https://chrisandtaryn.com Chris & Taryn Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:26:14 +0000 https://chrisandtaryn.com en https://chrisandtaryn.com/Info Wed, 19 May 2021 02:22:19 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/Info !function(c,h,i,m,p){m=c.createElement(h),p=c.getElementsByTagName(h)[0],m.async=1,m.src=i,p.parentNode.insertBefore(m,p)}(document,"script","https://chimpstatic.com/mcjs-connected/js/users/fc7c852d989f20dd5011e9ca0/af10e6001ca089f15a711f717.js"); https://chrisandtaryn.com/Yoggs-Family-Newsletter Fri, 16 Jun 2023 03:39:07 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/Yoggs-Family-Newsletter YOGGS FAMILY NEWSLETTER, 2014-present.&nbsp; A trio created and performed by Taryn Griggs and Chris Yon,with their daughter Bea Yon. <img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/2t-ENAxYMHPxaAmIvYNqb57Fnhs7jzOAb0of-38A-rJai8n2z1XgxsuMQPP0qaTZCJQeie3FAEal8lig15Ewfpb7PUGSAHba3fDY-IChJe2QHuXCq-i5yZEWALSl0Kvlb7c8eG480cajObGZRsUejb4" width="624" height="351" style="width: 353.719px; height: 198.967px;"> Dance, for our family, is a parenthesis for life experience. Periods of our lives that we spent working on choreography coincide with periods of major things happening in our lives and in the world.&nbsp; The ephemerality of our performance is informed by the ephemerality of childhood and parenthood. While the dances we make look "abstract" or non-narrative, this collection of dances addresses how we capture experiences, create memories, and attach significance to when and where we dance together and who we meet along the way as part of our family story. Performance History Arena Dance’s Candy Box Festival / Minneapolis / 2022 Interstitial at SECCA / Winston-Salem / 2022 Modes of Capture Symposium / Limerick, Ireland / 2023 La MaMa Moves Dance Festival / New York City / 2024 Trillium Arts Choreographic Fellowship Residency / Mars Hill / 2024 American Dance Festival at Nasher Museum / Durham / 2024 Black Mountain College Museum and Art Center / Asheville / 2024 https://chrisandtaryn.com/a-bird-you-must-not-miss Fri, 16 Jun 2023 04:26:14 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/a-bird-you-must-not-miss “a bird you must not miss” Commissioned by American Dance Festival, “a bird you must not miss” was a group dance created by Taryn Griggs and Chris Yon, in collaboration with the performers&nbsp;Rae Cozart, Faith Fidgeon, Gerri Houlihan, maD! O’Brien, Kendall Ramirez,&nbsp; and Caitlyn Swett. It featured animations by Steve Morrison and lights by David Ferri.&nbsp; It took place in June 2022. <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6078be433ede7ab8758a2739788c6b6c982222848fed5ebe6e7029d255e4f9b8/D1404631-6C5A-485B-8458-E9347B01E496.jpeg" data-mid="182264483" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6078be433ede7ab8758a2739788c6b6c982222848fed5ebe6e7029d255e4f9b8/D1404631-6C5A-485B-8458-E9347B01E496.jpeg" /> <img width="2172" height="1448" width_o="2172" height_o="1448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f6cedc25e91e82c44f3725ec895875c9c9d8e9fd9309cdc501fa03b727935283/77709739-BC8A-49ED-A9F8-232B65784EA2_1_102_o.jpeg" data-mid="182264486" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f6cedc25e91e82c44f3725ec895875c9c9d8e9fd9309cdc501fa03b727935283/77709739-BC8A-49ED-A9F8-232B65784EA2_1_102_o.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ba9499c3fcb9edd0a8ba54ab39089097544a40505d45d3cbae1b40dc7dc1b981/F666A6D3-4E4D-42A0-91D0-2A4FB937F2BA.jpeg" data-mid="182264481" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ba9499c3fcb9edd0a8ba54ab39089097544a40505d45d3cbae1b40dc7dc1b981/F666A6D3-4E4D-42A0-91D0-2A4FB937F2BA.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d5170537b5b68c5b1d8e94c35093724de5bb29da23a2b8dee6f0c4b89debc2cd/0C603945-257E-42E6-9117-119430E2E1C8.jpeg" data-mid="182264482" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d5170537b5b68c5b1d8e94c35093724de5bb29da23a2b8dee6f0c4b89debc2cd/0C603945-257E-42E6-9117-119430E2E1C8.