For 36 years, Idaho Dance Theatre has been a pillar of the Boise arts community, bringing contemporary dance to life through our residency at Boise State University. Since our founding in 1989, we’ve built a reciprocal relationship with the university, exchanging resources to make high-quality, innovative performances accessible to our community.

Now, we face an uncertain future.

Due to new legislation and shifts in university policies nationwide, the renewal of our residency has been stalled—even with tremendous effort from all parties involved. This means that, as we prepare for our spring production, “Resonance” (April 17–20 at the Special Events Center), we do so without clarity on whether we will remain in residence or be required to rent our longtime performance home as an external organization––which increases our daily cost by a factor greater than 10.

Why Your Support Matters Now More Than Ever

In past years, our operating annual show budget has been around $40,000—a tight but manageable number. With the uncertainty of our residency status, rising storage costs, and general cost-of-living increases, our budget has doubled to $80,000. While we were encouraged by the response to our fall donation pledge and a generous matching campaign, this new financial landscape makes it increasingly difficult to sustain our performances in the space we’ve called home for over three decades.

How You Can Help

If you’ve ever:

• Attended one of our performances

• Been a part of our company

• Studied under one of our company members

• Simply believe in the power of live dance, storytelling, and artistic expression

We ask you to consider making a donation—no matter how small—and sharing this message.

If everyone who reads this gave between $5 and $100, we could meet our goal before this season ends. Your support will give us the financial stability to explore future venue opportunities and determine our next steps.

Every contribution, every share, and every word of encouragement keeps dance alive in our community.

Thank you from the bottom of our hearts for supporting Idaho Dance Theatre.

Donate today and help us move forward!

Idaho Dance Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation, incorporated in July of 1990. Our mission is supported solely from donations from individuals, businesses and grants from a wide variety of state and local organizations.

To donate by mail, make your check out to Idaho Dance Theatre Inc. and send to:

P.O. Box 6635, Boise, Idaho 83707

The USPS postmark will decide the date of donation.  

You can also click the link below to donate through our usual platform Zeffy:

SPONSORSHIPS

Idaho Dance Theatre plays a key role in drawing our community together. For a couple hours during each performance, our collaborators and supporters share a common experience. An IDT performance is a living, breathing entity that flourishes with greater support, participation, and appreciation. Opportunities include advertising, artist sponsorships, and season partnerships.  Contact us at info@idahodancetheatre.org for more information.

Donors MARCH 2024-MARCH 2025

Idaho Dance Theatre is a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation (EIN: 94-3108874), incorporated in July of 1990. Our mission is supported solely from donations from individuals, businesses and grants from a wide variety of state and local organizations.