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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)
Trusts & Foundations
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.

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 Foundation
Carla Zampatti Foundation
Mary Zuber

Visionary Patron

Brett Clegg

Take A Step and Take A Seat Campaigns

We would like to thank our Take A Step and Take A Seat supporters, who enabled the transformation of our Walsh Bay Arts Precinct home.

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

Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights

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
Debbie Coffey
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
Nick Read
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Leslie Stern
Victoria Taylor
Susan Wynne

Take A Seat

The Late Robert Albert AO RFD RD & 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
In memory of Katherine Kar Lum Fan
Deborah & David Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andy Grant
Poppy Mallett
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Karen Moses
Paris Neilson
India Neville
Lizzi Nicoll
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Tim Rahn
Nick Read
Victoria & Peter Shorthouse
Catherine Smithson
Ruth & Bruce Smithson
Noel Staunton
In loving memory of Ian Wallace

Dancers’ Circle

To celebrate our milestone 50th anniversary in 2019, were proud to launch 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
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Paula & Damien Cronin
Manuela Darling
Steph Fairfax
David & Deborah Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Roslyn Packer AC
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Mary Zuber

2024 Accessibility Partner

JACE Foundation

Carla Zampatti Commissioning Fund 2024

With visionary support from the Carla Zampatti Foundation. 

Pam & Doug Bartlett
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Belinda Gibson
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Alexa & David Haslingden
Linda Herd
Dr Kenneth Howison

John Kaldor AO
Alicia K Kemp
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
David Mathlin & Camilla Drover
Jules Maxwell
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Penelope Seidler AM
Matt Shelmerdine
Stedmans
Leslie Stern & John Head

Touring Fund 2024

John Barrer
Jane Bridge & Michael Lambert
Susie Dickson
& the late Martin Dickson AM
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Girgensohn Foundation
Emma & Andrew Gray
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe
Matt Shelmerdine
Victoria Taylor
Sylvia Tooth
Kathy White
Ray Wilson OAM
Barbara
Wilby & Christopher Joyce.
 

2024 Training Associate

Tim Fairfax AC

2024 Company Traineeship

The Wales Family Foundation

2024 Early Careers Artists

The Wales Family Foundation

2024 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)

Partner Program

Our annual Partner 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.

Performance Partners $20,000 - $50,000

Robert Albert AO & Elizabeth Albert
Hayley & James Baillie
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Paula & Damien Cronin
Manuela Darling
Steph Fairfax
Deborah & David Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Alexa & David Haslingden
Susan Maple-Brown AM & the late Robert Maple-Brown AO
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Macquarie Group Foundation
In memory of Nola McCullagh
The Sid & Fiona Myer Family Foundation
Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Nelson Meers Foundation
Pallion
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Mary Zuber

Studio Partners $10,000+

Pam & Doug Bartlett
Aniek Baten
Larissa Behrendt AO
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Karola Brent & Tim Reed
Paul Cochineas
Michelle Deaker
Helen Eager & Christopher Hodges
Stephen Fitzgerald
Girgensohn Foundation
Kay Freedman & the late Ian Wallace
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
David & Fee Hancock Foundation
Denise Kirkpatrick
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Lou Oppenheim
Leslie Stern & John Head
Victoria Taylor
Alenka Tindale
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce

Duet Partners $5,000+

Nur Ali
John Barrer
David & Selina Baxby
The Berg Family Foundation
Drew Bradford
Jane Bridge
Delia Burrage
Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron
Champion Family Foundation
Tanya Diesel
Daniel Droga
Belinda Gibson
Mikaela Haberfield & David Brown
Lois Harris
Linda Herd
Terri Hollings in memory of Erin Ostadal
John Kaldor AO
Danita Lowes
peckvonhartel architects
Kylie Rixon
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe
Penelope Seidler AM
Matt Shelmerdine
Stedmans
CA Scala & DB Studdy
Turnbull Foundation
David Wayne
Kathy White
Ray Wilson OAM
Adam Worling Public Relations

Dance Partners $2,000+

Phillip & Catherine Brenner
Stephen Burcher
Jacqui Burton
Jade & Richard Coppleson
Adam Driussi
Ari & Lisa Droga
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Mckeage Cole Foundation
The Rossi Foundation
Hon. Ben Franklin
Bradford Gorman & Dean Fontana
Andy Grant
Anna & Richard Green
Hon Don Harwin
Cheryl Hatch
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway
Gabrielle Iwanow
Tina & Mark Johnson
Rebecca & Ben Keeble
Les Kennedy
Eve Lang
Susie Manfred & Hunter McPherson
Karen Moses
Steve Paridis
Susan Perrin-Kirby
Greeba Pritchard
Justin Punch & Patty Punch
Warryn & Kellie Robertson
Ezekiel Solomon AM
Cheryl M Spoor
Christine Thomson

