Naomi Moon Dance Art Practice Fund
It is hard for me to write this but the last year as an artist has been difficult with over a dozen rejections for what I consider exceptional conceptual art projects. As an emerging live artist I know as well that making work makes space for bigger things.
I'm having to raise the finances needed urgently to ride the ride of art funding which we all know have been challenging in the last year which will be remedied when the UK living wage for artists funding begins next spring. Nonetheless I am seeking support to keep my practice running for the next six months.
Through this booster fund of £2000.
Arts Practice Matters
I am proud to see that my arts practice can inspire others.
My arts practice is a form of self nurture.
In 2021 - 2022 I received Creative NZ artist funding in Nov 2021-May 2022 which led to a string of commissions for Dance Dub Poetry project such as NEU|RON AI.
A Kumina and my first ever commission for a Play from Theatre Delicatessen. Which took five years of incremental investment and collaboration to achieve.
#Solidarity Arts
I believe collectively we call all crises heal . This is given extra leverage if the gift of empowerment is passed on to other valuable sources.
And the cycle of giving and boosting each other up and onwards becomes part of the give.
#Pay-It-Forward
For every crowdfunder donation pledged towards this aim .
Therefore you are welcome to name a Charitable organization close to your heart that I can contact to pay your gift forward once arts funding picks up production pace. If you so choose.
Abit about me and my arts practice background.
1991 Imayla Dance Performance Programme Youth Professional Dance Participant:Sankofa African and Caribbean Dance Agency Bristol.
2003 Arts Council Goldmark for Caribbean Carnival Dance Choreography St Paula Carnival Bristol.
2004 Glastonbury Festival of Performing Arts with Fat Boy Slim.
2005 Alice in Wonderland Musical with Chicken shed Theatre Company TheatreCo.
2006 Vishnu- in The Arena- Creation story physical Theatre Production :Emergency Exit Arts
2006/7 Trailblazer Fellow for Dance of the African Diaspora awarded from Dance UK and Black Dance in Britain :A History Artist Associate delegate for exhibition book tour funded by Dance UK.
2006/7: Tate Modern Abolition of Slavery Year Post Colonial Art in Public Programmes Curatorial paid training placement funded by Arts Council England.
2006-2012: The Impossible Psychedelic Performance and Live Art Collective.
2013: Regiment Dance Film:(Choreo:director)Dance and Disobedience Exhibition, Richmix,London, UK.
2015 Klo Harris Company:Salt and Saturation.
2016 Bristol Old Theatre Theatre Theatre Teaching staff member.
2017 Kimetika AV Theatre Performer/Producer.
2018 Invisible Circus Director Residency /Testing Ground Performance Platform Artist.
2019 P.A.F Guest Performance Choreo-director -Dramturg Direction : Jan Ritesma for Moa Love Letters.
2020-Moa Love Letters is a beautiful love filled, honest , brave and integral play and book that tells a Te Arawa Dialogues ( Te Ao Maori version of the Bible based on Maramata Moon Cycles and Global Navigation to find a new Home.
2020: First Fires 7 NZ Poetry Anthology Creative Northlands.
2023: NEU|RON AI A Kumina Traditional Dance Theatre play written by Naomi Moon commissioned by Theatre Delicatessen UK.
Thanks again for the support, I look forward to seeing you at a future Naomi Moon Dance productions performance.
Big Love Naomi Marama Moon.
1991 Imayla Dance Performance Programme Youth Professional Dance Participant:Sankofa African and Caribbean Dance Agency Bristol.
2003 Arts Council Goldmark for Caribbean Carnival Dance Choreography St Paula Carnival Bristol.
2006/7 Trailblazer Fellow for Dance of the African Diaspora awarded from Dance UK and Black Dance in Britain :A History Artist Associate delegate for exhibition book tour funded by Dance UK.
2006/7: Tate Modern Abolition of Slavery Year Post Colonial Art in Public Programmes Curatorial paid training placement funded by Arts Council England.
2013: Regiment Dance Film:Dance and Disobedience Exhibition, Richmix,London, UK.
2020: First Fires NZ Poetry Anthology Creative Northlands.
2023: NEU|RON AI A Kumina Traditional Dance Theatre play written by Naomi Moon commissioned by Theatre Delicatessen UK.
Please give what you can then appeal will run for a month from the 13th October 2024 until the for six months. I anticipate Naomi Moon Dance arts funding for upcoming projects will be remedied by the beginning of March 2025.
Thank you for giving!
With Peace, Love and Blessings.
Naomi Marama Moon
Mao Love Letters
Dance Dub Poet Priestess
Pronoun:She/Her
https://httpswwwnaomimoondance.art.blog