Thanks to our Funders

In-kind support for the 2009 Festival has been provided by:

Huber Associates
Lewiston-Auburn Physical Therapy
Thomas Mogan
New City Video
Wooden Kiwi Productions

Generous support for our 2009 season has
been provided by:

Bingham Betterment Fund
Capezio Ballet Makers Dance Foundation
Davis Family Foundation
Fisher Charitable Foundation
Harkness Foundation for Dance
LEF Foundation
Lewiston Auburn Children's Foundation
Liberty Mutual Insurance
LL Bean
Maine Arts Commission
Maine Humanities Council
Mechanics Savings Bank
National Endowment for the Arts
National Performance Network
New England Foundation for the Arts
Sequoia Foundation
Shapiro Family Foundation
Surdna Foundation
TD Banknorth


Bebe Miller Company residency and performances are funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts, with lead funding from Doris Duke Charitable Foundation. Additional funding provided by The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, The Ford Foundation and MetLife Foundation.

The Bates Dance Festival is a member of the National Performance Network. Residencies and performances by Kate Weare Company, Battleworks, Tania Isaac Dance and Bebe Miller Company are made possible in part by grants from the National Performance Network, Mahjor contributors to NPN include the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, The Ford Foundation, the National Endowment for the Arts, (a federal agency), MetLife Foundation and the Nathan Cummings Foundation. For more info: www.npnweb.org

The Inside Dance Lecture Series has been made possible in part by a matching grant from the Maine Humanities Council and the Maine Arts Commission.