Rehearsal Partners $1,000+

Janet Abernethy & Richard Willis
Annette Adair
Anna Baillie-Karas
Gil Baron
Alice Bedlington
Candy Regina Bryce
Andrew Butler
Lucinda Christie
Susanne de Ferranti
Linda Ellis
Nicole Fogarty & Giles Borten
Helen Forrester
Amber Gooley
Rachael Haggett
Ben Harlow
Val & Mal Hebblewhite
Amanda Heckes
Amy Ho
Kaye Hocking
Graham & Judy Hubbard
Marian Ibrahim & the late Nabeel Ibrahim
Sarah & Robby Ingham
A. Sasha Jaksic
Lynton Jamieson
Elias & Jana Juanas
Robert Kidd
Royston Lim
Camilla Marr
James Sharp & Karl May
Dr Natalie E Pelham & Prof Carol Mills
Elizabeth Morgan
Victoria Morish
Paul Newfield
Beverly Ng
Skye Leckie OAM
Tanja Liedtke Endowment
Tim Olsen
Elizabeth Pakchung
Marion Pascoe
Greg Peirce
Katia Pereira-Mendoza
Sarah Rennie
Kate Richardson
Rowan & Annie Ross
Dr Brindha Shivalingam
Rebecca Silk
Jann Skinner
Mike Thompson
Bernadette Walker & Allen Iu
Sherlock Wealth

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Our Partners

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.

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 Foundation
Carla Zampatti Foundation
Mary Zuber

Visionary Patron

Brett Clegg

Take A Step and Take A Seat Campaigns

We would like to thank our Take A Step and Take A Seat supporters, who enabled the transformation of our Walsh Bay Arts Precinct home.

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

Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights

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
Debbie Coffey
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
Nick Read
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Leslie Stern
Victoria Taylor
Susan Wynne

Take A Seat

The Late Robert Albert AO RFD RD & 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
In memory of Katherine Kar Lum Fan
Deborah & David Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andy Grant
Poppy Mallett
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Karen Moses
Paris Neilson
India Neville
Lizzi Nicoll
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Tim Rahn
Nick Read
Victoria & Peter Shorthouse
Catherine Smithson
Ruth & Bruce Smithson
Noel Staunton
In loving memory of Ian Wallace

Dancers’ Circle

To celebrate our milestone 50th anniversary in 2019, were proud to launch 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
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Paula & Damien Cronin
Manuela Darling
Steph Fairfax
David & Deborah Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
In memory of Nola McCullagh
Roslyn Packer AC
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Pip & Dick Smith Foundation
Mary Zuber

2024 Accessibility Partner

JACE Foundation

Carla Zampatti Commissioning Fund 2024

With visionary support from the Carla Zampatti Foundation. 

Pam & Doug Bartlett
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Belinda Gibson
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
Alexa & David Haslingden
Linda Herd
Dr Kenneth Howison

John Kaldor AO
Alicia K Kemp
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
David Mathlin & Camilla Drover
Jules Maxwell
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Penelope Seidler AM
Matt Shelmerdine
Stedmans
Leslie Stern & John Head

Touring Fund 2024

John Barrer
Jane Bridge & Michael Lambert
Susie Dickson
& the late Martin Dickson AM
Bunny Gardiner-Hill
Girgensohn Foundation
Emma & Andrew Gray
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe
Matt Shelmerdine
Victoria Taylor
Sylvia Tooth
Kathy White
Ray Wilson OAM
Barbara
Wilby & Christopher Joyce.
 

2024 Training Associate

Tim Fairfax AC

2024 Company Traineeship

The Wales Family Foundation

2024 Early Careers Artists

The Wales Family Foundation

2024 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)

Partner Program

Our annual Partner 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.