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c62eb0504648de294bbe52b46176c95f821670c86acaafe08f2604b3010071c/IMG_3829.JPG" data-mid="182264868" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c62eb0504648de294bbe52b46176c95f821670c86acaafe08f2604b3010071c/IMG_3829.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/28243f69755f8a5953551b2daa08d3cbffeb1f815756770c102dcadc30716fa7/IMG_3822.JPG" data-mid="182264867" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/28243f69755f8a5953551b2daa08d3cbffeb1f815756770c102dcadc30716fa7/IMG_3822.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1e99e3a72a27227c90b1f1b5c974f35ce8fd65521eaad3d3df4b71572cc06377/IMG_3631.JPG" data-mid="182264866" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1e99e3a72a27227c90b1f1b5c974f35ce8fd65521eaad3d3df4b71572cc06377/IMG_3631.JPG" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/179a4164faa85219635a4a72b23718ede402c9ef6f463ea7bc455c52fd56566f/IMG_3957.jpeg" data-mid="182264296" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/179a4164faa85219635a4a72b23718ede402c9ef6f463ea7bc455c52fd56566f/IMG_3957.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/385a807ee7202e1ad5018cbc3b024a7b460a1e1ec11798633c1f9ecff4e85954/IMG_3952.jpeg" data-mid="182264299" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/385a807ee7202e1ad5018cbc3b024a7b460a1e1ec11798633c1f9ecff4e85954/IMG_3952.jpeg" /> <img width="6000" height="4000" width_o="6000" height_o="4000" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9c62eb0504648de294bbe52b46176c95f821670c86acaafe08f2604b3010071c/IMG_3829.JPG" data-mid="182264868" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9c62eb0504648de294bbe52b46176c95f821670c86acaafe08f2604b3010071c/IMG_3829.JPG" /> commissioned by ADF with support from The Mary Duke Biddle Foundation, John W. and Anna H. Hanes Foundation, Diversified Trust, and the Robert and Mercedes Eichholz Foundation. https://chrisandtaryn.com/on-screen Thu, 07 Oct 2021 16:39:01 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/on-screen on screen Re:spectre(s), 2021 Glimmer, 2020 Chris, Bea, and me, 2020 https://chrisandtaryn.com/pairs-in-the-park Tue, 20 Jul 2021 17:00:17 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/pairs-in-the-park pairs in the park &nbsp;Pairs in the Park, commissioned by the American Dance Festival,&nbsp;was a collection of site-specific duets choreographed by Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs in collaboration with ten North Carolina dancers. The performance took place along a path in the Ann and Jim Goodnight Museum Park at the North Carolina Museum of Art.&nbsp; After the isolation of the past year, Chris and Taryn were excited to connect with dancers from across the state using their unique duet dance-making practice as a catalyst for new collaborations and creations. The audience moved in groups of 16 led by docents through various terrain to view duets situated within the park.&nbsp; It took place July 22-25, 2021. &nbsp; <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/cadf4a02a2508e702bfdb42e5b1b10e87ae10001b10d0728788dfd3413bd99d2/maggisilv_pond.jpeg" data-mid="114252766" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/cadf4a02a2508e702bfdb42e5b1b10e87ae10001b10d0728788dfd3413bd99d2/maggisilv_pond.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/717a7e483c471d974970e8fe3f27b0f311c29cef0f262047bc366a8cb667630f/jasdyl_pig.jpeg" data-mid="114252782" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/717a7e483c471d974970e8fe3f27b0f311c29cef0f262047bc366a8cb667630f/jasdyl_pig.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7098af5e57d9080f40b51179c13d2c754b90d873b60428bff7338ffddfd6c385/jesscourt_gyre.jpeg" data-mid="114252780" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7098af5e57d9080f40b51179c13d2c754b90d873b60428bff7338ffddfd6c385/jesscourt_gyre.