Current Supporters

The Bates Dance Festival gratefully acknowledges the following contributors for their generous gifts, received since 11/1/24:

$25,000 +

National Endowment for the Arts, New England Foundation for the Arts

$10,000 +

Elmina B. Sewall Foundation, Onion Foundation

$1,000 – $9,999

Anonymous, Baxter Brewing, Central Distributors, Davinci’s Eatery, Steven Edwards, David Lakari, National Performance Network, Peregrine Capital Management, Paula Marcus-Platz and Tom Platz, Platz Associates, Christopher Barrett Politan, Kirk Read and Camille Parrish, Laquimah VanDunk

$500 – $999

Kathryn and Thomas Colby, Charles A. Kennedy in memory of H. Virginia Millard Kennedy, Darby Ray and Raymond Clothier, Susie Richardson in memory of Nancy Stark Smith & Kathleen Hermesdorf, Jean Wilson and John Roberts

$250 – $499

Casco Bay Movers, Richard and Clare Hardy, Alice J. Harvey, Lisa Leidy, Nat May, Delaney McDonough, Craig Tribuno, Edward Walworth, Lida Winfield

$100 – $249

Anonymous, Butch and Amy Baxter, Doris Bonneau, Catherine Bradford, Michael Foley, Bobbie and Tom Gottschalk, Leslie Hill, Sara Juli and Chris Ajemian, Jessica Lockhart, Chip and Jane Morrison, Maureen Pearson, Susan Pond, Linda Stimpson and Peter Darvin, Bette Swett-Thibeault, Dawn and Holly Trenbath, Kristin Wagner

Up to $99

Anonymous, Nancy and Warren Berkowitz, Shari Broder and Eric Bryant, Molly Brown, Catherine Carey, Holly Ewing, Lindsay Hancock, Liz and Alison Hart, Kelsey Johnson, Tracey and Eben Miller, Peggy Muir, Jorge Piccole, Francine Rudoff, Ann Sanders, Gretel & Sylvia Schatz, David and Emily Scribner, Linda Shary, Alisa Thompson, Gabriella Titolo, Sharon Townshend

Leadership Circle

The Leadership Circle ($1,000 and up) is a fundraising initiative aimed at bringing advocates of the festival to a level of recognition, while also using their leadership gifts to help raise critical funds towards Festival operations. The generous support from The Leadership Circle makes BDF’s programs possible.

Being a Leadership Circle donor allows you to deepen your relationship to dance. Please consider joining our Leadership Circle. Contact dancefest@bates.edu for more information.

Thank you to the following donors who are part of our 2025 program:
Anonymous, Steven Edwards, David Lakari, Paula Marcus-Platz and Tom Platz, David Plavin in memory of Marcy Plavin, Steve and Lisa Plavin, Christopher Barrett Politan, Kirk Read and Camille Parrish, Laquimah VanDunk

Additional thanks to:

Malcolm Hill, Jason Scheideman, Victoria Blaine-Wallace, Brenda Pelletier, Christine Schwartz, Donald Desrosiers, Jason Moreau, Mary Pols, Phyllis Graber Jensen, and the many Bates College employees who provide ongoing support and assistance.

Residencies and performances are supported, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts, Art Works program.

Significant support has been provided by the New England Foundation for the Arts National Dance Project, with lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation and The Andrew W. Mellon foundation, with additional support from the National Endowment for the Arts; and the New England States Touring Program made possible with funding from the National Endowment for the Arts Regional Touring Program and the six New England state arts agencies.

The Bates Dance Festival is a member of the National Performance Network which supports artist’s residencies and performances with funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, Ford Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts (a federal agency).