Jody Sperling and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble are Guest Artists with Southern Methodist University’s Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute (DCII) and Meadows School of the Arts from March 18-22 with a theme of climate resilience. As part of the residency the company will offer a public performance on Thursday, March 21 at 7pm of Arbor and Other Dances About Nature.

Jody Sperling engages in a multifaceted weeklong residency centering around Loïe Fuller and technology at the University of Illinois, Champaign-Urbana. Public highlights Center for Advanced Study Lecture “Natural Technologies: Ecokinetics and the Art of Loïe Fuller”

Jody Sperling and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble, resident eco-artists at The New York Society for Ethical Culture, present an evening of ecologically-themed dances including the world premiere of Arbor, exploring human kinship with trees.

The world premiere of the Loie Fuller documentary Obsessed with Light, directed by Sabine Krayenbühl and Zeva Oelbaum, is happening at the Rome Film Fest! Obsessed with Light is a meditation on light and the enduring obsession to create. The film pulls back the curtain on Loïe Fuller, a wildly original performer who revolutionized the visual culture of the early 20th century. Creating a dialogue between the past and the present, the documentary features Jody Sperling and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble and delves into the astonishing influence Fuller's work has on contemporary culture. If you are in Rome, do not miss it!

GARDEN PARTY & PERFORMANCE HAS BEEN CANCELED DUE TO WEATHER. WE’RE PLANNING TO RESCHEDULE FOR SPRING 2024!

Join Jody Sperling Time Lapse Dance as we celebrate City of Forest Day with iDig2Learn at Lighthouse Park on Roosevelt Island. Performance of Arbor and Plastic Harvest begins at 2pm. RAIN OR SHINE!

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance appears at The 42nd Annual Battery Dance Festival, which features in-person and live-streamed performances at Rockefeller Park, Battery Park

Jody Sperling’s film “Ice Floe,” in which she dances on Arctic Sea ice ice and that was honored with a Creative Climate Award, will be screened at the inaugural Dance Italia Film Festival 1st Edition: Cultural Impact.

Jody Sperling and her Time Lapse Dance ensemble take root on the campus of NYCHA's Amsterdam Addition with a captivating site-specific performance that is FREE and open to the public.

The New York Society for Ethical Culture presents a free evening of nature-inspired works by Eco-Artist-in-Residence Jody Sperling and the Time Lapse Dance (TLD) ensemble. The program, which showcases the climate-engaged collaboration between Sperling and composer Matthew Burtner, features among other pieces excerpts from Arbor, a new work-in-progress dwelling on the relationship between trees and people. Performance will be followed by an artist talkback.

An urban ecological pilgrimage and an art and climate action, Ecological City features a spectacular procession of visual art, giant puppets, costumes and 21 site performances celebrating climate solution initiatives throughout the community gardens, neighborhood and East River Park waterfront of the Lower East Side. Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance will offer a performance during the processional in the afternoon between 3-5pm. Stay tuned for exact location & anticipated time.

Come out to the West 103rd St. Open Street to celebrate Earth Day weekend and the arts with live performances and art activities from 11-4pm. Jody Sperling performs excerpts from her solo repertoire and Time Lapse Dance star Maki Kitahara brings plastic bags to life with excerpts from Plastic Harvest.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance performs Plastic Harvest and American Elm as part of the Berry Earth Day celebration in Williamsburg. Free, all welcome!

Anchorage Museum artist-in-residence Matthew Burtner and dancer-choreographer Jody Sperling showcase their collaborative work on eco-kinetics and eco-acoustics for the first time in Anchorage. At this event they will share excerpts from a new work in progress, and perform several pieces from their touring repertoire

Sign up to participate as vocalist in Plant/Silvery Blue an experiential multidisciplinary performance celebrating kinship with nature that is a collaboration between artist Amy-Claire Huestis, choreographerJody Sperling, and composer Omar Zubair. Participants will vocalize as prompted in the performance and carry hand-painted art-poetry flags in a processional. Chorus members will be provided with a score/instructions a few days before the event. No formal singing experience required.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance, The Columbus-Amsterdam BID and Love Your Street Tree Day join forces to present the 2nd Annual Amsterdam Eco-Arts Festival on the Open Boulevards at Amsterdam Avenue between 109-110th Streets. This festival continues our aim of activating Open Streets with joyful gatherings of people on land that is usually occupied by cars. This free public program features a community planting, Native American storytelling, multidisciplinary performances, and a movement workshop for all ages.

Site-specific community piece for choir, dance, and kinship with nature. Please join us for this community performance in an internationally recognized area of critical ecological importance for migratory birds in the Fraser River Estuary.

Sokolow Theatre/Dance Ensemble presents a Site Activation that includes dances from Anna Sokolow's Frida, Magritte Magritte, and Time Lapse Dance's Plastic Harvest and American Elm. A Gathering of Sorts" is designed as a surreal picnic of dancers embodying the work in an extended conversation each other, audiences, and the space. The program will be repeated between 3-6pm, with Time Lapse Dance performances scheduled at approximately 3pm and 4pm. This event is free!

FREE screening of Plastic Harvest at American Dance Festival’s Movies By Movers, an annual film festival dedicated to the celebration of the conversation between the body and the camera.

Jody Sperling performs her solo American Elm, exploring the connections between trees and people, in the Ecological City Procession for Climate Solutions. The event is a colorful procession through 21 sites on the Lower East Side. Jody’s performance at Site 19 will begin at approximately 4:15pm.

Mandell Theater Presents brings Time Lapse Dance back onstage for this timely program deepening the collaboration between choreographer Jody Sperling and composer Matthew Burtner, both acclaimed for their creative engagement with climate.

Celebrate the start of spring with Park to Park 103 on the West 103rd Street Open Street between Amsterdam & Broadway. Jody Sperling performs her processional “American Elm” at 12:45pm as part of a day festivities (11am-3pm) which includes live music, Zumba, chess, sketch portraiture, and other community engagements.

Jody Sperling/Time Lapse Dance Seeks Female-Identifying Dancers

Thursday, March 17 from 11am-2pm
Callbacks by appointment: Friday, March 18 from 11-1pm
PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
LOCATION PROVIDED UPON RECEIPT OF REGISTRATION MATERIALS. Proof of vaccination & booster shot required.
Masks must be worn at audition.

Seeking female-identifying dancers to begin rehearsing with the company immediately. Time Lapse Dance technique is a unique style requiring fluidity, strength, spatial awareness, and musicality. We welcome diverse movers of all backgrounds and body types who are interested in learning this style, the repertory, and developing a long-term collaborative relationship with the company. There are two immediate paid opportunities . . .

Join Artistic Director Jody Sperling for a LIVE Zoom conversation about the work of Time Lapse Dance. Learn how the company has evolved throughout the pandemic and continues to produce visually-compelling, socially-relevant, climate-engaged dance onstage with activations online, on the streets, and onstage.