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environmental conservation awareness through dance vildwerk.

is a non-profit foundation raising environmental conservation awareness through dance. We are a community of artists, scientists, conservationists, writers, thought-leaders, key influencers, business people and philanthropists who want to help make this planet a sustainable home for everyone.

MOSS ANTHOLOGY: VARIATION #5 (2024)Presented as part of Dancing for the Wild with vildwerk. at Bryant Park sponsored by...
06/15/2026

MOSS ANTHOLOGY: VARIATION #5 (2024)

Presented as part of Dancing for the Wild with vildwerk. at Bryant Park sponsored by Bank of America .

Dedicated to the children of the world and to Katsi Cook (Wolf Clan Mohawk), MOSS ANTHOLOGY: VARIATION #5 is a powerful work by choreographer Jacqulyn Buglisi Buglisi Dance Theatre that calls for reflection, connection, and care for future generations.

Choreography: Jacqulyn Buglisi
Commissioned Score: Jeff Beal
Original Lighting Design: Jack Mehler
Projection Design: Wendall K. Harrington (not featured in this performance)
Costume Design: A. Christina Giannini
Rehearsal Director: Jessica Sgambelluri

Performed by Lauren Jaeger Lauren Jaeger , Lindsay Jorgensen LINDSAY JORGENSEN , Isabella Pagano Isabella Pagano , Kate Reyes Kate Reyes , Ane Arrieta Ane Arrieta ,Grace Sautter Grace Sautter , Ashley Bromfield Ashley Rebecca Bromfield and Emelyn Urdahl emelyn urdahl .

05/08/2026

Today, we mourn the loss of media pioneer and conservation visionary Ted Turner, founder of and , whose impact on wildlife conservation is almost impossible to measure.

Through his vast ranches in New Mexico and across the American West, Turner helped lead the rewilding and protection of numerous keystone species, including the grey wolf, bison, Bolson tortoise, black-footed ferret, prairie dog, and Bighorn sheep. His lifelong commitment to restoring ecosystems changed the future of conservation in the United States and beyond.

In 2023, founder visited Ladder Ranch with , where she met senior biologists Dr. Chris Wiese , Dr. Scott Hillard, and renowned wolf conservationist Mike Phillips. Witnessing this extraordinary conservation work firsthand became one of the inspirations behind the founding of vildwerk. and its mission to inspire conservation awareness through dance.

As Jane Fonda beautifully said:

“I see him in heaven now with all the wildlife he helped bring back from extinction – the black-footed ferrets, the prairie dogs, Big Horned sheep, Mexican Gray Wolf, the Yellowstone wolf pack, bison, the red-cockaded woodpecker and so many more, they’re all gathered at the pearly gates applauding and thanking him for saving their species.”

Rest in peace, dear Ted. Your legacy lives on in the wild places and species you fought so hard to protect.

We are thrilled to welcome Ingrid Silva to the vildwerk. family as part of Dancing for the Wild at Bryant Park’s SummerS...
05/06/2026

We are thrilled to welcome Ingrid Silva to the vildwerk. family as part of Dancing for the Wild at Bryant Park’s SummerStage on June 5th. Mark your calendars and join us for what promises to be an exceptional evening — and don’t forget to bring a picnic. 🌿🩰

Following her recent retirement and final performance with Dance Theatre of Harlem after an extraordinary twelve-season career, Ingrid now joins us as a choreographer presenting her work Intersections of Life.
Created for Chattanooga Ballet’s 50th anniversary and set to an original score by Brazilian composer Leandro Albuquerque, Intersections of Life was inspired by the ways we move through and connect with one another in life. The choreography flows with an effortless strength, imagining us as water — navigating our own intersections, encounters, and journeys. The incredible Ariana Dickerson, Amar Smalls, Vinicius Freire, Thierry Blanchaard, Joshua Ponton, and Eunhye Darbouze will be performing this work.

Born in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Ingrid trained at Projeto Dançando Para Não Dançar, Escola de Dança Maria Olenewa, and the Dance Theatre of Harlem Professional Training Program before dancing with Deborah Colker, Grupo Corpo, and Dance Theatre of Harlem. Throughout her career, she has performed works by legendary choreographers including Arthur Mitchell, George Balanchine, William Forsythe, Annabelle Lopez Ochoa, Robert Garland, Donald Byrd, and many others.
Ingrid continues to break barriers far beyond the stage. In 2017, she became the first Afro-Brazilian ballerina to appear on the cover of Pointe Magazine and later appeared on the cover of Vogue Brasil. She received the Latina Trailblazer Award at Harvard University’s Latina Empowerment & Development Conference and was invited to speak at the United Nations’ 2025 International Women’s Day commemoration. She is also the founder of and co-founder of and

We are deeply honored to begin this new chapter together and cannot wait to share Ingrid’s artistry and vision with our audiences. 💚

Photo 1 by Andrea Guermani
Photo 2 and 4 by
Photo 3 by

05/04/2026

“Nature is the greatest form of art.” 💚

We’re proud to feature our advisory board member Eric Goode—a conservationist, filmmaker, and co-founder of , whose work spans wildlife protection, habitat preservation, and bringing global attention to endangered species.

In this video, he holds a Ploughshare tortoise, the most endangered tortoise on Earth—a stark reminder of what is at stake.

At , we’re honored to partner with Eric and a global community of conservationists dedicated to protecting biodiversity and the natural world.

Photo courtesy of Turtle Conservancy

05/01/2026

met with Peter S. Alagona, environmental historian and professor at the and one of the world’s leading experts on grizzlie .

