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RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

Art that you won't see coming.

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RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

Art that you won't see coming.

Art that you won't see coming.

Art that you won't see coming.

Art that you won't see coming.

Repertory Dance Theatre
Repertory Dance Theatre
Repertory Dance Theatre
Repertory Dance Theatre
2 Campaigns |
Salt Lake City, United States
$7,675 USD by 46 backers
$7,675 USD by 46 backers on Aug 23, 2015
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Recognition

$25 USD
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September 2015
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Concert Receptions

$50 USD
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September 2015
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Special Showings

$75 USD
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Signed Photo

$100 USD
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September 2015
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Workshop Tuition

$250 USD
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August 2015
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10 Class punch card

$375 USD
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September 2015
1 out of 5 of claimed

Summer Concert tickets

$500 USD
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Fall Season Tickets & Poster

$1,000 USD
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September 2015
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Season Tickets

$2,500 USD
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September 2015
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RDT: Embrace the Unexpected

There’s an old saying that the best way to keep a trail alive is to walk it, because every time you walk it, you create it again.  

Repertory Dance Theatre believes dancing that trail is even better.

It was radical when, in 1966, Utah dancers beat out the big city stalwarts to receive a Rockefeller grant establishing RDT as the nation’s first repertory dance company.  RDT’s job? To preserve the art form—not just the work of one choreographer--while pushing the boundaries of modern dance by acquiring new work. Whether they are contemporary classics, historical masterpieces, or new commissions, RDT has collected over 375 diverse and notable dance works.

RDT is launching a new crowdfunding campaign to help cover some of the costs associated with acquiring 7 new works. You can dance the trail of history with us as we launch our exciting 2015-2016 season.

WHAT WE NEED...

RDT: Embrace the Unexpected is designed to raise $7,500 to fund new dances we’ll will be acquiring this year.  These include: 

  • Energizer by the incomparable Molissa Fenley, 
  • the historical masterpiece Mazurkas by José Limón, 
  • and a brand new commission by Company alum William “Bill” Evans. 
In all, RDT will be acquiring 7 new dance works this year alone.

While RDT’s mission includes the preservation of historical modern dance, a full 80% of what we perform is made up of our ever-expanding collection by living choreographers.

...AND WHAT YOU GET (Perks):

We wouldn't be able to do this without your support and we want to thank you properly for your generosity by offering a wide range of perks to anyone who donates.

Perks include name recognition throughout the season, a signed 50th anniversary photograph, lunch with the dancers, invitations to special showings, summertime concerts performed by our visiting artists (August 1 and August 22), workshop scholarships, RDT Dance Center punch cards . . . even season tickets!

THE IMPACT:

RDT: Embrace the Unexpected is about making meaning for our audiences and the community we call home. It’s what makes us revolutionary even after 50 years of "dancing the trail."  Unlike other companies, the diverse nature of our dance collection allows us to pair what's happening now with what happened then in ways you won’t see coming.

Repertory Dance Theatre is about grace and athleticism, beauty and power.  We are about ART: art in motion, expressed through our bodies as dance. Art that in its immediacy and intimacy can be both thrilling and profound.

We were hugely successful in raising over $7,500 last summer to help fund the commission of “By The Snake," created just for RDT by Noa Zuk and Ohad Fishof.  This work went on to be lauded by the Salt Lake Tribune as one of the highlights of the 2014 season.

We need your help to continue our mission to acquire new work.  $7,500 represents just a fraction of the costs associated with bringing these works to you.  When you donate to RDT: Embrace the Unexpected you become a valued partner alongside the... 

  • National Endowment for the Arts, 
  • Salt Lake and Utah Arts Councils, 
  • George & Dolores Dore Eccles Foundation,
  •  Sorenson Legacy Foundation

. . . to name just a few – who have confidence in the mission RDT has fulfilled for 50 years: the preservation and appreciation of modern dance.

RISKS & CHALLENGES:

Modern dance can be misunderstood.  Like modern visual art, we don’t necessarily tell a story with a linear plot. We  comment on the world through abstraction.  We allow our artistic vision to take shape in mysterious forms and figures.  We think this mystery is very exciting but we can’t offer you a black- and-white description of what you'll see.  What we CAN offer you is art that is visceral; art that moves you on a deeper level; art that raises questions, provokes and inspires. 

Our 2015-2016 season is an ambitious one.  With 7 new dance works being added to our collection, we are doing more than ever before. We are pushing ourselves to acquire new choreography that will stand alongside work we already have to help us tell a unique and powerful story.  

We need your help to make sure this story is told--our collective story.

We will direct whatever funds we raise toward the acquisition of these works.   Reaching our goal will inspire RDT and our stakeholders to ensure the future of the Company. Your donation in any amount will help.  

OTHER WAYS YOU CAN HELP:

If you can't contribute, there are still many ways you can help:

  • Share this link with your friends right now. Help others learn about this project and share the excitement.  The more people who know and learn about this project the better!
  • Follow along as RDT acquires new works this summer.  We will be posting videos, interviews, and pictures right here on our Indiegogo page.
  • Attend for a sneak-peaks of some of our new works this summer.  Be sure to check the RDT website and Facebook page for more information.
Join us for the 2015-2016 season as we premiere these new works through the year as a part of our 50th anniversary celebration.

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