Little Island + Gung Ho Projects + the Endangered Language Alliance present

Language City

written by Ross Perlin
directed and developed by Michael Leibenluft 

Photos by Nina Westervelt

An outdoor performance about the past, present, and future of New York — the world’s most linguistically diverse city. The show will feature text adapted from Ross Perlin’s new book Language City as well as documentary film, live music, and poetry in some of the city's more than 300 endangered, Indigenous, and minority languages, including Tibetan, Kuranko, Nahuatl, and Pontic Greek. 

The Glade at Little Island

August 14-18, 2024

Featuring poetry and musical performances by Tenzin Donsel, Kewulay Kamara, Irwin Sánchez and Dmitrus Stefanidis

Curated by Ross Perlin and Daniel Kaufman
with narrators Julia Gu, Malcolm Opoku, and Shubhra Prakash

Video design by Cinthia Chen
Sound design by Megumi Katayama
Costume design by Karen Boyer 
Stage managed by Joshua Bloom