We’ve all experienced a lot of loss lately. Bring Til it’s Gone to your community to give people the space to process their losses, and move forward together.
The Kickstarter is now live!
An in-person listening event for Til it’s Gone is a one of a kind experience. It combines an immersive listening experience with a ceremony for letting go of what we’ve lost.
The audience will hear a rich tapestry of stories, sounds, and music that will produce vivid images in their minds. Their own memories and experiences will intertwine with the stories they hear so that each person will “see” their own version of the documentary.
Candles will provide a focal point during the performance. They symbolize all that the audience and storytellers have lost. But candles also remind us that within the darkness there is light, and they show us that the way forward is sometimes through the dark. Hearing these stories and observing the candles will be powerful way for people to process their own losses and let go.
There are several ways to create the ceremony aspect of this event, and you are welcome to create your own version too. Here are some suggestions:
For small intimate venues:
As audience members enter, have them light a candle for all they have lost before they sit down. During the performance, keep the venue dark and have the candles provide a mesmerizing, but subtle, focal point. At the end, each person can extinguish a candle to symbolize letting their losses go.
For venues with a stage:
On stage set up a table, or tables, with candles (one for each person who speaks in Til it’s Gone). As each voice comes into the documentary have a member of staff light a candle. During the performance, keep the venue dark and have the candles provide a mesmerizing, but subtle, focal point. At the end, extinguish the candles one by one to symbolize letting go of the losses of both the audience members and the story tellers.
***Please note: Assuming all goes well and the project is funded, Til it’s Gone will be available for events from February 2023.
Become a partner venue for Til it’s Gone by making a one-time pledge to the Kickstarter campaign, then host an in-person listening event at your venue.
What’s included in the Partner Package:
Permission
By becoming a partner venue you have permission to host as many in-person listening events as you like for Til it’s Gone.
Program
Print-ready PDF of the program for Til it’s Gone that you can print at your own cost. Or for the cost of printing and shipping, I can get them printed from my printer, and can ship them to your venue.
Promotion
10 Social-media-ready posts including audio clips and images for you to use to promote the listening event.
Text
Optional wording for you to use to describe your event on your website or other promotional material. Including clear explanations about what a listening event is and what it will be like so people know what to expect.
Q&A
Venues can host the event on or any time after the day that my online event happens (final date will be determined soon, but anticipating end Jan/early Feb 2023). If you host an in-person event in the first 4 weeks, you will have the chance to have me to “zoom-in” to the event to open and close it, and even do Q&A if you want to.
Intermission
The option to have a version of the Til it’s Gone with an intermission break, or to have it all as one piece.
