MISSION STATEMENT: Environmental Encroachment re-creates environments with aesthetic encroachment.INFORMATION LINKS About EE:
our PRESS KIT page - Photos, resumes, more. . click here
Some things said about EE click here EE BIOS page, art and info by and about EE members
(in development)click here One page EE resume in PDF format. click here One page EE resume in HTML format. Click here Complete compendium of EE shows, and corresponding links to media. Click here Requirements for hosting an EE event. Click here An example of a theme we use:
The story of the Piasa Bird.Click here How to make a donation to EE. Click here How to become an EE sponsor. Click here Our EE Marching Band Page click here Our Puppets Page click here For more information:
contact page Chicago performance art group EE uses circus theatrics, live music and costumes to create unique entertainment environments, parades, processions, shows and punk artist marching band encroachments and art happenings.
WeE started in 1996, with playground installations and live music interactions. EE created environments for people to play, be childlike, curious, free. Playgrounds for the mind.
We started performing within our own playgrounds to stimulate live interactive audiences, and also for video. Due to Dave's untimely death (see below), and threatened lawsuits, EE has momentarily retired our playground hardware. In order to keep an interactive spirit, our marching band is what has evolved as part of a much larger event, which has thus far only revealed itself in momentary shows as a preview. We encourage participation, dance, and freeing the spirit.
EE can do children's shows, Halloween shows, street busking, tactical encroachments, playground installations, puppet festivals, percussion and puppet making workshops, rituals, marching bands that grow when fertilized, raw architectural projects, circusesque sideshows, vaudevillian skits, straight out music jams and synchronized swimming with tubas.
EE's artists have many talents from percussion construction to large scale backpack puppets, masks and music. Contact us for EE-resources regarding your project needs.
EE Show Venues include:
Select Festivals:
Lollapalooza
Chicago World Music Festival
Burning Man
Puppetropolis
Chicago Children's Music Festival
Chicago Folk and Roots Festival
WZRD College Radio Spring Festival
Cleveland Performance Art Festival
Black Sheep Puppet Festival
Lincoln Park Zoo Wizard of Oz Festival
Rotary Centennial Celebration
Chiditarod Absurdist Shopping Cart Race
HONK! Street Marching Band Festival
Michigan Peace and Music Festival
Chicago Peace FestivalMuseums:
Museum of Contemporary Art
Krannert Museum of Art
Field Museum of Natural History
Museum of Science and IndustrySelect Venues:
Chicago Cultural Center
Old Town School of Folk Music
Gallery 37 Storefront Theater
The Congress Theater
City of Chicago Halloween Parade
Unity Temple by Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago's Navy Pier
Chicago Motor Speedway, NASCAR 2002
Millenium Park Snow-Globe
Northeatern University
Ravenswood Buddhist Temple
OTHER
Acknowledgments
Many people have contributed to this project— special cyber thanks to Bret Lortie, SuperBucky, David Marine, Fred Hickler;
Photo credits belong to Alyce Henson, M. Smith, B. Lortie, Heather, Josi, dr. flypaper, Mr.Petey, Saverio Truglia, Robin Barcus, Jason Delancey, Darwin Stephens and the Utah Highway patrol. Most of these folks have links for further info on the EE links page.
EE founding member David Christensen died of cancer poisoning in July of 1997. EE will always work with him in mind and spirit. His inspirations and spirit still smile.Peter Kadyk (Peter Overton) went to another world on April 17, 2001. He was another great contributor to the spirit of this project. He remains an inspiration to all that know and know of him. www.peterkadyk.org
I will have a page dedicated to Dave's work in the future.
