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WATER WISHES is an interactive performance installation concerning plastics and our planets waters incorporating dance, plastics and the audiences own creations made on-site. Each hour of the Festival dancer Tara Butler will dance a solo themed on the health of Earths' oceans and the man-made materials and plastics that float above and below. Participants of all ages are invited to create a sea-creature with their wishes, hopes and dreams for the Earths' water tucked inside. (Materials provided).
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Performances will occur at 6:30PM, 7:30PM, 8:30PM, 9:30PM and 10:30PM.

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Location
Canadian Clay and Glass Gallery
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Pat the Dog Theatre Creation + Dust and Soul Dance
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