March 11, 2008

Makeda Thomas Needs Your Support to Create Dance for Augusto Cuvilas

Choreographer and dancer Makeda Thomas, who just completed a short-term blog on Great Dance, Choreographer's Carnival, is seeking financial support so she can travel to Mozambique to participate in the creation of a dance-work to honor Augusto Cuvilas.

Here's a description of this project from her fundraising page:

My name is Makeda Thomas and I am New York/Trinidad based choreographer and dancer who also makes dances for the National Company of Mozambique. This past December, Augusto Cuvilas, one of Mozambique's most highly regarded choreographers was shot in his home by Maputo police. They were responding to a robbery (he called them) and instead - they killed him. This happened in front of his pregnant wife (another dance artist).

I received a call last month from his wife, Chimene Costa. She is, in the midst of doing press conferences and filing reports, working to keep Augusto's work alive. She has invited me and South African choreographer Boyzie Cekwana to develop the project they were working on during his untimely death. This project is titled "Fin" (The End).......

I want to respond to this call for artists. I have never received a more profound call to make my art. And it is my prayer that you can help me get to Mozambique.

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Makeda is looking to raise US $1,700 to cover her travel expenses. As I write this post, she has $260 in pledges.

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