Sponsorships & program ads
WHY SPONSOR?
Your support makes Ananya Dance Theatre’s many programs possible.As a community-embedded organization making art with and for our neighbors, eliminating cost barriers for our students, audiences, and collaborators is critical to our mission. All of our events are free or sliding-scale, and no one is ever turned away for lack of funds. This means that, by nature, we have been a primarily grant-funded organization since our inception, with a small but mighty corps of small-dollar donors who contribute what they can.
But the funding tides are shifting. Once-reliable federal grant programs have adopted priorities hostile to the nature of our work. Some foundations are shifting their attention away from the arts. State and municipal funding opportunities are limited.
This is where you come in.
Sponsoring our annual premiere helps us ensure that we can continue to pay our ensemble, staff, and collaborators equitable wages; provide our staff and ensemble with free primary healthcare; keep our studio safe and beautiful; and prepare for an uncertain future in an unsettled world.
browse sponsorship levels and benefits below.
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Sponsorship at the Spark level ($1,000) ignites our hearts in gratitude! In thanks, Spark Sponsors will receive:
2 tickets to PREM | Love: an Occupation
Listings as a sponsor on our website, in the PREM program, and in a social media post on all ADT platforms
A $30 ADT merch voucher
Please reach out to Managing Director Eve Schulte (eve.schulte@ananyadancetheatre.org) with sponsorship inquiries.
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Sponsorship at the Flame level ($2,500) sustains us with its heat and vitality. In thanks, Flame Sponsors will receive:
Tea and snacks at the studio with ADT staff and ensemble
4 tickets to PREM | Love: an Occupation, plus a commemorative program signed by the ensemble
Listings as a sponsor on our website, in the PREM program, and in a social media post on all ADT platforms
A $30 ADT merch voucher
A signed copy of Dr. Ananya Chatterjea’s most recent book, Dancing Transnational Feminisms
Please reach out to Managing Director Eve Schulte (eve.schulte@ananyadancetheatre.org) with sponsorship inquiries.
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Sponsorship at the Inferno level ($2,500) lights our path with its blaze of solidarity! In thanks, Inferno Sponsors will receive:
A dinner engagement with ADT artists
2 newsletter shout-outs to the full ADT mailing list, prominently featuring the sponsor’s logo
A live shout-out during pre-show announcements at all 5 performances of PREM
The prominent display of the sponsor’s logo in the lobby at all 5 performances of PREM
6 tickets to PREM | Love: an Occupation, plus a commemorative program signed by the ensemble
Listings as a sponsor on our website, in the PREM program, and in a social media post on all ADT platforms
A $30 ADT merch voucher
A signed copy of Dr. Ananya Chatterjea’s most recent book, Dancing Transnational Feminisms
Please reach out to Managing Director Eve Schulte (eve.schulte@ananyadancetheatre.org) with sponsorship inquiries.
place an ad
Program advertisements are a budget-friendly way to connect with ADT’s audiences. 1,000+ people attend our annual premiere, representing the full spectrum of cultural communities that call Minnesota home. Our audience members are teachers, makers, organizers, activists, administrators, artists, carpenters, change-makers, parents, language-keepers, water protectors, caregivers, students, neighbors, and dreamers. In 2025, across all programs, 51% of participants identified as women, 24% as trans or non-binary, and 86% as people of color.
Advertisements are included in both printed and digital programs. Digital programs remain available online in perpetuity.
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¼ page, black and white — $100
¼ page, color — $125
½ page, black and white — $175
½ page, color — $200
Full page, black and white — $250
Full page, color — $275
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PDF, JPEG, or PNG format.
Minimum 300dpi resolution.
If submitting as a PDF, please ensure the file is flattened and colors are in CMYK format (rather than RGB).
¼ page ad images should be 2.75" wide × 4.25" tall.½ page ad images should be 5.5" wide × 4.25" tall.
Full page ad images should be 5.5” wide x 8.5” tall.
Submitting ads with error-free copy and formatting is your responsibility as the advertiser! We’ll let you know if we catch obvious errors, but we are not able to send you a proof of the program before it goes to print. Please review your advertisement thoroughly before sending!
DEADLINE: SEPTEMBER 1, 2026. Late submissions may not be published!
Company bows, 2025. Photo by GAddison Visuals.