You & Me is a site-specific intimate evening of dance, music, art, "one-on-one" performances and a sit down family style dinner. Read more
You & Me is a site-specific intimate evening of dance, music, art, "one-on-one" performances and a sit down family style dinner.
About this project
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Hi I'm Tara Rynders and You & Me has been invited to perform in 5 European cities this Fall and we need your help to get there! We are so so excited! We are honored to be able to come together as a group of national and international artists and spend 6 weeks together creating You & Me around the world. Thank you, thank you for your support!! We can only go if we make our goal of $10,000 and only pay our artists if we surpass our goal. We need a total of $15,000 to make this a reality. So please know we truly understand how HUGE it is for you to support us and we are forever grateful!
WHAT IS YOU & ME?
You & me is a site-specific, interactive, 3–hour durational performance that is created specifically for guests of the community it is honoring. We open the show with a dance performance exploring the city and varying landscapes. The guests are then taken to "one on one" performances where each performer creates an installation for one guest at a time. These intimate interactions are the heart of You & Me. Finally we share a family style dinner on one long picnic table that later becomes our stage where the artists invite the guests to dance as we conclude the evening. You & me was first performed in my home in Denver, CO and has since toured nationally to San Francisco, CA, Reno, NV, Missoula, MT, and Earthdance Plainfield, MA.
You & Me Europe is comprised of a group of national and international artists:
-Tara Rynders, Denver, CO
-Tim Rynders, Denver, CO
-Mollie Wolf, Denver, CO
-Mariel Berger, New York City, NY
-Jadd Tank, Beirut, Lebanon
-Cristina Crippa, Milan, Italy
-Alyssa Lynes, Freiburg, Germany
-Mirva Makinen, Helsinki, Finland
-Kaissa Kuokka, Helsinki, Finland
-Gregger Kay, Semriach, Austria
WHERE ARE WE PERFORMING?
We are coming together in hopes to cross borders and cultural differences utilizing art, music, and dance. To do this we will collaborate with local artists in each country and together create You & Me in the following locations:
*Iceland 9/29-10/13 we will begin our journey in Iceland performing in two locations, in a barn in the countryside and in a home in the heart of Reykjavik. *Finland 10/13 -10/27 we will perform in the Arabia factory in the heart of downtown Helsinki and a villa in the countryside. *Germany 10/27 - 11/3 we will be creating an out-of-the-theatre and into-the-streets performance in Freiburg, Germany, ending at a local restaurant for our family style dinner. *Ireland 11/3-11/10 we have been invited to take part of the If Only Festival in Birr, Ireland creating You & Me with local artists, dancers, and musicians. *Austria 11/10-11/17 we have been invited to participate in Semriach's Fall Culture Days representing different countries through performance and art as You & Me Austria
WHERE WILL YOUR MONEY BE GOING?
All funds received through this campaign will pay for the tour directly, in the form of flights and lodging. Anything above the asking amount will go toward our food and payment for all the artists.
PAST GUESTS RESPONSES TO YOU & ME. . .
****I wanted to write and thank you for such an inspirational experience this past weekend. Your performance evoked emotion, discussion, and an overall sense of sharing and intimacy (goal attained!). Having never been a part of anything like that before, I'm extremely thankful to you. I loved the flow and feel of the performances, the well thought-out installations, and the warmth emanating from all of the performers, and as a result, everyone present. When you performed your last dance, I specifically thought - thank goodness for people like Tara.
Still feeling warm and loved,
J.W.
PS - Thank you for the CD! I love the music on it...
****Tara,
The show tonight was amazing. spectacular, thought provoking, warm and engaging.
-T.R.
****Dear Tara,
I wanted to thank you for the rich, sensory experience that you provided for us last night. It was thought provoking and delightful in so many ways. I will keep with me the image of four women running in the distance, arms linked, white skirts flying. I was delighted by the table dance, and loved the moments when you leaned into the arms of your audience/guests seated around the table. After sharing private moments with each of the "performers," I experienced dinner in silence as a welcome opportunity to be with myself in the company of others. And I'm not sure whether it was intended or not, but before we left for home, we were treated to the image of you and Tim dancing together, made visible through the lighted window of your home. You are a kind and generous human being, Tara. Thank you for inviting us into your home.
