Overview
Support New Adventures
As Britain’s biggest dance export, we create world-class productions alongside talent development and education projects reaching thousands worldwide each year. Over the past 30 years, we have changed the popularity of dance in Britain, creating works and programmes which have altered the public perception of what is possible when it comes to telling stories without words.
New Adventures is passionate about diversifying the dance landscape and investing in the future of dance through delivering inclusive projects for people of all ages, abilities and backgrounds alongside development opportunities for emerging artists.
The work of New Adventures would not be possible without the generous support of our principal funder Arts Council England, individual donors, trusts & foundations and corporate partnerships. Anything you can give, will help us continue to change lives through dance.
If you are not a UK resident and would like to set up a monthly donation, please contact Stephanie Dittmer at stephanie@new-adventures.net.
Join our Discovery Circle as a Patron
Get closer to the work and see beyond the magic
All donations can be Gift Aided, which means that if you are a UK taxpayer out of every £1 you donate we are able to claim an extra 25p at no extra cost to you.
Discovery Circle
The Discovery Circle is a brand-new opportunity to become a part of the New Adventures family.
As we look ahead to our ambitious future, we would like to invite you to join us as an Adventurer, Explorer, Pioneer or Voyager on the Discovery Circle’s maiden voyage to support our ground-breaking work and our search for new, diverse talent.
If there is a particular area which captures your interest, we would love to have a conversation with you about specific project support.
We look forward to welcoming you aboard the New Adventures family.
Stephanie Dittmer
Stephanie@new-adventures.net
ADVENTURER
ADVENTURER
£1,500 per annum
or payable as £125 per month
Enjoy our work year-round with VIP invitations to each of our productions, preview briefings on how our shows are created and our annual supporter party.
ADVENTURE BRIEFING
Share an important moment with Matthew with an exclusive insight into the next production before anyone else.
DISCOVERY NIGHT
Join us for a special VIP evening for the Discovery Circle at each production.
ANNUAL ADVENTURE
Join the New Adventures family for our annual Summer Party.
ACCESS THE STORIES
Support with accessing tickets for any of our productions during the year in London, across the UK or internationally.
Minimum payment £300, you may purchase the benefits package separately without making any further donation. Gift Aid provisions will apply to the whole amount.
EXPLORER
EXPLORER
£5,000 per annum
Share in our mission to reach and inspire the performers of tomorrow, seeing first-hand the impact of your support. Enjoy all the benefits of the Adventurer level as well as an exclusive invitation to our annual supporter party and additional opportunities to share our work with friends and family.
TALENT DISCOVERY
Special insight events into New Adventures work including our programmes nurturing new talent.
ANNUAL ADVENTURE
Join the New Adventures family at our Annual Supporter Party.
NAVIGATION
Unique and intimate opportunities to hear about the inspiration and creation of New Adventures productions
EXTENDED ADVENTURES
Join us for bespoke events throughout the year, sharing the joy of New Adventurers with family and friends
Minimum payment £600, donation value £4,400. The donation portion is a suggested donation to which Gift Aid provisions apply, but you may purchase the benefits package separately without making any further donation.
PIONEER
PIONEER
£10,000 per annum
Experience the best of New Adventures with a significant contribution to our work. Meet our core creative team with glimpses inside the rehearsal room and our annual Artistic Director Supper.
MAPPING IT OUT
Witness the twists and turns of rehearsals during the development of productions across the year.
OPENING NIGHT
Be part of a production’s opening night and join our fabulous post-show party, mingling with the cast and the New Adventures creative team
THE SUMMIT
An exclusive invitation to our annual celebratory supper hosted by Artistic Director Matthew Bourne where we look back on the road travelled and the journey ahead
Minimum payment £850, suggested donation £9,150. The donation portion is a suggested donation to which Gift Aid provisions apply, but you may purchase the benefits package separately without making any further donation.
VOYAGER
VOYAGER
£20,000 per annum
The Voyager level offers a unique opportunity to join us at the very heart of New Adventures, helping us to bring the life-enhancing benefits of dance to everyone, everywhere.
Members are welcomed to direct their support towards areas of our work which matter most to them, providing a bespoke and tailored engagement programme throughout the year. Voyagers will be invited to a wealth of special events, joining Matthew Bourne, our board, our creative team and collaborators in the UK and globally, truly sharing in our adventures.
Benefits value £1,610, donation value £18,390. The donation portion is a suggested donation to which Gift Aid provisions apply, but you may purchase the benefits package separately without making any further donation.
Bourne is indeed the most popularly acclaimed choreographer Britain has ever produced and the one who has most changed the character and sociology of its whole dance scene. His is an achievement without equal in the nation’s dance history.
