Dance Victoria brings world-class companies to our city's stages, champions B.C. artists through residencies and awards, and offers programs that strive to make dance accessible to everyone. We’re a registered charity. Ticket revenue covers only a portion of our operating expenses. Dance Victoria’s continued success and impact depend on individuals like you!
Donations of all levels make a difference.
If you are interested in donating securities to Dance Victoria, please refer to our form for details.
Every donation, of every amount, helps Dance Victoria bring transformative dance experiences to our community.
The international companies we bring to the Royal Theatre and McPherson Playhouse represent the best of contemporary dance. Touring costs are significant — artist fees, travel, accommodation, production, and venue. Donations keep ticket prices within reach.
Over 1,000 hours of professional studio time go to Victoria-area artists each year — alongside direct funding through the Chrystal Dance Prize, mentorship through residencies, and performance opportunities through Rough Cuts. Donors make it possible for local artists to develop new work here.
Nutcracker Kids, Pay Your Age, and Dance Is For Everyone — programs that ensure everyone in our community can experience world-class dance. All exist thanks to the generosity of our supporters.
Support free masterclasses and workshops, Share Dance, and other programs that meaningfully connect our community with professional dance artists.
All donations $10 or greater receive:
Acknowledgment in Dance Victoria’s house program and online at DanceVictoria.com
A charitable tax receipt in accordance with the Canada Revenue Agency
Automatic enrolment as a member of Dance Victoria Society, eligible to vote at its Annual General Meeting
Voting privileges at the Society’s Annual General Meeting
Annual mailing of our popular Footnotes: Impact Edition newsletter
All of the previous listed benefits, plus:
Invitations to post-show receptions at the Royal Theatre
All of the previous listed benefits, plus:
Invitations to exclusive studio showings of new works, artist conversations, and receptions
All of the previous listed benefits, plus:
Invitation to backstage tour (when available)
All of the previous listed benefits, plus:
Invitation for a personal meet & greet with the Artists, Creative, and Production teams (when available)
Dance Victoria is supported by a community of generous people. Thank you to everyone who has donated this season.
Donations received from Jan. 2025 – Mar. 15, 2026
Anonymous x 2
Roslyn Cameron
Brenda Eaton
Cary & Rob Gillespie
Mae & Yan Lee Family Foundation
Lorna Harris
A & A King Family Foundation
Harbour City Kitchens
Sandra Lee
Lois McNabb
Helen Smith & Jeff McEown
Saccomani-Wetter Fund
Chris Thompson & Anna DeLuca
Anonymous x 3
Douglas Baer
Barnes Family Foundation*
Colette Baty & Allan Castle
Mavis Begg
Paul & Sharon Bundon
Paula Carey & Nicholas Wemyss
Ian & Marjorie Clark
Stephanie Clark
Laurie Farley
Brenda Ruth Firestone
Renate Grinfelds
Susan KE Howard & Gregory Krantz
Jenny & Angus Izard
Helen McDonald
Robert Milne
Rod Mitchell
Terry Moore & Dorothee Friese
Bijan & Nasrin Neyestani Foundation
Roy Nikaido
Jean Orr
John & Susan Pallett
Joost Pelt & Marilyn Lewis-Pelt
Potash Family Foundation
Brendan Ralfs
Rotary Club Of Victoria
Laurie Sharp
Sandra Stott
