Thank you. 

Really. 

I am overwhelmed with the positive and generous responses to Funsch Solos: One on One and want you to know we could not have done it without your support.

The one-on-one viewings were incredible, and I've shared some audience response below. All of us as performers chose many different ways to interface (or not) with the viewer, and we adjusted these communications as the weekend went on. We found ourselves reacting/performing differently depending on if we knew the viewer or not. We played with the material in several ways, from complete improvisation to exacting repetition. I think most of us acknowledge an entire shelf of other options that could be employed when we revisit this again….which I hope we do. 

Joanna G. Harris' review can be found  here, and Emmaly Weiderholdt offers up a response at her site:  http://stanceondance.com/.

Again, my heartfelt thanks for your support!

Christy 

"A fabulous and brave idea" 

"It was like opening up one present after another!"

“Intimate, soft, funny, charming, warm, novel”

“Loved it! Can you do this again please! I want to see more than one!”

“Loved it-awesome-story-telling I really, really loved it-beautiful!”

“Raw, candid, an interesting glimpse, felt like sitting in a rehearsal.”

“I was so energized. Thank you. I anticipated being nervous—it was so intimate—but it was invigorating and amazing.”

“rip, wrestle, dip, splash, froggy elegance and cardboard magic…my heart is racing…I feel more ready…thank you for this…I want MORE.”

“It was almost like a doctor’s appointment, only the doctor cared, and you left feeling healed. A handshake and a dance keeps the demons away.”

“epic intimate thrilling”

Photo of Christy Funsch's new solo HammerHorse by Lynne Fried:

Hello, dear Kickstarter donors, 

We are opening tomorrow and are excited to share two full programs of Funsch solos  with you! Our extraordinary designer Derek Duarte has created lovely, shifting, atmospheres for the works with his lighting design, and the one-on-one viewing booths promise rare and intimate viewing experiences. 

Those of you who purchased tickets through our Kickstarter campaign are on the "prepaid" list for the weekend--no reservation necessary. Come early to take advantage of the one-on-one viewings. They begin at 7:30 PM Thursday-Saturday, and at 6:30 PM on Sunday.  

General show information follows; please pass on to any friends and dance lovers who may not have heard about us.

Let me thank you again, sincerely, for making this singular, powerful event possible. I appreciate the support more than I can express!

Christy

Funsch Solos: One on One

Thursday-Sunday, March 8-11, 2012 at 8:30 PM (Sunday at 7:30 PM)

One-on-one viewings begin 60 minutes prior to show times

Z Space at Theater Artaud, 450 Florida Street, San Francisco

Tickets: $20 General, $15 Students and Seniors

www.zspace.org; www.funschdance.org

www.brownpapertickets.com/event/218197

Program A, on Thursday and Sunday nights, features performances by Chad Dawson, Laura Elaine Ellis, Christy Funsch, John Milton Hendricks, Alex Keitel (viol da gamba), Hope Mohr, Rowena Richie, Travis Rowland (voice), Nol Simonse, and Erin Mei-Ling Stuart.

Program B, on Friday and Saturday nights, features performances by Elizabeth Choi (violin), Glenn Curtis, Christy Funsch, Fredrika Keefer, Jennifer A. Minore, Phoenicia Pettyjohn, Rowena Richie, Sarah Sass, Nol Simonse, and Skorpio.

All evenings feature new work by installation artist Gretchen Jane Mentzer as part of her ongoing collaboration with Christy Funsch. 

Well folks, we made our goal, and I cannot thank all of you enough for your generous support of Funsch Solos: One on One! 

I am thrilled and touched at the incredible outpouring of kind words and cash monies thrown our way over the past month; it is truly humbling. We are putting the final touches on the solos in these last couple of weeks of rehearsals. Loud shouts out to the fierce dancers who are giving everything they've got to realizing each moment of each piece. I cannot wait to get the show up on its legs and to start the conversation. I look forward to seeing you at the show, and to hearing your responses to the one-on-one viewing experience. Those of you out-of-towners unable to make the show, know that you are appreciated and you will be missed!

Again many thanks; this concert could not happen without you--honestly!

xo, Christy

Greetings and thank you, Kickstarter supporters!

We are a mere 12 days away from our fund raising deadline and we are fully confident we'll make it to our goal! Here is a little teaser excerpt of a recent rehearsal for one of the pieces that will have its premiere in Funsch Solos in one month. Enjoy and thanks again; we could not be producing this concert without you! 

Best to you, Christy

Greetings, Kickstarter donors and thank you for your support of Funsch Solos: One on One! We are one-third of the way through our campaign (time-wise) and halfway to our goal. We are bolstered by your support and confident we'll enjoy a strong and successful finish in our remaining 30 days.

I wanted to share with you a couple of excerpts from our newly-launched publicity campaign, “Flash Mobs of One” which takes my solos out onto the streets of the Bay Area for impromptu performances. For me, solo performance is the simultaneous embodiment of power and vulnerability. In the theater, with predictable support from staging elements, solo performance is still charged with these two forces. Out on the streets, with the unknown variables of terrain and passersby, the stakes are raised ten-fold.

It has been enlivening to witness the solos performed in these diverse settings, and I'm thrilled to discover how these spontaneous run throughs will inform our ongoing work in the studio and our eventual work in the theater.

Enjoy the attached excerpts and again please accept my sincere thanks for your support!

Cheers, Christy