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/879297443b759d860813389665441ab4b95010130ccecfcb4ade812fa441636e/rachelleila_nofuss.jpeg" data-mid="114252719" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/879297443b759d860813389665441ab4b95010130ccecfcb4ade812fa441636e/rachelleila_nofuss.jpeg" /> <img width="1280" height="853" width_o="1280" height_o="853" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6d42c33d6bb02309e29d826589088ec0c64f3374e94da72b492fe52967bc153b/gerricourt_wind.jpeg" data-mid="114252785" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6d42c33d6bb02309e29d826589088ec0c64f3374e94da72b492fe52967bc153b/gerricourt_wind.jpeg" /> <img width="6092" height="3901" width_o="6092" height_o="3901" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/814fc1f6cd0ed34d223bcf58041f0533e7b8c56f6171c7600296774566de3da6/adf_ncma_pairs_MAP.jpg" data-mid="114253131" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/814fc1f6cd0ed34d223bcf58041f0533e7b8c56f6171c7600296774566de3da6/adf_ncma_pairs_MAP.jpg" /> https://chrisandtaryn.com/bios Wed, 19 May 2021 02:22:19 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/bios <img width="5000" height="3333" width_o="5000" height_o="3333" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/3f2799a7534e24a71dfb33664cd58cc45ca3bdb524504b65a66c4e3a0636b552/2021_04_13_ncdf_taryn_chris_CF_2642-Copy1-Copy-1_o.jpg" data-mid="108879650" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/3f2799a7534e24a71dfb33664cd58cc45ca3bdb524504b65a66c4e3a0636b552/2021_04_13_ncdf_taryn_chris_CF_2642-Copy1-Copy-1_o.jpg" /> photo credit: Zoe Litaker bios Taryn Griggs and Chris Yon create original dance works that are deadpan slapstick, understated melodrama, autobiographical science fiction, cubist vaudeville, asymmetrically consonant explorations of magic and virtuosity in everyday movement. They met at the Bessie Schönberg Artist Residency at The Yard in 2002 and have been working together ever since. They were participants in the dance communities of New York City, Minneapolis, and Iowa City, before moving to Winston-Salem. Chris and Taryn’s choreographies have been presented across the US, Canada, Ireland, and France. In New York, in addition to the presentation of their work at La MaMa, Dance Theater Workshop, PS122, The Kitchen, and Danspace Project, they appeared together in the work of David Neumann, Yoshiko Chuma, Karinne Keithley Syers, and Sara Rudner. During their years in the Twin Cities, they were both McKnight Fellows, co-curators for Choreographer’s Evening at the Walker Art Center, and their work was presented as part of the Walker’s Momentum Dance Series at The Southern, Red Eye Theater’s Isolated Acts, Jaime Carrera’s Outlet Performance Festival, and 9x22 at the Bryant Lake Bowl. Since moving to Winston-Salem, their work has been commissioned by the North Carolina Dance Festival, American Dance Festival, and has been presented at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Art (SECCA) with support from the Arts Council of Winston Salem Forsyth County and IPLACe at Wake Forest University. Griggs teaches at UNCSA, Yon at Appalachian State University.&nbsp; Their current project is a trio with their daughter Bea called, “Yoggs Family Newsletter.”