How To Art

Charlie Underhill | Theatre

$2,580 of $2,500 Raised

103%

62 Generous Donors

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Overview

WHAT ARE YOU BOOSTING?

‘How to Art’ is a physical theatre-clown-fruit mash-up premiering at Basement Theatre from 12-16 November 2024. This unique production explores the value of the arts and art-making practices in Aotearoa today, fusing physical theatre, clown, object design, and film. We're seeking a boost for the final stages of production and delivery to bring this fruity adventure to life.

WHO ARE YOU BOOSTING?

‘How to Art’ is the debut work from Ratbags, a collaborative hothouse for multi-disciplinary performance in Tāmaki Makaurau, led by Katie Burson. Born from the creative minds of Katie Burson and Georgie Llewellyn, the ‘How to Art’ team is:

Katie Burson (Co-direction/performance)
Georgie Llewellyn (Co-direction/performance)
Bronwyn Ensor (Performance)
Charlie Underhill (Producer)
Tse-Yu Lin (Object design)
Daniel Collings (Costume and textile)
Rob Byrne (Production design and Marketing)
Alylai Flynn (Lighting design and Stage management)

Our creative practice combines physical theatre, clowning, and innovative storytelling to create immersive theatrical experiences.

THE FRUIT!

‘How to Art’ tells the story of two bananas who wake up duct-taped to the wall of a prestigious art gallery and meet their maker. This project has been in development for the past two years, supported by artistic residencies with Wellesley Studios, Capital E, and TAPAC.

Our show will run at the Basement Theatre Studio from 12th - 16th November 2024, operating on a 'Pay What You Choose' model to ensure accessibility for all community members.

WHERE IS YOUR BOOST GOING?

We're raising money for:

Costume production
Set construction
Props creation
Rehearsal space rental

These funds will help our team realise their artistic vision and elevate the quality of our production.

YOUR IMPACT!

‘How to Art’ offers a joyful, immersive theatrical experience that invites audiences to participate in the unfolding action. By supporting this project, you'll be:

Helping to uplift the arts community in Tāmaki Makaurau
Supporting independent artists and unique hybrid theatre forms
Raising awareness of the value of arts in society
Enabling a sustainable work that can be toured and further developed for even more audiences

In an industry that often values youth, perfection, and mass production, your support will help two bruised bananas go the distance and create a meaningful artistic experience for our community.

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Donors

Helen Cussell
Liz Palmer
Te Waka McLeod
Yii Petrus
Linda Jane Keegan

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Project Updates

74 Days Ago

THANK YOU (from the How To Art Team)

Kia ora koutou,

We want to pass on MASSIVE thank you to each and every one of you for your generous donation to ‘How To Art’! We are very happy to share with you that we reached our funding goal, and will be able to put these funds behind the important tasks of Costume production, Set construction, Props creation, and Rehearsal space rental.

Support for the arts is now more important than ever, and we are so grateful to have received that support from you for this production. These funds will make this fruity dream a fully realized production, and allow our team to share this dream with a live audience this November.

We’d love to see you at the show, which will be playing from 12th-16th November 2024 at the Basement Studio Theatre. Tickets are Choose What You Pay to help keep them accessible for the wider arts community, and can be booked here! You can also keep up with the rest of our journey making ‘How To Art’, please give the RATBAGS team a follow on Instagram: @ratbagstheatre

Once again, thank you from the whole ‘How To Art’ team for your support and getting us to our funding goal!

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