LSDC presents Battle Hymns in San Francisco!

A project in Philadelphia, PA by Leah Stein Dance Company
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Join us in supporting our major performance project in San Francisco! 180 singers, 9 dancers, 1 percussionist, with music by David Lang
Backers: 133
Average Pledge Per Backer: $113

Funded: $15,010 of $15,000
Dates: Mar 20th -> Apr 30th (42 days)
Project By: Leah Stein Dance Company
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Latest News

118 minutes to go!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
We've raised $10,872 and have 118 minutes to go! We can definitely do this! Tell your friends now. 122 contributors -- that's amazing!  THANK YOU SO MUCH! Leah Stein  (Read More)

One more big kickstarter push with just 5 hours to go!

April 30th - via: kickstarter.com
This is the final heat! THANK YOU ALL VERY VERY MUCH for coming through for us to help support our trip to San Francisco!  119 backers!  WOW! We have 5 hours to go!  If you haven't already done so, please spread the word. There's still time to... (Read More)

San Francisco Chronicle calls Battle Hymns "intoxicating and powerful"

April 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Read the entire review here: http://www.sfgate.com/default/article/Battle-Hymns-review-war-transcended-4470697.php Another standing ovation for our final performance yesterday.  People were moved to tears. One audience member sent us an email: "The... (Read More)

Listen to an interview on KQED and KALW about Battle Hymns

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
KQED did an interview with Leah Stein about Battle Hymns in San Francisco.  Listen to Robert Geary, conductor, Susanna Russo -- one of the singers, and Leah Stein talk about Battle Hymns:... (Read More)

Another Standing ovation for Battle Hymns last night!

April 28th - via: kickstarter.com
450 people attended.  And they gave us another standing ovation.  And just one more show left today at 3pm. There are just 59 hours to go in this campaign so we're making one last push.  If we don't meet our goal of $15,000 we get nothing!  With... (Read More)

STANDING OVATION FOR OPENING NIGHT OF BATTLE HYMNS!

April 27th - via: kickstarter.com
OPENING NIGHT IN SAN FRANCISCO LAST NIGHT WAS A GREAT SUCCESS! BATTLE HYMNS RECEIVED A STANDING OVATION! IT WAS OVERWHELMING! Thank you VERY much to the 76 of you that have given to our Kickstarter campaign -- 5 MORE PEOPLE THAN YESTERDAY! Please... (Read More)

I AM FILLED WITH GRATITUDE!

April 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I AM FILLED WITH GRATITUDE! for the 71 of you that have given to our Kickstarter campaign. Please help us reach our goal -- there are only 4 days left! We have raised $3468 of our $15,000 goal! Here is the math: IF WE RAISE $2883 each day for the... (Read More)

Photo credit!

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
Sidney Chen took all of those wonderful photos that were just posted!  (Read More)

Some incredible photos from our rehearsals in San Francisco

April 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We're far from our goal with only 6 days left!  Inspire your friends to contribute with these amazing rehearsal photos from San Francisco:  (Read More)

A message from David Lang, Battle Hymns composer

April 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I am so happy that Leah Stein and her company are getting to do my piece battle hymns again, this time with a veritable army of dancers and singers, young and old. This piece is probably the biggest, most heartfelt, most political, and most... (Read More)

Great success with our Open Rehearsal!

March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
We are so pleased to have had 22 people at our open rehearsal on Saturday, March 23 at 4pm.  Leah had a chance to talk about the difficulty of rehearsing dancers in Philadelphia and singers in California!  Especially since there are 100 more... (Read More)

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