Eris Arts is raising money for "The Faun”. Thank you so much to all who have donated so far! As the poet Bon Jovi once said “whoa, we’re half way there!”.

· What it's about: In 1913 dancer Vaslav Nijinsky, at the height of his career, choreographed Stravinsky's "The Rite of Spring". At the premiere the audience rioted in response to the shockingly modern music and choreography. "The Faun" is a piece of physical theatre telling the story of an artist who reflected a primitive, tribal side of human nature to an unsuspecting society on the brink of war.

· Who is involved: Writer Sarah Sigal, movement director Ita O'Brien, producer/dramaturg Geraldine Timmins, director Sophie Austin and five performers (cast TBA).

· The process: Our practice is a writer and movement director-led process of collaborative creation of integrated physicality and text.

· Why we're raising money: To fund a two-week development workshop in March 2012 to create the movement score and accompanying script for "The Faun".

· What it's for: The £2,500 is a part of the £7,500 we need for rehearsal space hire and artists’ wages.

· How to donate: -Click on the orange button under the circle that says “WeFund this project” with Paypal

-Click on the amount you would like to pledge or just type it in on the right where it says “select currency and enter amount”

-Under that it says “enter your paypal address”. If you don’t already have a Paypal account, just enter the email address you would like to be contacted on and then press “click to fund this project”.

- Then you get directed to PayPal. If you don’t already have a Paypal account you have to register for one. This is just so the transaction is trackable. Register your details with Paypal and then the pledge will go through!

· When it will be performed: Once the script is developed in March "The Faun" will go into rehearsal in September for a tour in Autumn 2012 and a London run in May 2013, the centenary of the premiere of “The Rite Of Spring”.

· For more information: www.wix.com/erisarts/thefaun, follow 'Eris Arts' on Facebook and on Twitter @TheFaun1913 or email us at thefaun.production@gmail.com.

We will keep all our funders informed of our progress and the production develops.

Please spread the word! Thank so much! x Geraldine, Sarah and Ita.