Funders and Supporters
Danceworks UK Season and the DW 4ward activity is kindly supported by:
Primary Funders
Arts Council England Yorkshire
Danceworks is grateful to the Arts Council England, Yorkshire for their £68,484
RFO award (2009/10) - towards staffing and core costs, as well as a £75,000 Grants
for the
Arts Award (July 2009 - June 2010) towards the costs of supporting artists, venues
and developing audiences, which includes the Generate project;
whilst continuing to produce and present dance theatre work for young people 14+
and also build on regional, national and international partnerships to distribute
and co-produce work.
Sheffield City Council
Sheffield City Council has been a regular supporter of Danceworks since 1998,
contributing to specific projects on an annual basis. For 2009/10 Sheffield City Council have awarded Danceworks funds to In 2008/09
the Council supported the costs of presenting Transports Exceptionnels by French company, Beau Geste in a public space, a non-traditional theatre environment, Devonshire Green,
in the heart of Sheffield City Centre to launch Generate 2008 as well as celebrate the launch of the Cultural Olympiad. In 2007/08 the Council
supported the first phase of a two-year pilot project, Generate, to engage young children and their families with contemporary dance; and also
phase six of our ongoing hip-hop programme, with a international hip-hop autumn
school for young people, entitled Breakin' Through.