Desiccated by Political Movement

Desiccated is a multidisciplinary performance that brings together contemporary dance, live vocal soundscapes, sculptural installation, and video projection to examine our evolving relationship with fresh water. Against a backdrop of growing scarcity, inequitable access, and privatization, the work considers water as both a source of life and a contested resource. Drawing inspiration from the movement of rivers, waves, and waterfalls, and incorporating recorded memories connected to water, Desiccated creates an immersive landscape of reflection, grief, and collective imagination. The work invites audiences to consider what has been lost, what remains at stake, and how water might continue to be understood as a shared human right for future generations.

run time: 22 minutes

Creative Team 1
choreographer, director: Aria Evans

created with and performed by: Jesse Dell, Ana Claudette Groppler, Mateo Galindo Torres
outside eye: Julia Sasso
vocalist, composer: Amir Brandon
projections: Aria Evans
set builder: Michael Murray
costumes: Jesse Dell

Performances:
SummerWorks Performance Festival - dance series
Theatre Centre Mainspace
August 2015

Excerpt Performances:
Gaïa Exhibition
Paris, France
January 2016

Work In Progress Performances: 
Series 808 CPW
Collective Space
April 2015

Seasonal Activities, v.i.
hub14
March 2015

Creative Team 2
Choreography/Projections: Aria Evans
Created with and performed by: Ana Claudette Groppler, Syreeta Hector, Mateo Galindo Torres
Set Builder: Michael Murray

Performances:
Pulse Ontario Dance Conference
Sandra Faire and Ivan Fecan Theatre, York University
May 2018

Supported and Funded by: b current, Canada Council for the Arts, Native Earth Performing Arts, Ontario Arts Council and SummerWorks