With minimal support, the tour will be able to go only so far; with greater support we will be able to afford to visit an increasing number of cities across the West Coast. As performing artists, we earn our living on a "gig-by-gig" basis, and have no set annual salaries. As most of the revenue from the shows will be going back into production fees, we need an extra sum to cover living and traveling expenses; primarily gas, costumes, and food on the road. Currently, we are taking donations for our $3,000 Preliminary Road Paving Campaign; the proceeds of which will go to the initial rounds of preparation for the tour (including booking fees, tour transportaiton arrangement, costumes, and promotion). To ensure that the Mata Hari Hustle hits the road running, we welcome, at any time, your secure, tax-deductible donation of any amount on this page. Every dollar helps! When you donate, you will receive a receipt, thanks to our sponsoring nonprofit, Fractured Atlas; save it for tax season, and stay tuned for our updates on our progress! Thank you!

WAYS TO STAY INVOLVED:

2) Watch where your money's going, stay updated, and spread the word:

• Tell your friends, families, co-workers, roommates, etc. to donate!

• Post a link to this page on Facebook, Twitter, etc.

• Comment on and share our blog site at http://mataharihustle.wordpress.com

• Email mataharihustle@gmail.com (Subject: VOLUNTEER to help with production; join the street team, donate t-shirts for t-shirt screen-printing, etc. Or subject: HOSTING to book the show or put up the cast in your home city.)

• Share this campaign site on Indiegogo!

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR SUPPORT! VISIT HTTP://MATAHARIHUSTLE.WORDPRESS.COM FOR SCHEDULE, PICTURES, MORE INFORMATION!

TREMENDOUS GRATITUDE TO:

Video Work Credits and Copyright: Tony Tapatio (For additional video requests or information: email: tony.tapatio.mail@gmail.com; Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tony.tapatio)

Indiegogo Thumbnail Photo Credits and Copyright: Christopher Perez (http://www.hevanet.com/cperez)

The Pink Lady & Iggy!

OUR FABULOUS CAST:

KAROLINA : is a belly dancer, burlesque artist, actress, vocalist, and trumpet-player, originally from the San Francisco Bay Area. With experience performing and choreographing a multitude of movement styles from swing, to hip-hop, to jazz, to salsa, to capoeira and judo, to ballet, Karolina is a Mean Entertainment Machine! Since her stage debut at the age of eight, in , Karolina found herself quickly more comfortable on stage with blinding lights in her eyes than not. After leaving theater for belly dance at age 14 (under supervision of world-famous tribal belly dance sensation Zoe Jakes) Karolina's nine-year career in belly dance eventually led her to a combination of both passions in the vaudeville/variety theater industry. Now, after performance and instruction in three internationally distributed DVDs, employment in Belly Dance Soulfire (Troupe of the Nation, Belly Dancers of the Universe) and Sinn Savvy Burlesque, earning the titles Best Breakthrough Fusion Belly Dancer 2011, and Best Fusion/ Alternative Belly Dancer 2010, teaching and dancing at festivals across the country, performing or touring for such acclaimed groups as Unmata, Beats Antique, Vagabond Opera, and even hip-hop's original hype celebrity Flava-Flav, Karolina is excited to present to the world: The Mata Hari Hustle! Her years of experience founding multiple non-profit organizations, B.A. work in ethnic dance studies, collegiate training in dance administration and writing, and production of tours and shows give her expansive knowledge tohelp bring this fabulous production to the world! About: http://karolinabellydance.com Belly Dance Soulfire: http://bellydancesoulfire.com Sinn Savvy Burlesque: http://sinnsavvyproductions.com/

NOAH MICKENS: is a theatrical director, circus ringmaster, scrap metal percussionist, compere, butoh dancer, event producer, songwriter, hype machine, and bon vivant. Once labelled "the impressario of the underground", he has founded and performed in such diverse performing troupes as Wanderlust Circus (with Nick the Creature), Bogville (with NagaSita), Societas Insomnia (with David Heifetz), The 999 Eyes of Endless Dream (with Dylan McPuke and Samantha X), and Nequaquam Vacuum (with Tyler Armstrong); as well as such one-shot productions as A Midsummer Night's Dream (a butoh adaptation, with Mizu Desierto), Day of the Zombie (a rock opera, with Zombie Dan Abbott), and the forthcoming Queen of Knives (an opera, with Eric Stern). As a musician, Mickens has focused on singing and on the creation of improvised music using found objects, most particularly scrap metal. In addition to his own ensemble, Nequaquam Vacuum , some of the ensembles he's played with include Soriah, Pretty Art Narcotic, The Steve MacKay Ensemble, Danse Perdue, Z-EV, Implied Violence, Sikhara, The Hop-Frog Kollectif, Moe! Staiano's Moe!kestra!, and Damo Suzuki's Network. Beginning with the independently-produced 36 Invitsibles series at The Jasmine Tree tiki lounge; his curatorial and organizational Work has included serving on the board of directors for 2Gyrlz Performative Arts and The EnterActive Language Festival; a U.S. node of the international Radon collective; creative director of Someday Lounge during its early period (and before); and in-house booker for Rotture, Branx, and The Hippodrome. He'll take you off like a Saturday. About: http://wanderlustcircus.com

