Choreography Days-- Dance Space & Music!
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This is my first-ever fundraiser! I'm a dancer-choreographer and the artistic director of Choreography Days ("CD2020"), a 20-day online dance challenge! Read all about it here.: https://www.facebook.com/events/278406633426766/
I decided to make the project free for the participants, despite the costs involved on my end as the director and coordinator. Hence this fundraiser! Please consider helping me cover these costs. In doing so, you're supporting my efforts to treat the artists and artistic institutions around me well!
Two primary needs for the project to run smoothly are.:
- music, sound-scores, and spoken word to be purchased from composers. I could have tried to get music for free from people I know or from amateurs, promising "exposure", but I didn't want to do this. "Exposure" doesn't pay bills. I believe artists, and freelancers in general, should be paid for their work, same as other professionals!
- dance space rental
The funds raised will thus go to 1) supporting artists-- the musicians and sound artists whose compositions are selected, and 2) supporting the local dance schools where I'm planning to rent space to work on many days of the challenge.
How much we raise will determine how much I am able to pay the composers per composition, and how many hours I'll be able to rent the dance space(s) for. I committed to a minimum amount that I would like each selected composer to receive per song, but the truth is, I'd love to pay them as much as possible! Too, dance space rentals are one practical way to support local dance schools, many of which have experienced significant financial losses over the past months. This is an important time to be supporting local businesses, and most definitely *not* an appropriate time to be asking them for favors along the lines of, "Can I use your space for free?"
Join me & help me paying artists and supporting the arts!! Come alongside me as I run my first-ever project for dancers & choreographers from around the world!
Your support will mean the world to me!! No gift is small. Lots of hours & effort have gone into preparing CD2020. I'd absolutely love for it to be a success, a safe & caring space for all those involved in the project (at every level), and a wonderful time of growth for all the dancers & choreographers participating!
THANK YOU for your generosity!!!! :)
IF you are a DANCER or MOVER and would like to join Choreography Days 2020 as a participant, sign up for free here.: https://forms.gle/yUgCjMdpfw8JrThD8
IF you know COMPOSERS or SOUND ARTISTS who might be interested in applying to the OPEN CALL, send this announcement their way!.: https://www.facebook.com/events/592187854633843/
I decided to make the project free for the participants, despite the costs involved on my end as the director and coordinator. Hence this fundraiser! Please consider helping me cover these costs. In doing so, you're supporting my efforts to treat the artists and artistic institutions around me well!
Two primary needs for the project to run smoothly are.:
- music, sound-scores, and spoken word to be purchased from composers. I could have tried to get music for free from people I know or from amateurs, promising "exposure", but I didn't want to do this. "Exposure" doesn't pay bills. I believe artists, and freelancers in general, should be paid for their work, same as other professionals!
- dance space rental
The funds raised will thus go to 1) supporting artists-- the musicians and sound artists whose compositions are selected, and 2) supporting the local dance schools where I'm planning to rent space to work on many days of the challenge.
How much we raise will determine how much I am able to pay the composers per composition, and how many hours I'll be able to rent the dance space(s) for. I committed to a minimum amount that I would like each selected composer to receive per song, but the truth is, I'd love to pay them as much as possible! Too, dance space rentals are one practical way to support local dance schools, many of which have experienced significant financial losses over the past months. This is an important time to be supporting local businesses, and most definitely *not* an appropriate time to be asking them for favors along the lines of, "Can I use your space for free?"
Join me & help me paying artists and supporting the arts!! Come alongside me as I run my first-ever project for dancers & choreographers from around the world!
Your support will mean the world to me!! No gift is small. Lots of hours & effort have gone into preparing CD2020. I'd absolutely love for it to be a success, a safe & caring space for all those involved in the project (at every level), and a wonderful time of growth for all the dancers & choreographers participating!
THANK YOU for your generosity!!!! :)
IF you are a DANCER or MOVER and would like to join Choreography Days 2020 as a participant, sign up for free here.: https://forms.gle/yUgCjMdpfw8JrThD8
IF you know COMPOSERS or SOUND ARTISTS who might be interested in applying to the OPEN CALL, send this announcement their way!.: https://www.facebook.com/events/592187854633843/
Organizer
Hanna Szymczak
Organizer
Farmington, MI
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