Love, T.H.
****It was an extraordinary event - so full, varied, elegantly, knowingly structured and intensely moving.Great work - you are a wonder-being and have a great future.Image after image keeps coming back. Take care, much love and deep gratitude.
-F.C.
****Thank you Tara, Last night was an incredibly memorable experience. I attend a lot of dance and this event was one of the most exciting, stimulating and meaningful I've experienced. Thank you for coming to Missoula. The entire experience was thoughtfully organized and executed.
-K.K.
****Thank you so much for the delicacy of thought and intention that went in to the crafting of your work. Very smart, and simple too, and apparent in its purpose. Very of now.....local, sustainable, accessible, participatory....yet not common, or predictable. Thorough, and, and, and, layered, an effect that was and important weaving together of the pieces....so metaphorically satisfying to have the evolving smells of dinner cooking in the house as we moved from one little experience to another.Being "cooked" ourselves in some way.A real alchemy of experience. Congratulations.
-O.O.
****I was simply floored. I was blown away by the enormity of the production. My hat will always be off to you for what you did and what you do. I was simply beyond words for the entire night. L.C. and I had plans on going out afterwards, but post-1606 wolff we both called it quits. We were fulfilled. What you did was something that really touched both of us. Personally, I felt something like I never have before with other artists - an intimate dedication to making one feel comfortable but challenged. Comfortable but challenged. Isn't that what it is all about? R.R. and I had a chat today that we were without tongues after what happened at your house. You should be forever proud and joyous of what you were able to make a gabacho from Sheridan and Evans feel. Just pure felice through my body and mind and HEART. thank you. thank you thank you for having us over last Saturday. I am still dumbfounded on my experience: in the best way imaginable. You and the other performers were just so down to hang out. HANG OUT. I felt so safe, but yet in extreme danger of taking on new things. That is all I could have ever wanted.
-T.B.
Risks and challenges
Oh the risks and challenges!!! Yes I think the risks and challenges that we will face will be most evident in the time sensitivity of creating and performing in less than two weeks in each city. There is only so much we can do before we arrive and this is why it has been so great to have local contacts set up in each country prior to our arrival. I am excited about this challenge because I believe it opens up opportunities to improvise in the moment and create beautiful experiences that maybe couldn't have been created if we had everything all planned out. Furthermore this time sensitivity has become an integral part of the structure of You & Me, as we have toured nationally spending only one week at a time in each city.
Our last and final challenge we face is making sure we pay the artists the proper amount that they are worth and any money that we receive above our goal will make this a reality.
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Again thank you, thank you for your time, consideration, and offering to You & Me. You & Me has truly been a gift to me as I have learned so much from each performer and each guest at every show. I hope to offer this gift to others and I thank you from the bottom of my heart for making it happen!
xoxo
Love,
Tara
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Rewards
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23 backers
THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU!
Yes!! One super loud shout out coming up! =)Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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35 backers
Super loud shout out, mention of your awesomeness on facebook AND project updates that give detailed personal experiences of our tour in each city. (This could get super interesting, 6 weeks together is a long time) =)
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5 backers Limited (3 left of 8)
Super loud shout out, mention of your awesomeness on facebook AND your choice of one can of tea from FINE FEATHER TEA CO. OR pearl earrings OR zipper earrings ALL created by the lovely and beautiful and awful sweet Jess Webb.
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17 backers
Super shout out, facebook mention, project updates, PLUS a postcard created just for you with a personalized poem by You & Me artist Patrycja Humienik. This girl is amazing. She is a dancer, artist, writer, and everything else under the sun
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PAY IT FORWARD!!
Your reward will include all up to the Poem from Patrycja AND this donation pays for one person to see You & Me Europe for free. You pick the city and country and we will offer a ticket to someone who otherwise could not afford to come and personally invite them for you!! You will have a chance during the performance to skype with this person if you so desire. If 30 people donate we could offer an entire performance for free!!Estimated delivery: -
Pledge $75 or more
4 backers
Super shout out, facebook, project updates, fancy personalized poem by Patrycja, AND . . .
a dvd of rehearsal footage created in Iceland. This DVD will also give you a sneak peak into the documentary that will be coming out. . . soon very very soon. (said with a true documentarian accent)Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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1 backer All gone!
