Opera-therapea
A$7,215
of $7,000 targetyrs ago
Successful on 24th Aug 2013 at 2:00AM.
"Dear friends of Operatherapea,
Thank-you so much for your support. I am so touched by your generosity and your messages ... more than words can say.
David, Jane, Deborah, Hellen and I are looking forward to sharing with you an extraordinary project that opens and warms us like the winter sun.
Thank you again for making our work possible and enriching us with your care.
With love,
M"
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My name is David Young and I'm a composer based in Melbourne, Australia. I've been running a small arts company for more than 20 years, most recently as Artistic Director of Chamber Made Opera. This year I decided to take a break from running an opera company, and run a marathon instead. The Reykjavik Marathon in Iceland to be precise, which is on 24th of August.
Now it's pretty daunting for me, the idea of running a marathon. I used to compete as a gymnast, and gymnasts don't do anything for more than 30 seconds. So the thought of trying to do something for hours at a time seemed utterly impossible. But a few years ago I started running, and basically I haven't stopped since. Amazing what training can do.
My decision to take some time off this year to focus on running for Reykjavik coincided with my dear friend and artistic collaborator Margaret Cameron having a brush with cancer. This was a huge shock to all of us. Margaret's big picture prognosis is excellent, however she is undergoing a long program of precautionary chemotherapy.
When both Margaret and I have finished our respective marathons - which happen to finish at almost exactly the same time - we plan to do what we love doing most - make some art. I can think of nothing more therapeutic, and so we are going to call it 'Opera-therapea'.
To create 'Opera-therapea', we are working with three remarkable women: Alexander Technique teacher, dance movement therapist and dancer Jane Refshauge; choreographer and performer Hellen Sky; and soprano Deborah Kayser. As usual when Margaret and I embark on a new project, we have no idea what it will become. The five of us began exploring what this new work might be on the Queen's Birthday long weekend and we made some discoveries that got us all pretty excited. I am sure that Opera-therapea is going to be strange and beautiful and full of questions.
Once we have created Opera-therapea it will become part of Chamber Made Opera's increasingly successful Living Room Opera series, which has already commissioned and presented twelve new chamber operas literally in people's living rooms.
If you are able to help us create 'Opera-therapea' by donating to this Pozible campaign, I'd be incredibly grateful. Not only will it help Margaret get back on her feet, but it will be bringing a completely new work of art - maybe even a new artform - into existence.
Thank you so much for your support. Now, I better get back to training...
Chamber Made Opera www.chambermadeopera.com
Reykjavik Marathon www.marathon.is/reykjavik-marathon
David Young www.chambermadeopera.com/people/David_Young
Margaret Cameron www.artartmargaretcameron.com
Hellen Sky www.hellensky.com
Deborah Kayser www.chambermadeopera.com/people/Deborah_Kayser
When both Margaret and I have finished our respective marathons - which happen to finish at almost exactly the same time - we plan to do what we love doing most - make some art. I can think of nothing more therapeutic, and so we are going to call it 'Opera-therapea'.
To create 'Opera-therapea', we are working with three remarkable women: Alexander Technique teacher, dance movement therapist and dancer Jane Refshauge; choreographer and performer Hellen Sky; and soprano Deborah Kayser. As usual when Margaret and I embark on a new project, we have no idea what it will become. The five of us began exploring what this new work might be on the Queen's Birthday long weekend and we made some discoveries that got us all pretty excited. I am sure that Opera-therapea is going to be strange and beautiful and full of questions.
Once we have created Opera-therapea it will become part of Chamber Made Opera's increasingly successful Living Room Opera series, which has already commissioned and presented twelve new chamber operas literally in people's living rooms.
If you are able to help us create 'Opera-therapea' by donating to this Pozible campaign, I'd be incredibly grateful. Not only will it help Margaret get back on her feet, but it will be bringing a completely new work of art - maybe even a new artform - into existence.
Thank you so much for your support. Now, I better get back to training...
Chamber Made Opera www.chambermadeopera.com
Reykjavik Marathon www.marathon.is/reykjavik-marathon
David Young www.chambermadeopera.com/people/David_Young
Margaret Cameron www.artartmargaretcameron.com
Hellen Sky www.hellensky.com
Deborah Kayser www.chambermadeopera.com/people/Deborah_Kayser
If you would prefer to make a tax-deductible donation directly to Chamber Made Opera, click here.
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Thank you! Your support will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
13 chosen
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! You will receive a ticket to the first presentation of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed to you) on Sunday 27th October 2013. And your support will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
5 chosen / 35 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! You will receive two tickets to the first presentation of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed to you) on Sunday 27th October 2013. Your support also will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
7 chosen / 13 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! You receive a private session with Jane (Alexander Technique/Dance Movement Therapy) OR Deborah (singing) OR Hellen (choreography/Sky-Yoga) OR Margaret (writing/performance) OR David (composition/art/running). You will also receive a ticket to the first presentation of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed) on Sunday 27th October 2013. Your support will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
2 chosen / 5 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! You receive: -2 sessions with Jane (Alexander Technique/Dance Movement Therapy) OR Deborah (singing) OR Hellen (choreography/Sky-Yoga) OR Margaret (writing/performance) OR David (composition/art/running); -2 tickets to the first presentation of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed) on Sunday 27th October 2013; -an original Opera-therapea watercolour signed by the artists -your support will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
3 chosen / 4 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! You will receive a PRIVATE and INDIVIDUAL presentation of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed to you) on Sunday 27th October 2013. That's right, a personal presentation with just you in the audience. You will also receive an original Opera-therapea watercolour signed by the artists, and your support will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
0 chosen / 7 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! Your reward is a very special dinner for two, prepared and served by David and Margaret in their home at Indented Head on the Bellarine Peninsula (90 minutes from Melbourne). You will also receive two tickets to the first presentation of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed to you) on Sunday 27th October 2013. You will receive an original Opera-therapea watercolour signed by the artists, and your support will be acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13
Thank you! You receive: -special dinner for 2 prepared & served by David & Margaret at Indented Head (90 mins from Melb) -2 sessions with Jane (Alexander Tech/Dance Movt Therapy) OR Deborah (singing) OR Hellen (choreo/Sky-Yoga) OR Margaret (writing/perf) OR David (music/art/running) -a PRIVATE presentation for 2 of Opera-therapea in Fitzroy (address will be emailed) on Sun 27th Oct 2013 -original signed Opera-therapea watercolour -your support acknowledged whenever Opera-therapea is presented.
0 chosen / 1 available
Est. delivery is Oct 13