Performance Partners $20,000 - $50,000

Robert Albert AO & Elizabeth Albert
Hayley & James Baillie
Jillian Broadbent AC & Olev Rahn
Susie Dickson & the late Martin Dickson AM
Brett Clegg & Annabel Hepworth
Paula & Damien Cronin
Manuela Darling
Steph Fairfax
Deborah & David Friedlander
Margaret Gibbs
Andrew & Emma Gray
The Hansen Family
Alexa & David Haslingden
Susan Maple-Brown AM & the late Robert Maple-Brown AO
The Alexandra & Lloyd Martin Family Foundation
Macquarie Group Foundation
In memory of Nola McCullagh
The Sid & Fiona Myer Family Foundation
Naomi Milgrom Foundation
Nelson Meers Foundation
Pallion
Rebel Penfold-Russell OAM & Ian Low
Ruth Ritchie Family Fund
Rachel & Neil Sinden
Mary Zuber

Studio Partners $10,000+

Pam & Doug Bartlett
Aniek Baten
Larissa Behrendt AO
Paul Brady & Christine Yip
Karola Brent & Tim Reed
Paul Cochineas
Michelle Deaker
Helen Eager & Christopher Hodges
Stephen Fitzgerald
Girgensohn Foundation
Kay Freedman & the late Ian Wallace
John Griffiths & Beth Jackson
David & Fee Hancock Foundation
Denise Kirkpatrick
Julian Knights AO & Lizanne Knights
Emma-Jane Newton & Chris Paxton
Lou Oppenheim
Leslie Stern & John Head
Victoria Taylor
Alenka Tindale
Barbara Wilby & Christopher Joyce

Duet Partners $5,000+

Nur Ali
John Barrer
David & Selina Baxby
The Berg Family Foundation
Drew Bradford
Jane Bridge
Delia Burrage
Andrew Cameron AM & Cathy Cameron
Champion Family Foundation
Tanya Diesel
Daniel Droga
Belinda Gibson
Mikaela Haberfield & David Brown
Lois Harris
Linda Herd
Terri Hollings in memory of Erin Ostadal
John Kaldor AO
Danita Lowes
peckvonhartel architects
Kylie Rixon
Bernard Ryan & Michael Rowe
Penelope Seidler AM
Matt Shelmerdine
Stedmans
CA Scala & DB Studdy
Turnbull Foundation
David Wayne
Kathy White
Ray Wilson OAM
Adam Worling Public Relations

Dance Partners $2,000+

Phillip & Catherine Brenner
Stephen Burcher
Jacqui Burton
Jade & Richard Coppleson
Adam Driussi
Ari & Lisa Droga
Peter Reeve & Jaycen Fletcher
Mckeage Cole Foundation
The Rossi Foundation
Hon. Ben Franklin
Bradford Gorman & Dean Fontana
Andy Grant
Anna & Richard Green
Hon Don Harwin
Cheryl Hatch
Catherine Parr & Paul Hattaway
Gabrielle Iwanow
Tina & Mark Johnson
Rebecca & Ben Keeble
Les Kennedy
Eve Lang
Susie Manfred & Hunter McPherson
Karen Moses
Steve Paridis
Susan Perrin-Kirby
Greeba Pritchard
Justin Punch & Patty Punch
Warryn & Kellie Robertson
Ezekiel Solomon AM
Cheryl M Spoor
Christine Thomson

Rehearsal Partners $1,000+

Janet Abernethy & Richard Willis
Annette Adair
Anna Baillie-Karas
Gil Baron
Alice Bedlington
Candy Regina Bryce
Andrew Butler
Lucinda Christie
Susanne de Ferranti
Linda Ellis
Nicole Fogarty & Giles Borten
Helen Forrester
Amber Gooley
Rachael Haggett
Ben Harlow
Val & Mal Hebblewhite
Amanda Heckes
Amy Ho
Kaye Hocking
Graham & Judy Hubbard
Marian Ibrahim & the late Nabeel Ibrahim
Sarah & Robby Ingham
A. Sasha Jaksic
Lynton Jamieson
Elias & Jana Juanas
Robert Kidd
Royston Lim
Camilla Marr
James Sharp & Karl May
Dr Natalie E Pelham & Prof Carol Mills
Elizabeth Morgan
Victoria Morish
Paul Newfield
Beverly Ng
Skye Leckie OAM
Tanja Liedtke Endowment
Tim Olsen
Elizabeth Pakchung
Marion Pascoe
Greg Peirce
Katia Pereira-Mendoza
Sarah Rennie
Kate Richardson
Rowan & Annie Ross
Dr Brindha Shivalingam
Rebecca Silk
Jann Skinner
Mike Thompson
Bernadette Walker & Allen Iu
Sherlock Wealth