In Collaboration with Cooperative Performance
Created by  Jeff Grygny & Directed by Brian Rott

A research project/performance that explores how somatic practices can enhance our experience of meaning and value in living nature. Over five weekends this Fall, three actors, a dancer, a musician, and two poets will meet at the Morton Arboretum near the Riverside Branch of the Urban Ecology Center, looking for encounters with other species. 
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Performance Ecology investigates a playful practical way to get to know our nonhuman neighbors on their terms: sensory, embodied experience. This experiment is the first step on a seldom-walked path that could lead to innovations in ecological education, advocacy, and culture.
Hear our interview with Susan Bence!

​​"always something interesting to look at, just like in nature. The Performance Ecology Project invites you to use all of your senses and also to learn something...It’s a great show for all ages and for families, and allows time afterwards to spend around the fire at the Urban Ecology Center."
Megan Leonard, Shepherd Express