2025 Water Ballet
Dive Into Banned Books: A Water Ballet of Resistance and Joy
EVENT DETAILS
For 2025, Fluid Movement is going to “Dive Into Banned Books: A Water Ballet of Resistance and Joy.” Wait! Water? Books? Isn’t that a rather soggy combination? Not this summer! Get ready for your summer reading program! Set in a library, we meet the provocateur, banning books left and right. Cue the helpful librarian to guide our inquisitive kids through five of these banned books. Why are they banned? What can we do? Why should we read them? Check it out as we create an atmosphere of inclusion while exposing censorship and blazing into our finale of joyful resistance!
SHOW DATES AND TIMES
Riverside Park Pool:
Saturday, July 26th, 5 and 7 PM
Sunday, July 27th, 5 and 7 PM
Clifton Park Pool:
Saturday, August 2nd, 5 and 7 PM
Sunday, August 3rd, 5 and 7 PM
Interested in Swimming?
Swimming in the water ballet is fun but requires a big commitment. It’s a team effort, with swimmers helping with costumes, props, choreography, and set-up. Show days include setting up and breaking down the stage. It takes time and dedication from everyone, and we hope participants find it a rewarding, community-building experience.
In 2025, we are moving to online sign-ups, which will open on April 21st at 6 PM and stay open for 24 hours. The link to sign-up will be posted on our website, our socials (Instagram and Facebook), and in in Fluid Movement’s newsletter.
As this is our first year trying online sign-ups, it might not work, but we think it's worth trying! That said, we appreciate your patience as we navigate this new system together.
More details on scenes and rehearsals will be shared with the sign-up link. After sign-ups, our production team will reach out with info on which scene you’re in or if you've been added to the waitlist.
To kick off the summer, we’ll have a mandatory in-person meeting on May 5th from 6-7:30 PM at the Zoo Pavilion in Druid Hill Park. This is your chance to meet the team, your directors, and the 80+ swimmers in the show. We know life happens, but it's important to attend and show your commitment! If you cannot attend this meeting, it must be for a reason that won't impact your attendance at June/July rehearsals.
If you or your child are interested in signing up for the water ballet, please read our Swimmer Expectations and Information to understand what’s involved.
GET INVOLVED!
Not ready for a production role but still want to volunteer to help behind the scenes? Fill out the form below to find out about builds at our HQ (303 W Monument Street) and other opportunities to be involved behind the scenes of the 2025 water ballet.
Tickets are expected to go on sale in june!
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