The Head is not the Star of the Body Fundraiser
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Thank you for your interest in supporting The Head is not the Star of the Body!
My name is Cassie Wang. I am an independent, multidisciplinary artist based in Boston, MA raising $5,500 this month to support my first evening-length work and the wonderful collaborators involved.
ABOUT The Head is not the Star of the Body
The Head is not the Star of the Body is a study on longing, an interdisciplinary performance integrating contemporary dance, ethnography, and generative video art. In response to a selection of songs by Big Thief, the music and lyricism of the American indie folk band serve as inspiration for ethnographic inquiry and movement research. The process is a practice of measuring distance, meditating on desire as a reflection of Self, and discovering what it means to hold another’s longing. Ultimately, this study on longing aims to cultivate mutual understanding—longing emerges from a perceived gap in our identities, and to know what someone longs for is to witness the lesser seen parts of their being.
The Head is not the Star of the Body will run for 4 nights for the culmination of my Dancemakers Residency at the Boston Center for the Arts from May 8–11, 2025. This project is primarily supported through the generous support of the BCA’s Dancemakers Residency, in addition to project support by Movement Arts Creation Studio. Previous iterations of this project have been supported in part by the Boston Foundation’s Next Steps for Boston Dance grant, the New England Foundation for the Arts’ New England Dance Fund, the BCA Dance Lab residency, and MIDDAY Movement’s Rough Drafts program.
YOUR MONEY GOES TOWARD:
- Equitable compensation for dancers’ performance fees
- Music licensing costs
- Retroactively raising dancers’ rehearsal fees
- Equitable compensation for rehearsal director fees
MORE WAYS TO JOIN IN:
- Follow along on social media
- Share this campaign on your social media
- Send this campaign to your friends who love dance, Big Thief, and yearning
- Get Involved: Join us in-person for upcoming open rehearsals and performances!
- Write to me about your longing
THANK YOU!
Thank you for your generosity, time, and efforts to support my work, my collaborators, and the Boston dance ecosystem!
In solidarity with artist-activists in Boston such as Victoria Awkward of VLA Dance, MIDDAY Movement Series, Jenna Pollack and Projects, Detritus Dance, Eventual Dance Company, Laila J. Franklin, and others, I am committed to financial transparency. This means sharing the budget and financial information with all project collaborators, audience, and funders, with the end goal of increasing financial support and pay equity in the arts. To see a full budget and background for this project, please click here .
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Organizer
Cassie Wang
Organizer
Cambridge, MA