GOAL: $20,000

(covers all expenses and ensure the work’s future)

CURRENT TOTAL: $12,036.48

NUMBER OF DONORS: 87

September: $1,104

(6 rehearsals)

October: $2,936

(16 rehearsals)

November: $4,416

(23 rehearsals)

December: $5,736

(28 rehearsals)

January: $7,376

(36 rehearsals)

February: $9,016

(44 rehearsals)

March: $10,496

(51 rehearsals)

April: $12,456

(61 rehearsals)

May: $14,096

(69 rehearsals)

*After DTW receives their sponsorship fee, i’ll actually need a donation of $220 to pay for one $200 rehearsal. 

$50 funds one hour.  $200 funds one rehearsal.  

$2,000 funds one month.  $20,000 funds the project.

This is a link to Dance Theater Workshop’s Fiscal sponsorship page.  As a sponsored artist, donations for my project are tax-deductible through DTW.  To contribute, follow their link,  instructions, and be sure to select Benjamin Ford Asriel from the pull-down menu. Thank you!

Please make checks payable to Dance Theater Workshop, Inc., earmarked in the Memo for Benjamin Ford Asriel. Send checks to this addressThank you!

Benjamin Ford Asriel is a member artist of Dance Theater Workshop, Inc., a non-profit tax-exempt organization. Contributions in support of Benjamin Ford Asriel’s work are greatly appreciated and may be made payable to Dance Theater Workshop, Inc., earmarked for “the Dance Theater Workshop member project of Benjamin Ford Asriel.” A description of the work and current project activities for which such contributions will be used are available from Benjamin Ford Asriel or Dance Theater Workshop, upon request. All contributions are fully deductible to the extent allowed by law. (Note: A copy of Dance Theater Workshop’s latest annual financial report filed with the New York State Department of State may be obtained by writing to the N.Y.S. Dept. of State, Charities Registration, 162 Washington Avenue, Albany, NY, 12231, or to Dance Theater Workshop, 219 West 19th Street, New York, NY, 10011)

Questions? Contact me here.

When you contribute i’ll add your donation to the tally on the left and let you know which rehearsal your gift sponsors.  After each rehearsal, i’ll post rehearsal footage and journal entries from myself and the dancers on the rehearsal blog for you and everyone else to see. Follow our progress and give feedback; engage with the art you’re bringing to life! 

help me make dance

artist fee = $8/hour

five artists (myself + 4 dancers) = $40/hour

one month’s rent = $360 (about $10/hour)

rehearsal = $50/hour

one four-hour rehearsal = $200*

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