“BREATHTAKING”
—DANCE ENTHUSIAST
Presented by Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance
& The New York Society for Ethical Culture
SAVE THE DATE!
COMMUNI-TREE 2026
An Earth Day Dance Celebration
FREE educational dance performance & presentations
Thursday, April 23, 2026
from 9:45-10:45am
Second Show added: 11am-noon!
Adler Hall, NY Society for Ethical Culture
2 West 64th Street @ Central Park West
Communi-tree is an illuminating dance program offering a creative experience of nature for children grades K-6. The Time Lapse Dance ensemble, directed by choreographer Jody Sperling, is renowned for creating visually-stunning and accessible programs merging performing arts and ecology. This event features highlights from: Arbor, a dance about the relationship between trees and people; Plastic Harvest, a romp about plastic pollution that gets kids thinking about what—and who—society throws away; and Sea Change, that explores sensations of being underwater. Sperling offers engaging commentary between pieces and a participatory dancing experience for all. The hour-long program concludes with a Q&A.
Hosted by Ethical educators Audrey Kindred and Barbara Carlsen.
PLEASE RSVP TO SECURE A RESERVATION FOR YOUR STUDENT GROUP.
If you are an educator and would like to discuss bringing a Communi-tree workshop to your classroom to deepen the student experience, please contact us for more information.
Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance programs are made possible in part by an ongoing eco-artist-residency at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, with public funds from the New York City Department of Cultural Affairs in partnership with the City Council, with support from the Heinrich Böll Foundation Washington, DC, and the Harkness Foundation for Dance.
“a visually gorgeous evening of performance, but there is always a deeper level to discover”