Mother Tongue by Annalouise Paul
World premiere September 3 – 5, 2014.
At Bangarra Dance Theatre, Wharf 4, Hickson Road, Walsh Bay.
So here's our story…
Our campaign is to raise funds to pay 6 incredible dancers and 1 musician for their performances of a new intercultural dance-theatre work ‘Mother Tongue’ by Annalouise Paul in its Australian premiere season.
The artists you will be supporting through this campaign are dancers Aletta, Andrea Adidi, Geraldine Balcazar, Patrick ‘Lucky’ Lartey, Gregory Lorenzutti, Govind Pilal, and musician, Tim Foley.
By contributing, you automatically become a vital member of our team keeping the performers fed and healthy during this important week as the work reaches full flight of its world premiere at Bangarra’s home on Sydney Harbour!
Here’s the show synopsis and a little clip of us at work –
Mother Tongue is a kaleidoscope of woven dancescapes, rhythms and vocals from the Torres Strait Islands, India, Ghana, Polynesia, Indonesia and flamenco with contemporary body percussion and multimedia design inspired by sacred geometries and underpinned by a profound statement on war, cultural tolerance and healing.
The third and final work in Annalouise’s trilogy ‘Conversations in Rhythm + Dance’, it is an innovative interplay between contemporary and traditional musical systems, cultural dances and interactive media. It celebrates and illuminates the uniqueness and differences of human beings - their cultures, art forms and ‘mother tongues’.
Rehearsal image from 2014 - Image: Shane Rozario
What We Need
- $3,932! (That’s in Australian dollars)
- this will be divided up between the 7 artists to cover their base weekly wage, exclusive of on costs. That’s about $540 per person.
- 4% of this amount ($152) will go to Indiegogo to cover their services. (they have to cover their costs too!)
- we’ve opted for a flexible campaign; this means any amount you contribute will make it to the artists and that way we can guarantee they get a minimum wage for the premiere season. J
PERFORMANCES
Mother Tongue
Bangarra Dance Theatre – Pier 4 / 15 Hickson Road Walsh Bay NSW 2000
Wednesday September 3: 7.30 pm
Thursday September 4: 7.30 pm
Friday September 5 : 12 & 7.30pm
Tickets available HERE!
What You Get
You want perks? We have plenty to reward you for your contribution!
$5+ gets you a massive <3 shout out from Annalouise Paul on Theatre of Rhythm and Dance Facebook!
$25+ makes you a Social Media Hero. We’ll shout your praises with a personal thank you email from Annalouise that we’ll share on Facebook +Twitter!
$50+ gets you a Friends pack! You get a ticket to the show and a glass of wine! Plus our Social Media shouts out from all the cast of ‘Mother Tongue’!
$75+ means Special Reserve pack. We’ll reward you with 2 tickets in the best seats in the house aka ‘special reserve’ and 2 glasses of wine plus a personal thank you from Annalouise and our special ‘Mother Tongue’ shout out!
$100+ we really show you love with the ‘BIG LOVE’ pack. This includes: 2 tickets in the ‘special reserve area’ and your name in the Special Mentions of our printed program; as well as a massive group hug from all of us! J plus shout outs on FB!
$150+ makes you a Super Hero. You’ll be rewarded with 3 tickets – two for you and you’ll be sponsoring one young person from refugee communities to attend Opening night as well! You’ll also get two glasses of wine and a Special Mention in our printed program.
STARTTS (Service of the Treatment and Rehabilitation of Torture and Trauma Survivors) is one of our key program partners and we would love their young emerging artists to see the show and experience a great night out on Sydney Harbour!
$200 + Mother Tongue Max – You’ll be sponsoring two young people from STARTTS and receive 2 tickets yourself plus a glass of wine each! You’ll get a special mention in the program, reserve seats, plus you’ll get to do a 45 min flamenco dance workshop from Annalouise in a Mother Tongue Max workshop!
Rehearsal image from 2012 - Image: Shane Rozario
The Impact
Seven years in the making, Mother Tongue is the result of a dynamic collaboration between 25 culturally diverse artists.It has had established art organisations, producers and artists acclaim the work is 'pioneering' and 'important'.
Even with proven success and recognition we struggle to find funding and sponsors for culturally diverse arts in Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane. In 2010, Annalouise founded Groundswell Arts N.S.W. to advocate for the promotion of multicultural artists and arts productions in N.S.W.
So here we are, ‘Mother Tongue’ has been waiting patiently for the show to go on but without that much needed funding… the golden egg cannot be laid.
Risks & Challenges
The project itself does not pose any level of risk. The premiere season will go ahead with partial funds from Arts NSW for 4 performances between 3– 5 September, 2014. With immense gratitude to Bangarra Dance Theatre for their beautiful venue to perform in and Ausdance NSW for their fabulous marketing and administration support we believe we can achieve this wonderful dream.
What does pose a challenge is sourcing funds to employ the 7 performance artists for the entire week of work during production week; hence the crowd funding campaign.
Other Ways You Can Help
We would love your support in any form, so if you can’t contribute to our campaign there are plenty of other ways to help:
•Help spread the word about our campaign use the Indiegogo share tools!
•Come along to one of our performances at Bangarra Dance Theatre – September 3rd to 5th 2014. – Book early! Book Here!
•Get the word out about our performance season at Bangarra Dance Theatre – September 3rd to 5th 2014 by sharing the event link - Book Here!
