Bodies in Play is always seeking new members and contributions.
Please see below to learn how your support will be directed.

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Dream Budget:

Projected Costs

• performer fees* - $16,000 (8 performers @ $25/hr)
• production assistant* - $2000 (80 hours @ $25/hr)
• Lighting Designer* - $2000
• Musicians/Composers* - $2000
• Costumes/Designer* - $2000
• Props/Set Pieces - $1000
• Photo/Video* - $1000
• Studio Rehearsals - $1600 (80 hours @ average $20/hr)
• Performance Venue Rental - $2500
• Happy Hour Food/Drink/Decor - $1000

Total Costs - $31,100
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*Bodies in Play is committed to paying artists a competitive hourly wage and the bulk of all donations will always go to artists first.

For comparison, below are budgets for Bodies in Play's smallest and largest scale productions to date:

BiP/WiP 2022

• performer fees - $3,800 (5 performers @ $20/hr)
• rehearsal studio rentals - $384 (15.5 hours @ $17/hr; 4 hours $30/hr, 6 hours subsidized = 25.5 hours total)
• performance venue rental - $700
• Happy Hour food/drink/decor - $345
• Photo/Video - $240

Total Costs - $5,460

Revenue

• Memberships - $1,725
• Donations - $2,525
• Artist Magnet Micro-Grant - $1,000
• Workshop Fee - $300

Total Revenue - $5,550

Our Dancer's Project budget

• performer fees - (7 artists @ $20/hour) - $9,590.00
  
• Director (1 artist @ $20/hour) - $1,330.00
  
• Lighting Designer (1 artist @ $20/hour) - $200
  
• ​rehearsal studio rentals - $1204
• ​Videographer (1 artist @ $20/hour) - $200
  
• House Manager (1 artist @ $20/hour) - $240
• Performance Space Rental - $2,050.00
  
• Event Insurance - $460
  
• Props/Production Materials - $216
  

Total Costs - $15,690

Revenue

• Classes/Workshops - $1,720
  
• Donations/Memberships - $10,030
  
• Ticket Revenue - $5,105

Total Income - $16,855

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