" ▁Den ne hy , ▁T . J . ▁Dar win , ▁David ▁Silver man , ▁Am anda ▁Wis ely , ▁Bruce ▁Sal mon , ▁Camil le ▁Char lier , ▁Brian ▁Mad z are vic , ▁Wal id ▁Abd ▁al - Ha q , ▁Pet ey ▁Mu eller , ▁Jess i ▁Fe hren bach , ▁T racy ▁Johnson , ▁Te ppe i ▁K atori , ▁Al ly son ▁Lip kin , ▁Le ah ▁Fun yan , ▁J ace ▁Toronto , ▁Luke ▁K oval , ▁Reb e cca ▁Bag gen st oss ▁}} Environment al ▁Enc ro achment ▁( also ▁known ▁as ▁" EE ") ▁is ▁a ▁Chicago - based ▁march ing ▁band ▁and ▁performance ▁art ▁tr oupe . ▁ ▁Its ▁orig ins ▁date ▁back ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁with ▁the ▁mission ▁to ▁create ▁site - specific ▁adult ▁play ground ▁install ations . ▁In ▁its ▁current ▁inc arn ation , ▁E E ▁f uses ▁traditional ▁Latin ▁and ▁North ▁African ▁rh yth ms ▁with ▁folk , ▁jazz , ▁and ▁rock ▁mel od ies , ▁along ▁with ▁incorpor ating ▁circ us ▁ant ics , ▁cost umes , ▁and ▁dance , ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁spect acle ▁which ▁has ▁been ▁described ▁as ▁“ in com par able ▁to ▁anything ▁in ▁the ▁world .” ▁ ▁Orig ins ▁Environment al ▁Enc ro achment ▁was ▁founded ▁in ▁Chicago , ▁in ▁late ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁for ▁the ▁purpose ▁of ▁providing ▁site - specific , ▁play ground ▁environments , ▁with ▁interactive ▁sculpt ure ▁and ▁music . ▁On ▁New ▁Year