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Since 1984 Dancing in the Streets has presented site-specific performances, pioneering the union of choreographers, public sites and communities and making the performing arts a vital and enriching element of public life.

From Merce Cunningham in Grand Central Terminal, to Martha Bowers with schoolchildren and senior citizens in 19th-century warehouses on the piers of Brooklyn's Red Hook to dance charrettes on Governors Island and at Floyd Bennett Field, Dancing in the Streets' productions engage communities directly in unexpected places. From David Rousseve in L.A.'s Bradbury Building to Elizabeth Streb in Chicago's State of Illinois Center and Meredith Monk at the Roosevelt Island ruins, Dancing in the Streets' productions challenge the boundaries of where performance belongs and whom it can involve.

Past initiatives include the Environmental Touring Network, the first national structure to support performing artists addressing environmental issues, and OnSITE: An International Commissioning Fund for Site-Specific Performance, the first fund designed to foster the creation of site-specific, community interactive performances.