Creating "Capacity, or the Work of Crackling"! a dance of geological proportions
Help us create this work of care, edges and collaboration
New York, LA and Seattle, US
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WE HAVE RECEIVED GENEROUS SUPPORT FROM JOHN C. ROBINSON, NEW YORK COUNCIL ON THE ARTS, SUMMER ON THE HUDSON AND UPPER MANHATTAN EMPOWERMENT ZONE TO CREATE CAPACITY, OR: THE WORK OF CRACKLING - WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR THIS SUPPORT!!
ALL OF THIS GENEROSITY TOWARD OUR $30,000 BUDGET MEANS WE ONLY NEED $8750 TO COMPLETE THIS PROJECT, PAY OUR TEAM AND BRING YOU LARGE-SCALE, IMMERSIVE, PUBLIC PERFORMANCES!
WILL YOU HELP?
photo by Briana Jones of Kinesis Project Seattle dancers Hendri Walujo, Kimberly Holloway, Margaret Behm, Madeline Morser, Alicia Pugh - Louisa Boren Lookout, Seattle, WA
ABOUT THE WORK
Capacity, or: the Work of Crackling is an immersive, outdoor dance experience and a brand-new multi-disciplinary work developed through collaborations of music, sound and visual components. It is Kinesis Project dance theatre's most recent large-scale collaboration with Opera on Tap investigating our human capacity for joy, grief and how that relates to the natural processes of the earth's cracking. Capacity, or: The Work of Crackling is an expansive, yet intimate theatrical experience that will draw and guide audiences along the bridges and varied landscapes of Riverside Park South in September and Inwood Hill Park in October.
Our stellar community of artists, with backgrounds ranging from Lincoln Center stages to circus tents have come together to build an unforgettable performance about community, support, edges and resilience.
YOU can help us make it to the finish line! photo by Briana Jones of Kinesis Project Seattle dancers Hendri Walujo, Kimberly Holloway, Margaret Behm, Madeline Morser, Alicia Pugh
THE STORY OF WHO IS INVOLVED
The performances feature costumes by designer Rebecca Kanach, sound design by Shahrokh Yadegari and music by Anti-Social Music composers Diana Woolner, David Friend, Eyal Moaz and Brian McCorkle.
Kinesis Project's Choreographer/Artistic Director Melissa Riker has been working with the collaborative guidance of geologist Dr. Missy Eppes, exploring the parallels found in mechanical weathering and subcritical cracking.
“After many months of learning about how our human capacity and resilience parallels the earth's geological behaviors - I am thrilled to be bringing Capacity, or: the Work of Crackling to life with the incredible dancers of Kinesis Project and our talented colleagues in Opera on Tap and Anti Social Music." ~ Melissa Riker
Beginning with cracking, edges, resilience and human capacity, Riker and Opera On Tap thread their collaborative vision, inviting the skills of Anti-Social Music composers to build the voice of the work. Now, this bold and inspiring performance offers a calm and full exploration of edges, NYC's natural landscapes and the intimacy of our humanity.
“At its core, this project invites audiences to explore the human capacity for grief and resilience in context of the greater, overwhelming and ever-shifting world that surrounds us. To me, this project invites healing and reflection at a time when we all individually and collectively need it. Without question, it is a piece for our time, and one that I am very proud to be a part of.” ~ Anne Hiatt, Artistic and Executive Director, Opera on Tap
YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP US ROUND OUT OUR BUDGET FOR OUR TEAM IN NYC
Kinesis Project dancers Hilary Brown-Istrefi, Madeline Hoak, bree breedon, Sabrina Canas Opera on Tap Singers Rachel Hutchins, Kayleigh Butcher, Blake Burroughs, Kannan Vasudevan Composition/Co-Sound Design Shahrokh Yadegari Co-Sound Design Todd Perlmutter Costumes Rebecca Kanach Kinesis Project Company Manager and Stage Management Jacqui M Dugal Opera on Tap Assistant Producer Kayleigh Butcher
Brilliantly, Anti-Social Music has a grant that is covering our fabulous composers and instrumentalists: Anti Social Music Composers Diane Woolner, David Friend, Eyal Maoz, Brian McCorkle Anti Social Music Instrumentalists Jeanne Velonis, Jeff Hudgins, Johnna Wu
AND as we are developing this work for Riverside Park and Inwood Hill Park right now, we are looking further into the future!
2023's iteration of Capacity, or: The Work of Crackling will be seen in NYC, Seattle and Los Angeles.
photo by John C. Robinson of Kinesis Project Seattle dancers Hendri Walujo, Kimberly Holloway, Margaret Behm, Madeline Morser, Alicia Pugh - Golden Gardens, Seattle
Rewards
Featured
Picnic Dinner with Annie, Melissa & David Catered by David Gordon!
Donate $2,500.00 or more
Amount over $350.00 is tax-deductible.
A lovely picnic dinner for you and two of your friends made by Chef David (also known as Tenor and Board Chair of Opera on Tap!) with artistic leads Annie Hiatt, Artistic Director and Executive Director of Opera on Tap and Melissa Riker, Artistic Director of Kinesis Project dance theatre. Enjoy this delicious meal in the hills of Inwood Hill Park while chatting about music and dance with Annie, Melissa and David. There is only one available of this experience!
A Quick High 5
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Amount is fully tax-deductible.
Thank you for doing what you can!
Social Media Thank you
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We will shout out your name (or someone elses if you'd prefer!) in thanks and praise for helping make this art become real
Stickers!
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A small pile of Kinesis Project/Capacity stickers will be all YOURS!
Capacity KeyChain
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A keychain with an image from this beautiful show that your generosity helped pay the artists who make the performance come to life! You need your keys to live on something, shouldn't it be a memento of ephemeral artwork? Capacity_Image-Square.png3.1 MB
Signed "Capacity" Poster
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Receive a poster signed by the performers with gorgeous photos of the Kinesis Project Seattle dancers.
3 Org Swag Bag & Underwriting Credit!
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Amount over $50.00 is tax-deductible.
Get a fab bag of GOODNESS from all three awesome orgs that are building this immersive work - Opera on Tap, Anti-Social Music and Kinesis Project dance theatre. You'll have so many ways to remember how WONDERFUL YOU ARE for supporting LIVE Performance!
