionary support of our Take A Step and Take A Seat Campaigns.

They have enabled the transformation of our physical space and underpinned our creativity for decades to come.

Take A Step

NSW Government

The Neilson Foundation
The Wales Family
Jane & Andrew Clifford
Catriona Mordant AM & Simon Mordant AO
The late Carla Zampatti AC

Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth

Pam & Doug Bartlett
Kiera Grant & Mark Tallis
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Karen Moses
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Thyne Reid Foundation
Mary Zuber

Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Cullman Family Fund
Jane & Richard Freudenstein
Mark Hassell
The late Carina Martin
In memory of Nora McCullagh
David Mathlin
Ezekiel Solomon AM
Judi Wolf & Alden Toevs

Rafael Bonachela & Joe Lawler
Michelle & Logan Boyle
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Peter & Liz Brownie
Tony Burke & the late Janice Burke
Benjamin Cisterne
Livinia Clegg
Debbie Coffey
Janine Collins
Alexandra Considine
Jade & Richard Coppleson
Chum Darvall AM
Anne Dunn & Patricia Buick
Donna & Carl Jackson
Tina & Mark Johnson
Longreach Ownership Trust
Michael Lynch & the late Chrissy Sharp
Macquarie Group Foundation
Rohan Morris
Lizzi Nicoll
Margaret Payn
Nick Read
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Leslie Stern
Victoria Taylor
Susan Wynne

Take A Seat

Robert & Libby 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 Freidlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andy Grant
Poppy Mallett
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Karen Moses
Paris Neilson
India Neville
Lizzi Nicoll
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Clare Munnelly & Andrew Ordish
Tim Rahn
Nick Read
Victoria & Peter Shorthouse
Catherine Smithson
Ruth & Bruce Smithson
Noel Staunton

Dancers’ Circle

To celebrate our milestone 50th anniversary in 2019, we are proud to have launched the Dancers’ Circle, which directly supports the growth and development of our ensemble of dancers, enabling pathways for their time with the Company and beyond.

Patron: Julian Knights AO

Hayley & James Baillie
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Manuela Darling
David & Deborah Friedlander
Paula & Damien Cronin
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Roslyn Packer AC
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Mary Zuber

Carla Zampatti Commissioning Fund 2023

With visionary support from the Carla Zampatti Foundation. 

Pam & Doug Bartlett
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Mandy Foley
Belinda Gibson
Kathryn Greiner AO
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Alexa & David Haslingden
John Head Dr Kenneth Howison
John Kaldor AO
Alicia K Kemp
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
David Mathlin & Camilla Drover
Jules Maxwell
Karen Moses
Paris Neilson & Todd Buncombe
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Penelope Seidler AM
Matt Shelmerdine
Leslie Stern 

Touring Fund 2023

John Barrer, Jane Bridge & Michael Lambert, Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM, Bunny Gardiner-Hill, Girgensohn Foundation, Rick Gove, Emma & Andrew Gray, Kathryn Greiner AO, Helen & Vaughn Jurisich, Matt Shelmerdine, Catherine Smithson, Victoria Taylor, Sean & Sylvia Tooth, Kathy White, Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce. 

2023 Company Traineeship

The Wales Family Foundation

2023 Early Careers Artists

The Wales Family Foundation

2023 Pre-Professional Year

Doug Hall Foundation Scholarship  
The Wales Family Scholarships  
Mary Zuber Scholarship  
The Hephzibah Artist Development Program 

Bequests

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)

Annual Program

Our Partners provide support across the entire Company, enabling us to extend our reach, plan for the future, create and present new work and inspire future generations of dancers and audiences.

Performance Partners $20,000 - $50,000

Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn  
Tim Fairfax AC  
Andrew & Emma Gray  
Alexa & David Haslingden  
Susan Maple-Brown AM & the late Robert Maple-Brown AO  
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton 
David & Fee Hancock Foundation 
Nelson Meers Foundation  
The Yarranabbe Foundation  
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund 

Studio Partners $10,000+

Pam & Doug Bartlett  
David & Selina Baxby  
Aniek Baten  
Paul Brady & Christine Yip  
Black Diamondz Property Concierge  
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth  
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM  
Doug Hall Foundation  
Georgie & Guy Fergusson  
Girgensohn Foundation  
Kay Freedman & the late Ian Wallace  
Rick Gove  
Kiera Grant & Mark Tallis  
Kathryn Greiner AO  
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson  
Ian & Wendy Macoun  
In memory of Nola McCullagh  
Beau Neilson  
Paris Neilson & Todd Buncombe  
Lou Oppenheim  
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM  
Kellie & Warryn Robertson  
Matt Shelmerdine 
Catherine Smithson  
Bianca Spender & Sam McGuiness  
Leslie Stern  
Victoria Taylor  
Alenka Tindale  
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce  
Judi Wolf & Alden Toevs

