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Artistic Programming
New York’s artists and performers help bring Little Island’s park landscape to life, inspiring discovery and joy for all who visit. Through our Artists-in-Residence program, we partner with a cohort of innovative performing artists and visionaries to help curate and lead programming and events throughout the park. Local artists interested in bringing their talents to Little Island can apply through our annual Perform in the Park open call program, for paid performance opportunities. Learn more about our roster of artists by visiting our Artists Archive.
Ayodele Casel
Tap dancer and choreographer
Ayodele Casel’s origins in theater, combined with her love for storytelling and tap dance, bring a distinct narrative quality to her choreographic work. Born in The Bronx and raised in Puerto Rico, Ayodele’s work is rooted in the expression of identity, culture, language, and communication.
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Tina Landau
Playright and director
Tony nominee and Drama Desk winner Tina Landau is an acclaimed writer and director whose Broadway credits include Spongebob Squarepants, Tracy Letts’ Superior Donuts, and the revival of Bells Are Ringing, as well as numerous Off-Broadway productions. Tina is also a member of Chicago’s famed Steppenwolf Theatre.
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Michael McElroy
Actor, singer, music director
Michael McElroy’s numerous Broadway credits include Sunday In the Park with George, Next to Normal, Rent, and more. An accomplished vocal arranger and Musical Director, Michael is the Founder of Broadway Inspirational Voices (BIV), the award-winning choir made up of Broadway performers.
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PigPen Theatre Co.
Actors, musicians, storytellers
This group of innovative artists has been performing original songs and plays since their freshman year together at the Carnegie Mellon School of Drama. They’ve since shared their unique brand of theater, music, and film on stages worldwide, wowing audiences of all ages with their interactive theatrical productions.
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Thank you to all who applied to Perform in the Park 2022!
Perform in the Park is our annual open call submissions process that invites New Yorkers to be a part of our annual summer programming. We look for performers who can channel New York’s iconic spontaneity and energy, and bring that spirit to life on Little Island’s dynamic stages and spaces, surrounded by nature, water, and city views. In 2021 and 2022, we have approximately 75 Perform in the Park artists. We can’t wait to share their talents with you next summer!
Since Little Island’s 2021 opening, 1,260 artists have helped to bring the park to life with their talents and creativity, performing all throughout our stages and delighting visitors at every turn. We’re proud to have collaborated with so many talented artists from a wide range of disciplines and styles. Learn more about our roster of artists below.
| Aaron Mattocks — Performance Art/Dance |
| Abraham Sparrow — Clown, Juggler, and Magician |
| Acrobuffos — Physical Comedy |
| Amber Iman — Vocalist |
| Anbessa Orchestra — Ethio-Jazz Music |
| Andre Imanishi — Dance, Tap |
| Andy Wang — Hawaiian Slack Key Guitar & Ukulele |
| Anil Salem — Singer-Songwriter, Multi-instrumentalist |
| Ann Klein — Guitar, Mandolin |
| Anthony Carrera — World Music, Multi-Instrumentalist |
