Our Story
Angel Fragments is the third original creation by a group of students at the California Institute of the Arts called Hopelandic. Angel Fragments is a piece formed using a multi-discipline vocabulary drawing from dance/theatre, cirque, puppetry, animation, and contemporary music. Inspired by Wim Winders' film Wings of Desire, and Alan Lightman's novel, Einstein's Dreams, Angel Fragments will investigate the gap between a current reality and an ethereal existence.
The show will involve students from several schools at CalArts: Dance, Experimental Animation, Film/Video, and Theater. The project has been self-funded until now, with the exception of donations of things like equipment and rehearsal space from our school. To bring Angel Fragments to the next level creatively and professionally will be a huge step for us as students about to graduate from college. We have been waiting over a year for this piece to get off the ground, so your help will be greatly appreciated!
The Impact
Last year, our first show, Dancing Behind My Eyelids, was entirely developed and performed by students at CalArts. We hope to encourage more students at our school to feel empowered to create on their own. By funding this project, you can encourage them too. DBME also ended up getting produced professionally outside of CalArts, which afforded the students involved a very valuable growing experience and professional opportunity. Allowing us to fulfill our dreams with this funding also enables our chances of being produced in the future.
What We Need & What You Get
The budget for the piece (all of this goes towards basic costs, no one is receiving a salary)
Lighting: $1,500
Costumes: $1,000
Scenic: $1,500
Puppetry: $300
Animation: $400
TOTAL: $4,700
PRIZES:
$1 or more: a big THANK YOU for your contribution.
$10 or more: a handwritten thank you card.
$20 or more: listing in our program and on our website as a donor + a handwritten thank you card
$50 or more: an awesome Angel Fragments poster with thank you signatures from us + listing in our program and on our website as a donor + a handwritten thank you card
$100 or more: 2 VIP tickets to Angel Fragments + an awesome Angel Fragments poster with thank you signatures from us + listing in our program and on our website as a donor + a handwritten thank you card
$250 or more: a "thank you" video performed by us just for you + 2 VIP tickets to Angel Fragments + an awesome Angel Fragments poster with thank you signatures from us + listing in our program and on our website as a donor + a handwritten thank you card
$500 or more: 2 tickets to any Hopelandic production for the next 3 years + a "thank you" video performed by us just for you + 2 VIP tickets to Angel Fragments + an awesome Angel Fragments poster with thank you signatures from us + listing in our program and on our website as a donor + a handwritten thank you card
Also, If you choose to donate any sum of $50,000 or more, we will buy you a pony.
Other Ways You Can Help
Unleash the DIWO! -- 'Do It With Others' by asking folks to get the word out and make some noise about our campaign. You can post on your facebooks, your twitters, your bandwagons, get involved people!