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US Premiere: A Place Called Music
NOoSPHERE Arts presents the US premiere of A Place Called Music, featuring an Indigenous ceremonial opening and a showcase of Wixárika & Tepehuano arts.
A Place Called Music is a documentary exploring the unlikely musical collaboration between Daniel Medina, a traditional Wixarika violinist from the mountains of Jalisco, Mexico, and Philip Glass, a renowned composer from New York City.
The film takes audiences on a journey through rehearsals and performances in Mexico and New York, where the ancient sounds of Wixárika ceremonial music meet the grand piano in a unique fusion of tradition and modernity. Despite their vastly different backgrounds and language barriers, Daniel and Philip have found a shared space where their spirits connect through music.
Directed by Enrique M. Rizo | Produced by Cath Cuevas, Leo Heiblum and Marion d’Ornano
Length: 87 minutes (TRAILER)
The Film will be followed by a Q&A with the director Enrique M. Rizo & Daisy “Tutu” Bugarin Avila, moderated by our Director of Music & Science, Matteo Rini
In addition:
Opening Ceremony by Daisy “Tutu” Bugarin Avila of the Semillas Collective
*Assisted by her Semillas sisters, Daisy invites us all to celebrate with music, ceremony and art the resistance, resilience and imagination of indigenous peoples from Mexico.
Original yarn paintings and crafts from the Wixárika and Tepehuano tribes will be featured; mountain-made Zapatista coffee also available for sale.
*All proceeds from the sales go to these communities.
Doors: 3:30 PM, Film: 4 PM, Q&A & Discussion: 5:30 PM
WE ARE NATURE: OPEN HOUSE NY
OHNY: Tours & Open Hours! (Oct. 19)
Join us this Saturday for the last public outdoor event of the season as we say goodbye to our rooftop gardens and gatherings. Free and open to all!
Open Hours 12-6pm (Open to public, Free, NO SIGNUP Required)
Throughout the open hours, we’ll activate our indoor and outdoor spaces with live music appearances, a pop-up exhibit in the secret Sky Box space and a brand-new site-specific sculpture on Lower Meadow!
What to expect:
~ Musical appearances by Katy Gunn, US (violin, loops and voice); Melissa Guardiola Bijur, Colombia (voice and percussion), Matteo Rini, Italy (guitar).
~ Site-specific sculpture - High Line Park Is a Good Place to Cry, 2023, on Sunset Stage by Fanny Spång (Sweden)
~ Pop-up exhibition in Sky Box by Krista Autio (Finland)
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Special Tours at 1PM, 3PM & 4PM (Sold Out)
PART OF THE ANNUAL OPEN HOUSE NY WEEKEND, this tour will explore the array of NOoSPHERE Arts’ exhibition and performance spaces, from the expansive indoor artist studio Last Frontier NYC to the captivating rooftop stages crowned with Kingsland Wildflowers’ urban meadows and Resonant Nature, an outdoor site-specific art installation made of vertical sculptural pieces resembling vibration patterns emanating and echoing from nature.
The first part of the tour will be led by Sol Kjok & Daniela Holban of NOoSPHERE Arts, and the second part will be led by Marni Majorelle, founder of Alive Structures and the visionary behind Kingsland Wildflowers.
WE ARE NATURE: Films on the Roofs
Event: Rooftop Screening of Mimic (1997)
Time: Rooftop opens at 5:30 PM | Sunset at 6:00 PM | Film at 7:00 PM, followed by a discussion
Location: Noosphere Arts Rooftop
Join us for a special free rooftop screening of Mimic (1997), directed by Guillermo del Toro, followed by a thought-provoking discussion on themes of ecology, horror, human-ness, science, nature, and finding hope amidst social and environmental decay.
Discussion Panel (moderated by our own Director of Music & Science, Matteo Rini)
Panelists:
Oscar Salguero, @interspecieslibrary
Li Murphy, Entomologist of Nonhuman Teachers/NSF Fellow at Yale School of the Environment (@li.murphy)
Alex A. Jones, writer and artist on ecology and the occult (@infowarzz)
Chrissandra Andra, LCSW and founder at Queer Behaviors and MA in Creative Process
What to Bring & Notes
BYOB and snacks + blankets and warm clothes
Rooftop access requires climbing two flights of stairs and some light clambering.
In the event of poor weather, we will move the screening indoors.
Free and Open to Public (RSVP)
Arrive early for sunset views over Newtown Creek & Kingsland Wildflowers!
WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry - Echos at Sundown
Part of Climate Week NYC 2024, the event weaves together live performances by musicians, dancers, and multimedia artists to create a tapestry of expression and reflection on our relationship with the Earth.
Climate Changes by Emmanuelle Zagoria (Voice, Harp, and Cello)
The Department NYC presents Climate Changes, a stirring song cycle performance that blends voice, harp, and cello to create an anthem for the planet.
Wildflower Suite by Lia Pikus (Cello Performance)
Composed during her residency at Shenandoah National Park, this suite of pieces is inspired by the flora of the park, each movement a dialogue with the natural world.
