MOUTHWATER FESTIVAL

MOUTHWATER FESTIVAL WORKSHOP SPACES ARE SPECIFICALLY FOR DISABLED ARTISTS

ABOUT MOUTHWATER FESTIVAL
In Seattle this fall 2024, Mouthwater Festival is the beginning of an arts hub by and centering Black and Indigenous Disabled artists to present, collaborate and get uplifted for their crafts. From September 23rd to October 13th, Disabled creatives and workers from all over the continent will give you workshops, parties, contemporary dance and so much burlesque!

ACCESSIBILITY INFORMATION
Across the festival, all events will be ASL interpreted. All venues have step-free access to the bathrooms and performance spaces. There will be a variety of seating as well as ear plugs available in venue spaces. There will be a mix of gender-free and gendered restrooms across venues.

Individual event and venue information coming soon. Please reach out to cripdancedoula@gmail.com with any access needs or questions.

ANTI-BURNOUT

workshop from Mx. Pucks A’Plenty

Location: The Beacon Studio
Time: 9/26 | 5-6:30PM
Cost: $0-20

Artistic burnout is a state of emotional, physical, and mental exhaustion around creative work. The symptoms can be hard to pinpoint. In this workshop and discussion we will dive into the emotional, physical, and mental symptoms and give them not only a voice, but will give them movement, sound, and color through interactive prompts. 

As a performer, producer, executive director of a non-profit, parent, disabled human, Mx. Pucks A’Plenty has spent most of their life in a deficit of time, energy and resources. Being able to give their artistic burnout a voice as well as listen to their own has allowed them to use other methods of refilling their creative energy cup so Pucks can pour more art into the world.

Together we will share our methods for refilling our creative energy cups.

GROOVE + CONNECT

workshop from Saira Barbaric

Location: The Beacon Studio
Time:  9/27 | 7-8:30PM
Cost: $0-20

Join Saira Barbaric for a movement workshop of improvisation, games and disco. Experience Saira’s developing style that brings together burlesque, club dance, pleasure practice and play for a sensual and lighthearted dance session. Beginning with history and cultural context, we will warm up, move on our own and find ways to travel together and connect. Led by the rhythm and the goals of the games, movers will get a taste of Soul Train with a queer crip guide and an  accessible framework to support a wide range of disabilities, ages  and skill levels. 

Workshop and games were originally created for Axis Dance Company’s summer 2023 Choreo-Lab as rehearsal prompts for the in-progress work, A NEW GUEST.

THE UJDC SPIRIT

workshop from Urban Jazz Dance Company

Location: Base Experimental Arts + Space
Time: 9/28 | 11AM-3PM, class starts at 12:30PM
Cost: $0-20

For the first day of Urban Jazz Dance Company’s visit to Mouthwater Festival we offer a workshop: Does your spirit feel like something is missing, do you need places to express yourself, want to build stronger core-  physically and spiritually without overextending yourself, need to dance? Then you came to the right place. Beginner or professional, this class is for everyone. It's not how high you kick but why you kick!

Urban Jazz Dance is a convergence of artistic forces where RAW energy, ROOTED in FREEDOM, is expressed through the athletic BODY and UNCONTROLLABLE, PASSIONATE  dance.  Expect Ballet, Afro movement, plus more and even American Sign Language...the power of expression must be real.

Class will be assisted by Urban Jazz Dance Company's Deaf dancers.

Taught by Award winning Deaf Dancer Antoine Hunter- hearing, Deaf and ALL are welcome to take class.

ENERGY FLOW: SAFE/CENTERED STAGE PRESENCE

workshop with Jacqueline Box

Location: Base Experimental Arts + Space
Time: 10/1 | 6-7pm
Cost: $0-20

Commanding an audience's attention doesn't have to mean constantly moving about a stage! Learn the five elements Jacqueline uses to make the absolute most of center stage and practice a brief choreography that introduces adapting these elements to your own performance style.

WORKSHOP PARTICIPANT WAIVER

By signing below, I certify that my level of health, determined by me or my physician, will allow me to safely participate in this program. I agree to assume full responsibility for any risks, injuries or damages, known or unknown, which I might incur as a result of participating in the class. I hereby release my instructor and Velocity Dance Center from responsibility for any injuries I may sustain as a result of participation in this program. I have read the above release and waiver of liability and fully understand its contents and legally, voluntarily agree to the terms and conditions stated above.By signing below, I give my permission for Velocity Dance Center to release my name, related information about me and the events I participate in via news, social media, photograph and/or video; to disperse information about the photographed, video taped, or webcasted event to the news media; to use the above information and/or the above photograph/video in Velocity Dance Center publications and promotions.