SCHOOL OF IMPROVISATION AND PERFORMANCE
"THE ART OF BEING"
LAUNCHES
CROWDFUNDING
FOR THE PRODUCTION OF KATRINA GRIDINA'S PERFORMANCE "BEING RUSSIAN 2022 - 2024"
AT THE 58TH AVIGNON OFF FESTIVAL
160 €
RAISED TO DATE, €
5000 €
GOAL, €
3 869 ₽
RAISED TO DATE, ₽
100000 ₽
GOAL, ₽
SCHOOL OF IMPROVISATION AND PERFORMANCE
"THE ART OF BEING"
launches
CROWDFUNDING
for the production of Katrina Gridina's performance
"BEING RUSSIAN 2022 - 2024"
at the 58-th Avignon OFF Festival
160 €
RAISED TO DATE, €
5000 €
GOAL, €
3 869 ₽
RAISED TO DATE, ₽
100000 ₽
GOAL, ₽
A WORD FROM THE TEAM
Hello, friends!
The team of the School of Improvisation and Performance "The Art of Being" and the Honesty Improvisational Theater
expresses their support for the co-founder and co-leader of the project, Katrina Gridina, in her intention to perform at the 58th Avignon Festival "OFF" . She will speak and dance about the issues of forced emigration, honestly revealing the stories of thousands of people living in France, Turkey, Serbia, Montenegro, Lithuania, Argentina, Thailand, Armenia, Portugal, Poland, Germany, England, Croatia, and other parts of the world in 2022-2024.
This long read is for those who are visiting the School's website for the first time and want to understand what they are investing in. For those who have already decided to support the performance, two buttons below:
This long read is for those who are visiting the School's website for the first time and want to understand what they are investing in. For those who have already decided to support the performance, two buttons below:
SUPPORT THe PRODUCTION
For us personally, this is an opportunity, while being in different countries, to be close to the author of the performance... Holding the lantern, directing the light beam onto the stage, switching the music, showing slides, printing posters, distributing flyers, filming the event, welcoming the audience, and immersing them in the atmosphere of the upcoming performance with warmth and an open heart.
We did not receive a grant for the production, but the performance is already included in the festival program, and Katrina is diligently working on bringing the concept to life. The show is coming up soon, and we invite everyone who resonates with this topic to make a personal contribution to the birth of the performance.
We did not receive a grant for the production, but the performance is already included in the festival program, and Katrina is diligently working on bringing the concept to life. The show is coming up soon, and we invite everyone who resonates with this topic to make a personal contribution to the birth of the performance.
Manizha, Yana Ostas, Estas Tonne, Veda Ram,
Alyona Geeta, Lina Aurum have already believed in the project and granted permission to use their original works.
Alyona Geeta, Lina Aurum have already believed in the project and granted permission to use their original works.
Support is available to everyone and starts with a simple like, comment, and repost.
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We strive for our project to become not only a platform for open dialogue about the psychological aspects of emigration accompanied by political conflicts, violence, anxiety, and fear but also an artistic stimulus for the collective exploration of issues that require solutions in contemporary society.
ABOUT the PERFORMANCE
According to the UN, over the past two years, about one million Russians have left the country, escaping war and political repression. These people face numerous difficulties, including loss of identity, isolation, and adaptation to new conditions.
"Being Russian 2022-2024" is an interactive improvisational solo performance that will take place from
July 5-7 at the "Au Chapeau Rouge" theater. It will guide the audience through the psychological aspects of Russian emigration from 2022 to 2024, offering an authentic perspective on resilience and self-identity in a fragmented world.
"Being Russian 2022-2024" is an interactive improvisational solo performance that will take place from
July 5-7 at the "Au Chapeau Rouge" theater. It will guide the audience through the psychological aspects of Russian emigration from 2022 to 2024, offering an authentic perspective on resilience and self-identity in a fragmented world.
PURPOSE
After the first performance, we will gather photos, videos, and reviews to send to theaters, art spaces, and galleries in other countries that have received a large wave of emigration, with the aim of organizing performances there.
Through the realization and dissemination of the project's results, we plan to:
Contribute to the prevention of biased, distorted attitudes and discrimination against Russian citizens in France and around the world.
Arouse public interest in the psychological aspects of forced emigration.
Provide forced migrants with the opportunity to share their stories, feelings, and experiences with a wide audience.
Offer moral support to victims of nationality-based discrimination.
Provide our performance audience with a unique perspective on forced emigration and the experience of collectively seeking solutions to the mentioned problems through direct and ongoing interaction.
SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION
YOUR SUPPORT WILL HELP COVER COSTS FOR
props for the performance,
creating a web page,
design and printing of promotional materials,
licensing agreements for music usage,
video production and stage photography,
festival fees,
administrative and technical staff,
post-production and post-PR.
creating a web page,
design and printing of promotional materials,
licensing agreements for music usage,
video production and stage photography,
festival fees,
administrative and technical staff,
post-production and post-PR.
RAISED
10 €
RAISED TO DATE, €
5000 €
GOAL, €
3 869 ₽
RAISED TO DATE, ₽
100000 ₽
GOAL, ₽
SUPPORT OPTIONs
Below you will find several tiers for different amounts. By paying for any of them,
you will support the arts in its mission to promote mutual understanding and empathy.
you will support the arts in its mission to promote mutual understanding and empathy.
Invitation to an exclusive online viewing of the performance with discussion
To receive an invitation, please, write a comment in the Telegram channel under the post or forward an email about your payment from GoFundMe or Tinkoff platforms to artofbeing.team@gmail.com. Our coordinator will get in touch with you.
We will send a poster with an autograph and a message
A poster printed on eco-friendly paper according to Avignon Festival standards, with Katrina Gridina's autograph will be sent to your post adress and your name will be mentioned in the credits of the performance video recording. To confirm the shipping address, please, write a comment in the Telegram channel under the post or forward an email about your payment from GoFundMe or Tinkoff platforms to artofbeing.team@gmail.com. Our coordinator will get in touch with you.
Patron
Your name will be recorded in the history of the School on the website www.artofbeing.world as a patron and noted in the credits of the performance video recording. If the performance "Being Russian 2022 - 2024" comes to your city, we will send you invitations. For confirmation, please, write a comment in the Telegram channel under the post or forward an email about your payment from GoFundMe or Tinkoff platforms to artofbeing.team@gmail.com. Our coordinator will get in touch with you.
SUPPORT THE PRODUCTION
Together we can convey the aspects of forced emigration to an audience that does not understand it, and by summarizing the experience, offer help to everyone, as the case of Russians is one of many. Additional funds will be used to organize a tour in other cities and countries.
Make your contribution today and share the story of this performance with friends!
For inquiries regarding support for the performance, tour to your city, and PR,
please contact the project coordinator:
e-mail: artofbeing.team@gmail.com
whatsApp: +90 506 863 8619
Yulia Razumova
Coordinator
For inquiries regarding support for the performance, tour to your city, and PR,
please contact the project coordinator:
e-mail: artofbeing.team@gmail.com
whatsApp: +90 506 863 8619
Yulia Razumova
Coordinator
© All Rights Reserved.
All photo and video materials belong to their respective owners and are used for demonstration purposes only.
Please do not use them for commercial purposes.
With warmth and inspiration,
#artofbeing team
© All Rights Reserved.
All photo and video materials belong to their respective owners and are used for demonstration purposes only. Please do not use them for commercial purposes.
With warmth and inspiration,
#artofbeing team
All photo and video materials belong to their respective owners and are used for demonstration purposes only. Please do not use them for commercial purposes.
With warmth and inspiration,
#artofbeing team