Site Specific Dance Performances by Hivewild (Excerpts from: with your sweet fragrance). Guided by the question, “how do we become tender with the Earth?" This work aims to underscore how human relationships reflect human treatment of the Earth and its resources, by integrating a multi-species and multidisciplinary perspective.
Site Specific Art Installation by Seema Lisa Pandya the recipient of the 2024 Broadway Stages’ Arts Residency Award. Pandya's installation, Resonant Nature, is a striking series of vertical sculptures designed using the Golden Ratio and Fibonacci Sequence.
Special Projections & DJ Set by Forager & Winslow Porter
NOoSPHERE Arts’programs are made possible in part with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) Creative Equation’s Fund supported by Howard Gilman Foundation, and Broadway Stages.
NOoSPHERE Arts is also part of Bloomberg Connects, a free culture mobile app featuring guides to hundreds of museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces.
Drinks sponsored by Tru Seltzer via Rue, a new startup that finds sponsorships for your events. Follow @rueclub for more info.
WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry - Resonant Nature
NOoSPHERE Arts presents WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry - Resonant Nature, curated by Seema Lisa Pandya
Sat, August 24, 6 pm - 8:30 pm | 520 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11222
This event, which takes place at the Kingsland Wildflowers rooftop in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, will be centered around the art installation by artist Seema Lisa Pandya, recipient of the 2024 Broadway Stages’ Arts Residency Award.
The evening will begin with an opening ritual led by Pandya, setting the tone for the immersive experience that follows. The installation will be activated through a dance performance by Veronica Simas DeSouza, titled Radiant Resonant Nature. The performance will be followed by live music from Camila Celin and video projections by Pandya, enhancing the event’s thematic exploration of nature as a resonant force.
Doors: 6PM, Event Running time: 6:30-8:30 PM
Opening ritual by Seema Lisa Pandya
Dance performance by Veronica Simas de Souza Rosas
Music performance by Camila Celin
Video projections by Seema Lisa Pandya
The event has a tiered pricing structure
NOoSPHERE Arts’programs are made possible in part with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) Creative Equation’s Fund supported by Howard Gilman Foundation, and Broadway Stages.
NOoSPHERE Arts is also part of Bloomberg Connects, a free culture mobile app featuring guides to hundreds of museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces.
WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry I Kingsland Wildflower Festival
WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry I Kingsland Wildflower Festival
Saturday, July 27th, 2:00 PM - 8:00 PM
520 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn
As a Kingsland Wildflowers partner, NOoSPHERE Arts is proud to present visual arts, dance, music, performance, and more across and below the rooftops!
ART PROGRAMMING: 3:30 PM-8 PM (Free & Open to All)
DANCE: Hivewild
ROOFTOP CONCERT: LaManga
AERIALIST PERFORMANCE: John Trufio
VIDEO PROJECTIONS: Marita Isobel Solberg
SPOKEN WORD AND LIVE PERCUSSION: The Bongo Brothers
SITE-SPECIFIC INTERACTIVE ART INSTALLATION: Cal Fish
ART WORKSHOP FOR KIDS: Asia Sztencel
PAINTINGS IN LAST FRONTIER NYC
Co-Hosts: Broadway Stages, Newtown Creek Alliance, and Alive Structures
NOoSPHERE Arts’programs are made possible in part with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) Creative Equation’s Fund supported by Howard Gilman Foundation, and Broadway Stages.
NOoSPHERE Arts is also part of Bloomberg Connects, a free culture mobile app featuring guides to hundreds of museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces.
MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: ARTIST SALON
@Last Frontier NYC + roofs
Theater + Airborne Acrobatics + Paintings + Fabulous Music
The July Crew of our international seacraft is ready to share its talents! Come join us for a spoken word/theater piece by performance duo Dave Houston & Mitch King (Australia) and presentation by visual artist Luisa Ramires (Portugal). Plus, live acts by our very own local creatives: contortionist hair-hanger Shipra 'Shipwreck' Saraogi (India) and one-woman musical powerhouse, Katy Gunn (US).
There is no cover charge, but please bring some cash to make it rain on our talented presenters — tipping the performers is part of the fun!
This monthly salon series, which aims to nurture artists and our local community, is part of an ongoing collaboration between NOoSPHERE Arts and the nearby artist residency platform Mothership NYC.
WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry I Solstice Celebration
WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry I Solstice Celebration
Saturday, June 22nd, 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM
520 Kingsland Ave, Brooklyn
Season Opening Event & Celebration
Doors Open: 6:45 PM
OPENING CEREMONY: Dra. T’Karima Ticitl
DANCE: Artichoke Dance Company SITE-SPECIFIC ART & TALK: Seema Lisa Pandya
PERFORMANCE: Fantasy Grandma
LIVE MUSIC DJ Set: Assylay Zhamkenova
NOoSPHERE Arts’programs are made possible in part with public support from the New York State Council on the Arts, with support from Governor Kathy Hochul and the New York State Legislature, by public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, by the Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC) Creative Equation’s Fund supported by Howard Gilman Foundation, and Broadway Stages.
