Water Words, a co-production between Motus Theatre and Djarama, centres around two friends, Mamby and Hélène: one lives in Senegal and the other in Canada. They both have burning feet: one from hot sand, the other from winter boots. Water sets them apart: one lives where there is an abundance of water, snow, and ice, while the other must seek water, carrying it in buckets. Before our eyes, Hélène and Mamby give life and language to water’s different forms: spring water, well water, rainwater... They voice the challenges, fears, frustrations, and worries accompanying the lack and abundance of water, taking us from the Sahel region in West Africa to America.
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