A clean, accessible and sustainable water supply is essential to life. Global Water Dances-Cincinnati showcases the vision and choreography of Fanchon Shur set to original World Beat music composed by event director Shari Lauter, MEd. Dancers and musicians pay homage to the Ohio River as a historic gateway to freedom from slavery and Cincinnati’s source of drinking water, with a call from children to safeguard water for future generations. Occurring amid rescheduled Paddlefest activities — canceled in June because of high water — the performance takes place along the Serpentine Wall, with a backdrop of hundreds of Paddlefest kayakers viewing from the river.
11 a.m. Sunday. Free. Sawyer Point, Downtown, facebook.com/globalwaterdances-cincinnati, ohioriverpaddlefest.org/paddlefest.
This article appears in Jul 29 – Aug 4, 2015.