Sponsorships and Partnerships
How to Become a Partner
Black Swan State Theatre Company is Western Australia’s Flagship Theatre Company and one of Australia’s foremost theatre companies.
Since its inception in 1991, Black Swan has earned both critical and popular acclaim for its world premiere productions and highly distinctive (re)interpretations of international theatre classics – all of which are infused with the unique culture of Western Australia. As State Flagship Theatre Company, Black Swan presents a broad ranging program including the creation of new work, contemporary international works and reinterpretations of classic plays that reflects life in Western Australia.
Under the leadership of Artistic Director Kate Cherry, Black Swan has also created the Rio Tinto Black Swan Commissions, a new commissioning program investing into WA’s creative future and showcasing Western Australian stories. The Company also runs a professional development program for emerging Western Australian artists who become Associate Artists of Black Swan for a calendar year. Black Swan State Theatre Company is the Resident Company in the State Theatre Centre of Western Australia, opened in January 2011.
The Company Vision
Black Swan State Theatre Company believes that the arts, and theatre in particular, provide a range of economic and social benefits as well as personal development opportunities for individuals and groups. Theatre helps to:
- build community pride;
- bridge social gaps and support tolerance and understanding;
- support civic involvement;
- improve social skills and pro-social attitudes, especially amongst at-risk youth; and
- develop the ability to think creatively and generate new ideas to flourish;
- build a healthier community.
Black Swan's vision is to engage, challenge and entertain through theatre. This interaction with theatre allows communities to:
- sustain cultural heritage;
- create social bonds;
- open forums for dialogue.
Why Should You Consider a Partnership with Black Swan?
The support of our business partners enables Black Swan to continue producing exciting theatre and providing to the community its associated social, economic and personal development benefits. Beyond this, our partners receive a number of tangible benefits:
- Extensive branding and marketing opportunities;
- A branding association with Western Australia's Flagship Theatre Company and its State and National reputation;
- Access to Black Swan's corporate and client networks;
- The support of reputation management aimed at all corporate stakeholders;
- The building of organizational culture and provision of entertainment opportunities for staff.
For further enquiries about aligning your brand with Western Australia's State Flagship Theatre Company, please contact:
Black Swan State Theatre Company
Nancy Hackett, Marketing & Sponsorship Manager
Address: State Theatre Centre of WA, 182 William Street, Perth WA 6000
Postal address: PO Box 337, Northbridge WA 6865
Phone: (08) 6212 9300
Fax: (08) 6212 9318
Email: nancy@bsstc.com.au