RUSSELL BRUNER: is a Portland-based performer who spends much of his time performing in the Northwest with the Wanderlust Circus as well as burlesque group Sinn Savvy Productions. Russell also owns Swing Time , a production company that specializes in the dance, music, fashion and performance art of the Swing Era. Russell loves to tour on the I-5 Freeway that travels through all his favorite cities. Most importantly: Russell likes to wear hats and knows how to tie a bow tie. About: http://swingtimepdx.com

NAGASITA: is a Tribal Nouveau belly dancer based on the West Coast. Her youth in Hawaii dancing with the Hula Halau gave her the perfect foundation for Tribal Belly dance, which she began practicing just after moving to Portland and simultaneously dedicating herself to Trika yoga at the Rudrananda Ashram. Now after 9 years of studies in yoga and belly dance; with her performance roots in the Serpentine lineage and her growing notoriety as a director and performer in the dark theatre troupe Bogville, family member of the Wanderlust Circus, founder and choreographer for Tribal-Nouveau dance troupe APSARA, NagaSita has emerged as a force of nature in the Bohemian underground. About: http://nagasitadance.wordpress.com

SUGAR KANE: is a modern day Ginger Rogers. She loves partner dancing and fast and fancy footwork. She is a frequent flyer with Russell Bruner's Swing Time , and can be seen breaking hearts in the most fabulous, esteemed theatrical, burlesque, and variety reviews in the NW. She also is a dance instructor in , but loves taking her charismatic energy and expansive knowledge of Swing Era moves on the road at any opportunity! About: http://swingtimepdx.com

LUTHER BANGERT: is a juggler and sword swallower, along with mastery of other uncommon talents, originally from southeast . He has recently moved to , after returning to the country from a tour with Great Bombay Circus in southern . Luther has also performed with Cirque Stupendo & Dr. Eli Calico's Medicine Show, and Wanderlust Circus. Watch: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rgtaSH9dr4

 

 

OUR FANTASTIC PRODUCTION TEAM:

 

SWINGTIME (Russell Bruner) http://swingtimepdx.com

Swing Time is a collaboration of everything in the realm of Swing. We organize live music events, offer swing dance instruction, performance and entertainment, and work with other groups and individuals to provide swing happenings. We do our best to preserve the energy of the swing era, and help carry it to the future.

Russ Bruner founded Swing Time as a project to provide and create more opportunities for swing bands and swing musicians to encourage and help them to provide dance events to the public. Today the project also includes the visual entertainment of the Swing Era as well. Swing Time is highly involved with Circus, Cabaret, Burlesque, Vaudeville, and other Variety Shows in and up and down the West Coast.

 

WANDERLUST CIRCUS (Noah Mickens) http://wanderlustcircus.com

The ways of the Circus are older than the nightclubs, older than the banks, older than the cities. These most ancient of performative traditions have always existed just slightly to the left of the Mundane World. Now, at the first flickering of the 21st Century, our piebald clan is once again shedding its skin and remaking itself in the funhouse mirror image of The Second Great Depression.

To aid and abet this latest glorious rebirth, Wanderlust has established itself as the premiere circus operation in The City of Roses, helmed by Noah Mickens and Nick "The Creature" Harbar, and drawing from a roster of performers, designers and technicians from all the greatest shows on Earth. Acrobats, aerialists, hand balancers, stilt dancers, trick ropers, jugglers and jazz-bos, crooners and clowns; these arts are our chosen creed, our map through the wilderness.

 

CATALYST ARTS PERFORMANCE AND PRODUCTION (Karolina Lux)http://www.fracturedatlas.org/site/fiscal/profi...

Catalyst is a fiscally sponsored non-profit under umbrella organization Fractured Atlas, founded and directed by dancer, actress, and vocalist Karolina Lux. Catalyst is a network dedicated to bringing performance artists of all types together, using the power of collaborative creativity to enlighten and educate mainstream America about a diversity of performance art. Catalyst is a means for professional artists not only to actively pursue solo careers, but also to manifest goals through a variety of theme-specific projects. Catalyst seeks to: CREATE, COLLABORATE, EDUCATE, INTEGRATE, and ELEVATE. Read more at link above!

Indiegogo Fundraiser and website administration by Karolina. Catalyst is the host platform for the Mata Hari Indiegogo fundraising campaign, courtesy of sponsor, Fractured Atlas.