&nbsp; It will be performed at La MaMa Moves in May and at ADF in September of 2024. Email: vodvilyon[at]hotmail.com https://chrisandtaryn.com/interstitial Wed, 19 May 2021 02:22:20 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/interstitial interstitial&nbsp;A series of site specific dance installations during the changeovers between art exhibitions at the Southeastern Center for Contemporary Arts in Winston-Salem, NC between 2019 and 2022. Centered around the duet dance making practice of Taryn Griggs and Chris Yon and their collaborations with musicians, visual artists, and other performers. Interstitial falls in the margins, between categories, genre, and discipline. Interstitial 4 SECCA, May 18-22, 2022 <img width="2083" height="2083" width_o="2083" height_o="2083" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f30fab94fc913a14a32e40705680dfc17d21ee10c59b3c9e7155befff1e75509/I4_IG.jpg" data-mid="142614473" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f30fab94fc913a14a32e40705680dfc17d21ee10c59b3c9e7155befff1e75509/I4_IG.jpg" /> Schedule Wed May 18, 2022 12pm-1pm All Level Adult Dance Class 2-5pm Open Rehearsal Thu May 19, 2022 12pm-1pm All Level Adult Dance Class 2-5pm Open Rehearsal 6:30-7:15 Interstitial meets the Nathaniel Ward Jazz Trio&nbsp; Fri May 20, 2022 12pm-1pm All Level Adult Dance Class 2-5pm Open Rehearsal Saturday May 21, 2022 3pm Performance Sunday May 21, 2022 3pm Performance Interstitial 4 is made possible with an Artist Support Grant and an Arts Event Sponsorship Grant from the Arts Council for Winston Salem, Forsyth County. &nbsp; Interstitial 3 SECCA, 2021 <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1222ed39286e5374e7c71a5b081abeca10930a90a59b30dfc9ece590844de740/_IMG_2042.jpg" data-mid="108880389" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1222ed39286e5374e7c71a5b081abeca10930a90a59b30dfc9ece590844de740/_IMG_2042.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9ae413f5e3e8a504b62b8dbce8a8e45c56f708188147591dc21566b174ae0acc/_IMG_2146.jpg" data-mid="108880390" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9ae413f5e3e8a504b62b8dbce8a8e45c56f708188147591dc21566b174ae0acc/_IMG_2146.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4afa635fedfd73edcd407979a21981a0d71542f184dc07172e93318ccf48c4a3/IMG_2149.jpg" data-mid="108880418" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4afa635fedfd73edcd407979a21981a0d71542f184dc07172e93318ccf48c4a3/IMG_2149.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/91bc5e94643785d4c083a76689d098b2152447051cecbed371b7b9828da09eb2/IMG_1977.jpg" data-mid="108880415" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/91bc5e94643785d4c083a76689d098b2152447051cecbed371b7b9828da09eb2/IMG_1977.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ee39575c217b5a39467db2e3e9cab82dda29a66cf8df06344531f50500e9924f/_IMG_1986.jpg" data-mid="108880379" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ee39575c217b5a39467db2e3e9cab82dda29a66cf8df06344531f50500e9924f/_IMG_1986.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6aef1b96906c78fbb2abb8d7a1639baa2faecd212b32c4357ad715c0c6d9f1a9/_IMG_1759.jpg" data-mid="108880370" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6aef1b96906c78fbb2abb8d7a1639baa2faecd212b32c4357ad715c0c6d9f1a9/_IMG_1759.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/f9e1007fde07c65bc0555180849600772e223a1dcdebb0fdcda571295e4f51b3/_IMG_1831.jpg" data-mid="108880372" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/f9e1007fde07c65bc0555180849600772e223a1dcdebb0fdcda571295e4f51b3/_IMG_1831.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/e94c1319b8bbb7f6574b3a07491d36fb881e92c8ac5099d9114d581739d3429b/_IMG_1866.jpg" data-mid="108880373" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/e94c1319b8bbb7f6574b3a07491d36fb881e92c8ac5099d9114d581739d3429b/_IMG_1866.jpg" /> <img width="4898" height="3265" width_o="4898" height_o="3265" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4cca386f17938cc0c74887b72b78b4909816e4a7f4c89aa0d47f4dff8a10b49c/_IMG_1779.jpg" data-mid="108880371" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4cca386f17938cc0c74887b72b78b4909816e4a7f4c89aa0d47f4dff8a10b49c/_IMG_1779.jpg" /> Photo documentation: Taylor Pinney Interstitial 3 was a series of open dance rehearsals conducted by Taryn Griggs and Chris Yon with Triad area dancers: Maddy Bailey, Dawanna Benjamin, Faith Fidgeon, Ciara Loscombe, Kendall Ramirez, Caitlyn Schrader, and Maurice Watson. Interstitial 