New England Premiere
 of Music, Dance from Pacific Atolls of 
Kiribati, Tokelau, and Tuvalu


In their first-ever U.S. tour, which is stopping at Crowell Concert Hall on Thursday, 36 dancers and musicians express their deep connection to nature and their ancestral past through multi-part harmonies, poetry and gracious movement that cascade over dynamic rhythms.

Performance and purpose collide in this powerful New England premiere that illuminates the plight of the Pacific Islands. Scientists report the vulnerable coral atolls of Kiribati, Tokelau and Tuvalu are already experiencing rising sea levels as a result of global warming and climate change. Water is Rising harnesses the power of performance to inspire us all to be better stewards of our shared planet. For more information, please visit www.waterisrising.com.



Click here to watch clips on YouTube.

Click here to listen to a segment on Living on Earth from Public Radio International.



Click here to read an article from the BBC about Tuvalu's emergency water shortage.

There will be a pre-performance talk at 7:15pm by Judy Mitoma, Director of the UCLA Center for Intercultural Performance and Professor of Dance in the Department of World Arts & Cultures, as well as Director of the World Festival of Sacred Music.



Tickets are $18 for the general public; $15 for senior citizens, Wesleyan faculty/staff and non-Wesleyan students; and $6 for Wesleyan students. Click here to purchase tickets online.

Water is Rising is co-sponsored at Wesleyan University by the Center for the Arts and College of the Environment with support from the Office of Diversity and the Departments of Dance and Music.