“The Green Project is highly relevant and in tune with the (National Children and Nature Network) movement...” - Pertschuk, The National Children and Nature Network The GREEN Project is a place-based educational project created in the year 2000 out of a deep seeded modern need for children to physically and imaginatively reconnect to nature through embodied experience. GREEN is a thoughtfully constructed residency program which can be adapted to the time frame of the presenter whereby children (or a multi-generational public) are immersed in the delights of movement in partnership with nature and one another. The residency project culminates in an original multi-media performance with dance, visual art, spoken word/stories and live music created in collaboration with the community cast and the directors of DANCE MONKS, alongside professional dancers. DANCE MONKS offers additional flexible formats for GREEN including: assembly performances as part of their company’s GREEN: A Force of Nature tour, Green Movement workshops and Master classes. For further details on The Green Project on our website click here or to download information as a PDF file The Green Project 2011.pdf or as a word document The Green Project 2011.docGreen_Project_Details.htmlGreen_Project_files/The%20Green%20Project%202011.pdfGreen_Project_files/The%20Green%20Project%202011.docshapeimage_1_link_0shapeimage_1_link_1shapeimage_1_link_2

Photographer: Adam Weiss

 

Video by Loren Robertson projected as part of live performance of


GREEN: Portraits of a Community

2007

Community Project

Directed by Mirah Moriarty and Rodrigo Esteva

Performed at Highland Elementary School in

Richmond, CA

Music by Green Project guest artist, Laura Inserra, and Podcast from


Rain Dances

2009

Directors: Mirah Moriarty and Rodrigo Esteva

Performed at Highland Elementary School in Richmond, CA

D A N C E M O N K S is on the map as part of the national grass roots Children and Nature Network. http://www.childrenandnature.org/movement/campaigns/

Video by Rodrigo Esteva projected as part of the live performance of


Wild Child & Other Tales of the Tall Trees

2010

Community Project

Directors: Mirah Moriarty & Rodrigo Esteva

Performed at Berkeley Arts Magnet, CA

Click Here: PODCAST OF RAIN DANCES 2009

The GREEN Project has been possible thanks to the generous support of The East Bay Foundation for the Arts (2008), The Open Circle Foundation (2008 & 2009 & 2010),  The Zellerbach Family Foundation (2007) and generous individuals.   

Media from past GREEN Projects