While this festival takes place entirely in New York City, many walks look to the world beyond its borders. The festival, which will take place from July 7 to 27, will be the swan song for the group, which was founded in 2010 by Todd Shalom. It’s always been a project with a focus to produce rigorous work and get it out there directly to the public.” PhotoAn African market in the South Bronx, a playground in Brooklyn and vanished landmarks of lesbian night life in the West Village are among the settings for “The Last Walks,” the final free summer festival organized by the arts group Elastic City. Since then it has worked with dozens of artists to create more than 125 “participatory walks” and other events in New York, Detroit, Berlin, São Paulo, Reykjavik, Tokyo and other cities.

Source: New York Times May 25, 2016 07:26 UTC