Agile
A$3,380
of $3,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 5th Aug 2014 at 1:42PM.
You can help support the world premiere of this dynamic new contemporary ballet by emerging choreographic talent Daniel Jaber.
Jaber has created an entertaining, fiercely physical new work that marries ballet, fashion design, sound and light.
Agile takes on classical ballet's pas de deux and reimagines its power and beauty through the technical genius of four dancers who are anything but typical of principal dancers in a mainstream company.
It has taken the team a long time to secure enough funds from Governmental funding bodies to premiere this exciting new contemporary ballet. In order to see this work through to its fullest potential further funds are needed to employ the dancers for one extra week prior to the works premiere.
Jaber's choreography is known as ballet for a contemporary audience, or "punk ballet". "The dancers showcase the possibility of classical ballet technique at its most liberated. We believe that ballet dancers come in all body types, cultural backgrounds and sexualities. Much like the subject matter of the work we believe in questioning the preconceived ideas of what a ballet dancer is," says Daniel.
Your contribution will have a major impact on this works premiere. At this stage we have only enough funding to bring the dancers back one week prior to the premiere. Jaber's choreography is highly technical, demanding the dancers be incredibly fit as well as having a strong level of classical ballet technique. The additional rehearsal and training time will be invaluable for these four amazing dancers.
Jaber has created an entertaining, fiercely physical new work that marries ballet, fashion design, sound and light.
Agile takes on classical ballet's pas de deux and reimagines its power and beauty through the technical genius of four dancers who are anything but typical of principal dancers in a mainstream company.
It has taken the team a long time to secure enough funds from Governmental funding bodies to premiere this exciting new contemporary ballet. In order to see this work through to its fullest potential further funds are needed to employ the dancers for one extra week prior to the works premiere.
Jaber's choreography is known as ballet for a contemporary audience, or "punk ballet". "The dancers showcase the possibility of classical ballet technique at its most liberated. We believe that ballet dancers come in all body types, cultural backgrounds and sexualities. Much like the subject matter of the work we believe in questioning the preconceived ideas of what a ballet dancer is," says Daniel.
Your contribution will have a major impact on this works premiere. At this stage we have only enough funding to bring the dancers back one week prior to the premiere. Jaber's choreography is highly technical, demanding the dancers be incredibly fit as well as having a strong level of classical ballet technique. The additional rehearsal and training time will be invaluable for these four amazing dancers.
How The Funds Will Be Used
The funding sourced from this campaign will go directly toward paying the wonderful dancers who are performing in this work. Those dancers are: Alexander Baden Bryce (Melbourne Ballet Company), Madeline Edwards (Daniel Jaber), Kimball Wong (Australian Dance Award winner 2013 - Outstanding Performance by a Male Dancer) and Kialea Nadine Williams (2008 UK Spotlight Award - Best Female Dancer)
The money raised through this campaign affords us a further week and a half of proper employment of these dancers.
The Challenges
These funds are essential in being able to employ the dancers for the appropriate length of time leading into a season (2 weeks). If we do not reach the target these dancers will only get one week to re-mount the piece, thereby missing out on being able to properly develop their fitness prior to the season.
A personalised and tagged thank you attached to a rehearsal image on our Facebook and Instagram pages.
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Est. delivery is Jun 14
A personalised thank you and attached image on our Facebook and Instagram pages. An exclusive invite to a studio rehearsal in July.
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Est. delivery is Jul 14
A specialised thank you and attached image on our Facebook and Instagram pages. An exclusive invite to a studio rehearsal inclusive of a personal meet and greet with Daniel Jaber and the Dancers.
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A personalised thank you attached to an image on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Invitation to an exclusive Agile: Unhinged rehearsal with fellow contributors of $250+. Enjoy some beverages and see how the work is made. A free ticket to the World-Premiere performance of Agile in Reassessment - a double bill on August 6, at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
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A personalised thank you attached to an image on our Facebook and Instagram pages. Invitation to an exclusive rehearsal on-stage in preparation for the show, followed by a drink with the producer and a free ticket to the world-premiere of Agile, as part of Reassessment - a double bill, August 6 at the Adelaide Festival Centre.
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Two free tickets to the world-premier of Agile as part of Reassessment - a double bill, opening night August 6, at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Post-show meet and greet with the choreographer and the dancers. Exclusive invitation to the creative development showing of Shades, Jaber's next ballet, see it before anyone else does. A special mention on our fortnightly e-news.
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Two free tickets to the world-premier of Agile as part of Reassessment - a double bill, opening night August 6, at the Adelaide Festival Centre. Post-show meet and greet with the choreographer and the dancers. Exclusive invitation to the creative development showing of Shades, Jaber's next ballet, see it before anyone else does. A special mention in the program and social media pages.
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Agile - World Premiere
- three VIP tickets to the world premiere of Reassessment. - two large signed photographs - a DVD of Jaber's works. - exclusive back stage access (class, dressing rooms, mingling on stage) - a special thank you on social media and in the program. - your name displayed on a plaque with a photo in the Festival Centre foyer during the season. - your very own DJ Pozible Gold Supporter Brunch. - exclusive showing of Jaber's 2015 work in progress. - three free tickets to Jaber's 2015 new work.
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Est. delivery is Aug 14