What's Happening
We’re working with the American Littoral Society, hosting a beach clean up at Manhattan Beach. Join us to collect and catalogue litter and debris, which helps not only to clean up the environment, but to assess the health of America’s shorelines. Register.
A traveling site specific work created for Canal to Coast, celebrating the bicentennial of the Erie Canal.
Venture to Governor’s Island for a work-in-progress showing of We Are Drowning, examining our complex relationship with plastics.
Celebrate the Summer Solstice with participatory events and workshops presented with Culture Club.
An excerpt of Proteus will be featured at Spoke the Hub’s Local Produce Festival. Join us at this free event.
Create a costume out of plastic bags and join the parade at Expo Gowanus.
Join the procession and come see Artichoke Dance perform an excerpt of Proteus at Ecological City.
Celebrate spring with Israeli and Arab folk dance and Earth Day by participating with the Climate Ribbon Project.
Lynn Neuman performs Precipice at the Evil Plastic show at Viridian Gallery in Chelsea.
In the spirit of Valentine’s Day, this Culture Club focuses on culturally specific rituals and practices related to courtship, marriage proposals and wedding ceremonies...
Featuring Proteus, newly commissioned by the National Gallery of Art with costumes made from plastic bags, and Plastic People of the Universe, merging movement, dialogue and thousands of plastic six-pack holders, at the Association of Performing Arts Professional's 2018 conference.
Ailey Studio Theater (LLC - lower level)
Showcases are free, but space is limited, so reserve your seat.
APAP discussion on guiding change through values-based programming
Evolution and Revolution: Transforming the Field: Notes from APAP's Next Generation of Leaders
For the Association of Performing Arts Professional's conference, we're showcasing Proteus, newly commissioned by the National Gallery of Art and featuring costumes made from plastic bags, and Plastic People of the Universe, merging movement, dialogue and thousands of plastic six-pack holders, continuing our tradition of utilizing materials headed for the landfill.
Ailey Studio Theater (LLC - lower level)
Showcases are free, but space is limited, so reserve your seat.
Join us in our studio for an intimate showing of the National Gallery commissioned work Proteus, excerpts of Plastic People of the Universe, and to connect with what's in the works for Artichoke Dance in 2019 and beyond. Libations and food will be abundant. Feel free to pop in early or stay late.
Enjoy a screening of Plastic Ocean, a riveting documentary discussing plastic pollutants in our oceans. Bring the kids, this is a family friendly film!
In order to offset event costs, we have set the ticket price to a recommended donation of $5 - $10.
climate change featuring short plays including Homo Sapiens by Chantal Bilodeau, Science Is Dead by David Geary, Rubic’s Cube Solution by Sarena Parmar and Bottom Up by Ian Rowlands along with Proteus, a new dance work by Artichoke Dance Company.
Plays are directed by Ralph Lewis
Choreography by Lynn Neuman
Presented as part of Climate Change Theatre Action, a worldwide series of readings and performances.
Join us along with 350Brooklyn and #GetOrganizedBK to march in costumes made from plastic bags. Signs linking fossil fuel use and plastic consumption, ban the bag signs, and a cardboard pipeline and fossil fuel monster will accompany the group. We provide signs and costumes, or if you've made your own in our previous workshops, wear it.
Meet at 14th Avenue and 7th Street at 6:15 to get into costume. Parade begins at 6:30 and ends at JJ Byrne Playground/The Old Stone House. Route details here.
National Gallery of Art (Washington, DC)
Dive into the world of water with the premiere or Proteus, featuring an electronic reinvention of Vivaldi's Concerto for Violin and Cello in F major by Adam Borecki. Join us in the West Wing as we continue our focus on water and the health of the earth. All events at the National Gallery are free.
Join us in the studio for a look at the development of Proteus, a work of Voices of the Ocean. Composer Adam Borecki will skype in from the west coast for a conversation with our Artistic Director Lynn Neuman, the dancers, and you about the work and it's upcoming premiere at the National Gallery of Art.
Permaculture Festival Event --- Plastic Bag Costume Making Workshop
Do you have a surplus of plastic bags under your sink or in a cabinet? Repurpose those bags into a Halloween costume this year! Save money & the environment!
Workshop is FREE!
Located at The Old Stone House in Brooklyn
Teetering on the edge of survival and extinction, Precipice walks the cliff of uncertainty and survival instinct.
Beach Clean Up with Artichoke Dance
September 23, 9am-noon
Grab your sunscreen and meet us at the beach to collect and catalogue trash and debris. Last year 66,830 pounds of debris were removed along 233 miles of shoreline in New York State. We will provide bags and gloves.
Join us with Operation Unite New York for a community cultural celebration in Hudson, NY
Cultural Parade - 2:00pm
Performance at Hudson Riverfront Park - 4:30pm
Join dancers of Artichoke Dance Company to focus on movements that really move us through space. These will be utilized to perform in the Community Cultural Day parade on August 12 at 2:00pm.
Workshop is free and takes place in Henry Hudson Riverfront Park.
Bring your bags! We'll create elaborate ready wearables from them for the Community Cultural Celebration in Hudson, NY.
Workshop is free and will be held in Henry Hudson Riverfront Park.
Learn a 10 minute group centered dance and then perform it with us at Community Cultural Day, August 12 at 4:30pm at the Henry Hudson Riverfront Park pavilion. We recommend that you also attend our costume making workshop immediately following.
This workshop occurs in Henry Hudson Riverfront Park - Hudson, NY
Global Water Dances on the Gowanus Canal
A month of workshops in dance, drumming and costume making culminated in a day of celebration with a costume parade, performance, eco-tour and kayaking. Check out the Channel 12 News feature and Brooklyn Paper article.
