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Iʼve raised £610 to Help bring Trade, our our new theatre project, from page to stage.
- Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
- Funded on Wednesday, 15th March 2017
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Trade is a new play from Zen Gun Theatre. We're bringing the show to ARC Stockton in April 2017 and need to raise some extra cash to help us do this. We reckon you probably have plenty of stuff in your life, so rather than offering bits and bobs, 20% of anything you give will be donated to Dalit Freedom Network UK, a charity working with women in India.
Trade is a cross-cultural, bilingual piece in Hindi and English that considers issues surrounding modern day slavery through the lens of one, microcosmic experience. It’s sad, funny, hopeful and as complex as the situation it aims to dissect. It raises questions about the ways in which we live and how even the smallest life is complicit, through present and historic actions, in the state of the World.
The show is a multi-media, immersive experience that follows Alice, an English woman suffering from depression who comes to find solace, strength and perspective through encounters with the spirit of Ashamma, a twelve year old Jogini, from Karnataka, rural India.
The word 'Jogini' is one of several given to a form of ritual sex slavery or temple prostitution across southern India. The most widely known name is 'Devadasi' which means 'servant of the gods'.
We're applying to Arts Council England for funding, but we also need some match funding to help us realise our vision for Trade.
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- 8 years ago
Allison Davies
8 years agoWith £45 to go we've almost reached our target. Thanks so much everyone. We're feeling the love this Valentine's Day. 20% of everything we raise will go to Dalit Freedom Network, working to prevent the trafficking and enslavement of women and children from Dalit, tribal and other poor and marginalised communities in India. Follow the link to find out more. https://dfn.org.uk
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- 8 years ago
Allison Davies
8 years agoLynn, Emily and Mike - this one's for you. And everyone else too - A big THANK YOU!!!! Just £75 to go. Please share and help us cross the line. Lots of love and zen. xxx
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- 8 years ago
Allison Davies
8 years agoA big thank you to Erin, Peter, Bill & Treez, Paul, Tim & Bren, Mhairi, Margaret, Marisa, Katy, Ali, Michelle, Katy, The Daniel John Williams School of Acting, Simon, Chris, and all our anonymous donors too. You rock! xxx
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28
S Pink
Feb 21, 2017
Good luck with your worthwhile project x
£10.00
Martyn & Vic Chapple
Feb 19, 2017
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£25.00
Louise Taylor
Feb 18, 2017
Much love to the Trade massive! Go make your beautiful theatre xx
£20.00
Anne Langley
Feb 14, 2017
This is a great idea - contact me to come on my radio show this Sunday 5-6pm on www.spicefmradio.co.uk
£10.00
Anonymous
Feb 13, 2017
£20.00
Mike Thomas
Feb 12, 2017
£20.00
Lynne and Emily Welham
Feb 10, 2017
Sounds like a fantastic project - can't wait to see it!
£15.00
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Allison Davies
Stockton-on-Tees, United Kingdom
ZEN GUN is a gourmet theatre company run by Andy Berriman and Alli Davies. We're committed to using only the finest, fair trade ingredients and locally source as many of them as possible. Suitable for vegetarians. May contain nuts.