Brian Shankar Adler was awarded a partial Community Engaged Fellowship for Dance of the Cephalopod, an immersive, electroacoustic solo percussion piece that invites audiences to gather, listen, dance, and activate polyethylene wind chimes while contemplating the delicate balance between humanity and nature. From the lonely cry to the ecstatic escape of a multi-limbed sea creature facing extinction, the intricate work shares a story of survival, struggle, and the consequences of environmental degradation. Brian Shankar Adler is collaborating with scientists at The Shaw Institute, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit research facility in Maine that focuses on connecting human health to environmental health through scientific research and community outreach, to gather data about plastic pollutants in the oceans as well as searching for innovative ways to engage the community.