Update May 17:
96% Funded!!! I can’t thank everyone enough for their generosity!
We now have gas covered, and we are close to having food money! Next step is to start covering hotel costs ($700-1000) for the trip.
The Cost
This is a breakdown of the estimated costs:
Gas money: $509.64 4,247 miles divided by 30 mpg = 141.6 gallons x $3.6/gallon = $509.64 (http://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/)
Tolls: $15 for NY/NJ
Food: $25 per person/day x 11 days = 550
Hotels: estimate $100/night x 7 nights (we are hoping to crash on as many couches as possible)
Park Admission: $25 for Grand Canyon and $25 for Zion
Unanticipated expenses: $200
Expected cost = $2,024.64
I'm hoping to raise at least enough for gas, tolls and food, but any help no matter how much would mean a lot.
Rewards
The main gift for your donation will be the collector's box made of a wooden printed tea box from New York that will be filled with seashells collected from the east and west coast as well as miscellaneous items I collect and create along the way (from doodles or mini poems to rocks from the grand canyon)
Other Ways You Can Help
If you can't help monetarily that's ok, because there are many other ways to help out. The biggest is if you have a place to crash along our route and can donate a couch or meal, we would be eternally grateful!
You can also help by spreading the word to friends, family, co-workers and the local press. Any little bit helps!
The Impact
America has some of the most diverse geography, each state is like a cultural and geographic world of it's own. As an artist I want to experience and traslate each location on my journey into movement as an interaction with my surroundings. Dance films allow site specific work like this to be composed in a way that an audience can view from thousnads of miles away.
This will be a unique project that will create a true collection of the american experience through dance and imagery. As an artist I am always striving for new ways to create work that reflects the world around me in the most honest way possible.
Below is the link to my vimeo page, where you can find a few short dance films and other videos of my choreographic work. Bookmark this page to check back for updates on Follow the wind...!
https://vimeo.com/chertudidance