New York City’s most iconic block becomes home to full-day immersive performances by six Brooklyn-based artists – including Hisayasu Takashio, Fanny Allié, What Will The Neighbors Say?, Akshay Bharadhwaj & Sunanda Vasudevan, and Sarah E. Brook, with an additional artist to be announced.
The Six Foot Platform Calendar, at the intersection of Washington and Water Streets.
Saturday, September 7: Hisayasu Takashio | Unconsciousness
Join Hisayasu Takashio for a meditative live wood carving musical exploration, bringing the natural world and the digital world together.
Saturday, September 14: Artist to be announced
Saturday, September 21: Fanny Allie | Lost/Found characters
Fanny Allié transforms the Six Foot Platform into a mixed media, found materials, textile, and printmaking workshop. The public is invited to join her in creating – and exhibiting – a collection of characters inspired by Dumbo, found objects/used materials (including your own), and natural elements previously collected in the area.
Saturday, September 28: What Will the Neighbors Say? | Storytime
The What Will the Neighbors Say? flagship community program, Storytime, launched in 2017, returns for a special Dumbo edition as part of The Six Foot Platform. The event features music, storytelling from participants, and two proudly Brooklyn-based MCs who keep everything moving. In between sets, audience members are encouraged to get up on stage and tell a story. The only rule is that the story is true!
Saturday, October 5: Akshay Bharadhwaj & Sunanda Vasudevan | Forms
Designed by a game designer-visual designer duo, Forms is an interactive installation that celebrates the Kolam, a cultural motif from South India. Inspired largely by its historic conventions, it invites today’s audiences to rediscover the ingenuity of exploring geometry and patterns through dots and looped lines.
Saturday, October 12: Sarah E. Brook | ReSounding
ReSounding is a participatory installation of reclaimed organ pipes from a local Brooklyn church. Queer and trans poets, commissioned to write pieces that reconsecrate the intention of the pipes with queer spirituality, give readings throughout the day. An audio piece integrating pipe sounds with the poets’ voices will play between live readings, and visitors will also be invited to play the pipes themselves.