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Support BCF
Individual Giving
Join our growing circle of supporters.
For more information call us at : 888.819.9106 / 866-898-2722
We would love to hear from you.
Sponsorships
We are in need of support from corporations and small businesses willing to
be a sponsor for the Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now. We are
looking for partnerships and assistance for our community outreach activities
and programs.
We welcome your ideas for sponsorship or you can choose from our wish list.
Advertising
Sponsor media advertising: Television and radio announcements
Sponsor a billboard ad in Oakland or San Francisco
Sponsor an ad in a publication for 1 to 3 weeks
Sponsor one to three months of web-site management
Outreach programs
Sponsor a block of free tickets for under-served youth and families to attend
the Festival
Sponsor free dance classes for youth
Sponsor Lecture Demonstrations or Mini – Performances for Elementary
Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools
Assist funding our Training programs
Mentoring Program
Three emerging choreographers selected by a panel process, will have an
opportunity to be mentored by established Bay Area choreographers. The
emerging artists selected will each be paired with an established
choreographer who will work with them over a period of 5 months The
emerging artists will be invited to observe professional company rehearsals
and discuss the choreographic process with their mentors. Mentors will
attend three showings, of the emerging artists’ works–in–progress and
participate in discussions about the emerging artists’ work. The program will
culminate into an original piece being premiered on the Festival’s concert stage.
Technical Training Program
Geared for African American men and women, from local high schools and
colleges to train in aspects of technical theater - including basic stage crew,
stage management, and lighting design, culminating in working on stage crew
amongst seasoned professionals running the Festival.
Workshop & Classes
Festival workshops and master classes - Representing the diversity of dance
disciplines presented in the Festival concerts, free and low-cost choreography
and dance workshops will be offered for youth and adults. Established artists
and their companies will be offering arts education opportunities for
elementary, middle and high schools, colleges and dance centers. Activities
include master classes, lecture demonstrations, mini-performances and open
rehearsals.
Become a member of the growing group of community-involved businesses that
are proud to sponsor the Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now.
Please call us to find out about the benefits we offer to our sponsors. We are
always happy to discuss the possibilities.
Call us at: 888.819.8106/866.898.2722 or info@bcfhereandnow.com.
Our Circles of Support
Funders
SF Arts Commission-OPG
City of Oakland – Oakland Community Arts Project Grant
National Endowment for the Arts
San Francisco Foundation
Irvine Foundation
Zellerbach Familiy Foundation
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
LEF
New Faze Development
Individuals
Patron Circle - $1,000 and above
Michael and Laura Dabney
Benefactor Circle - $ 500 – $999
Family Circle - $200 – $499
Thelma Austin
Michael & Alexa Johnson
Lalene Shepherd
Friends Circle - $ 50 – $199
Cathy Adams
Joy Appleby
Anne Bluethenthal
Cynthia Dorsey
Thelma Fuqua
Paul Garrison
Mary Jamieson Barnes
Safi Jiroh
Patricia Johnson
Dierdre Luddington
Lori Luddington-Simmons
Carl & Linda O'Neal
Cheryl Perry
Yolanda Thomas
Community Circle - $10 – $49
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Chapman
Ava Patin
Karon F. Stallworth
In-kind Services/Donations
DanceArt, Inc.
Noah's Bagels
Farmer Joe's
Baker's Square
Pete's Coffee
Berkeley Bowl
Individual Giving
Join our growing circle of supporters.
For more information call us at : 888.819.9106 / 866-898-2722
We would love to hear from you.
Sponsorships
We are in need of support from corporations and small businesses willing to
be a sponsor for the Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now. We are
looking for partnerships and assistance for our community outreach activities
and programs.
We welcome your ideas for sponsorship or you can choose from our wish list.
Advertising
Sponsor media advertising: Television and radio announcements
Sponsor a billboard ad in Oakland or San Francisco
Sponsor an ad in a publication for 1 to 3 weeks
Sponsor one to three months of web-site management
Outreach programs
Sponsor a block of free tickets for under-served youth and families to attend
the Festival
Sponsor free dance classes for youth
Sponsor Lecture Demonstrations or Mini – Performances for Elementary
Schools, Middle Schools and High Schools
Assist funding our Training programs
Mentoring Program
Three emerging choreographers selected by a panel process, will have an
opportunity to be mentored by established Bay Area choreographers. The
emerging artists selected will each be paired with an established
choreographer who will work with them over a period of 5 months The
emerging artists will be invited to observe professional company rehearsals
and discuss the choreographic process with their mentors. Mentors will
attend three showings, of the emerging artists’ works–in–progress and
participate in discussions about the emerging artists’ work. The program will
culminate into an original piece being premiered on the Festival’s concert stage.
Technical Training Program
Geared for African American men and women, from local high schools and
colleges to train in aspects of technical theater - including basic stage crew,
stage management, and lighting design, culminating in working on stage crew
amongst seasoned professionals running the Festival.
Workshop & Classes
Festival workshops and master classes - Representing the diversity of dance
disciplines presented in the Festival concerts, free and low-cost choreography
and dance workshops will be offered for youth and adults. Established artists
and their companies will be offering arts education opportunities for
elementary, middle and high schools, colleges and dance centers. Activities
include master classes, lecture demonstrations, mini-performances and open
rehearsals.
Become a member of the growing group of community-involved businesses that
are proud to sponsor the Black Choreographers Festival: Here and Now.
Please call us to find out about the benefits we offer to our sponsors. We are
always happy to discuss the possibilities.
Call us at: 888.819.8106/866.898.2722 or info@bcfhereandnow.com.
Our Circles of Support
Funders
SF Arts Commission-OPG
City of Oakland – Oakland Community Arts Project Grant
National Endowment for the Arts
San Francisco Foundation
Irvine Foundation
Zellerbach Familiy Foundation
Walter & Elise Haas Fund
LEF
New Faze Development
Individuals
Patron Circle - $1,000 and above
Michael and Laura Dabney
Benefactor Circle - $ 500 – $999
Family Circle - $200 – $499
Thelma Austin
Michael & Alexa Johnson
Lalene Shepherd
Friends Circle - $ 50 – $199
Cathy Adams
Joy Appleby
Anne Bluethenthal
Cynthia Dorsey
Thelma Fuqua
Paul Garrison
Mary Jamieson Barnes
Safi Jiroh
Patricia Johnson
Dierdre Luddington
Lori Luddington-Simmons
Carl & Linda O'Neal
Cheryl Perry
Yolanda Thomas
Community Circle - $10 – $49
Mr. & Mrs. Donald Chapman
Ava Patin
Karon F. Stallworth
In-kind Services/Donations
DanceArt, Inc.
Noah's Bagels
Farmer Joe's
Baker's Square
Pete's Coffee
Berkeley Bowl
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