Elastic City

Performing ArtsNew York, United States2-10 Employees

Elastic City is a performing arts organization that commissions artists to create participatory walks designed to heighten awareness, engage the senses, and foster communal dialogue with public spaces. These walks emphasize experiential, poetic moments over factual narration, inviting participants to become active contributors in an ongoing exchange with the places they inhabit. In addition to walks, Elastic City offers ‘ways’—guided activities that teach participants how to generate these moments through exercises and techniques, typically without walking and often conducted outdoors. The organization aims to present participatory experiences across multiple cities, expanding beyond New York to include locales such as Detroit, San Francisco, Berlin, and several other international venues. Based in Brooklyn, New York, Elastic City is led by director Todd Shalom and has supported a diverse roster of artists over multiple seasons. The company operates within the performing arts sector, focusing on audience participation and site-responsive work that engages public space as a creative medium.

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