NOoSPHERE Arts is also part of Bloomberg Connects, a free culture mobile app featuring guides to hundreds of museums, galleries, sculpture parks, gardens, and cultural spaces.
Newtown Creek Nature Walk Performance Tour
Take a performance journey through the Newtown Creek Nature Walk, presented by the Segal Center as part of Prelude in the Parks: performances for the planet.
Meet us at the Kingsland Avenue entrance to the Nature Walk by 3pm and we’ll take you on a performance adventure with the dance Water Rises.
No reservations are necessary. This event is free.
Find out more about Newtown Creek Nature Walk here.
Check out all the performances in all 5 boroughs of New York City happening with Prelude in the Parks here.
IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY
IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY is the first Italian theater Festival to take place in all five NYC boroughs. It was created by KIT - Kairos Italy Theater – and KIT Italia together with Casa Italiana Zerilli-Marimo’ at NYU in 2013, the official Year of Italian Culture in the United States. In Scena! presents – each year – a survey of the best Italian Theater, from Italy, in New York. It features full productions that have already toured in Italy as well as readings of Italian plays in translation, workshops, lectures and exchanges between Italian and International artists. Its goal is to promote greater awareness of Italian theater and Italian artists among New York theatergoers, and to build a bridge between the artistic scenes in Italy and New York, so that they may each support and inspire the other. Over the years, In Scena! has been supported by the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Embassy of Italy in Washington D.C., the Italian Cultural Institute in New York, in Los Angeles, in Toronto, The Consulate General of Italy in Detroit, Bernie Wohl Community Center at Goddard Riverside, the Calandra Institute for Italian American Studies, BAAD-Bronx Academy of Arts and Dance, Culture Lab LIC, Casa Belvedere Italian Cultural Foundation, Snug Harbor Cultural Center and the College of Staten Island – among many other partners and institutions.
NOoSPHERE Arts will host two of the festival performances @ Last Frontier NYC:
6-7 pm: Persona Metropolitana
In Italian with English supertitles – running time: 60 min
7:15-8:15 pm: Live Music by Matteo Rini & Melissa Bijur
8:30-9:45pm: The Second Coming of Joan of Arc
In Italian with English supertitles – running time: 75 min
FREE ADMISSION, DONATIONS WELCOME!
ATTENTION LAB
NOoSPHERE Arts X The Strother School of Radical Attention
Presents: ATTENTION LAB
FEBRUARY 17, 1-4PM, @Last Frontier NYC
The Attention Lab is a workshop on collective strategies for the liberation of human attention. Through group attention practices and guided discussions, we explore collective responses to our shifting attention ecology, with a curriculum that draws on a wide range of visual arts, performance, scholarly, political and spiritual traditions. Since 2022, we have facilitated Attention Labs for over a thousand participants in the United States, Spain and Brazil.
Labs are free, but require registration.
Learn More: Attention Lab Feedback & The Strother School of Radical Attention
WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Earth Ethics
Season Closing Event & Fundraiser (for the conservation and restoration of the Amazon rainforest through the Boa Foundation)
DANCE: Becoming by Alexandre Barranco: a solo act inspired by the transformation of a caterpillar into a butterfly
LIVE MUSIC: Denise Reis SITE SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE: Ezra Campelli and Jeremy Clemente PERFORMANCE: Bottlecap by Fantasy Grandma POETRY: Reading by Honeychild Coleman
SOUND HEALING: Inner Sanctuary Activation with Boshko Boskovic
WISE WORDS: Fritjof Capra & Benki Piyako
+ Vegan Bites by Mariana Tamiozzy + Herbal elixirs by Crystal Drip Elixirs
Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by Council Member Lincoln Restler of District 33.
WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Open House New York
Sat, Oct 21 @NOoSPHERE Arts | @Last Frontier NYC | @Kingsland Wildflowers
Open House New York promotes unparalleled access to the city—to the places, people, projects, systems, and ideas that define New York and its future.
GUIDED TOURS:
~ Sign up through OHNY (12 PM & 1 PM)
OPEN ACCESS: ~ Our spaces will be open to the public between 2 PM-4 PM
VISIT HIGHLIGHTS:
~ Artist studio & Paintings at Last Frontier NYC
~ Site-Specific Installation: Westerlies by the 2023 season's KWBS Residency Award winners: Ezra Campelli and Jeremy Clemente (Upper Meadow)
Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and by Council Member Lincoln Restler of District 33.
Artist Salon
We are very pleased to present this year’s NOoSPHERE Arts’ Residency Award Winner @MothershipNYC: Faith XLVII, a multidisciplinary street artist from South Africa. Complementing the unveiling of her winning proposal, we’ll also feature the current batch of Mothershippers: Clown provocateur Anna Thomson (Australia) on the roofs; a second live painting performance by Michel Platnic (France/Israel) and his team of local painters; and a solo act by singing cellist and visual artist Syngja (Canada) in an as-of-yet unexplored nook of our outdoor domain.
There is no cover charge, but do bring some cash to make it rain on our talented artists — tipping the performers is part of the fun! Delicious herbal concoctions by Crystal Drip Elixirs will be on hand!
WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Wildflower Festival
@NOoSPHERE Arts | @Last Frontier NYC | @Kingsland Wildflowers
As a Kingsland Wildflowers partner, NOoSPHERE Arts is proud to present visual arts, dance, music, performance, and more across and below the rooftops! (Free & Open to All ) VISUAL ARTS:
~ Small-Works Exhibition: Nature’s Cycles (KWBS Community Room)
~ Paintings (Last Frontier NYC)
~ Site-Specific Installation: Westerlies by KWBS Residency Award winners: Ezra Campelli and Jeremy Clemente.
DANCE:
~ It’s Showtime New York! (Stage Roof and more)
LIVE MUSIC:
~ MOMENTUM + Dance Improvi by Matlakas & Gabrielle (Stage Roof)
~ Tyr Jami aka Syngja (Last Frontier NYC)
PERFORMANCE:
~Live painting by Michel Platnic (Last Frontier NYC)
~Puppetry: “Movement Dreaming with Soils” with Marina ‘heron’ Tsaplina and Moira Williams (Upper Meadow & Back Field)
WISE WORDS:
~ Fritjof Capra on the essential characteristics of life (Teepee)
WORKSHOP:
~ Nature painting for kids by Asia Sztencel - (CreekSide)
Co-Hosts: Broadway Stages, Newtown Creek Alliance, and Alive Structures
Our programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature and Broadway Stages.
Soul of the Sema: Whirling Workshops
We will take on the path of the mystics, a journey of discovery, in space and time, reconnecting with our ancient ancestors and the origin of Sema (Sufi Whirling) and traditions of Ancient Iran, Greater Khorasan, Kurdistan, Central Asia, and the Indus Valley. We will study the sacred rituals, whirling, mystic teachings, music, and prayers of our ancient past from great masters such as Attar, Shams, Rudaki, Khayyám, Khwarizmi, and Jalāl ad-Dīn Muhammad Balkhī (Rumi).
Join world renowned scholar and Master of Yarsani Order, Dr. Farima Berenji for a day/evening of sacred gathering to learn the Sufi traditions of Greater Khorasan, Qaderi, and Yarsani order or Iran. We will take on the path of the mystics, a journey of discovery, in space and time, reconnecting with our ancient ancestors. We will sing, dance in prayer, and immerse ourselves in the Soul of the Sema.
Beginning Level | 12-1:30pm | $45
Advanced Level | 2-2:30pm | $45
Love is Calling - Sema Gathering | 2:30 pm (free and open to all/ by donation)
WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Solstice Celebration
An Ecstatic Solstice Celebration
ROOFTOP SEASON-OPENING EVENT
Sat, Jun 24 @NOoSPHERE Arts
We will kick off our outdoor season with a music, dance, and performing arts event celebrating the summer solstice. Held in the spectacular, one-of-a-kind setting of wildflower meadows stretching across the roofs of an industrial plant against the iconic backdrop of the NYC skyline, the event will be centered around a Sufi opening ritual honoring nature's cycles, performed by Whirling Dervish Farima Berenji. Farima—a Sufi Master and Magi from the bloodline of Iranian Zoroastrian Magi—and her sacred dancers will be accompanied by the klezmer music and Sephardic folk melodies of The Shul Band.
The ceremony has been designed as a unique blend of Muslim and Jewish elements—epitomizing the possibility of interfaith collaboration.
In addition, don’t miss the unveiling of Westerlies (a sonic and sculptural installation devised for the Kingsland Wildflowers Green Roof) by the 2023 season's KWBS Residency Award winners: Ezra Campelli and Jeremy Clemente
Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Back Outside on Main Deck!!!
@Mothership's Main Deck
Performance, Picture Books, Puppetry, Poetry & Pop
presented by our current sailors: Visual/Performance Artist Matlakas (Italy/UK); Illustrators Niels Blaesi & Till Lauer (Switzerland); and Filmmaker Louis Detroit (UK). Finally, a musical dessert by the brand new Brooklyn band Mad Nice under the night sky – bring your dancing shoes!
There is no cover charge, but please bring some cash to make it rain on our talented presenters — tipping the performers is part of the fun! This event is generously supported by The Consulate General of Switzerland in New York.
The monthly salon series, which aims to nurture artists and our local community, is part of an ongoing collaboration with nearby artist residency platform Mothership NYC.
MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Odds & Ends!
Come join us for an eclectic lineup of Visual Arts, High-Wire Acts, Poetry & Prose + Live Music courtesy of our current sailors,: painter Lars Fredriksson (Sweden) and Illustrator Arbnore Toska (Switzerland); along with guest appearances by a motley, international crew: Contortionist Shipra Shipwreck Saraogi (India); Performance Artist Kokou Ferdinand Makouvia (Togo); Novelist Ian Singleton (US) & Poet Eugene Ostashevsky (US); as well as our very favorite NYC-based Italian-Latino band, Tinto Frio.
There is no cover charge, but please bring some cash to make it rain on our talented presenters — tipping the performers is part of the fun!
MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Sailors & Stowaways
Conceptual Art, Spoken Word, Live Music & Animal Sounds,
courtesy of our current sailors: Berlin-based Contemporary Artist Hulda Rós Gudnadóttir (Iceland), as well as Curator Natalia Ivanova (Mount) (Bulgaria) & her Leipzig-based Artist/Writer/Activist collaborator Marc Herbst (US). Guest appearances by Scientist/Writer/Guitarist Matteo Rini (Italy)
and Brooklyn’s very own Singer/Songwriter/Poet Honeychild Coleman with her magic guitar!
Resident artist's Hulda's participation in this upcoming event is generously sponsored by The Consulate General of Iceland.
More info available here !!!
MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: A Whole Box of Chocolates !!!
Live performances, art exhibits, film, theater & artist presentations courtesy of current sailors onboard @mothershipnyc:
Visual Artists Mary Naylor (UK) & Chantal deFelice (US), Curator Natalia Ivanova (Mount) (Bulgaria),
Actress Giselle Barcasi (Brazil)
Percussionist/Conductor/Composer Marshall Trammell (US)
Plus, visiting multidisciplinary duo Patera+Perego (Italy)
as well as our near neighbour from down the street,
Contortionist Shipra 'Shipwreck' Saraogi (India).
More info available here !!!
Dance of the Soul
A Sacred Dance, Music and Healing Journey with Sufi Master of Yarsan Order Farima Berenji, PhD
Join us on a path of healing and self-growth through the power of Sufism, Sacred Circles, Music, and Sacred Dance. We will create a supportive space where we can all release whatever energy no longer serves us, relax and open our heart, body, and mind. We will discover the power and mystery of ancient Persian and Sufi dance and rituals – a gateway for self growth and spiritual transformation – through prayers, whirling, music, and love. Be moved by beautiful Sufi rituals, sacred music, songs, chanting, poetry, and dance in prayers and Love!
Video from last year’s event HERE
Sun Dec 18: Workshop from 2-4 pm
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International Thanksgiving Orphans Feast
Don’t have family in town and looking to spend the holidays in good company? Come join Mothership’s crew & friends at Last Frontier NYC to celebrate our tribe of international artists, our wonderful city, and life in general!
Our Friendsgiving gathering comes in three acts:
6–8:30 pm: A scrumptious multicourse vegan dinner by our favorite Brazilian super chef, the legendary Mariana Tamiozzy! In compensation for her tremendous efforts, expenses, and culinary creativity, we suggest a donation of $35.00 for everyone who wants to partake in this delicious meal – please sign up at Mariana’s EventBrite here. (If you are a starving artist, you pay what you can.)
9-10:00 pm: Live performances by our very own superstars, fabulous ONE-MAN-CIRCUS Michael Saab of Modern Gypsies, and newcomer Shipra Shipwreck Saraogi, an amazing CONTORTIONIST!
10 pm onwards: Everybody getting down on the floor underneath the disco ball – feel free to bring your own highly danceable play list to share with us all!
Open House New York
Saturday, October 22 @ NOoSPHERE Arts | Kingsland Wildflowers
12:00-6:00pm | OPEN HOUSE NYC
6:-8:00pm | Closing Reception for REPOPULATIONS: New Horizons
+ After-hours Concert
Come join us this Saturday for Open House NYC across our unique site on the bank of Newtown Creek!
@Last Frontier NYC on the M1 floor:
Musical performances by NOoSPHERE Arts very own in-house musicians, Katy Gunn and Matteo Rini throughout the day.
Art Performance: Vital Cloak by Cristina Canepa: 5 PM & 7 PM
as part of REPOPULATIONS: New Horizons exhibition
curated by Daniela Holban. RSVP here!
On 2nd flr: Pop-up art show by Mothership NYC resident 'BAD SaNdY'
And finally, musical desserts by these fine acts:
Romanian duo MARTA POPOVICI & BOGDAN TĂNASE
+ MATTEO RINI & THE TIZZI
WE ARE NATURE I Repopulations: New Horizons
OPENING: Fri, Sep 30, 6-10pm
CLOSING Reception: Saturday, October 22nd from 6-8 PM
Special Performance: Vital Cloak by Cristina Canepa: 5 PM & 7 PM
A site-specific group exhibition focused on environmental reflectiom open by appointment through the 23rd of October and for Open House New York: Email daniela.holban@noosphere-arts.nyc to reserve a private viewing
REPOPULATIONS: New Horizons is the second iteration of the Climate Week-inspired exhibition series REPOPULATIONS which focuses on environmentally-themed subjects and takes place yearly during the summer and early fall months. Curated by Daniela Holban, this exhibition is part of the larger NOoSPHERE Arts' WE ARE NATURE Series: art events that make full use of the unique stage setting of the Kingsland Wildflowers bird sanctuary at Broadway Stages in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, to engage a diverse audience in environmental efforts through art.
