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About our 2017 event
This year 2017 we are encouraging choreographers to produce a site specific dance with a big group of dancers, when possible, and involve the community in the creative process. Each dance will be performed at a time and location determined by you, although we are suggesting 3:00 pm local time to assure there is a dance happening around the world all the time!
The Event Structure
Each group would produce a 4-part site-specific performance; the first two parts local and latter two global:
- Section I. Ritual: An opening ceremony specific to each site.
- Section II. Local Dance: It is open to what you want as a choreographer. You can use locally-based music, with the theme about local water issues.
- Section III. Global Dance: Simultaneous choreography (movement choir) done by all the performers worldwide to the same piece of music, connecting participants and audience globally. Watch the video
- Section IV. Participatory Dance: Audience participation in a very simple movement sequence. Some sites will teach the moves right during this Finale, while at other sites the audience will have learned prior to performance. Download the music here.
Important Details
Include actions: Take on the issues needed in your community, including politics. Past models have included petitions, call to action, causes, etc.
Partner up: work with environmentally related organizations for speakers and taking collections or helping charities related to water: charity:water, http://www.theglobalfund.org, etc. We can help you to find the right match!
Include Movement Choirs: The idea is to have a big group of people dancing. If you want some ideas about how develop your own site specific performance please read this Modern Day Movement Choirs Document.
Embody Water: At some point, everyone becomes water, river, stream, ocean, puddle. Moving as one mind/body has potency. Working on consciousness and action is important.
Involve others: Consider programming Section II with groups that will participate in section III. Section I could be also participatory and can involve kids and seniors.
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Music and Videos for Sections III and IV
Agreement: By downloading GWD music, I agree that it will be used specifically for our Global Water Dances Project, and not for other performances or purposes.
Section III. The Global Dance
Music
Section III – Global Dance 2019 music composed by Nicolas Soto.
Video
Section III Instructional video 2017.
Section III Rehearsal videos (2013)
Section III Performance – Story of Water (2013)
Written Score
Written Score for Section III (Global Part)
Laban Motif Score for Ending Unison Phrase
Section IV. Participatory Dance
Music
Section IV: 4 minute clip mp3 – Listen to music and download
Section IV full length mp3 – Listen to music and download (for a longer version, if audience section might go longer)
Video
Section IV Audience Participation Moves
Publicity Tools
- GWD/LIMS letterhead
- Postcard Image
- Postcard Template
- GWD Logo Square
- GWD Logo Landscape
- LIMS Logo
- GWD 2017 Press Release English Version || Spanish Version || German Version
- GWD 2017 Press Release on World Water Day
- GWD 2017 Local Press Release Template English Version || Spanish Version