Vangeline Theater/New York Butoh Institute presents SOIL:FIELD of AWARENESS, An Immersive Performance-Ritual by Marina ‘Heron’ Tsaplina
Taking place at the origin point of the historic Greenpoint oil spill along Newtown Creek, SOIL:FIELD of AWARENESS invites audiences into a deep sensory encounter with the ecological history and living environment of the place.
Where Did All the Showtime Dancers Go?
Last Saturday, dancers from the It's Showtime collective gathered in a sun-filled Greenpoint film studio to teach a class in FlexN, a street dance style pioneered on New York City's streets, and sometimes its subways. […] Saturday before the class, they were performing at the Kingsland Wildflowers Festival, celebrating wildflower fields on the roofs of buildings. Dozens of dancers have now participated in It's Showtime, a project of the nonprofit Dancing in the Streets, which in 2015 was the beneficiary of de Blasio's fund to get Showtime dancers off the subway and into the "schools, stage, studio, and the screen."
The Dart Board: 07.29.2026
This Saturday, the 25,000-square-foot native green meadow becomes the canvas for a celebration of community ecology and the arts. Organized by Noosphere Arts, the multi-level wildflower spaces, set against the Manhattan skyline, will host performances, with interactive dance, live music, and circus aerialists aloft.
IMPRESSIONS: Karley Wasaff’s "Growing Takes Time" at Noo Arts Wildflower's Green Roof
Imagine walking up to a rooftop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and suddenly becoming immersed in a video game world replete with challenges to complete and characters to engage with.
Karley Wasaff, a non-binary movement artist and the creator and director of Growing Takes Time, created such an otherworldly landscape on Noo Arts Kingsland Wildflower’s rooftop. From here, audiences were brought on a journey through conflict, growth, and community building.
Karley Wasaff with Bleu Pablo
Walking into Growing Takes Time, the space immediately feels alive with movement, sound, and a kind of structured play. There’s a balance between choreography and unpredictability where nothing feels fully fixed, but everything still feels intentional. The work blends contemporary dance, immersive theater, and the whimsical unpredictability of New York’s experimental gallery scene. Audiences can expect a beautiful wildflower rooftop run by Noo Arts, gorgeous sunset city views, live gameplay, unexpected interaction, absurd humor, and a strange little world where collective problem-solving becomes choreography.
Kick Off Summer with “Growing Takes Time,” An Immersive Rooftop Dance Party at Kingsland Wildflowers
Noo Arts felt like a natural home for Growing Takes Time because the space already embodies so much of what the work is about: the intersection of art and environment. Their wildflower rooftop garden creates this feeling of stepping into a hidden world above the city, which aligns perfectly with the immersive universe of the piece. I’ve also loved consistently collaborating with Tribe & Vibe Collection and intertwining their Hydroponic Tower Gardens and community-centered mission into the immersive experience. The show already has a legacy of helping activate these community spaces while encouraging more spaces to invest in sustainable growing systems.