Profits or losses for contemporary dance companies: who’s in best and worst shape?

In lean times for the sector, contemporary dance companies are maintaining stability while some are securing partnerships to extend their reach.

2 Jun 2026 14:15

Jo Pickup

Dance

Dancenorth dancers performing the company’s work NOISE, which premiered in 2019. Photo: Amber Haines.

The current reporting season for the not-for-profit sector makes it a good time to survey the landscape and reflect on arts companies’ recent financial results.

These results, when taken with comments from each company, reveal how each is carefully navigating the difficulties of a tough operating environment.

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ArtsHub's Arts Feature Writer Jo Pickup is based in Perth. An arts writer and manager, she has worked as a journalist and broadcaster for media such as the ABC, RTRFM and The West Australian newspaper, contributing media content and commentary on art, culture and design. She has also worked for arts organisations such as Fremantle Arts Centre, STRUT dance, and the Aboriginal Arts Centre Hub of WA, as well as being a sessional arts lecturer at The Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts (WAAPA).