| Anthony Rodriguez/ The House Of Xtravaganza — Performance Art/Dance |
| Avoir Motion Dance Project — Dance |
| Baby Chemist — Americana Retro Band |
| Baby Soda Jazz Band — Small Ensemble Traditional Jazz Music |
| Bandits on the Run — Indie/Folk-Pop/Americana Music |
| Barkha Patel — Classical Kathak Dance |
| Bill Bowers Mime — Mime and Physical Theater |
| Bossa Tap Trio — Tap Dance and Brazilian Live Music |
| Braata Folk Singers — Caribbean Folk Singing |
| Brinda Guha — Classical Kathak Dance |
| Broadway Inspirational Voices — Broadway Choir |
| Broken Box Mime Theater — Mime and Physical Theater |
| Cassandra — Singer-Songwriter |
| ChelseaDee Harrison — Educational Theater |
| Christopher Davis — Ukelele |
| Christopher Rudd — Contemporary ballet, Traditional African Dance |
| Claudia Goddard —Ukulele |
| Country City — Folk/Country/Rock/Bluegrass Music |
| Cristian Allexis & Urbanova —World /Latin/Folk Music |
| Crystal Monee Hall — Vocalist |
| Daniel J Watts — Vocalist |
| Daniel Nayeri — Author/Storyteller |
| Danni Gee — Dance |
| Darrell Moultrie — Dance |
| David Haff — Abstract Art |
| Dena Tauriello — Percussion |
| Earl Moseley and Steffen Coleman – Diversity of Dance — Dance |
| East By North Dance Theatre — Modern Theatrical Dance |
| Ed Rosini — Actor/Storyteller |
| Eddie Hernandez – Dance |
| Eganam Segbefia — Solo Trumpet, Classical/Jazz/Pop Music |
| Ellenore Scott — Dance |
| Ephrat Asherie Dance — African American and Latinx Street and Social Dance |
| Eric Robert Jacobson — Classical Music |
| Eyeglasses — Electric Cello Music |
| Fantcha — Singer/Songwriter |
| Fiddler and The Crossroads — Cajun/Punk Music |
| FJK Dance — Contemporary/Ballet |
| Gabriel Chakarji — Pianist |
| Gabriel Royal — Cellist, Vocalist |
| George Farmer — Vocalist |
| Glenn Roth — Solo Acoustic Fingerstyle Guitar |
| Griots in Concert — Storytelling and Music/Folk Arts |
| Hasta La Zeta — Cumbia Music |
| Haus Of Us — Vogue Dance |
| Hiroko Taguchi — Violin, Viola |
| Hit The Lights! Theater Co. — Devised Theater/Shadow Puppetry |
| House of Waters — World Jazz Music |
| Huntertones — Horn Band |
| Ishita Jain — Live Drawing |
| It’s Showtime NYC! — Street Dance |
| Jared Alexander Sprague — Tap Dance |
| Jared Grimes — Tap Dance |
| Jason Daniely — Actor, Vocalist |
| Jen Sanchez — Vocalist/Guitarist |
| Jeremiah Moore — Sound Artist |
| Jeremy McQueen’s Black Iris Project — Ballet |
| Jessica Molaskey — Vocalist |
| Jo Lampert — Vocalist, Musical Theater |
| Jodie Landau — Vocalist/Percussionist |
| Joel Jeske — Vaudevillian Comedy Performer |
| John Pizzarelli — Folk Guitarist/Vocalist |
| John The Martyr — Soul/Funk/R&B Music |
| Jon Hill — Actor |
| Jon Lampley — Vocalist |
| Jon Sands — Author/Storyteller |
| Josh Henry — Singer/Songwriter/Broadway performer |
| Josh Prince — Dance |
| Joya Bravo — Violinist/Vocalist |
| Julia Jones — |
| Julian Austin — Singing Artist and Entertainer |
| Kate Douglas — Audio Promenade Piece |
| Katy Pyle — Ballet |
| Kevin Crawford — Flautist |
| Kelvin Moon Loh — Musical Theater |
| Kinesis Project Dance Theatre — Large Scale Outdoor Dance |
| Kiran Ahluwalia — Indian Contemporary/Western Blues/Rock/R&B/Jazz Music |
| Koku Gonza — Singer/Guitarist/Pianist |
| Le’asha Julius — Singer/Songwriter |
| Leah Ogawa and Andrea Ang — Puppet Theater |
| Leo Manzari — Tap/Jazz/Swing/Ballet Dance |
| Leonardo Sandoval & Gregory Richardson/ Music From The Sole — Afro-Diasporic Tap Dance and Music |
| Libby Winters — Vocalist, Musical Theater |
| Lil Buck — Jookin |
