The Exponential Festival 2019

A project in Brooklyn, NY by The Exponential Festival
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A month-long January festival for NYC-based emerging, experimental performing artists. A pleasure, a mess, a thrill, and a dream.
Backers: 146
Average Pledge Per Backer: $62

Funded: $9,076 of $7,500
Dates: Oct 2nd -> Nov 1st (31 days)
Project By: The Exponential Festival
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WE DID IT!!! THANK YOU!!!

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
Thank you to everyone who backed us, boosted our signal, whispered in the lobbies, and wished from afar! We are so grateful for your encouragement. Luv to the Nth!  (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Rebecca Posner

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Language never dies inside her mouth  songs and animations  adaptated from Sylvia Plath’s Ariel  created and performed by Rebecca Sylvia Posner Sylvia Plath’s final poems are repossessed by song, and we... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - THE MILLION UNDERSCORES

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents The Third Man  By THE MILLION UNDERSCORES   directed by: Nicolas Noreña   developed and performed with: Timothy Scott, Tanya Marquardt, Alessandro Magania, and Paul Langland. The Third Man is a homoerotic... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Hannah Kallenbach

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Wedgie  Created and performed by Hannah Kallenbach In an overly blow dried room a woman sticks to a folding lounge chair. the kind at the pool or sometimes the beach or lake with the vinyl slats that make... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Cristina Pitter

October 31st - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents cracking open Written and performed by Cristina Pitter Music by Serena Miller cracking open is a story about cosmic connections and the bittersweet brutality of love. With poetry written by Cristina Pitter and... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - José Rivera Jr.

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents LQQK, The Way I Look  by José Rivera Jr.  Featuring: José Rivera Jr. (New Museum, YouTube), Breeanah Breeden (Proteo Media), Benedict Nguyen (Whitney, Issue Project Room).  LQQK, The Way I Look is the... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Sally Horowitz

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Sex in Mechanicalville  Book and Direction: Sally Horowitz Cast: Arielle Gadd Sarnoff, Sally Horowitz, Eric James Yankus Franco, JPEG Format Stage Management: J. Nguyen  Set Design: Zeno Ben-Amatz  Light... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Woof Nova

October 27th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Microcosmitor By Woof Nova  Annie Kunjappy: Creator / Performer  Daniel Allen Nelson: Creator / Performer  Temple Crocker: Performer  Jeanette Yew: Production Designer/ Lighting Designer   Kara Feely:... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Alexandra Tatarsky

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents AMERICANA PSYCHOBABBLE (or, my favorite way to die, right now, in this room)  Creator & Performer - Alexandra Tatarsky  Direction - Adrienne Mackey  Props Artist - Alex Millán  Scenic Design - Gina... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Michael + Patrick

October 24th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents A Doll’s House, Pt. 3  Created and performed by Michael + Patrick  Featuring Catherine María Rodríguez  Dramaturg ~ Ariel Sibert   Produced by Rachel Shuey Michael+Patrick’s sequel to the sequel they... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - What Holds Heat

October 22nd - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents  Duet-ed  By What Holds Heat  Created and directed by Cori Marquis and Nic Adams  Featuring: Maybe Burke, Vanessa Koppel, Taylor Myers, Nathaniel Peart, Cristina Pitter, More TBA. Duet-ed is a... (Read More)

The Final Countdown

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Hello to our generous backers! We are in the final 10 days of our campaign. If you'd like to help us spread the word about our campaign, feel free to use these graphics on social media! You can find them by clicking here. Let's finish strong! Art... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Patrick Scorese

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
 The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Pasty: A Pale Ghost Story  By Patrick Scorese  Music by Howie Kenty aka Hwarg Pasty is a bizarre and spooky story about recurring spectres of oppression in the everyday. Collective memory exercises, masks,... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Gracie Gardner + Charles Quittner

October 21st - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Cowboy   by Gracie Gardner   Directed by Charles Quittner   Scenic design by Jennay Say Qua   Presented by Shuga Pie Supreme “This cowboy... Is amazing.” VENUE: The Doxsee at Target Margin Theater  (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - stormy budwig

October 19th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents A new project by stormy budwig. In January 2019 choreographer stormy budwig will present an experimental conference featuring movement, dance, and performance. The conference is called resistance fantasies:... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Meta-Phys Ed.

October 18th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Meta-Phys Ed.'s  THE TALMUD  Based on The Talmud and Kung-Fu movies. Directed by Jesse Freedman  Assistant Director: Bobby Malbrough  Costumes: Karen Boyer  Sound: Avi A. Amon  Lights: Yi-Chung Chen ... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Erika Schipa and Betti Rollo

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents S I – T, Space In – Two  Written By Erika Schipa  Choreography & Performance by Erika Schipa – Betti Rollo “S I – T, Space In - Two” is an “open” non-finished performance, in constant... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Abigail Beth Entsminger, Seth Timothy Larson and Scott Ries

October 17th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents Sexless Cocaine Saturday  Created by Abigail Beth Entsminger, Seth Timothy Larson and Scott Ries Brad Brad and Diamond Lily, two staggeringly unqualified bureaucrats, find themselves suddenly tasked with... (Read More)

EF '19 Artist Spotlight - Anabella Lenzu

October 15th - via: kickstarter.com
The Exponential Festival 2019 Presents No More Beautiful Dances  Choreographer and Dancer: Anabella Lenzu  Video Projection Design: Todd Carroll  Direction: Daniel Pettrow  Costumes: Jennifer Johanos No More Beautiful Dances wrestles with the... (Read More)

50 Backers! 30% Funded!

October 12th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00  With just under 3 weeks to go, we are sitting pretty (and feeling dandy) with over 50 backers and 30% funding! Thank you all!  If you're... (Read More)

The Good Ship Expo Gets Some Wind In Our Sails!

October 7th - via: kickstarter.com
You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 The Exponential Festival is embarking on Week The Second of our Kickstarter Campaign. Through a generous donation from an anonymous angel,... (Read More)

Love To The Nth Degree

October 6th - via: kickstarter.com
Just wanted to take a moment to reflect at the end of Week 1 and say THANK YOU! This festival is a massive undertaking and your support of and confidence in us means the world!  If you'd like to share news of your donation on social media, feel... (Read More)

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