​Join an immersive performance experience at the origin point of the largest underground oil spill in the nation in Greenpoint, Brooklyn.

​Become the voice, movement and witness of the soils and waters of the Newtown Creek through Butoh-puppetry, sound vibration, live drumming and music.

​Meet us at Penny Bridge, Brooklyn for SOIL:FIELD of AWARENESS on SEPTEMBER 26 - 27, 2026 and close out NYC Climate Week with a deep, sensory attuning to the planet.

​Nourish your nervous system, your spirit, and the Earth.

​Slow down to meet the ecological rhythms of soil, tree, water, stone and bone.

​Two Performances Only - Space is Limited - RSVP required

Schedule:

​SATURDAY September 26:

​4 PM: Entrance
4:30 PM: Slow Trash Choreography
5:00 PM: Performance opening
7:15 PM: Performance closing

Artists

Butoh-Puppetry:
Oscar Suh Rodriguez
Ashley Ragus
Moira Zhang
Stephen Carrington
Marina Heron Tsaplina

​Musician: Cal Fish

Sound Vibration: Gisela Sanders Alcantara

​​SOIL:FIELD of AWARENESS Partners

​SOIL:FIELD of AWARENESS by Marina ‘Heron’ Tsaplina and a mycelial network of brilliant collaborators is presented by the New York Butoh Institute.

​This program is made possible in part by the New York Department of Cultural Affairs. With support from community partners Newtown Creek Alliance, Urban Soils Institute, North Brooklyn Parks Alliance, Noo Arts, Holes in the Wall Collective and grouphug magazine.

​Contact Producer Caitlin Adams - soilspiritforest@gmail.com