Maurice Yacowar & Anne Petrie
* Pass-Through Grants Fund through the Victoria Foundation
Anonymous x 2
Anne Ardiel
Andrew D Beckerman Fund*
Elizabeth Carlton
Jan Dong in memory of Allan Dong
Douglas D. Durand
Avery Fitzgerald**
Greg & Lise Anne
Janine & Jerald Hannis
Marnie Hill
Gillian Jones
Andrea Keil
Mark Keiserman
In memory of Setsuko Mori
Sara Neely
Pauline Price
Robert Rustad & Nancy Macdonald
Diane Scott
"Shar"
Dayna Szyndrowski
Patricia Taylor
Chris & Randi Tolhurst
Bobby Varghese
Terry Vatrt
Sue Whitesides
Deanne & Emily Young
Emily Zeng
Anonymous x 10
Pamela Abra
Dr. Gregory Andrachuk & Dr. Darlene Hammell
Martin Bonham
D Callison
Eleanor Cohen
Jacquie Corrigan
Kemi Craig in memory of Starlett Craig
Joanne Cumberland
Wendy Judith Cutler
Deborah Fayad
Kit Filan
Mark & Diana Gillis
Margaret Godfrey
Alex Grey
Noel Hamilton
Linda Hardy
Viki Hildreth
Rita Isaac
Greg & Roselyn Jones
Roberta Jones
Louise Klaassen
Jen Lance
Janet Lewis
Amanda Lisman & Gregory Smith
Aaron Lukoni
Erik Lythgoe
Jeannie MacDonald
Martha Macdonnell
Veronica Maguire
Rod & Marilyn McCrimmon
Shireen & Brett McNeilage
In memory of Laine Mets
Sarah Millard
Kevin Mills
Martha Nelems
Linda Nelson
Connie Phelan
Philip Pierce
Dana Reinhardt
Catherine Rideout
Karina Sangha
Dr. Kathleen Simas
Brian & Barbara Smith
In memory of Susan Snell (my dear friend)
Veronica Stinson
Iris Thomson-Glen
Gail Trepanier
Stephanie Ustina
AJ West
Paul Winston
Anonymous x 13
Kelly Acker
ACS
Andrew Aitken
In memory of Anne Appleby
Nicole Ardiel
Meghan Baerg
Lynne Bain
Clayton Baraniuk & Jason Dubois
Dawn Barr
Mavis Bayer
Tania Betiku
David Biltek & Margaret Kirwan
Angela Bone
Tove Buhlmann
Christopher Butterfield &
Merrie-Ellen Wilcox
Paula Callahan
Amanda Callin
Maureen Colgan
Eileen Coyle
Lindsay Delaronde
Kira Froese
Adrian Gibbons
Simon Glezos & Sarah Mundy
Mario Gonzalez Becerril
Diana Gordon
Gordon & Carolyn Greeniaus
Ann Hadaway
Isabel M Hansen
Christina Haska
Susan Hellard
Jane Henderson
Kayla Henry
Anne Holtzman
Sylvia Jarvis
Greg Johnson & Leslie Cagley
Anna Kemp
Dr. Whitney Laughlin
Gillian Lawson
Megan Lessard
Doug Linton
Frances Litman
Justin Longpre
Page Loten
In honour of Elizabeth MacDonald
Arabella Martin
Mariko Matsumoto
Christina McCarthy
Emrys Miller
Denise Moraze
Bridey Morrison Morgan
Robert Moyes
Marlon Murr
Avril Nagel
Carol Anne Owen
Susanne Palmer
Brian Paterson
Gordon Peddle
Christine Phibbs-Barr
Christina Plaschka
Tamara Plush
Provincial Employees Community Services
Allison Rhodes
Meghan Saunders in honour
of Kayla Caman
Adrienne Shaw
Holly Slaney
Gail Squire
Petr Storojenko
June Swanson
James Thurmeier
Bonnie Treacher
Valerie Tregillus
Joey Vaesen
Heather Vale
Jillan Valpy
Amanda Vasilakopoulos
Anna Vunder in memory
of Shannon Turcotte
Miriam Waldman
Leslie Warnock
Elisabeth Westlake
Halina Willms
Heesun Yang
Estate of Vivian Love
Anne Russo Community & Youth Engagement Fund
If we have omitted your name, or made a different error, we sincerely apologise and would appreciate you letting us know so we can remedy the mistake. Please contact us at info@dancevictoria.com. Thank you.
* Through the Victoria Foundation
** via Contribute to the Land Fund
Dance Victoria's studios and presentations are on the ancestral lands of the Lekwungen people, known today as the Esquimalt and Songhees Nations, whose people have lived and danced on these lands since time immemorial.
