WE ARE NATURE Rooftop Series 2020: AIR

“We often forget that we are nature. Nature is not something separate from us. So, when we say that we have lost our connection to nature, we’ve lost our connection to ourselves.” — Andy Goldsworthy

SEPTEMBER, 2020: Dance, Art, and Call for Action on the green roofs of Greenpoint,

inspiring environmental engagement through awareness of humans’ place in the greater All.

Fully Covid-adapted, the series of multidisciplinary events were scheduled as bookends to Climate Week 2020. Each featured a theme introduction by renowned scientist, educator, writer and activist Fritjof Capra (Honorary Scholar-in-Residence at Mothership NYC), a newly commissioned site-specific dance work performed across several outdoor stages, and guest artist performances.

Sun, Sep 13 | AIR: Site-specific dance piece, "Nest", inspired by bird migration by Kelly Ashton Todd with live music by Christiaan van Voorst van Beest; opening & closing ceremonies by Sparrowhawk & Lady Kabbaz.

A co-production by NOoSPHERE Arts & CreateART sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC).

Footage captured by Oliver Correa, Lilly Winter, and James Westfal; video edited by Julia Discenza