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UPLIFTING NECESSARY STORIES
NURTURING COMMUNITY
SUPPORTING EMERGING ARTISTS
A video message from Dedra and David!
We hope you will consider supporting DanceWorks in our new chapter with the artistic leadership of Dedra McDermott and David Norsworthy by making a charitable donation!
Our 2024-25 fundraising goal is $15,000.
The first $3,500 in donations will be matched by an anonymous donor—doubling the impact of your gift for a limited time!
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artistic development for artists, with a focus on emerging and historically marginalized voices from Toronto and across Canada
performances that uplift timely and significant expressions of contemporary lived experiences, with a pay-what-you-can ticket model for general public audiences and highly-subsidized tickets for student groups
public engagement and education programming that inspires appreciation for various forms of dance while fostering cross-cultural and intergenerational knowledge exchange
community-building activities that hold space for dialogue between divergent perspectives
dance sector development initiatives that leverage DanceWorks’ resources to contribute to a healthy and vibrant arts ecology
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FRIEND ($0 - $24)
Personalized thank you email
Recognition on our website
SUPPORTER ($25 - $239, including recurring amounts of $10-15/month)
All above plus:
Charitable tax receipt
Thank you card, handwritten with love
ADVOCATE ($240 - $499, including recurring amounts of $20-40/month)
All above plus:
Free VIP ticket to our Season Celebration event in early Summer
CHAMPION ($500+, including recurring amounts of $45+/month)
All above plus:
Rehearsal visit invite to meet a DanceWorks-affiliated artist
The above donation amounts and perks relate to contributions within a fiscal year.
DanceWorks is a provincially incorporated non-profit charitable organization.
Registered Name: MACBECK STUDIOS INC. | Business No: 119026813RR0001
Contributions over $25 CAD receive a receipt for tax deduction purposes.
Introducing The DanceWorkers!
The DanceWorkers, aka the "People Power Behind Our Mission" are a group of committed supporters who champion our artistic vision through sustained giving and engagement. You can join The DanceWorkers by committing to a donation of $20+ per month. In return you'll receive a limited edition DanceWorks tote bag plus other perks including a VIP invitation to our Season Celebration (Summer 2025)! Recurring donations are especially helpful as they help us plan long-term and make commitments to artists. Click here to set up your monthly donation!
“DanceWorks was an integral support for NOMADA. I felt supported throughout the diverse stages of presentation: from the application to the CanDance Creation Fund to the co-presentation with Canadian Stage. DanceWorks' team was always thoughtful, caring, and generous with understanding the needs we have as producers and artists. I strongly believe DanceWorks is deserving of charitable donations.”
-Diana Lopez Soto, dance artist and choreographer
Diana and her work titled NOMADA were supported by DanceWorks through an investment of the CanDance Creation Fund and a co-presentation engagement with Canadian Stage (2024).
THANK YOU!
We extend our heartfelt gratitude and appreciation to the following individuals who have supported DanceWorks (2021 to present). Thank you so much for your support!
Lindy Green and Sam Chaiton through the Lindy Green Family Foundation, Laurence Siegel through the Bulmash-Siegel Foundation, Jane Howard Baker, Rosslyn Jacob, Terry Raininger, Alan Meisner, Barbara Lampert, Midori Fujiwara, Phyllis Whyte, Kenny Pearl, Selma Odom, Jay Fisher, Isabelle Philipps, Dianne Weinrib, Gerry Trentham, Seona Jennings, Liisa North, Elaine Gold, Mimi Beck, Natasha Frid, John Ryerson, Thomas Hui, Dolores Anderson, Philip Moller, Atin Bhattacharya, Miriam Adams, Denise Fujiwara, and Ray Kinoshita
We apologize for any accidental omissions. If you donated to DanceWorks between 2021-2024 and your name doesn’t appear above, please email David at david[at]danceworks.ca so we can fix the error promptly.
Photo below: LOT X by adelheid. Choreography by Heidi Strauss. Photo by Jeremy Mimnagh. Performers (clockwise from bottom left): Luke Garwood, Lukas Malkowski, Alana Elmer, Naishi Wang, Sahara Morimoto, Anna Finkel.
