Preamble This document contains excerpts from the “Financial and Structural Analysis of the Canada Dance Festival and the Festival international de nouvelle danse”, a study commissioned and funded by the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec. [...] Excerpts from the “Financial and Structural Analysis of the Canada Dance Festival and the Festival international de nouvelle danse” II Acknowledgements We would like to thank the Department of Canadian Heritage, the Canada Council for the Arts, and the Conseil des arts et des lettres du Québec for commissioning us to prepare this report ‘Financial and Structural Analysis of the Canada Dance Festiv [...] The response of the contemporary dance community to the shutdown of FIND, and the subsequent efforts of several organizations to replace it, have highlighted the need to close the gap created by the demise of FIND. [...] Excerpts from the “Financial and Structural Analysis of the Canada Dance Festival and the Festival international de nouvelle danse” 5 7. Needs and expectations of the dance community and their partners concerning dance festivals In this section, the report presents the results of interviews conducted by the firm on both the community's perceptions of the ingredients for a successful festival and t [...] Excerpts from the “Financial and Structural Analysis of the Canada Dance Festival and the Festival international de nouvelle danse” 6 2. Methodology 2. Methodology This section provides an overview of the methodology used to collect the data and opinions that form the basis of our structural and finan- cial analysis of FIND and the CDF.