Send Sid to Colours International Dance Festival!

Hi Friends,

I am raising funds to support going to Germany for the Colours International Dance Festival in Stuttgart. When the pandemic hit and zoom shrunk the world I thought: “If I ever wanted to work internationally with someone, now is the time to do it."

Immediately Shahar Binyamini came to mind - he runs a dance company in Tel Aviv called Wet Ostrich. I took a workshop in Brooklyn, New York in 2017 from him. His unique calm presence and commitment to dance stayed with me. His way of moving, his sensual and earthy aesthetic was totally inspiring. When I reached out to him on instagram in Jan. 2021 and asked him to mentor me online he said yes! (eeeeee!) We have met almost weekly over the past year and a half.

That mentorship is coming to a close and Shahar has invited me to shadow him in-person while at Colours International Dance Festival. I will be traveling there to shadow him for three weeks (June 18-July 9). He will be creating new choreography for his company and for community dance artists. We will be rehearsing from 10-5pm and 6-8pm daily and on the weekends attending performances and networking events. This truly is an unexpected opportunity of a lifetime and has the possibility for many ripple effects. I am so excited to share what I learn with Aeris Korper and the Hamilton dance community. Taking three weeks off to do this is a financially challenging endeavor. I have applied to the CCA travel grant which will support my plane ticket / part of this project (if I am successful - and I will not find out until August).

I am looking to my community to support me learning from Shahar in-person. If you have seen my work, taken a class from me or interacted with my work in any way I ask you to consider supporting me in this endeavor. It would mean the world to me. There is a lot of urgent need in the world at this time - this project is not urgent but it is important. Thanks for taking the time to read this. The funds raised will be used to cover my living expenses (rent, groceries, household bills while I am gone). Sending you big virtual hugs.