About this project
Dear Supporters,
We got a wonderful opportunity to perform, teach, and lead discussions about global citizenship at the Utahloy International School in Guangzhou, China in March 2011. However, we need some help bringing Chameleon there. Thats where you come in, I hope you can donate $5 or more to help us get there. Every dollar counts and we need to raise enough money to apply for Chinese visas, Flights, Transportation in China, Food, and Stipends for the performers.
In exchange we have some really cool rewards for you.
We need to raise $10k-$20k to get a cast & crew of 5-8 (dependent upon how many we can afford to go on the trip) to Guangzhou. Will you help us?
Disclaimer: If we do not get enough funding, we will use the money raised via this Kickstarter project towards our performances for the Toronto Fringe Festival in July 2011 (production, travel costs, lodging, food, performer stipends)
Alaine Handa
Artistic Director
A.H. Dance Company
http://www.ahdancecompany.com
http://tckcckahdanceproject.blogspot.com
More Information about Chameleon:
Chameleon is a multi-disciplinary presentation about global citizens who have been exposed to several cultures in their developmental years. Exploring the notions of home, cultural identity and relationships through film, spoken word, theater, photography and dance, Chameleon draws on the insight and experience of Third Culture Kids: those who have spent a significant period of time in a culture other than their own. Home, cultural identity, and relationships in the context of multi-cultural and cross-cultural influences are explored through performance. This project is suitable for all ages and can be presented in conjunction with community arts based workshops in dance, spoken word, poetry, visual arts, jewelry design, theater, photography, and film.
Please visit our project blog at http://tckcckahdanceproject.blogspot.com
*Update Jan. 20, 2011*
We have received an email from Utahloy International School and they are willing to postpone our trip until all funds have been received to afford the trip. This may happen in May 2011 or the 2011-2012 academic year. Either way, we will still have to raise funds to bring us there. Its only days away until we reach our Kickstarter campaign goal. I hope you can pledge a small amount and "share" it with your friends.
Thank you so much for your support!
*Photography by Brooke McGowan www.brookemcgowan.com
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Artist Statement
I am attracted to dances that engage people from a sociological context. What do I mean by sociological context? The type of work I actively pursue are pieces that create a sense of community among people from the subject matter which is usually about a very specific group of people. I like to create movement from themes, images, poetry, prose, free writing, and drawing in my rehearsal based on individuals’ experiences. Through these individual stories, I collaborate with the performer to create a movement phrase that is unique to that person. I like to bring in a human element to my choreography. Dancers are human beings and have the tactile sense of touch, smell, hear, taste, and sight. By heightening the senses, the performer is invested in the work and can fully commit to their performance. As an artist, I strive to make my dances accessible to a full range of communities that might otherwise lack the exposure to dance. My hope is that my work can bridge cross-cultural ties between different countries, races, religion, and social standing. I am interested in blending recognizable everyday mundane gestures to more abstract imagery, athletic movement, and dance vocabulary. I like blurring the lines between the improvisational and the choreographed. Breaking cultural stereotyping by bringing light to subjects and themes that engages audiences to think about a social group in a different way.
I am very excited about cross-pollination within the arts and collaborative projects with photographers, jewelry designers, musicians, actors/actresses, playwrights, filmmakers, and visual artists. Art inspires art and I find a lot of creativity and inspiration from other artists because we all speak the language that can transcend cultural misunderstandings, languages, and politics (even if the work has a political undertone).
My goal for Chameleon is to provide a space for open dialogue between colleagues, artists, collaborators, and the general public about Chameleon. This project is bigger than me, it is about my community, our community, and the International community we live in.
- Alaine Handa
