It’s GIVE TO THE MAX DAY in Minnesota! Here’s a future project I’m working on that you can support today by making a donation to @hatchdance We are dreaming up something new! Join us as we embark on our next bold new project, bringing together artists for innovative collaboration. This Thursday is GIVE TO THE MAX DAY, and Hatch Dance is raising funds for the initial research and development of our next original production. We are excited to undertake a new collaborative dance theater piece about sleep, dreaming, and rest. “How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle” will follow a burned out narrator who is seeking better sleep for increased productivity. Convinced that a recently purchased guidebook entitled “How to Cultivate Your REM Cycle” will have the answers, the piece unfolds as they try to follow increasingly complicated and convoluted instructions, navigating dreams and nightmares. Through the creative process we will explore how the immense challenges of modernity impact not just sleep, but also disrupt our ability to trust what is within us. We will look at the absurdities of individualist solutions that disconnect us further from nature and each other. An allegory combining dance, theater, music, and philosophy, this piece will shed light on what we can do, together, to make this realm more hospitable for everyone. Your support ensures we can continue to develop, connect, and share. To learn more and donate, visit our Hatch Dance New Work Fund on givemn.org. Link in bio.