Find Water-Related Links, Downloads, and a Bibliography at the
Web Resources for Water Issues Page
collected by Tomales Bay Institute
SUPPORTED BY
This project is supported in part by grants from:
- The National Endowment for the Arts
- Mary H. Rice Foundation
- Cynthia Krieg Memorial Watershed Stewardship Fund
- Toro Foundation
- Wedge Co-op's WedgeShare Grant
- Numerous contributions from individual donors.
Past Shows:
Invigorate the Common Well
Episode #1:Come to the Well - 2006
Water
is essential to all of life on our planet, human and non-human.
Water is literally our common wealth.
This unique three-episode performance series brings us together to give thanks to Water as we grapple with issues of water quality, quantity, and ownership.
From “Out of Order” to “Flowing with Beauty and Generosity” Through the emblematic action of restoring the Avalon Theatre’s defunct public drinking fountain, we call for restoring the health of this invaluable, irreplaceable global resource. Each episode features mini-performances, installations and a hands-on “lab” of practical actions and questions, as well as ideas for community advocacy.
Grounded in the science - yet flowing with the spirit - of Water, Invigorate the Common Well is a theatrical and civic experience that will inform and inspire all ages to stewardship and action.
Presented in collaboration with the Tomales Bay Institute and many community partners - see list below.
Episode #1:
Come to the Well
When Water is Frozen - March 2 - 25, 2007
Listen to the Water. Is Water a right, or a privilege? How much Water do humans need, and how much do we actually use? What does Water have to do with global warming?
"If wars in this century were fought over oil, the wars
of the next century will be fought over water"
~ Ismail Serageldin, World Bank Vice President
The Peace of this century can be waged over Water
~ Gemma Bulos
Partners and Advisors
- Annika M. Bankston, P.E. (Minneapolis Water Works)
- Gemma Bulos (International Water Networker, Director of the Million Voice Choir)
- Tara Chadwick (Danza Mexica Cuauhtemoc of MN)
- Whitney Clark (Executive Director, Friends of the Mississippi River)
- Doug Freeman (Minnesota Arts and Ecology Alliance)
- Susan Gust (GRASS ROUTES of U of Mn; City of Minneapolis Public Health Advisor)
- Neal Hines (Civil Engineer Dept. of Limnology, Hydrology)
- Seitu Jones (Artist, Advisor of Community and Public Spaces)
- Jim Koplin (Researcher, Environmental Activist)
- Ken Meter (Director of Crossroads Research)
- Megan O’Hara (Networker for Cultural and Environmental Action)
- Cynthia Pansing (Executive Director, Mississippi River Basin Alliance)
- Mary Lynn Pulscher (Director of Environmental Education: Mpls Parks and Recreation)
- Akhmiri Sekhr-Ra (Powderhorn Phillips Cultural Wellness Center)
Production Team
In The Heart of the Beast Puppet and Mask Theatre
- Sandy Spieler
- Masanari Karahara
- Malia Burkhart
- Julie Kastigar
- Esther Ouray
- Laura Harada
- Duane Tougas
- Paul Robinson
- HOBT administrative staff
- Rachel Breen
- Julie Ristau
- Will Hommeyer