About this project
Dear Community,
After presenting six consecutive seasons of original dance in New York City we have taken 2011 off to focus on completing Calling Names, a new dance with an original score by Dunia Best-Sinnreich and Tilishia Bradley.
We are using, Kickstarter, a new way to fund creative projects that allows us to harness the power of social networking and to pool donations large and small from individual backers like you.
In this campaign we are seeking at least $3500 which will help us take a major step towards returning to the stage in 2012, stronger than ever. Kickstarter funding is all or nothing- we can only succeed if we raise a minimum of $3500. We are counting on you to help us get the ball rolling by making a generous contribution, TODAY.
When we meet this goal we can:
- Stretch creatively. Dunia Best-Sinnreich created the score for Ascendance. Tilishia Bradley and I made Sista Goddess. More than simply an opportunity to work again with such brilliantly gifted collaborators, Calling Names will be a live performance work for dancers and musicians together--a significant step into new creative territory.
- Rehearse movement and music together in appropriate rehearsal space. Creating and performing work with live music presents new and more expensive rehearsal challenges and takes more time.
- Integrate the sound and light designers into the project sooner. Your contribution to the seed money fund will help us retain our production design team earlier in the creative process
- Demonstrate solid community support to leverage funds and opportunities. Both public and private funders are moved by concrete evidence that the work we do is valued by our community. Even a small donation helps to build the case for supporting MUV as we look towards our 2012 season.
Become a backer of Calling Names today by making a contribution today then help us to expand the village by sharing our campaign with your friends on facebook, twitter, tumblr, google+ and by email.
peaceLOVElight
Shalewa Mackall
Founding Director
Movement for the Urban Village Dance Company
FAQ
-
We are now able to begin to address other production costs for our 2012 season which will feature the premiere of Calling Names, like costumes and a deposit on the theater. All funds directly support the creative work of Movement for the Urban Village.
Have a question? If the info above doesn't help, you can ask the project creator directly.
86
Backers
$4,485
pledged of $3,500 goal
0
seconds to go
Funding Successful
This project successfully raised its funding goal on October 2.
Pledge $10 or more Pledge $10 or more
Colleague: Thank you email. Acknowledgement on our website. Subscription to exclusive newsletter and online video previews.
Pledge $25 or more Pledge $25 or more
ADMIRER: All above gifts. Mp3 of Sista Goddess score.
Pledge $50 or more Pledge $50 or more
FRIEND: All above gifts. Mp3 of Ascendance score. Acknowledgement in our 2012 Ascendance in Bloom programs.
Pledge $75 or more Pledge $75 or more
VISIONARY: All above gifts. Two invitations to an in progress showing and artist talk in October.
Pledge $100 or more Pledge $100 or more
SUPPORTER: All above gifts. Classic MUV “ peaceLOVElight” orange ladies t-shirt (limited supply of 10 t-shirts total, sizes s, m, l, xl, available).
Pledge $250 or more Pledge $250 or more
PATRON: All above gifts. Four invitations to an in progress showing and artist talk in October. Two tickets to Ascendance in Bloom, MUV’s 2012 season. 11 X 14 artist print of MUV’s iconic ASCENDANCE portrait by Jaecyne Howell.
Pledge $500 or more Pledge $500 or more
PRODUCER: All above gifts. Four tickets to Ascendance in Bloom. MUV’s 2012 season.
Pledge $1,000 or more Pledge $1,000 or more
COLLABORATOR: All above gifts. A special opportunity to contribute one name to be included in the work - the name will become a permanent part of the score!
Project By
Has not connected their Facebook account.
Movement for the Urban Village (MUV) is a Brooklyn, NY based Contemporary Dance Company founded in 2004 by Shalewa Mackall. Joining the techniques, traditions and rhythms of dances from all corners and all eras of the African Diaspora with the immediacy of contemporary performance, MUV is Ancient Modern Dance.
