Brown Girls Speaking...Seriously
A project in New Haven, CT by Mnikesa Whitaker-Haaheim000days
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Six brown teenage bodies + Three minutes of prolific speaking through dance\n(Music: "Seriously" by LOJ & SB)\nChoreography: Me
Backers: 15
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57
Funded: $850 of $650
Dates: Nov 5th -> Nov 12th (8 days)
Project By: Mnikesa Whitaker-Haaheim
Backers: 15
Average Pledge Per Backer: $57
Funded: $850 of $650
Dates: Nov 5th -> Nov 12th (8 days)
Project By: Mnikesa Whitaker-Haaheim
$850
current pledge level
Last Updated: November 12 @ 22:30 -0500 GMT
130%
of goal
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Latest News
Shoot... 
November 12th - via: kickstarter.com
There are some days that words don't make sense--until one day they just FINALLY do. An experience makes the word take up space in a way that makes you feel like you finally understand a word that you THOUGHT you'd known all along. But you needed the... (Read More)
Prepared...
November 11th - via: kickstarter.com
Our last rehearsal... Driven. Passionate. Connected. Focused. As one one dancer said, "one voice is louder." Get ready for a roar. (Read More)
It Matters...
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you... Tomorrow when I walk into our final rehearsal for this project, I will have the costumes with me--simple yet beautiful items I was able to purchase because of your support. And I will be able to look each dancer in the face and say to... (Read More)
59 and counting...
November 10th - via: kickstarter.com
My dancers and I can't express our gratitude enough to those of you who have donated to us or supported us in other ways. This all began with a vision--with me seeing something. As an educator and artist, I want my dancers to BELIEVE in their... (Read More)
In the Face of Uncertainty
November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
In the face of uncertainty, we have always raised our voices. Always. Dance is how I raise mine. Choreography done. Costuming ordered. Filming it all together this weekend: a project addressing these uncertain times. I invite you to honor the work... (Read More)
The Way Forward
November 9th - via: kickstarter.com
...and this is why art---why this piece--is needed. Onward; there is work to be done. (Picture from rehearsal; opening stance of the choreography) (Read More)
After the Vote
November 8th - via: kickstarter.com
I voted. Now, I am off to rehearsal with the dancers. Catharsis. This choreography on these teenage, brown bodies is important. It is how they and I are SPEAKING even after the vote. We will continue the work that is necessary for the pre-election... (Read More)
Grateful...
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
In just under 48 hours, generous backers have pledged $350 to this dance film project. (Thank you! You've seen and believed in this vision, too. More info in the "STORY" section of the site). We only need $300 more over 5 days. The way Kickstarter... (Read More)
Before the Ballot
November 7th - via: kickstarter.com
In less than 24 hours we will begin ballot-ing (a verb I made up, but a right I most certainly did not). Before the ballot:the spin, speculation and cycle of last-minute panic continues. So does our need for conversation. This dance piece is a... (Read More)
Baby step 2...
November 6th - via: kickstarter.com
The process continues for me as a choreographer; take a peek below at the pic. I'm still here, with each baby step on the razor edge of risk, terror and creativity. I am grateful that what compels me to speak is greater than what makes me afraid.... (Read More)
Step One...
November 5th - via: kickstarter.com
I'd be lying if I said this project wasn't a risk---and deeply personal...so I won't tell that lie. But I've heard that good things, or at least important ones, are right there on the edge of risk and failure.* So, with a successful first rehearsal... (Read More)
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