Duet Partners $5,000+

Arab Bank Australia  
John Kaldor AO  
John Barrer  
The Berg Family Foundation  
Jane Bridge  
Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron  
Chum Darvall AM  
Dr Michelle Deaker  
Ari & Lisa Droga  
Helen Eager & Christopher Hodges  
Mandy Foley  
Terri Hollings in memory of Erin Ostadal  
James & Jacqui Erskine  
Ian Galloway & Linda Treadwell  
Belinda Gibson  
John Head  
Linda Herd  
Fraser Hopkins  
David Mathlin & Camilla Drover
The Sid & Fiona Myer Family Foundation
Rachel Parratt & Brett Lunn  
Peckvonhartel Architects  
The Rossi Foundation  
CA Scala & DB Studdy  
Penelope Seidler AM  
Victoria Shorthouse & the late Peter Shorthouse  
Ezekiel Solomon AM  
Kathy White  
Adam Worling Public Relations

Dance Partners $2,000+

Michael Adena & Joanne Daly  
Alice Bedlington  
Marco Belgiorno-Zegna AM & Angela Belgiorno-Zegna 
Phillip & Catherine Brenner  
Prof David Celermajer AO & Noirin Celermajer  
Rochelle Collis  
Suellen & Ron Enestrom  
Susanne de Ferranti  
Helen Forrester  
Bradford Gorman & Dean Fontana  
Kimberley Gire & Martaen Touw  
Cheryl Hatch  
Gabrielle Iwanow  
Aleksandra Jaksic  
Katie Lahey AM  
Tina & Mark Johnson  
David Jonas & Desmon Du Plessis  
Les Kennedy  
Susie Manfred & Hunter McPherson  
Connie Mckeage  
Karen Moses  
Greg Peirce  
Matina Papathanasiou  
Susan Perrin-Kirby  
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher  
Sarah Rennie  
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe  
Cheryl M Spoor  
Christine Thomson  
David Wayne  
Ray Wilson OAM

Rehearsal Partners $1,000+

Janet Abernethy & Richard Willis  
Lenore Adamson & the late Ross Adamson  
Samantha Bartlett  
Jacqui Burton  
Richard Caldwell  
Challis & Company  
Rob Coombe  
Tanya Diesel  
Annalise Fairfax  
Steve & Emma Fouracre  
Kerry Gardner AM  
Bunny Gardiner-Hill  
Ryan Gollan  
Amber Gooley  
Anna & Richard Green  
Mikaela Haberfield & David Brown  
Hen Halmans  
Ben Harlow  
Hon Don Harwin  
Kaye Hocking  
Graham & Judy Hubbard  
Bernadette Walker & Allen Iu  
Nabeel and Marian Ibrahim 
Lynton Jamieson  
Elias & Jana Juanas  
Virginia Judge  
Vaughn & Helen Jurisich  
Alicia K Kemp  
Robert Kidd  
Tanja Liedtke Endowment  
Royston Lim  
Kate Richardson & Chris Marrable  
Peter McGee  
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway  
Dr Natalie E Pelham & Prof Carol Mills  
Greeba Pritchard  
Dominique Robinson  
Bernard Rowley  
James Sharp & Karl May  
Dr Brindha Shivalingam  
Jann Skinner  
Stuart Thomas  
Mike Thompson  
Sylvia Tooth  
John & Gay Woods  

Ensemble Partners $250+

Andre & Daphne  
Sue Barnett  
Matthew J.C. Blampey  
Sarah Brasch  
Alicia Brown  
Delia Burrage  
Dr Cynthia a Beckett & Gordon Smith  
Stephen Chase & Colette Baini  
Max Dingle OAM  
Rachael Haggett  
David Emery & Eric Hudson  
Jodi Gallagher  
Andrea McEwan & Tarryn Handcock  
Geoff Greenwell  
Josie Gurney  
Josephine Key & Ian Breden  
Doreen & Phillip Marsh  
Sharyn Minahan  
Marion Pascoe  
Clive Parsons & Sharon Ditmarsch  
Michael & Vivienne Pusey  
Mary Read  
Wouter Roesems  
Mark & Jennifer Royle  
Norman R Scott  
Adrian Sironic  
William Smart  
David Thomson OAM  
Alan & Flavia Young  
Silke & Christian Zentner