| Linda Loves Bingo — Drag Artist |
| Little Orchestra Society — Music Ensemble |
| Lydia Fine & Tony Blahd — Multi-Disciplinary Artists, Animation |
| Maddie Pizzarelli — Folk Vocalist/Guitarist |
| Mahogany L. Browne — Poet/Author |
| Marcelino Feliciano — Jazz Music |
| Marcus Paul James — Singer-Songwriter, Soul Music |
| Mariachi Real De Mexico — Traditional Mariachi Music/Latin Music |
| Marina Celander — Hula |
| Mark Dover — Clarinetist |
| Mark Gindick — Physical Comedy, Theater Artist |
| Matt Gould — Musical Theater |
| Maurice Chestnut’s Dance Therapy — Hoofing |
| Michael Thurber —Multi-Instrumentalist |
| Michela Marino Lerman – Love Movement — Tap Dance and Music |
| Michiyaya Dance — Multidisciplinary Dance |
| Misha Fiskel — DJ |
| Missing Element — Beatbox and Street Dancing |
| Mondays in the Club With Lance — Cabaret/Performance Art |
| Morgan James & Doug Wamble — Singer & Jazz Guitarist |
| MOVE NYC — Multidisciplinary Dance Ensemble |
| Mozaik Dance — Popping, House/Contemporary/Hip-Hop Dance |
| Music From The Sole – Leonardo Sandoval & Gregory Richardson — Tap Dance and Music |
| Nambi E. Kelley — Playwright, Theater Artist |
| nicHi douglas — Experimental Theater |
| The Opera Collective — Opera Music |
| Paradise Drummers — Africans Drum Music and Dance |
| Parallel Exit — Circus |
| Phil Kaye — Poetry |
| Philippe Lemm Trio — Jazz Music |
| Pride Plays — Performance Art Theatre |
| Priya Darshini — Indian Classical Music |
| Randy Mason — Hip-Hop/Rap Music |
| Ray Mercer — Dance |
| Rebecca Lowry — Poetry, Fine Art |
| Rebecca Naomi Jones — Broadway performer |
| Rokafella — Hip Hop Dance |
| Ronald K. Brown – Evidence — Traditional African and Contemporary Dance |
| Rovaco Dance Company — Dance |
| Sameena Mitta – MeenMoves — Interactive Dance Theater |
| Sara Bareilles — Singer/Songwriter/Pianist |
| Sara Ontaneda — Alternative Pop Music |
| Sarah Dahnke — Multidisciplinary Dance |
| Sarah Kay — Poetry |
| Saung Budaya Dance —Indonesian Dance |
| Saw Lady — Musical Saw Player |
| Senfuab Stoney — Percussionist |
| ShadowDance — Shadowplay Dance |
| Shaina Taub — Vocalist, Accordionist |
| Sister Nancy — Jamaican Dancehall Singer |
| Soul In The Horn — DJ/Live Music |
| Stacy Sargeant — Musical Theater |
| STEFA* — Classical Minimalism, Punk/Experimental Pop Music |
| Stephanie Chou — Chinese influenced, Jazz, Classical/Pop Music |
| Stephen “The BubbleMan” Duncan — Performance/Bubble Art |
| StreetMule — Solo Percussion and Didgeridoo Music |
| Sugar Vendil — Composer, Pianist, Choreographer, Interdisciplinary artist |
| Suki Rae — Flutist, Singer-Songwriter |
| Ted Louis Levy — Tap Dance |
| Tessa Lark — Vocalist |
| The Afro-Latineers — Afro-Latin Jazz Music |
| The High School of Fashion Industries — Fashion Design |
| The Lobbyists — Music, Theater |
| The Opera Collective — Opera |
| The Tale Of Chef Kale — Performance Art, Song/Dance/Theater/Food Art |
| The Westerlies — Jazz/New Classical/Appalachian Folk Music |
| Tomoe Carr — Freestyle Dance |
| Tony Kadleck — Trumpeter |
| Tony Yazbeck — Tap Dance |
| Torya Beard — Multidisciplinary Dance |
| Underground Horns — Afro-Funk Latin Brass Band |
| Viva Vallenato! Cumbia Band — Vallenato and Cumbia Music |
| Wabafu Garifuna Dance Theatre — Garifuna/Folkloric/ Modern Dance |
| XinOu Wei — Solo Violinist |
| Yasser Tejeda & Palotré — Jazz/Rock/Caribbean Music |
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ZONE — Jazz Music
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| Zydeco Revelatora — Zydeco and Cajun Music |