WE ARE NATURE | Climate Week
Site-specific dances across the urban meadows
Rooftop Concert by Duo Livia & Fred
Wise words by Fritjof Capra: Earth Ethics
DANCE (Curated by CreateART):
~ Solo by Princess Lockeroo: Lotus
~ Choreography by Thryn Saxon: Mother Tongue | Performers: Maggie Costales and Jamie Klienschnitz; Live Music by Bre Short
LIVE MUSIC: ~ Visiting from Brazil, Livia Nestrovski & Fred Ferreira form a dynamic duo of voice and electric guitar that is both subtle and virtuosic, experimental and elegant: the potency of a minimal set in a journey through old and new songs from Brazil and the World.
WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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WE ARE NATURE : From New York to the Norwegian Woods
Itonje Søimer Guttormsen: Gritt
Outdoor feature film screening + Q&A with filmmaker
The film follows the title character on her journey from Bushwick, Brooklyn, to Oslo and beyond. Gritt is on a passionate quest to manifest her performance, “The White Inflammation”, a radical collective ritual meant to pierce the complacent fog cloaking privileged Scandinavia. With each hurdle, Gritt grows more desperate, and her mission to bury capitalism and the patriarchy takes her to increasingly unexpected places. Pushed by forces beyond her control, Gritt finds her way into the deep forests, where nature opens hidden doors.
WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the National Endowment for the Arts and also the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). NOoSPHERE Arts’ 2022 programming is made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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WE ARE NATURE | Breakdown, Breakthrough
Fritjof Capra: The Emergence of Novelty
Gjert Rognli: What Nature Knows
Performance, Film, Photos, and Installation
Gjert Rognli’s project What Nature Knows - Dan maid luondu diehtá reflects a personal connection with Arctic Northern Norway – a region defined by light, darkness, and stark seasonal contrasts. Rognli, who hails from the Indigenous Sámi people, works across film, photography, sculpture, and performance, drawing on a passionate bond with the organic world. This multimedia project is a mythological journey into deep forests and across misty waterways—where surreal phenomena guide the viewer through the unknown.
WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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WE ARE NATURE I Wild Flower Festival
VISUAL ARTS:
~ Print Show by Kingsland Editions (KWBS Community Room)
~ Paintings (Last Frontier NYC)
~ Site-Specific Installation by Sabrina Barrios (Upper Meadow)
DANCE (Curated by CreateART):
~ Stephen Shynes with Momentum (Stage Roof)
~ EB Dance (Middle Roof/Upper Meadow)
~ Nicki Miller and Benjamin E. Oyzon of Sticks & Stone
(Last Frontier NYC)
LIVE MUSIC:
~ Musical Resistance with dancers Oksana Horban & Dulce Crespo
( Stage Roof)
WISE WORDS:
~ Fritjof Capra on The Web of Life (Teepee @Last Frontier NYC)
WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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WE ARE NATURE I Nature's Cycles
Inti Raymi Indigenous Solstice Celebration:
Dance & music by Ñukanchik Llakta Wawakuna, Ñawpa Mashikuna, Pakarina Humbracuna, and Comunidad Andida from the Andes and local practitioners of Danza Mexica; concert by Afro-Cuban Melvis Santa & her band, La Rumba de Santa; and wise words on Nature’s Cycles by internationally renowned ecoliteracy scholar Fritjof Capra. Mensajes Espirituales by La Aurora, a Santera Mayor, on Wildflowers’ Lower Meadow. On the Upper Meadow, you can experience a site-specific installation by Brazilian artist Sabrina Barrios: an eco-feminist take on ancient celestial mythology.
WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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WE ARE NATURE I Water is Life
6:30pm -Doors Open; Musical Prelude by Singing Cellist Lenna Pierce
7:00pm Opening Dance Ceremony by
Thunderbirds Native-American Dancers
7:45pm Introduction by Fritjof Capra : Thoughts on Water
8:00pm Dance Performance by NVA & Guests, curated by CreateART 8:30pm Musical Postlude by Singing Cellist Lenna Pierce
On this opening night of our summer season, we are thrilled to announce Brazilian artist Sabrina Barrios as the inaugural winner of
Broadway Stages’ Residency Award @ Kingsland Wildflowers:
Her site-specific installation will remain will remain on view on Upper Meadow throughout the evening and entire season.
WE ARE NATURE 2022 is sponsored, in part, by the Greater New York Arts Development Fund of the NYC Department of Cultural Affairs, administered by Brooklyn Arts Council (BAC). Our programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.
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All events
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2024
- Nov 17, 2024 US Premiere: A Place Called Music
- Oct 19, 2024 WE ARE NATURE: OPEN HOUSE NY
- Oct 13, 2024 WE ARE NATURE: Films on the Roofs
- Sep 21, 2024 WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry - Echos at Sundown
- Aug 24, 2024 WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry - Resonant Nature
- Jul 27, 2024 WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry I Kingsland Wildflower Festival
- Jul 20, 2024 MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: ARTIST SALON
- Jun 22, 2024 WE ARE NATURE: A Vibrant Tapestry I Solstice Celebration
- Jun 8, 2024 Newtown Creek Nature Walk Performance Tour
- May 11, 2024 IN SCENA! ITALIAN THEATER FESTIVAL NY
- Feb 17, 2024 ATTENTION LAB
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2023
- Oct 21, 2023 WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Earth Ethics
- Oct 21, 2023 WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Open House New York
- Aug 24, 2023 Artist Salon
- Jul 22, 2023 WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Wildflower Festival
- Jun 25, 2023 Soul of the Sema: Whirling Workshops
- Jun 24, 2023 WE ARE NATURE: Rising and Falling| Solstice Celebration
- Jun 18, 2023 MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Back Outside on Main Deck!!!
