The Performance Ecology Project
. . . is an initiative to collaboratively explore the arts as embodied practices to deepen human/nature relationships, nourish the creation of meaning, enrich our lives, and enact ecological culture. It was founded in 2017 by J. Philip Grygny.
PROGRAMS:
- The Arts of Self-Rewilding – 2025 to present
- A Walk on the Wild Side – 2023
- Wild Knowing: The Role of the Arts in Ecological Culture – 2020 to present
- Adventures in the Deep World – 2019
- The Performance Ecology Project – 2017
J. Philip Grygny, PhD (Jeff) is an independent interdisciplinary artist/scholar exploring intersections of science and art; nature and culture. He did his doctoral studies in the theory and practice of somatics for performance training.
He has written, directed, and performed in numerous original works, and founded the Performance Ecology Project in 2017
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Publications
“Wild Knowing: A Field Guide to Self-Rewilding in the Forest”. Milwaukee Rec Health and Wellness, 2025
“Every Tree Has Its Own Energy”. Center for Humans and Nature City Creatures Blog. April 13, 2021
“Shinrin Yoku as Embodied Ecology”. Academia.edu. 2019
https://www.academia.edu/43146685/Shinrin_Yoku_as_Embodied_Ecology
“Adventures in the Deep World: A Report on the Performance Ecology Project”. Center for Humans and Nature City Creatures Blog. August 13, 2019
“Dancing with Trees, Interviewing Flowers: The Performance Ecology Project”. Center for Humans and Nature City Creatures Blog. March 27, 2018
“How to walk on the earth”. Minding Nature. Winter 2016, Volume 9, Number 1
https://www.humansandnature.org/how-to-walk-on-the-earth
“Should Environmentalists Study Asian Philosophy?” Minding Nature. Fall 2014, Volume 7, Number 3
https://www.humansandnature.org/should-environmentalists-study-asian-philosophy–article-182.php