Get Big Feelings to the Edinburgh Fringe Festival!
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HELP US TAKE GIGI BELLA’S ONE WOMAN SHOW INTERNATIONAL! ✨
bringing my stories to the Edinburgh Fringe is a dream that feels so much bigger than me. i have never been out of the country or been given a platform of this magnitude. These funds would allow myself and my band to travel to the UK and perform my show as part of the largest performance festival in the world for six days. I am the 10th ranked woman poet in the world with an indie bestselling book and 15 videos on Button Poetry. I’ve been working at this for the last 13 years and I can’t wait to take this next step. Please help this mexicana phoebe waller-bridge wannabe represent New Mexico across the pond!
✨ WHO IS GIGI BELLA?✨
gigi bella has been ranked the tenth woman poet in the world (WOWPS 2017) and the two time Project X Bronx Poetry Champion. She is also a National Poetry Slam Champion. She currently has 15 videos on Youtube with mega poetry conglomerate, Button Poetry. She has been featured on stages with Andrea Gibson, Sabrina Benaim, Olivia Gatwood and many others. Her chapbook, weird things, was featured on the instagram of pop singer/songwriter, Sara Bareilles (“Love Song,” “Brave,” Waitress the Musical) Her performance work has also been lauded as "great storytelling," by Marc Sotkin (headwriter on The Golden Girls, writer and showrunner of Laverne and Shirley) and further praised by NYT Bestelling Author of The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero. Her book, big feelings, is available through Game Over Books and is a Small Press Distribution Bestseller. Her one woman show of the same title is set to make its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024.
✨WHAT IS BIG FEELINGS?✨
born out of the ABQ Funny Fiesta and previous engagements with Teatro Paraguas Santa Fe and Sidewinders, Big Feelings, is a glitter glam extravaganza featuring Taylor Swift level costume changes, original pop punk tunes (maybe even a Selena cover), Taco Bell as religion and, of course, award winning poetry centering the Mexicana experience. Big Feelings is based on the indie bestselling book of the same name and tells stories for those who know the feeling of giving yourself to lovers and sometimes even a country that does not want you back.
✨ INCENTIVES✨
Donations of:
$25+ — close friends access to exclusive Big Feelings instagram content
$100+ —-close friends, Big Feelings book + merch package
$250+ — close friends, book, merch, custom poem
$500+ —- all previous incentives, up to 2 custom poems, one on one writing/coaching/Q+A session
$1,000+ — all previous incentives, official sponsorship listed in advertising
$5,000+ — all previous incentives, Gigi Bella/Big Feelings booked for an event/venue of your choice -OR- a custom Gigi Bella outfit made just for you
$10,000+ — all previous incentives, shout-out during the Big Feelings finale at all UK performances
✨PRAISE FOR BIG FEELINGS✨
“I care about story, and through her poetry, Gigi Bella proves to be a great storyteller. Her performance in Big Feelings is dynamic, original, and moving. Gigi is, all at once, a comedienne, musician, and voice for her culture.” - Marc Sotkin, Head writer of the Golden Girls, Laverne and Shirley Showrunner
"I love Gigi’s poetry… I found myself revisiting Gigi’s poems again and again, each time discovering something new. Her poetry lingers in the soul long after the pages have been turned." -Greg Sestero, The Room, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Disaster Artist
bringing my stories to the Edinburgh Fringe is a dream that feels so much bigger than me. i have never been out of the country or been given a platform of this magnitude. These funds would allow myself and my band to travel to the UK and perform my show as part of the largest performance festival in the world for six days. I am the 10th ranked woman poet in the world with an indie bestselling book and 15 videos on Button Poetry. I’ve been working at this for the last 13 years and I can’t wait to take this next step. Please help this mexicana phoebe waller-bridge wannabe represent New Mexico across the pond!
✨ WHO IS GIGI BELLA?✨
gigi bella has been ranked the tenth woman poet in the world (WOWPS 2017) and the two time Project X Bronx Poetry Champion. She is also a National Poetry Slam Champion. She currently has 15 videos on Youtube with mega poetry conglomerate, Button Poetry. She has been featured on stages with Andrea Gibson, Sabrina Benaim, Olivia Gatwood and many others. Her chapbook, weird things, was featured on the instagram of pop singer/songwriter, Sara Bareilles (“Love Song,” “Brave,” Waitress the Musical) Her performance work has also been lauded as "great storytelling," by Marc Sotkin (headwriter on The Golden Girls, writer and showrunner of Laverne and Shirley) and further praised by NYT Bestelling Author of The Disaster Artist, Greg Sestero. Her book, big feelings, is available through Game Over Books and is a Small Press Distribution Bestseller. Her one woman show of the same title is set to make its international debut at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival in 2024.
✨WHAT IS BIG FEELINGS?✨
born out of the ABQ Funny Fiesta and previous engagements with Teatro Paraguas Santa Fe and Sidewinders, Big Feelings, is a glitter glam extravaganza featuring Taylor Swift level costume changes, original pop punk tunes (maybe even a Selena cover), Taco Bell as religion and, of course, award winning poetry centering the Mexicana experience. Big Feelings is based on the indie bestselling book of the same name and tells stories for those who know the feeling of giving yourself to lovers and sometimes even a country that does not want you back.
✨ INCENTIVES✨
Donations of:
$25+ — close friends access to exclusive Big Feelings instagram content
$100+ —-close friends, Big Feelings book + merch package
$250+ — close friends, book, merch, custom poem
$500+ —- all previous incentives, up to 2 custom poems, one on one writing/coaching/Q+A session
$1,000+ — all previous incentives, official sponsorship listed in advertising
$5,000+ — all previous incentives, Gigi Bella/Big Feelings booked for an event/venue of your choice -OR- a custom Gigi Bella outfit made just for you
$10,000+ — all previous incentives, shout-out during the Big Feelings finale at all UK performances
✨PRAISE FOR BIG FEELINGS✨
“I care about story, and through her poetry, Gigi Bella proves to be a great storyteller. Her performance in Big Feelings is dynamic, original, and moving. Gigi is, all at once, a comedienne, musician, and voice for her culture.” - Marc Sotkin, Head writer of the Golden Girls, Laverne and Shirley Showrunner
"I love Gigi’s poetry… I found myself revisiting Gigi’s poems again and again, each time discovering something new. Her poetry lingers in the soul long after the pages have been turned." -Greg Sestero, The Room, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Disaster Artist
Fundraising team: Team fundraiser (2)
Gigi Bella G
Organizer
Santa Fe, NM
Evan Galpert
Team member