3 also featured EVERYWHERE'S INSIDE-OUTSIDE (a zoom dance video booth) created in collaboration with Steve Morrison. This interactive exhibit invited visitors to virtually dance with strangers in other people’s spaces—a public, abstract improvisation to address our isolation even as we transition out of quarantine, and a lens through which to reflect on this moment in the world. Generously funded by SECCA and the Interdisciplinary Arts Center of Wake Forest University. Interstitial 2 SECCA, 2020 <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/89e92f4f332a43481123408f2d7aa203e11f300ac5541cfb118cbbc860dd58d2/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-010Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994096" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/89e92f4f332a43481123408f2d7aa203e11f300ac5541cfb118cbbc860dd58d2/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-010Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/1ba8ed309e8059baf6dd3b48b6ef244dffa128606cf417d5c6b4b2036ee0b94e/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-047Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994097" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/1ba8ed309e8059baf6dd3b48b6ef244dffa128606cf417d5c6b4b2036ee0b94e/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-047Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/9b8c370a54f33dfc0b297d36dcac72b35f19b431cf14f6e3f58d09952fddf96f/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-055Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994098" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/9b8c370a54f33dfc0b297d36dcac72b35f19b431cf14f6e3f58d09952fddf96f/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-055Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b53b22d160db45ff79b432399ceb14ce7824757773af3ca47d1284e9692b59b1/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-089Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994099" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b53b22d160db45ff79b432399ceb14ce7824757773af3ca47d1284e9692b59b1/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-089Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/8798e767bd872582487adcda366158032726aa5d26a87fe6e4f4be9136fa21c7/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-138Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994101" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/8798e767bd872582487adcda366158032726aa5d26a87fe6e4f4be9136fa21c7/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-138Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/ab485899c1ee0bbbe79e26164b8340449005869be891e307157e1eb7d60fd3ba/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-152Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994102" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/ab485899c1ee0bbbe79e26164b8340449005869be891e307157e1eb7d60fd3ba/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-152Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/09c6b39424f8fe7d7043b773a2fc6efb3e2296de152d36939de3ba249f243142/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-193Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994103" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/09c6b39424f8fe7d7043b773a2fc6efb3e2296de152d36939de3ba249f243142/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-193Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="3337" width_o="5000" height_o="3337" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/bcbabf4c31ebd2a0ae9e2d768b8246e9eb05c63fbbbd4e1df255fef6b81f895f/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-232Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994104" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/bcbabf4c31ebd2a0ae9e2d768b8246e9eb05c63fbbbd4e1df255fef6b81f895f/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-232Ed_5000.jpeg" /> <img