FUNDING THE ARTS

The spy spoof FUNDING THE ARTS, FLDT’s original “living cartoon” is about a group of rogue ex-C.I.A. agents (and their K.G.B. counterparts, now bound in a common venture), who overthrow governments around the world and use the booty to support their first love – their ballet company.  But when they return to the U.S. in the post 9/11 world, they find they are totally unprepared for the realities of running a non-profit organization.  Out of money, they look for a way to keep the company afloat, while trying to save the world from their arch-enemy (not to mention saving dance as an art form), while an apathetic public stays home and surfs the internet.

The production will be choreographed, written, and directed by Felice Lesser, and will feature a simultaneous "moving set" of projected video/computer animation, with which the live performers will appear to interact. It will be premiered at the Howard Gilman Theater of the Baryshnikov Arts Center, May 12-16, 2010. 

Felice Lesser will maintain a BLOG detailing her creative process in the months to come, and we invite you to share in the journey with us, by posting your questions and comments. Once rehearsals with the dancers begin in 2010, we'll add excerpts from the choreography, as well.  We hope you'll enjoy these "backstage looks" into the making of the work, and hope you'll be intrigued enough to attend our performances in May to see how it all turns out.