Concert at the Castle - Crowdfunder Video

Link here: www.crowdfunder.co.uk/p/conce...
I am Ellie Westbrook, a performance artist, clown, opera singing interdisciplinary person and I love beautiful weird art that makes me laugh and cry and feel humanity.
I make performance work in my beautiful home of Hastings, and I want to be able to pay local artists properly and continue to contribute to the already buzzing arts culture here.
It’s been a long time since any performance has happened in Hastings Castle and I believe it should be a recognised location for that. We are a collective of local artists who want to fill its cracks with creativity.
Concert at the Castle will present the performance of Judith Weir’s mini-opera “King Harald’s Saga” and then
- live cello and violin from Balladeste,
- choral voices with local singers,
- synths and samples from Tullis Rennie
…which will all expand and experiment with the piece, exploring how we remember, what we remember, and what we forget…
This will all be augmented by interactive lighting designer Peter Hudson.
It will be a truly beautiful and unique event, and we will do it on September 13th 2024.
BUT
I need your help so I can pay artists properly. Ticket sales won’t cover the costs and we haven’t got funding (so far!)
To pay everyone for the day - £2,166
To also cover some rehearsal time - £4,016
To also pay a local filmmaker and photographer to help get further support for more projects - £5,566
I want this to be the beginning of a creative relationship with the Castle, to put on bigger, more ambitious, community-involved events at this venue. This would be a simple starter to invest in a fruity future.