WHAT IS THE CULTURAL ECOLOGIES SERIES?
Unheard-of Ensemble, in collaboration with the Gowanus Dredgers Canoe Club, features world premieres and cutting edge music by artists exploring climate change, race, technology’s impact on our mental health, and feminism presented in a setting that brings people closer together in an open and adventurous way. For our 2nd Cultural Ecologies season, we are presenting three performances and the opening of a site-specific Gowanus soundwalk.
These free performances will take place at the Gowanus Dredgers Bunker as well as their paddle-in movie location (both ADA accessible). The audience will be able to attend the performance either via canoe (reserved in advance via donation to the Dredgers), sitting on one of the Dredgers’ new docks, or on shore via an accessible location. Each performance opens with a talk given by members of the Dredgers about their work in the Canal.
Cultural Ecologies Series 2026: Unheard-of and the Gowanus Dredgers present Discocactus
Dredgers Bunker, 2 19th Street, NY 11232
Date and Time: May 23, 2026, 7PM Canoe Launch, 7:30PM Music
Join Unheard-of Ensemble, the Dredgers, and special guests video game jazz-funk ensemble Discocactus to open the season! Unheard-of opens the show with new premieres written for them by Annika Socolofsky and Discocactus's own keyboardist Ben Wallace. Unheard-of also performs new video game music arrangements from Ben and Unheard-of's violinist Matheus Souza. Discocactus closes out the night performing some of their hits joined by members of Unheard-of!
JOIN US ON MAY 23RD AS WE ANNOUNCE THE FULL SEASON!
THIS PROGRAM IS SUPPORTED, IN PART, BY PUBLIC FUNDS FROM THE NEW YORK CITY DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL AFFAIRS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE CITY COUNCIL.
Unheard-of’s performances 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.
