WELCOME TO LOWELYFE: TURF WARS

What if street/club dance battle culture, pro wrestling, anime, and Hip-hop mythology collided?

Lowelyfe: Turf Wars is a live Hip-Hop theater experience where dancers embody larger-than-life characters battling for control of mysterious sacred territories known as Turfs. Inspired by street and club dance culture, Turf Wars combines choreography, freestyle, storytelling, live music, fashion, and audience participation into a live experience unlike anything currently on stage.

THE WORLD

Society is plagued by ancestral amnesia.

A mysterious collapse has erased the memory of those who have passed away. Families forget their ancestors. Communities lose their stories. History begins to disappear.

At the same time, dancers across the world have begun vanishing.

In their place remain strange phenomena called Echotraces—rifts in space and time that mark the sites of the vanished.

Communities gather around these locations and call them Turfs.

Rumors spread:

“Turfs can heal.”

“Turfs can restore memory.”

“Turfs can change lives.”

THE CONFLICT

As the only people capable of reconnecting society to its forgotten past, dancers become powerful figures.

Some seek to serve.

Others seek control.

Battles erupt over the Turfs and the communities that surround them.

The question at the heart of Turf Wars is simple:

Will the dancers use their power to heal society—or exploit its forgetting?

THE WHY'S

Why is Lowelyfe: Turf Wars important?

We live in a culture struggling with loneliness, disconnection, and a loss of meaningful connection to our history, communities, and bodies. Lowelyfe: Turf Wars transforms those realities into a mythic world where dance becomes a force for remembrance, healing, and liberation.

Why $10.5k?

This $10.5k campaign helps us pay dancers, musicians, filmmakers, performance crew, production staff, and rehearsal & performance space to build the first season (4 live shows) of this universe.

Why is Quilan "Cue" Arnold the one to create and produce Lowelyfe: Turf Wars?

Quilan "Cue" Arnold is the creator of the Lowelyfe Universe, a dance-driven storytelling world exploring memory, identity, and liberation through movement.

His debut film, Lowelyfe Episode 1: The Only Way Out Is Through, received international recognition, including:

• Best Experimental Short — Dance Camera West
• Best Dance Film — International Black & Diversity Film Festival
• Best Director, Choreography for Camera, & Dance Film-- Black Lives Rising Film Festival

Building on the success of the film, Cue is expanding the Lowelyfe Universe into its first live experience: Lowelyfe: Turf Wars.

For over a decade, he has worked as a performer, choreographer, educator, and director throughout the United States while remaining deeply connected to the NYC/NJ and Austin street and club dance communities. Through onCUE Chronicles LLC, Cue brings together dancers, musicians, filmmakers, and community members to create stories that celebrate imagination, ancestral memory, and collective healing.

Now he's inviting audiences to step inside the Lowelyfe Universe, live, for the first time.

WHERE WE'RE AT & YOUR ROLE

Lowelyfe: Turf Wars is currently in pre-production. We are assembling our creative team, securing rehearsal space, designing characters, creating promotional content, and preparing for our first live performance on September 25, 2026 in New York City.

How This Campaign Moves the Project Forward

Funds raised through this campaign will directly support:

• Dancer, musician, and production staff compensation
• Rehearsal and performance venue costs
• Costumes and character development
• Marketing and audience outreach
• Documentation and filming of the premiere season

Our goal is to produce the first four Turf Wars events and establish a sustainable foundation for annual seasons.

When Will Audiences Experience Turf Wars?

Supporters will receive behind-the-scenes updates throughout the campaign and production process (see incentives).

The first live Turf Wars event premieres September 25, 2026, followed by three additional performances throughout Fall 2026.

At home audience members will be able to follow the project through digital content (performance highlights, live streams, select matches) on Youtube, Twitch, and other social media platforms.

Stretch Goals

If we exceed our funding goal:

125% Funded

• Additional performer (dancers,musicians, MCs) compensation
• Additional materials for wardrobe customization

150% Funded

• Additional compensation for composers and media team
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• Expanded marketing campaign

200% Funded

• One additional Turf Wars show (5 total)

How You Can Help

1. Pledge any amount.
2. Follow the campaign and our social media platforms (Instagram, Tik Tok) @beoncue.
3. Share with friends, family, dancers, wrestling fans, anime fans, video game fans, and anyone who loves imaginative storytelling.

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Help us build a world of dance, story, remembrance, and communal play!

Click here for more information about the Lowelyfe Universe.