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Donate Nowthe Odyssey: book 3
Bring an old poem to life in your living room
Your Living Room, US
- $11,334 raised of $5,000 goal
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How would you like to bring a bard into your home to recite a chapter of Homer's Odyssey in Ancient Greek? If that sounds appealing, this might be a campaign you'll want to donate to!
My name is Joseph Medeiros, and I've decided to memorize Homer's Odyssey and create performances around reciting it in Ancient Greek
I made a performance for book 1 in my own home in Queens.
I made a performance for book 2 that I performed in city parks over the summer of 2021 (which you can read more about here in The New Yorker)
And now I'm going to bring book 3 to living rooms across the city and the country
I'll fit the entire performance into a rolling suitcase and a briefcase so I can show up at your home and entertain you and your guests for the evening by retelling the story of Telemachus traveling to Nestor's home to see if he can find anything out about his missing father, Odysseus.
But in order to do that, I need to raise some money
I'm starting with a $5,000 goal.
This will cover materials for
This will cover materials for
- props
- costumes
- equipment
as well as 1 month of studio time.
But if I can raise another $5,000 in addition to that, it will afford me the full time it will take to work on and construct the performance itself.
It will take a few months just to memorize the 497 lines of book 3. And then there's the time it will take to design and construct the physical production, which will include
- projections
- custom electronics
- handmade props
I sincerely hope you'll consider donating!
Rewards
Nestor
Donate $100.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
You are a wise and respected individual. Your living room full of family and/or friends will be one of the first to be visited by the book 3 performance. (+previous rewards)
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Daimon
Donate $1.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
You are a divine force, and your name will be included in the program.
1 claimed
Telemachus
Donate $25.00 or more
Amount is fully tax-deductible.
You could use a little encouragement. I'll send you a postcard with a homeric quote written on it in Greek, in translation, and with a small comment on the passage. (+previous reward)
14 claimed
Athena
Donate $50.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
You are a true friend of Telemachus. And to reflect that, I'll send you a "Friend of Telemachus" t-shirt. (+previous rewards)
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Zeus
Donate $1,000.00 or more
Amount over $10.00 is tax-deductible.
You are a god. Your name will be included in the invocation during the performance. (+previous rewards)
0 claimed