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A Negro Speaks of Rivers is a sponsored project of Fractured Atlas, a non-profit arts service organization. Contributions for the purposes of A Negro Speaks of Rivers must be made payable to Fractured Atlas and are tax-deductible to the extent permitted by law.
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PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Mothertongue Theatre Project Collaboration and Performance Project with Visiting Artist Margaret Laurena Kemp
A three month collaboration to create, present and teach theatre combines
the artistry of professional and community collaborators. The work will bring people of many ages, cultures and levels of theatrical experience together to bridge divisions within diverse communities, in the participants own homes and in their own hearts. The goals of the work is give voice to communities who have been silenced by shame, experience and economic, political, and cultural divisions.
The Focus
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Land and Water Use and Its Link to Urban Violence
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(race and gender based violence)
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Water and the Refugee Experience
The Impact:
- Create dialogue in the community in a neutral setting
- Give voice to communities who have too long been silent
- Provide creative tools that the participants can continue to use to heal them selves and their
communities
- Create Viral Videos that capture the imagination and change the hearts of people around the
globe
Who we are working with:
Mother Tongue Project in Collaboration with Margaret Laurena Kemp
will work with...
Gender Dynamix
The Lawrence House
Your contribution will fund:
-Production Costs
-Housing
-Insurance
-Ground transportation
-Artists Meals
PROJECT DESCRIPTION
Mothertongue Theatre Project Collaboration and Performance Project with Visiting Artist Margaret Laurena Kemp
A three month collaboration to create, present and teach theatre combines
the artistry of professional and community collaborators. The work will bring people of many ages, cultures and levels of theatrical experience together to bridge divisions within diverse communities, in the participants own homes and in their own hearts. The goals of the work is give voice to communities who have been silenced by shame, experience and economic, political, and cultural divisions.
The Focus
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Land and Water Use and Its Link to Urban Violence
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(race and gender based violence)
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Water and the Refugee Experience
Using live theatre, performance training, public action and
to make way for permanent change.
A Negro Speaks of Rivers, by Margaret Laurena Kemp (
Land, Water and Violence)
Before there was an epidemic of violence, there was an
epidemic withdrawal of resources (land and water) from urban communities.
This withdrawal of resources is a principal mechanism for locking millions of people out of the mainstream of
society and into poverty.
Women, Walking and Water, a community collaboration (
Refugees Voice )
Africa is the continent which experiences the
greatest proportional incidence of death from water related diseases... Africa
is also the continent which is making slowest progress towards meeting the Millenium Development Goals (MDG) in water and sanitation Based on the existing rate of progress, the
HSRC has made a preliminary estimate that (if current demographic trends remain
constant) it will take another 45 years or not until 2035 for the continent as a whole
to achieve the MDG
Creative Instructions... (adapted by Margaret
Laurena Kemp from her original script of the same name)
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Front and Center: $5
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| Excellent Karma + your name and or business will be added to our blog's wall of supporters. (fully tax-deductible) |
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Post Card from Cape Town: $13
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| Excellent Karma + a personal connection to the creative work and journey to Cape Town in the form of a postcard. You will also be listed on the blog's wall of supporters. (fully tax-deductible) |
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Electronic Meet and Greet: $35
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| Excellent Karma + a call of thanks from South Africa. See the faces and hear the voices that are creating the work that you are supporting. Get a Skype to Skype Video Call from Margaret Laurena Kemp and available South African Cast Members ( maximum call duration 13mins). You will also be listed on the blog's wall of supporters. (fully tax-deductible) |
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Handwritten Letter: $150
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| Excellent karmic + you will receive a gorgeous hand-written letter, thoroughly spell-checked and mildly scented with a traditional African spice (agreeable smell). Bulging with true tales of my creative days in South Africa. You will also be listed on the blog's wall of supporters. (fully tax-deductible) |
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Show and Tell: $260
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Have and Hold: $600
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| Excellent Karma + an original painting inspired by my journey. This is an original piece (not a print). Signed and framed in my signature floating frame. You will also be listed on the blog's wall of supporters. (amount over $300 is tax-deductible) |
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Front and Center Plus: $1,600
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| Excellent Karma + associate producer credit. Your name and or business will appear on any printed or web based media as on official sponsor of this work in South Africa. You may choose one additional rewards from reward levels 1-6. (amount over $70 is tax-deductible) |
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For Your Eyes Only: $2,700
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| Excellent Karma + a salon performance of " A Negro Speaks of Rivers" in your home, business or fundraising or other special event. You will also receive producer credit. Your name and or business will appear on any printed or web based media as on official sponsor of this work in South Africa. Contributor is responsible for providing the venue. The contribution does not include the cost of the performer's travel, meals and accommodation for your performance. (200 maximum guest list) (amount over $1,700 is tax-deductible) |
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