width="5000" height="2950" width_o="5000" height_o="2950" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6a590512298293041379e6ea8e74d188dfcdbf08cc5c00ec5f54451444cbc2a5/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-250Ed_5000.jpeg" data-mid="120994105" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6a590512298293041379e6ea8e74d188dfcdbf08cc5c00ec5f54451444cbc2a5/20200125-IPLACe-Interstitial-250Ed_5000.jpeg" /> Photo documentation: Garrett Garms Interstitial 2 was a collaboration with video artist Steve Morrison, violinist Marta Djorovic, and an ensemble of dancers: Dawanna Benjamin, Trish Casey, Faith Fidgeon, Caitlyn Swett, Kelly Swindell, Maurice Watson, and Bea Yon.&nbsp; Generously funded by SECCA and the Interdisciplinary Arts Center of Wake Forest University. Interstial 1 SECCA, 2019 <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/44c08519a949d8079325e914cb118dceb9ce7d73d6e0e4fd08d06bd43136fb14/IMG_2892_3264.jpeg" data-mid="120994980" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/44c08519a949d8079325e914cb118dceb9ce7d73d6e0e4fd08d06bd43136fb14/IMG_2892_3264.jpeg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/d758e0f3806be65b62fc09cba36ecb596b5ffb8df8c3779c6b26ce7c4f924e74/IMG_2901_3264.jpeg" data-mid="120994981" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/d758e0f3806be65b62fc09cba36ecb596b5ffb8df8c3779c6b26ce7c4f924e74/IMG_2901_3264.jpeg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/6382676c1cd1913a50beadc02643301f03208284c389777300ccca9564bb4fc1/IMG_2909_3264.jpeg" data-mid="120994982" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/6382676c1cd1913a50beadc02643301f03208284c389777300ccca9564bb4fc1/IMG_2909_3264.jpeg" /> <img width="3264" height="2448" width_o="3264" height_o="2448" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/26820c7637ca7efed998ca6b2933e0c7786ecaf13246de94dbfa31639d5ecf08/IMG_2912_3264.jpeg" data-mid="120994983" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/26820c7637ca7efed998ca6b2933e0c7786ecaf13246de94dbfa31639d5ecf08/IMG_2912_3264.jpeg" /> Photo documentation: Wendy Earle Interstial 1 was just Chris and Taryn and a boombox. Funded by SECCA https://chrisandtaryn.com/rendezvous Wed, 13 Apr 2022 20:22:51 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/rendezvous Rendezvousa duet by Chris Yon and Taryn Grigg was performed atThe Rickhouse in Durham, The BeBe Theater in Asheville, and Greensboro Project Space as part of the North Carolina Dance Festival 2017 <img width="1340" height="1340" width_o="1340" height_o="1340" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/2d0917566c2a76c5a400ebb1fd65717f2bd06f16b7b0e8a95ef9b08315165ac9/NCDanceFestivalGPS-2607_1340_c.jpeg" data-mid="139581342" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/2d0917566c2a76c5a400ebb1fd65717f2bd06f16b7b0e8a95ef9b08315165ac9/NCDanceFestivalGPS-2607_1340_c.jpeg" />Photo by Chris Snow https://chrisandtaryn.com/conspicuous-birds Sun, 15 May 2022 01:12:25 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/conspicuous-birds conspicuous birdsa duet by Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs&nbsp;part of&nbsp;Dynamic Duos&nbsp;at&nbsp;American Dance Festival&nbsp; Reynolds Industries TheaterJune 29 to July 1, 2015<img width="1340" height="670" width_o="1340" height_o="670" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/b451811d43cb44ad8d5e7c1854717bc57ca861b0ce9257702218f6a21ee0345a/bird_benbeeson_graphic.jpeg" data-mid="142614628" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/b451811d43cb44ad8d5e7c1854717bc57ca861b0ce9257702218f6a21ee0345a/bird_benbeeson_graphic.jpeg" />Graphic Design: Ben Beeson <img width="1340" height="894" width_o="1340" height_o="894" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/61597fa0be61ed69a189d4a6f0f9c79bc25788a39b62e21d6c1de207ac7df1dd/CT_Bird_Jump_1340_c.jpeg" data-mid="142614630" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/61597fa0be61ed69a189d4a6f0f9c79bc25788a39b62e21d6c1de207ac7df1dd/CT_Bird_Jump_1340_c.jpeg" /><img