Help Muza get their Masters in Norway! $10k GoFundMe Campaign
Channel: Muza de la Luz
Date: 04/06/2022

https://gofund.me/64097213
Dearest Friends, Family, Colleagues, Peers,

My name is Muza de la Luz, I am a trans nonbinary, queer, radical, latinx performance artist. My interdisciplinary work is rooted in dance with somatic healing modalities, exploring through the genres of burlesque and drag, live performance and digital content. I use themes of ritual, mythology, transformation, desire, and the erotic to raise consciousness around issues of gender identity, $€xW0rker rights, (eco)sexuality, and environmentalism. 

Today, I am reaching out to my community because I am embarking on an exciting new journey:
I was accepted into the Norwegian Theater Academy at Østfold University College, located in Fredrikstad, Norway, to complete my Masters in Performance. I start this August 2022 and expect to finish June 2024. 

The urgency: as of the end of June I need to be able to provide evidence of funding – $15,000 USD –  to apply for my student visa. I have less than 4 weeks to secure these funds! Through tons of my own research and self-advocacy I have discovered: Because my university is not within the US federal aid network, then I do not qualify for any kind of student loans, not even private ones. Therefore, I am funding this endeavor entirely on my own! This GoFundMe will help me close the gap needed for the required amount for my student visa, and the remainder will be invested into replenishing my tools. 

Where will this money be invested?
Providing stability and security during my studies: rent, food, utilities, transportation and materials. $6,000
A replacement for my current laptop: a (new to me) refurbished Mac laptop, with processing capability to handle video editing content work: $1500
Replacement phone: $1200
Sewing Machine/Serger: $700
Student visa Application: $600

This is one of the most challenging and worthy opportunities of my life. In accepting this academic journey, I must be “out” and more vulnerable to the world than ever before. It is honestly terrifying to make the details of my career status and identity more public. However, I trust in you, my community, an entire network of elders, peers, and young folx spanning decades of my life. You have all inspired me and continued to encourage my growth. As you know I believe it is for a higher purpose that we all share.

I believe there is great potential and power for both artist and audience to positively transform within performance spaces. By practicing embodied performance, I aim to share revelations as I continue the process of expressing the fluidity of the self and the environment. These revelations are for everyone, regardless if their identities intersect with mine. As Muza de la Luz—Muse of Light—my hope is to illuminate others as they peer into the windows of the ever-changing self, inspiring them to reflect on their own relationships to gender, sexuality, and the natural world.

From the bottom of my heart: thank you for your support. I am so eternally grateful!

 Music Credit: DJ GÄP - Doon Kanda x DJ Güira - Vamos Axolotl Edit