Rising Seas 1 with Batey Tambó
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Rhythmix Cultural Works in Partnership With the City of Alameda Presents
Rising Seas
Connecting culture and climate awareness in creative and engaging ways, Rhythmix Rising Seas presents a free, outdoor series, May through August, transforming Alameda’s waterfront parks with live music, dance, and theater.
Saturdays, 1:00-4:00pm. For all ages. Please rsvp.
Rising Seas 3 with Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine
Rising Seas 4 with Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble
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About Rising Seas
Connecting culture and climate awareness in creative and engaging ways, Rhythmix Rising Seas presents a free, outdoor series, May through August, transforming Alameda’s waterfront parks with live music, dance, and theater.
Experience KT Nelson & dancers’ audience-immersive choreography acknowledging the fragility of living on an island amidst a climate crisis. The dance is set to a soundscape of the voices of local residents and climate leaders exploring the question “Where do we draw the line?”.
Enjoy the theatrics of the “Climate Detective from the Future”, directed by Jeff Raz, as he looks for climate clues to find out where things went wrong and where things are headed in a positive direction. Each location tells a unique site-specific story.
Acknowledge our ancestral lands and learn an Earth Song with Kanyon CoyoteWoman Sayers-Roods. Listen to music and stories from the island cultures of Puerto Rico, Bali, Hawai’i and the Philippines for a global perspective about living in balance and respect for our natural surroundings.
Dive deeper into the world of environmental conservation with Conversations About Climate Change, a series of interviews conducted by Tina “bean” Blaine with local and global climate leaders.
Participate in fun hands-on activities with local artists and climate organizations to learn about actions you can take to help mitigate climate change and imagine a more connected and sustainable future.
Rising Seas Live Performance Event Dates:
Saturdays, 1:00-4:00pm:
May 31, 2025 at Seaplane Lagoon Promenade
June 21, 2025 at Harbor View Park, Alameda
July 12, 2025 at Shoreline Park, Bay Farm
August 23, 2025 at Bohol Circle Immigrant Park
Featured Performers:
KT Nelson and Dancers
Climate Detective from the Future directed by Jeff Raz
Kanyon CoyoteWoman Sayers-Roods (5/31 & 6/21)
Batey Tambó (May 31)
Gamelan Sekar Jaya and Guest Taiko Artists (June 21)
Hālau Ka Ua Tuahine (July 12)
Manilatown Ancestral Ensemble (August 23)
The Arts in California Parks Local Parks Grant Program revitalizes local parks with diverse experiences that foster creativity, community connection, and transform them into vibrant hubs of art, culture, and nature. These innovative programs will bring art and cultural programming to local parks, transforming them into dynamic spaces that celebrate California’s cultural heritage and provide memorable experiences for visitors and residents alike.
Rising Seas 2024
Rising Seas 2024
Rising Seas 2024
Rising Seas 2024
Rising Seas 2024
June 8, 2024
At Rhythmix Cultural Works
August 24, 2024
At Rhythmix Cultural Works
Conversations
Conversations
Conversations
Conversations
Conversations About Climate Change
Interviews conducted by Tina “bean” Blaine with SF Bay Area and global climate leaders.
Recent Interview (released June 11): Ali Mahmudi
Sponge Farming & Coral restoration at Marine Cultures
Sponge farming and the restoration of coral reefs are top priorities for MarineCultures.org in Jambiani, Zanzibar. Project Manager, Ali Mahmudi will share some of the challenges his organization has faced in their pioneering efforts to create an ecologically sustainable new profession and increase economic opportunities for women in the community. Rising sea temperatures and coral bleaching has also affected the organization’s efforts to reforest damaged and endangered reefs which has led to the development of new transplantation techniques and the cultivation of corals that are more resistant to higher temperatures.
Listen to more interviews below.
Press & Media
Press & Media
Press & Media
Press & Media
Press
Highlights
First ‘Rising Seas’ Installment is a Success Alameda Post - Gene Kahane - June 4, 2025
Rising Seas: Art Meets Community to Shape a Sustainable Future Alameda Post - Post Staff Reporting - May 16, 2025
Ed Holmes Featurette: ‘Rising Seas’ climate art, performance series starts in May Alameda Journal - Paul Kilduff - April 18, 2025
‘Rising Seas’ climate art, performance series returning to Alameda in May East Bay Times - Paul Kilduff - April 15, 2025
Summer 2025: The best arts events of the season are outdoors San Francisco Chronicle - Chronicle Staff - May 25, 2025
Climate change is ‘In Plain Site’ at Alameda Point’s timely photography festival 7×7 - Shoshi Parks - May 12, 2025
Standing Room Only at Rhythmix’s ‘Rising Seas’ Event Alameda Post - Karin K. Jensen - August 30, 2024
Alameda briefs: Yearlong art series to start Aug. 24 with ‘Rising Seas’ East Bay Times - Liam Passmore - August 14, 2024
“Alameda + Art = Activism" Alameda Post - C.J. Hirschfield - August 6, 2024
“K Gallery ~ Rising Seas: Where do we draw the line?" The Styrous® Viewfinder – June 8, 2024
Rising Seas Exhibition at Rhythmix Opens June 8 Alameda Post - Post Staff Reporting - May 28, 2024
Photos
Photos by Maurice Ramirez Photography
Sponsors
Sponsors
Sponsors
Sponsors
With Thanks to Our Generous Supporters:
Rhythmix Cultural Works is a proud recipient of the inaugural 2024 Arts in California Parks - Local Parks Grant in support of Rising Seas, awarded to only 31 organizations across the state of California.
Rising Seas is an anchor arts project of the Rising Tides Climate Arts Initiative supported by Bloomberg Philanthropies and the City of Alameda.
Thank you for your support!
Thank you to the artists who hand indigo dyed fabric for “Making Waves”: Ginny Parsons, Julie Baron, Liz London, Jodi Lee, Jennifer McNerney and Joan Davis
Thank you to the community organizations for sharing their knowledge and expertise on environmental sustainability and resilience: The City of Alameda Department of Sustainability and Resilience, CASA - Community Action for a Sustainable Alameda, Zero Waste Alameda, REAP Climate Center, East Bay Regional Parks Mobile Education Unit, Greenbelt Alliance, 100K Trees 4 Humanity, Hood Planning Group, Ninth Root on behalf of the OACC Oakland Alameda Adaptation Committee.
Please consider a donation to help support this project and bring more free programming to the community.