Join Artichoke Dance Company for Immersive Performance Tours Along the Gowanus Canal, an experience that brings audiences to various locations in Gowanus, Brooklyn for site performances and a walking tour providing perspectives and reflections on this rapidly changing area.

The Gowanus Canal is NYC’s first superfund site due to extreme pollution in and around the canal, which is currently under remediation. Gowanus is also home to NYC’s largest scale rezoning in in the city in 25 years, with 8500 new units of housing currently being constructed, altering the landscape and fabric of the neighborhood. Experience the change first hand and learn about the history and future of the area from an environmental justice perspective from community experts and activists.

The Brooklyn-based Artichoke Dance Company is one of the nation’s leading eco-arts organizations, delighting audiences of all ages with dynamic site-reflective performance works.