Funders

Public and Private Support

New Dance Alliance thanks the following foundations and organizations for their support: Arte Institute / TAP, The Bernstein Family Foundation, Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, Charities Aid Foundation America, Con Edison, CUNY Mexican Studies Institute and Comisión México-Estados Unidos para el Intercambio Educativo y Cultural (COMEXUS) Cultural Services of the Quebec Government New York, The Consulate General of Canada in New York, Foundation for Contemporary Performance Art, Fund for the City of New York, Lower Manhattan Development Corporation with funds from the September 11th Fund, Meet The Composer, Mertz-Gilmore Foundation, New York Community Trust, Puffin Foundation, The Harkness Foundation for Dance, Trust for Mutual Understanding, as well as residency: Bogliasco Foundation, L’Annexe-A, Chashama, Foundation Obras, Cill Rialaig, Emily Harvey Foundation, Movement Research Artist in Residence, D’Clinic, DanceNow Silo, Earthdance, Firkin Crane, Wassard Elea, and White Oak through the Howard Gilmore Foundation.

New Dance Alliance has received support from the following public funds: National Endowment for the Arts, the Manhattan Borough President’s Office, The New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, and the New York State Legislature, and NYSCA’s Electronic Media and Film Presentation Funds grant program, administered by The ARTS Council of the Southern Finger Lakes, and our generous individual donors.

2025-2026 Season Support as of 11/11/25

PRIVATE AND PUBLIC

Foundations

Charities Aid Foundation America, Bernstein Family Foundation, The Peninsula Charities Foundation II

Government

Consulate General of Canada to the United States, in New York, Cultural Services of the Quebec Government Office in New York, New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

INDIVIDUAL SUPPORTERS

Leadership Circle ($500 plus)

Robert Knowles, Kate O’Neal, and Ellynne Skove.

Friends of NDA

Bonita Franklin, Bob Eisen, Jil Guyon, Judith Miller, Randee Paufve, Betsy Ryan, Vicky Virgin

Nami Yamamoto, photo by Ryutaro Mishima

“My creative history with New Dance Alliance goes a way long. Since my friend, Chivas Sandage brought me to New Dance Alliance to rehearse in early 90’s, the place has become a part of my creative life. The long time existence of the studio and Performance Mix Festival are vital to the artists who seek and explore deep into their process. Whenever I step into the studio, it’s a new space with a lot of memories. I lie down on the floor, listen to my body, and I dance. It is valuable. The time in the space nurtures my practice and artistic vision. Karen’s vision of Lift-Off residency, feedback sessions, providing peer to peer connections are more significant than ever. It has been helping us to get through 2020 and we are going into 2021.”

– Nami Yamamoto