Time Lapse Dance ensemble, along with founder and artistic director Jody Sperling, are in residence at The Yard for the next few weeks.

During its time on the Vineyard, the dance ensemble will present two stage performances, a site-specific pop-up show, a Communi-tree workshop and an Embodied-Eco-Activism workshop.

Ms. Sperling’ performances often include site specific events that focus on climate-oriented issues, including an Arctic ice dance show and an underwater dance workshop.

On the Vineyard, Time Lapse will perform pop-up shows at the West Tisbury Library on Friday at noon, and the First Congregational Church of West Tisbury on Sunday at 11:30 a.m. They will perform at the Yard on July 18 and 19.

Ms. Sperling is a New York City-based dancer and choreographer who founded Time Lapse Dance 25 years ago. She said she was inspired by a performer named Loie Fuller, who mesmerized the world over 100 years ago with her costumes and how she extended the body’s influence in space.

“Time lapse lets you see this shape of change over time,” said Ms. Sperling. “We work to step away so you can see these larger trajectories that can be revealed like a flower opening. It’s like if you look at the flower for a second, you can’t see the choices it makes every day, but with a time lapse, you can.”

Using unique dance choreography and costumes, Ms. Sperling and her ensemble work to illuminate facets of the planet that may have been overlooked.

“In 2014 to 15, I started to look at creating choreography that could really express these natural elements,” Ms. Sperling said. “I work with composer Matthew Burtner, who works with the material and data of climate change and uses different processes to create compositions that tell a story of the Earth. How can I adapt his process to choreography?”

The dance troupe looks to bring light to the problems it poses.

“It’s a multi-sensory experience,” Ms. Sperling said. “We really need this because part of the reason the climate crisis has been allowed to go on for long is that people are choosing not to experience it, not sensing it.”

The ensemble’s latest project focuses on sea level change, which they will explore and workshop while at The Yard. Ms. Sperling said that the new piece exemplifies the weightlessness and serenity felt when suspended in water.

“We’re in a place of vulnerability and fear and denial around rising sea levels, and this piece is a way of processing that,” she said. “How can we re-imagine our relationship with water in a different way through opening our minds to different ways of being?”

For tickets and more information, visit dancetheyard.org.