Thirsty Flood is a dance created by LakeDance that is part of “On Site: Putting Dance on the Map” which shares in Evanston’s 150th Birthday Celebration. For more information: http://www.evanstonroundtable.com/main.asp?SectionID=4&SubSectionID=4&ArticleID=7746Thirsty Flood tells a dance story of the attempts of some hardy raindrops to get into the ground, against all odds. The hero of the story is a tree. This tree was once stymied by the impermeable situation that left her thirsty even in floods. All that water was sitting on the surface, only to be eventually taken into an overwhelmed sewer system and away to the ocean far far away without so much as giving her a drink. Finally, thanks to the unfailing work of time to destroy all things made, cracks appear in the impermeable surface, allowing water and oxygen into the ground. The tree then makes her move, growing out to reach the water and take it into her roots where she will release it slowly into the filtering soil to replenish groundwater right under our feet.
This dance is a catalyst for a sharing of ideas and information about urban flooding and the many ways water can be slowly into the ground. For more information please visit the information tables with representatives from Evanston Treekeepers, Ozinga porous cement company, and Center for Neighborhood Technologies.
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