- Apr 28, 2023 MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Odds & Ends!
- Mar 15, 2023 MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Sailors & Stowaways
- Jan 21, 2023 MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: A Whole Box of Chocolates !!!
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2022
- Dec 17, 2022 Dance of the Soul
- Nov 24, 2022 International Thanksgiving Orphans Feast
- Oct 22, 2022 Open House New York
- Sep 30, 2022 WE ARE NATURE I Repopulations: New Horizons
- Sep 24, 2022 WE ARE NATURE | Climate Week
- Sep 2, 2022 WE ARE NATURE : From New York to the Norwegian Woods
- Aug 27, 2022 WE ARE NATURE | Breakdown, Breakthrough
- Jul 23, 2022 WE ARE NATURE I Wild Flower Festival
- Jun 25, 2022 WE ARE NATURE I Nature's Cycles
- May 28, 2022 WE ARE NATURE I Water is Life
- Mar 22, 2022 MOTHERSHIP PRESENTS: Artist Salons Are Back!!!
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2021
- Dec 11, 2021 Outward Inward Sound Journey
- Oct 16, 2021 SPIRALS OF ECSTASY: A SUFI INVOCATION
- Sep 26, 2021 WE ARE NATURE 6: Creekside Soda
- Sep 25, 2021 WE ARE NATURE 5: A Monarchs's Journey
- Sep 11, 2021 WE ARE NATURE 4: Unearthed
- Aug 28, 2021 WE ARE NATURE 3: Urban Wildlife
- Jul 31, 2021 WE ARE NATURE 2: Wildflower Festival
- Jun 25, 2021 WE ARE NATURE 1: Pride
- Jun 6, 2021 WE ARE NATURE: Season Opening 2021
- Feb 4, 2021 10 Year Anniversary Concert
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2020
- Nov 30, 2020 WE ARE NATURE: Reflection Hour
- Sep 27, 2020 WE ARE NATURE 2: Water
- Sep 13, 2020 WE ARE NATURE 1: Air
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2019
- Sep 21, 2019 – Sep 29, 2019 Repopulations
- Sep 21, 2019 Kingsland Wildflowers Festival
- Jun 22, 2019 MARIPOSAS on the ROOF
- Jun 15, 2019 MOTHERSHIP NYC PRESENTS: Night of a Thousand Thrills
- Jun 8, 2019 – Jun 9, 2019 Rooftop Concerts
- Jun 1, 2019 CREATE:ART
- May 25, 2019 ITINERANT - the annual Performance Art Festival of NYC
- Feb 4, 2019 BIRTHDAY BASH
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2018
- Dec 22, 2018 Diverse Universe NYC 2018
- Nov 13, 2018 – Dec 13, 2018 Desire Path Variety Show
- Oct 9, 2018 FRITJOF CAPRA & FRIENDS
- Sep 22, 2018 KINGSLAND WILDFLOWERSFESTIVAL
- Aug 20, 2018 SOUND BATH
- May 18, 2018 ITINERANT
- Mar 10, 2018 NON GRATA
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2017
- Dec 12, 2017 HOLIDAY BENEFIT
- Oct 27, 2017 BREATHLESS
- Sep 3, 2017 DARK TELESCOPES
- Jul 22, 2017 HAVEN III
- May 19, 2017 ROOFTOP FILM
- May 12, 2017 ITINERANT
- Apr 22, 2017 NON GRATA’s SCANDINAVIAN SUMMER
- Jan 20, 2017 WE SHALL OVERCOME
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2016
- Nov 15, 2016 SATSONG
- Oct 7, 2016 – Oct 8, 2016 HIDDEN VALLEY
- Jul 16, 2016 HAVEN II
- Jul 9, 2016 IDEAS IN THE AIR
- Jun 9, 2016 WHISPERS IN THE AIR
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2015
- Nov 28, 2015 A LAST SPIN ON THE LES
- Nov 7, 2015 NON GRATA: Performance
- Oct 10, 2015 – Nov 25, 2015 WHISPERING VOICES: a Ritual for Our Time
- Sep 26, 2015 CLOSING PARTY
- Sep 18, 2015 DO NO MORE THAN LOOK
- Jul 25, 2015 HAVEN
- Jul 11, 2015 – Jul 26, 2015 Rock.Punk.Metal
- Jun 18, 2015 – Jun 25, 2015 ON THE FLOOR
- May 15, 2015 – May 31, 2015 Earthly Delights
- Mar 3, 2015 – Apr 3, 2015 Polar Opposites