Alistair Macaulay, Theatre Critic
Trusts & Foundations
A shining example to other companies on how to create greater inclusion within a community
AUSTRALIAN DANCE REVIEW
New Adventures is a registered charity. We have bold ambitions to consolidate and grow our talent development programme and our engagement work with young people and communities. This includes schemes to support excellence and increase diversity in our industry across the country, develop our dancers whilst with the company and as they transition from performing as well as engagement and participation projects with young people and communities, particularly those who are marginalised and underserved.
Grants enable us to undertake exciting strategic projects each year such as our most recent project for young people aged 12-21 and not in education, employment or training, Civil Blood.
Following the success of Lord of the Flies in 2014, where we engaged with over 8,000 young men and boys with little or no dance experience across 13 venues, we have begun to see journeys into the company and industry enabled by this work. Our 2018–20 tour of Swan Lake saw 3 dancers from the Lord of the Flies Young Ensemble make their professional debuts with the company and a further 2 with Romeo and Juliet.
Such a diversity of work would not be possible without these invaluable partnerships. If you would like to discuss working with New Adventures then please contact:
Stephanie Dittmer, stephanie@new-adventures.net
Corporate Partnerships
To tell a story without words is a rare gift, one Matthew Bourne and New Adventures use to create a magical world you will never want to leave.
DAILY TELEGRAPH
As a leading national and international touring company we work with our corporate partners in a bespoke way, offering the chance to engage with us locally, regionally or globally depending on your company’s needs and priorities.
New Adventures offers a range of partnership opportunities, from our Corporate Membership programme through to Production and Project Sponsorship.
If you would like to discuss working with New Adventures, please contact: Rebecca Kendall, Development Associate rebecca@new-adventures.net
Corporate Membership
All corporate members receive acknowledgement of company support on our website and in our programmes alongside access to personal, priority booking. Choose a membership to suit your company:
SILVER (from £7,500)
Enter the magical world of New Adventures with 30 top-price tickets and programmes to use throughout the year. If you would like to host your guests together, a member of the New Adventures team will join your company pre-show to welcome your group.
Alongside client hosting opportunities, our Silver level includes 8 tickets to our VIP Supporter evenings (at least 2 a year), including tickets, pre-show reception and a chance to meet the cast and creatives at the post-show party. Your company will also receive 4 tickets to our Annual Supporter Party and 2 tickets to each of our exclusive Production Briefing events.
GOLD (from £15,000)
Share in our Adventures with 60 top-price tickets and programmes to use throughout the year. This level includes the opportunity to host a private pre-show reception for your guests at each of our productions, joined by a member of the New Adventures creative team to introduce the show.
Our Gold level includes 12 tickets to our VIP Supporter evenings, 6 tickets to our Annual Supporter Party and 2 tickets to each of our exclusive Production Briefing events. We are also delighted to extend 2 invitations to our Gala evening, a star-studded celebration and highlight of the New Adventures calendar.
PLATINUM (from £25,000)
Experience the very best of New Adventures with 75 top-price tickets and the chance to entertain guests at a pre-show and post-show reception, making your evening with us even more magical.
Our Platinum level includes 4 tickets to our star-studded Gala, 12 tickets to our VIP Supporter evenings, 6 tickets to our Annual Supporter Party and 4 tickets to each of our exclusive Production Briefing events. In addition, we are thrilled to extend an invitation for 2 to join Sir Matthew Bourne at our intimate annual Artistic Director’s Supper.
Corporate Sponsorship
As well as our Corporate Membership programme, we are delighted to work with companies on a range of headline production and educational project sponsorship opportunities. If you would like to discuss a bespoke partnership with New Adventures, please contact: Rebecca Kendall, Development Associate rebecca@new-adventures.net
Our Supporters
New Adventures would like to thank the following individual supporters, trusts and foundations and corporate partners for their most generous support
Discovery Circle
Voyager
Sir Lloyd and Lady Dorfman
Heather Acton & Peter Williams
Pioneer
The Honourable William Archer
Kate Redfern
Explorer
Lord Bruce Dundas
Roger de Freitas
Linda Herd
Pieter Toerien
Adventurer
Andrew Manley
Huw Morris
Jeanette Siddall CBE
Debby Landesman
Emma West
Annual Donors
Sir Matthew Bourne OBE
Sean Egan
Brenda Emmanus CBE
Imogen Kinchin
Robert Noble
Kenneth Tharp CBE
Trusts & Foundations
Corporate Partners
New Adventures is proud to be a part of Arts Council England's National Portfolio
We would also like to thank all of our anonymous donors