Super shout out, facebook, project updates, fancy personalized poem by Patrycja, AND. . .a mini portrait session with the amazing Heather Gray!
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7 backers
Shout out, FB, project updates, fancy poem, DVD and an awesome t-shirt created by Reno based artist (home town shout out) and the coolest girl in town. . . Kaitlin Bryson. **For more info on Kaitlin and her awesomeness check out http://www.rawartists.org/kaitbryson
t-shirts are from american apparel (super soft) and come in both men and women sizes AND
A CD of the soundscape created by Max Bernstein and the guests of You & Me Reno. This music involves a boat, a river, a rope, a snake, Max, a child or two and I'm pretty sure a Casino. . .ahhh music to your earsEstimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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1 backer
**** This one is a secret****
You know you donated, I know you donated but that is it. That is where it ends, no gifts, no hoopla, no facebook craziness just You & Me.Estimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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1 backer All gone!
OK everything from before AND
A Locals Only special (similar to a blue light special only a lot cooler).
This is sure to go quickly because we all know Heather Gray is the very very best. For $200.00 get. . .
a one hour photo shoot with the lovely and amazing Heather GrayEstimated delivery: -
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OK everything from before AND
A Locals Only special
"One on One Yoga Time". . .
For $200.00 you will get. . .
a one hour private yoga class tailored to fit your needs with the amazing dance artist, yoga teacher, and ordained zen monk. . . Brooke GessayEstimated delivery: -
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OK everything from before AND
A Locals Only special
More "One on One Yoga Time". . .
For $200.00 you will get. . .
a one hour private yoga class tailored to fit your needs with the amazing yoga and dance artist. . . Rachel OliverEstimated delivery: -
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OK everything from before AND
A Locals Only special. . .
learn the cello from the woman who can create the most beautiful music I have ever heard.
A one hour private cello lesson with Boulder based musician and beauty. . . Psyche DunkhaseEstimated delivery: -
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OK everything from before AND
A Locals Only special. . .
A date out on the town with Denver's one and only, Adam Milner (you want this. . . I'm pretty sure we all do) Adam is changing the world, one person at a time. Check him out:
http://www.adammilner.com/
*Expenses of date not covered.Estimated delivery: -
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Everything up to the t-shirt AND a You & Me artifact created during the performance while on tour
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0 backers Limited (2 left of 2)
Everything up to the t-shirt AND a free one hour music lesson from the great MARIEL BERGER in Brooklyn. You can choose from the piano, accordion, ukulele, or guitar. She is a music genius and maybe the most fun person in the world.
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OK everything up to the fancy Kaitlin t-shirt AND
a beautiful pair of hand made baby shoes created out of paper by local Boulder visual artist and You & Me artist. . .Heather CherryEstimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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3 backers All gone!
OK everything up to the fancy Kaitlin t-shirt AND
a painting by the great and humble visual artist from Evergreen, CO Sean HudsonEstimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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OK everything up to the fancy Kaitlin t-shirt AND
a painting created by the beautiful and kind Milan based artist and dancer Cristina CrippaEstimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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Everything up to the t-shirt AND a piece of art created by Paul Dehaven. Paul?? oh Paul's just a musician in Paperbird, Eye and the Arrow, has a solo project called cRystL MtN AND makes super sweet artwork. Maybe the coolest cat in Colorado. www.crystlmtn.bandcamp.com
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Pledge $300 or more
1 backer
Ok everything up to the fancy Kaitlin t-shirt AND a personalized dance film created just for you based on a few questions we ask. You can even pick the music. This is for YOU from US but created in collaboration with YOU
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0 backers
Now we are getting serious. . .
Do you want a poem? Sure, you got it.
A t-shirt? No problem.
A dvd of iceland footage? I already mailed it.
What else??
I would love for you to join us as a performer in our next You & Me. You get your lovely self to where we are and together we will create an installation that you will perform for the evening. We would love to have you on our teamEstimated delivery:Ships anywhere in the world -
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1 backer Limited (1 left of 2)
Everything up to the awesome t-shirt AND we fly YOU to our next You & Me Denver. You will be our honored guest!
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0 backers
Everything up to the t-shirt AND we come to you wherever you are and create a You & Me in YOUR city, town, backyard. . .
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Funding period
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