- Feb 20, 2015 CIRCLE of FIRE
- Feb 6, 2015 – Mar 1, 2015 CIRCLE of FIRE
- Jan 6, 2015 – Mar 4, 2015 4 YEARS & COUNTING! Anniversary Show
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2014
- Oct 30, 2014 – Nov 12, 2014 ART FOR PROGRESS Presents: Déjà Vu
- Oct 17, 2014 – Oct 18, 2014 SHADOWS: A Live Art Installation
- Oct 10, 2014 – Oct 26, 2014 TINDERELLA: A Solo Show by Anna Gensler
- Sep 26, 2014 INCOGNITO + X
- Sep 7, 2014 – Sep 28, 2014 NUOVI YORKERS
- Jun 6, 2014 NOoSPHERE@ night V
- Apr 4, 2014 NOoSPHERE@ night III
- Mar 21, 2014 HOUSE #30 NOoSPHERE@ night II
- Feb 21, 2014 – Mar 23, 2014 SECOND SKIN NOoSPHERE@ night I
- Feb 4, 2014 – Mar 7, 2014 3 YEARS + 3 DAYS ANNIVERSARY SHOW
- Jan 10, 2014 – Feb 2, 2014 FRACTURED LIVES/FRAGILE EXISTENCES
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2013
- Nov 29, 2013 – Jan 4, 2014 A COOL WIND BLOWS: SCULPTURE FROM NORWAY
- Oct 30, 2013 – Nov 24, 2013 GUEST PRODUCTION by ART CROSS, TOKYO
- Oct 4, 2013 – Oct 27, 2013 The Unbearable Richness of Gray
- Sep 27, 2013 Droste Effect
- Sep 8, 2013 – Sep 29, 2013 Viking Rappers: From New York to the North Pole
- Apr 5, 2013 – Apr 28, 2013 C YA! Ingrid Berven & Lillian Presthus.
- Mar 1, 2013 – Mar 31, 2013 I AM MY WORLD
- Feb 9, 2013 – Feb 24, 2013 EAT with Kurt Johannessen
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2012
- Dec 4, 2012 – Dec 9, 2012 THE NORTH STARS SERIES REMIXED: NOoSPHERE @ ART BASEL MIAMI
- Dec 4, 2012 – Feb 4, 2013 A HOUSE FULL OF FRIENDS: Anniversary Show & Benefit Auction
- Nov 30, 2012 – Dec 30, 2012 NEVERENDING STORY: Kari Steihaug & Tina Jonsbu
- Nov 22, 2012 THANKS GIVE IT (TO ME, BABY)
- Nov 15, 2012 – Feb 24, 2013 Artist in Residence: Michael Alan Alien
- Oct 5, 2012 – Oct 30, 2012 INTERNATIONAL JURIED SHOW
- Sep 5, 2012 – Sep 30, 2012 I THOUGHT WE WERE THE SAME PERSON
- Jul 13, 2012 Gelato! Art Salon: I CAN LOSE MYSELF
- Jul 11, 2012 – Aug 12, 2012 AND THE WORLD CRACKED OPEN
- Jul 11, 2012 – Jul 20, 2012 PERFORMANCE TRILOGY
- Jun 1, 2012 – Jul 8, 2012 CONSTRUCTED SITE
- Jun 1, 2012 – Jul 8, 2012 POWER GAMES: Morten Traavik & Peter Fend
- Apr 27, 2012 Flamenco Night
- Mar 9, 2012 – Apr 1, 2012 COMMONALITIES: 4 NORWEGIANS + 4 NEW YORKERS
- Feb 3, 2012 – Mar 3, 2012 Pia MYrvoLD: FLOW
- Jan 6, 2012 – Jan 29, 2012 PARALLAX VIEWS
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2011
- Dec 3, 2011 – Dec 24, 2011 THE DECEMBER STORE
- Nov 18, 2011 – Dec 31, 2011 BEAUTIFUL MALADIES
- Oct 13, 2011 – Nov 13, 2011 ACTION-ReACTION
- Oct 7, 2011 Premiere Event: Portrait of an Artist
- Oct 5, 2011 – Oct 6, 2011 TREMBLING sensing space
- Sep 17, 2011 .No Sweet .No
- Sep 7, 2011 – Oct 2, 2011 NORWAY NOW in NYC
- Sep 7, 2011 – Oct 2, 2011 RICHARD BORGE: Pseudo Organic
- Jul 18, 2011 – Jul 31, 2011 Andreco - Contemporary Alchemy
- Jul 9, 2011 Benefit Party
- Jun 19, 2011 – Jun 26, 2011 l-i-n-e-a-r-o-s-s-a at .NO:
- May 19, 2011 – Jun 17, 2011 THE NORTH STARS SERIES: Contemporary Norwegian Art in NYC
- Apr 28, 2011 Toni Seger: New Works 2011
- Apr 1, 2011 – May 15, 2011 THE NORTH STARS SERIES: Contemporary Norwegian Art in NYC
- Mar 4, 2011 – May 30, 2011 THE NORTH STARS SERIES: Contemporary Norwegian Art in NYC
- Feb 4, 2011 – May 3, 2011 THE NORTH STARS SERIES: Contemporary Norwegian Art in NYC