Having written extensively on the history, science, and conservation of the California grizzly bear—and as a board member of our collaborator, the California Grizzly Alliance —Peter shared his perspective on working across disciplines, and what it means to help shape a ballet.

We spoke about Homecoming of the Unforgotten (Work-in-Progress), choreographed by Tiffany Rea-Fisher , created for and in collaboration with CFA and vildwerk. performed by - and how research, history, and lived conservation realities can move from the field onto the stage.

See the work-in-progress at on May 1 and 2 in NYC .

04/29/2026

Today is International Dance Day — a moment to celebrate the power of dance and the artists who carry it forward.

Mara Galeazzi brings with her an ocean of knowledge — shaped by an extraordinary career as a Principal Dancer with . Her repertoire spans some of the most iconic roles in ballet, from Giselle and Romeo and Juliet to Manon and Swan Lake, working closely with legendary choreographers including Kenneth MacMillan Frederick Ashton, and Wayne McGregor.

Today, she continues her work as dancer, choreographer and actor, while remaining a devoted patron of numerous charitable causes.

A founding member of , Mara performed in The Golden Turtle and brought her solo Toujours to New York City that she performed with .

This video was made for us by .
Listen carefully to what she is saying.

04/27/2026

Once, they roamed freely across
The grizzly—powerful, revered, woven into the land itself.
And then, within a single century, they were gone.

Once a symbol of California’s wild abundance, the grizzly bear was hunted to extinction in the name of expansion and control. Its absence is not empty—it is shaped by violence, mythmaking, and erasure. This work moves through that history, tracing the forces that removed the bear from its land while asking what it means to imagine its return. Rewilding becomes more than ecological; it is an act of memory, of reckoning, and of hope.

Through movement, we bring back what history erased.
Through breath, weight, and presence, dancers embody not only the animal—but the absence it left behind.
This is not nostalgia. It is a reckoning.

Homecoming of the Unforgotten—a ballet by created for and in collaboration with inspired by the work of the —invites us to consider what we choose to remember, and what we choose to restore.

Homecoming of the Unforgotten (Work-in-Progress)
Choreography: Tiffany Rea-Fisher
Costume Design: Rachel Dozier-Ezell
Lighting Design: Christopher Brusberg
Projection Design: Stephen Stivo Arnoczy
Tejon Music Composition: Louis Medina
Research Consultant: Peter Alagona
Tejon Technical Advisor: Devlin Gandy
Music Sourcing and Design: Jo Lampert and Sabrina Isaacs
Text: Octavio Escodedo III; Devlin Gandy; Peter Alagona; Tiffany Rea-Fisher

Performed by

📅 April 30 – May 2, 2026
📍 El Museo del Barrio, NYC

* April 30 (7:30 PM) – Opening Night (full program)
* May 1 (6:30 PM) – Gala performance + awards
* May 2 (4:00 PM) – Matinee (full program)

Because extinction is not just about the past.
It is about the choices we make now.

Documented by Stephanie Diani .

04/24/2026

Earth Day week comes to a close — but the work continues. 🌍

This week visited the Green Team at The Browning School , spearheaded by science teacher Joan Gillman, to speak with students about 🐢 conservation in the field — from real-world challenges to the people working every day to protect our planet.

We also said hello to Dijon, the classroom’s resident lizard 🦎 , and spoke about what it means to keep animals in captivity — and the responsibility that comes with it. From clean habitats and proper nutrition to understanding species-specific needs, even small actions can make a meaningful difference in animal welfare.

Because awareness is where it starts.
And action is what follows.

At vildwerk., we believe these conversations belong not only on stage, but in classrooms — where the next generation begins to understand both the urgency and the possibility of change.

Thank you to the students and faculty for the thoughtful questions, curiosity, and engagement.

The future is in good hands. 🌱

04/22/2026

This Earth Day, we’re reminded how interconnected everything is: across disciplines, communities, and the natural world 💚

We’re deeply grateful to collaborate with so many dancers, artists, and partner organizations who bring care, curiosity, and intention into this work. Together, we continue to explore how art can be part of a larger conversation around protecting the systems that sustain us 🌎

Filmed by .hiss
Edited by
Cover image by David Stribbling

Excerpts from vildwerk.’s 2024 and 2025 seasons: Ará by and performed by .freemantle , ; The Bitter Earth by and performed by and ; Moss Anthology #5 (for vildwerk.) by Jacqulyn Buglisi performed by Artists of ; The Golden Turtle by Joshua Beamish performed by ; Asylum by performed by ; When The Water Breaks by performed by Artists of ; After The Rain by Christopher Wheeldon performed by and .f.hall & and Preston Chamblee; Floes by performed by ; Monarcas by performed by and Renan Cerdeiro; Network by performed by Alyssa Bulin, Gianna Reisen and Peter Masurowski; Symbiotic Twin by performed by Benjamin Freemantle and .

Contemporary Dance: Dancing for the Wildwith Presented as part of the Bryant Park Picnic Performances by Bank of Ameri...
04/17/2026

Contemporary Dance: Dancing for the Wild
with

Presented as part of the Bryant Park Picnic Performances by Bank of America and curated by Tiffany Rea-Fisher this free outdoor festival invites all New Yorkers to experience the city’s vibrant arts and culture—transforming the iconic Midtown lawn into a stage for world-class performance.

On Friday, 5th June vildwerk. was invited to present an entire evening of works by a dynamic lineup of artists and companies, including Bradley Shelver for Joffrey Concert Group Jacqulyn Buglisi for Buglisi Dance Theatre , Antonia Franceschi for Henning Rübsam and others coming together through movement to inspire environmental conservation awareness.

Mark your calendars. Get ready. Let’s go.

FREE FOR ALL 📸

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