I met Brenda Neville, Director of the Neville Dance Theatre, early on when Green in BKLYN first opened.  She introduced herself, told me about her dance company & invited me to her concerts.  We got on each other’s mailing lists.  We see each other coming & going to our jobs.  And she’s become an awesome neighbor.

In addition to how she brightens my day, Brenda has a wonderful local dance company that contributes free tickets and beautiful work to the neighborhood.

Recently, Brenda’s company – the Neville Dance Theatre – launched a Kickstarter campaign to fund more free tickets.  This time for children at the Ronald McDonald House  The campaign is in its last three days & could use your help…

In Brenda’s own words… Neville Dance Theatre is self-producing a special October New York City performance season of our original dance narrative ‘Memento Muerto’ – a haunting and powerful production about the vibrant and diverse Mexican Day of the Dead traditions, at the legendary Merce Cunningham Studio Theatre, this October 27-29, 2011, as one of the final productions performing there before its closure this November.

Last presented in 2007 on a much smaller scale, our upcoming production is set to bring the vibrancy of these traditions to life like never before in an expanded production.  As of now, we have a mind-blowingly awesome artistic team assembled, discounted rehearsal studios booked and a fabulous venue contracted, outrageously talented dancers working tirelessly learning choreography, vibrant slides and set designs selected, and promotional seeking press releases sent out.  Whew! Now, all we need is the money to pay for it all!

We are 100% committed to making the project and production happen, but presenting a full concert dance season, especially in New York, ain’t cheap!  We need support for our costs including theater and studio rentals, set & costume construction, slide projections, documentation, and making sure the dancers and collaborators get some kind of payment for all their hard work:) We also need a few special individuals as Ticket Sponsors’ whose pledges will provide tickets for twelve under-served children/families from the non-profit organization The Ronald McDonald House in New York City to have the unique opportunity to attend our closing night performance Free-of-Charge.

Again, the Kickstarter link is here and the company would love your support!