Dance Mapping - Arts Council England

When asked if they had a dedicated dance programmer, 31% said yes and 69% answered
no. When asked if they were a member of the dance consortium, 75 venues responded to this
question, 16 were members 59 were not – 21% were members. They were also asked if they
were a member of the Dance Touring Partnership. This time 74 responded to this question of
which 11–14.9% were members. This gives a rough guide with approximately 27 respondents
who were members of one or both of the touring partnerships. In addition almost 50% worked
with their national or local dance agency.
In summary:
Yes No
Do you have a dedicated dance programmer 31.1% 68.9%
Is your venue a member of a Dance Consortium? 21.3% 78.7%
Is your venue a member of a Dance Touring Partnership? 14.9% 85.9%
Does your venue work in partnership with your national/local
agency? 49.3% 50.7%
Table 23: Partnerships in presenting dance
Source: Venue survey for Dance mapping research
Venues in the sample stated that they generated an average box office yield of between 38%
and 40% from their promotions, with around 18% coming from dance. The amount spent on
the dance programme was 19%.
2006/07 2007/08
Percentage of total turnover generated from ticket sales 38 40
Percentage of total turnover was public funding 36 39
Percentage of total expenditure on dance programming 19 19
Percentage of total income from dance programming 18 18
Table 24: Income from a dance programme
Source: Venue survey for Dance mapping research
It appears from the table above that venues in this sample are spending more on their dance
programme than they make at the box office, requiring public subsidy to make it work. This
may need further investigation to identify the reasons why work is not generating a greater
box office yield.
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