ENTERTAIN - our performances get people interested

ENGAGE - our workshops get people informed

EMPOWER - our events get people involved

Artichoke Dance Company is known for innovative and engaging performances paired with environmental activism, education, community building and civic engagement. Previous large scale projects have addressed plastic pollution mitigation on Coney Island, single use plastic bags in New York, river revitalization in Los Angeles, and water use and rights in the desert southwest. Founded in 1995 Artichoke Dance has held twenty New York seasons and toured nationally and internationally.

Artichoke was chosen as a metaphor for the layers and textures embedded into the company and our work, at the center of which is a sweet heart. We invite audiences and participants to join us in a journey of discovering and interacting with the variety of layers, and to revel in the magnificent flower an artichoke can become.

We are grateful for our institutional funders.

Artichoke Dance Company’s programs are made possible by the New York State Council on the Arts with the support of the Office of the Governor and the New York State Legislature.

Artichoke Dance Company is a 2024 NDP Finalist Grant Award recipient. Support was made possible by the New England Foundation for the Arts’ National Dance Project with funding from the Doris Duke Foundation and the Mellon Foundation in support of Moving the Rights of Rivers and to address continued sustainability needs.