Why Support the SEGAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
THE SEGAL CENTRE IS:
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70,000 VISITORS ANNUALLY, 3,500 MEMBERS WHO FIND
- A meeting place for all performing arts, thereby bringing theatre, music, dance, film and educational programs under one roof;
- A meeting forum between audiences and artists, building bridges between Culture and Quebecers from all cultural communities;
- Over 250 events every season.
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7,000 YOUTHS EVERY YEAR FROM OVER 120 QUÉBEC SCHOOLS
- A place to foster artistic awakening, creative development and self-awareness;
- Our vision: awaken young people’s artistic potential and encourage them to pursue the arts throughout their daily lives;
- A place of mutual respect and inclusion to foster intercultural and intergenerational dialogue;
- A multi-disciplinary learning centre to develop tomorrow’s audiences.
- New generation of emerging French and English theatre and dance companies;
- A long-standing partnership with Théâtre du Rideau Vert enabling the co-production of French and English shows, a living testament to the dialogue between Francophone and Anglophone communities;
- Jazz artists (Power Jazz Series, sponsored by Power Corporation);
- Quebec’s young pop-rock artists (Routes Montreal with Samcon and CBC Radio 2);
- Young, Quebec-based world music artists (World Music Series), sponsored by HSBC;
- Up-and-coming classical music professionals (Sun Life Financial Concert Series for Students with the McGill Schulich School of Music and the Université de Montréal program);
- The future of musical theatre (Wandering Stars, sponsored by TD Bank Financial Group);
- At the forefront of independent films with CinemaSpace, sponsored by Scotia Bank.
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AN ANNUAL OPERATING BUDGET OF OVER $5 MILLION
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A GROWING ORGANIZATION AT THE HEART OF THE NEW CULTURAL LANDSCAPE, BUILDING MAJOR CULTURAL PARTNERSHIPS WITH:
théâtre du Rideau Vert, Danse Danse, L’Opéra de Montréal, Bibliothèque et Archives Nationales du Québec, Musica Camerata, Compagnie Jean Duceppe, universities (Université de Montréal, McGill Schulich School of Music, Concordia University), The Walrus Foundation, CBC Radio 2 and other partners.
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AN ACTIVE MEETING FORUM FOR THE BUSINESS, ART AND PHILANTHROPY COMMUNITIES
- 500 donors, including individuals, corporations, foundations and sponsors, whose support accounts for 64% of our revenues. The Segal Centre’s revenue comes from the following sources: public financing (5%), ticket sales (21%), endowment fund (10%), and private financing and sponsorship (64%);
- An active Board of Directors involved in Quebec’s economic and social life;
- Segal Centre’s Young Leaders, an active group whose long-term development is focused on the business world’s next generation;
- Associations and sustainable support from the business community;
- Multiple initiatives and an active presence in public debate: Montreal Apéro of the Board of Trade of Metropolitan Montreal, Infopresse conferences, Women’s Executive Network, Soirées du Cercle des directeurs, etc.
- Benefit from a unique return on investment;
- Access an extensive network of contacts and business opportunities;
- Gain visibility among a multicultural, French-speaking and English-speaking audience;
- An opportunity to name innovative programs and prestigious locations.
For more information, please contact: Julien Valmary, Director of Communications, at 514.739.2301, ext. 8364 or by e-mail, at jvalmary@segalcentre.org.
