Lisa Chow & Desert Dance Theatre in Mesa — Dancing for Water at Mesa Riverview Park
Lisa Chow & Desert Dance Theatre in Mesa — Dancing for Water at Mesa Riverview Park

About the Performance

Lisa Chow of Desert Dance Theatre & Community Dancers presents a site-specific performance at Mesa Riverview Park in Mesa. The piece carries the mantra Dancing for Water… Dancing for Life… Dancing for Our Future.

Water Issues

Arizona faces a critical water crisis driven by a 20+ year megadrought, over-allocation of the Colorado River, and rapid groundwater depletion. Significant cuts to Colorado River supplies (Tier 1 shortages) are reducing agricultural and central project water, while excessive pumping is causing wells to run dry and land to subside. Central Arizona Project – CAP is a central actor in regional water delivery.

What is Being Done

Local and state efforts emphasize conservation and policy change: residents are urged to adopt water-saving habits and xeriscaping; the Governor’s Resiliency Office focuses on securing water supplies and long-term drought management; and policymakers are working to tighten regulation on groundwater pumping and improve agricultural efficiency. (Source: Arizona PBS)

Performers

Desert Dance Theatre – Lisa R. Chow, Caroline Liddicoat, Michael Tarver.
Community Dancers – Asia Sarai Dorty, Shannon N. Fitzpatrick, Joy M. Robertson

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