Short Summary

Where are we going?

We have been invited to Italy to participate in an international creative collaboration with Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Silvia Gribaudi and Marc Stewart at the Armunia Festival in Castiglioncello,Tuscany and Bassano del Grappo, Veneto.

Tara, Silvia and Marc will be working for 3 weeks in Italy on the next creative phase of the piece empty.swimming.pool.

What We Need & What You Get

• We need your help to supplement our travel funds to get us to Italy and back!
• You can learn Italian while deciding which "perk" fits you best.
• Support the GLOBAL arts scene.
• If we don't reach our goal, we are still going and we'll be grateful for the help we did receive.

The Impact

-Tara Cheyenne Friedenberg, Artistic Director, Tara Cheyenne Performance

"The importance of this phase of creation of  “empty.swimming.pool” for me as an artist is critical to the success of this project. Silvia Gribaudi and I completed the first creation/exploration phase this past August in Victoria and Vancouver. Making this duet with Silvia, who is a prominent creator and performer in Italy and Europe, is a wonderful opportunity for me to collaborate with amazing artists and to work in multiple languages and cultural identities."

Risks & Challenges

We are a small professional non-profit dance company located in Vancouver, BC, and as you know, it takes a lot of funds to support creation of new work and especially to travel across the pond!  

If we make over and above our goal we will apply the funds to support the Canadian premiere of the work, scheduled for January 2017 in Victoria and Vancouver.

Other Ways You Can Help