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Follow the wind... a dance film

The Great American Road Trip... Help me make a documentary dance film of my trip from New York to California.

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Follow the wind... a dance film

Follow the wind... a dance film

Follow the wind... a dance film

Follow the wind... a dance film

Follow the wind... a dance film

The Great American Road Trip... Help me make a documentary dance film of my trip from New York to California.

The Great American Road Trip... Help me make a documentary dance film of my trip from New York to California.

The Great American Road Trip... Help me make a documentary dance film of my trip from New York to California.

The Great American Road Trip... Help me make a documentary dance film of my trip from New York to California.

Lauren Chertudi
Lauren Chertudi
Lauren Chertudi
Lauren Chertudi
1 Campaign |
Bronxville, United States
$1,465 USD 27 backers
146% of $1,000 Flexible Goal Flexible Goal
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Special Thank You Plus

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Collector's box

$75 USD
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Collector's Box PLUS

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The Gist

The Great American Road Trip... Help me make a documentary dance film of my trip from New York to California. 

Follow the wind will be a collection of site specific dances in various city and landscapes across the country. Each dance will be a reaction and interaction with the local setting. The final work will highlight the diversity of the American experience. 

This is where you come in...

 

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 

 

About me:

My name is Lauren Chertudi I am a chreographer, performer and filmmaker. For the last two years I have been working on my MFA in Dance at Sarah Lawrence College. I have now completed my MFA in Dance creating work of my own and  performing in a vast range of works from Renowned choreographers Martha Graham to Yvonne Rainer. After performing in world class venues like the Joyce and Danspace I think it's time to dance outside again and celebrate dance outside of the stage.

Since I haven't seen most of the United States I will be approaching each location with fresh eyes allowing me to create true site specific work. For the trip Ross will be joining me as Co-Pilot and videographer. 

 

Rough Draft Itinerary:

Washington DC

Hartsville SC

Nashville TN

New Orleans LA

Austin TX

Santa Fe NM

Grand Canyon AZ

Zion UT

San Luis Obispo CA

 

 

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