width="1340" height="894" width_o="1340" height_o="894" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/7accf9b632a53b74e125b5aa5bd328bbaec85ea079dc923aee64fe26785abe72/CT_birds_end_1340_c.jpeg" data-mid="142614632" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/7accf9b632a53b74e125b5aa5bd328bbaec85ea079dc923aee64fe26785abe72/CT_birds_end_1340_c.jpeg" /><img width="1340" height="1877" width_o="1340" height_o="1877" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/aa5774529d4aeaff8df3f048813940f2d394860856b6b5ba8116d55a2bd0d329/CT_Birds_hands_1340_c.jpeg" data-mid="142614634" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/aa5774529d4aeaff8df3f048813940f2d394860856b6b5ba8116d55a2bd0d329/CT_Birds_hands_1340_c.jpeg" />Photo Credit: Grant Halverson https://chrisandtaryn.com/The-Very-Unlikeliness Sun, 15 May 2022 01:29:24 +0000 Chris & Taryn https://chrisandtaryn.com/The-Very-Unlikeliness The Very Unlikeliness (I'm Going to KILL You!) [again&amp;again version] choreography + sound by Chris Yon performed by Taryn Griggs + Chris Yon costumes by Sara Smith La MaMa E.T.C. (NYC) June 14-16, 2013 Bryant Lake Bowl (MPLS) June 21-23 + 29-30, 2013 made possible with funds from the Jerome Foundation and a residency at the Maggie Allesee National Choreographic Center supported in part by The McKnight Foundation in partnership with Northrop Concerts and Lectures. Yon and Griggs place themselves squarely in the tradition of husband-and-wife vaudeville teams who spent years on the road perfecting their act. Watch them interact with droll humor and deadpan slapstick as they create an entire world constructed from precisely splintered images — a kinetic Joseph Cornell box — on the tiny Bryant-Lake Bowl stage. Linda Shapiro, CIty Pages Mr. Yon calls this iteration of “The Very Unlikeliness” the “again &amp; again version,” and it does have an endless quality. It’s 45 minutes from a dance that might continue forever or until the two do each other in. Brian Seibert, New York Times Watching real-life couple Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs dance their astonishingly precise pas de deux is like reading hieroglyphics. It’s all about gesture – a myriad of gestures, quick, sharp movements, and moments when the two are nose-to-nose (in tenderness or warning?). Their stoic, almost expressionless faces, the costumes (black with white piping), the mysterious title, and the soundtrack (a combination of pop music, noise, what might be giant balloons being squeezed, and a lesson in touch typing) come together in a 45-minute piece that’s over too soon. Pamela Espeland, MinnPost ...a smart piece of dancing that surprises with wry bits of humor, mastery of accumulated movement, and sharp-edged choreography. Caroline Palmer, Star Tribune Radio piece by Todd Melby for KFAI “You will be disturbed, amused, confused,” writes Lightsey Darst of Chris Yon and Taryn Griggs’ new dance work. “You will suffer moments of enlightenment without content; you will surprise yourself by thinking five thoughts at once." FULL ARTICLE But the best way to see abstract dance is to see it again. The first time I saw Yon's Unlikeliness, I liked it, but this time I thought it was a smash, a nuclear meltdown, an orchestra in itself. Lightsey Darst, mnartists.org BELOW: Poster by David Bagnall AND Unlikely Shorts camera &amp; graphics by David Bagnall edited by Chris Yon and David Bagnall <img width="1920" height="1080" width_o="1920" height_o="1080" data-src="https://freight.cargo.site/t/original/i/4a7985441119df727c0fee89604708d6b6cddbb6dab4a1b5624ccfdab2956f4d/The-Very-Unlikeliness3FINAL_o.jpeg" data-mid="142615216" border="0" src="https://freight.cargo.site/w/1000/i/4a7985441119df727c0fee89604708d6b6cddbb6dab4a1b5624ccfdab2956f4d/The-Very-Unlikeliness3FINAL_o.jpeg" />