Support Dance City


Dance City is the leading dance organisation for the North East. Our vision is that everyone can access life-affirming, inclusive opportunities to experience dance.

Dance City welcomes over 50,000 attendances a year from people aged 0 to 90+ years coming to performances and public classes; young dancers studying at our advanced training centre; and the professional dance artists who we support to have sustainable, creative careers in dance  –  all taking place in our building, online and in communities across the North East.  

We deliver our charitable work through:  

  • A theatre programme showcasing world class performances, from dance made in the North East to national and international work.   
  • Outreach for children and young people and families– inspiring a lifelong love of dance and creativity through engagement in schools and communities.   
  • An advanced training programme for exceptional children and young people.  
  • An artist development programme which supports artists at all stages of their careers to create new work and develop their practice.  
  • Creative dance and learning for health & wellbeing including dance for older people to flourish.
  • A vibrant programme of public classes.

We are determined that everyone in our region can experience world-class dance of all kinds, as participants, audience members and artist – for the long term.

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Help us deliver 40 million

minutes of dance to people

across the North East

Through our 40 million minutes campaign in our 40th year we are launching a special appeal to support the future of Dance City for the North East.  

You can make this a reality.

We need to raise £4 million over the next 10 years so that we can continue to offer great dance moments for audiences and participants in the North East and ensure a vibrant future for dance in our region.  

  • Arts – we want to continue to present the very best work to our audiences in our theatre and support dance artists based in the North East to have resilient, creative careers in dance.  
  • Learning – our goal is for many more children and young people to experience dance – growing creativity and confidence and supporting their educational attainment.  
  • Health – our vision is to foster an active region, where people have better health at all life stages through participating in dance. 

If, like us, you are passionate about dance, here are the ways you can support a vibrant future for dance in the North East:

Individual Supporters

Businesses

Trusts and Foundations

How Your Support Makes A Difference 

  • £15 could enable older adults to take part in dance sessions designed to promote active ageing and maintain their social networks.   
  • £40 could help young children in Newcastle’s West End to develop social and physical skills through dance, helping them to thrive in school and supporting their lifelong health. 
  • £120  could support exceptional young dancers to develop their performance and creative skills through transformational residentials with leading choreographers. 

If you would like to discuss making a making a special gift to shape the future of Dance City please contact Rachel Fenton at fundraising@dancecity.co.uk