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Liberation is raising funds to support their new work 'Guerra' + travel to NYC to perform at APAP / Ailey Citi-Group Theatre, NYC.

"Dance has been my freedom and my world. It has enabled me to go around, scale, bore through, batter down, or ignore visible or invisible social and economic walls. Dance is my medicine."
-Pearl Primus

LIBERATION DANCE THEATER: is a Bay Area-based performance collective representing the voice of the arriving generation. Since 2007, LDT has been pushing the boundaries of cross-cultural aesthetics, addressing global themes such as economic marginalization, youth uprising, + identity politics, forging cultural exchange throughout Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, Guatemala, + beyond,. All through the exuberance, soul, + visual prowess of DANCE.

PROJECT: We are currently building new work in the Bay Area to perform at APAP at the Ailey City-Group Theater, NY, January 7. This is an exciting step for us! This is our chance to represent the Bay + potentially reach wider audiences. The showcase features dance companies nationwide + serves as a platform for presenters to view up + coming work. However, we need your help to get us there safe + sound! Artist fees, airfare, housing, costumes, + production costs are still needed! Join the movement + be apart of Liberation's next chapter in dance history!

NEW WORK: Using a multiple-narrative format, 'Guerra' is based on choreographer Jacinta Vlach's journey dancing, traveling, + teaching throughout Brazil, Cuba, Mexico, + Guatemala. Although each region possesses its own unique beauty; the legacy of post colonial trauma, raw passion, fervent spirituality, + resilience of the people are inextricably linked. Set to the music of Hypnotic Brass Ensemble, 'Guerra' ties these worlds together through an authentic mix of Afro-Brazilian, Street, Contemporary movement, + sheer physicality.

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Funding Unsuccessful This project reached the deadline without achieving its funding goal on January 18, 2011.

Funding period
Dec 9, 2010 - Jan 18, 2011 (40 days)

  • Pledge $5 or more

    1 backer

    $5+ You get a big hug (or hi-five) from Jacinta and any of the dancers when you so choose.

  • Pledge $20 or more

    3 backers

    $20+ Invitation to observe a rehearsal and discuss the process (and the above).

  • Pledge $100 or more

    2 backers

    $100+ 2 Free Tickets to any of our upcoming shows and an honorable mention in our programs and website (and the above).

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    $250+ 2 DVD's of any performance including the upcoming work (and the above).

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    $500+ We will take you out to a 5 star dinner after the show (and the above).

  • Pledge $1,000 or more

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    $1,000+ Jacinta will introduce you to her mentor and we will have a long discussion about her early beginnings (and the above).

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    $2,500+ The company will create a ballet in your honor and perform it in your living room (and the above).

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    $4,000+ You will create a ballet on us in your honor and we will perform it in our living room (and the above).

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    $6,000+ We will create a collage out of your baby pics and use it as the home page on our website (and the above).

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    $10,000+ We will rename the company after you for our 2011 season(and the above).