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The 2025 Water Ballet will be…

Dive Into Banned Books: A Water Ballet of Resistance and Joy

Wait! Water? Books? Isn’t that a rather soggy combination? Not this summer! Get ready for your summer reading program! Set in a library, we meet the provocateur, banning books left and right. Cue the helpful librarian to guide our inquisitive kids through five of these banned books. Why are they banned? What can we do? Why should we read them? Check it out as we create an atmosphere of inclusion while exposing censorship and blazing into our finale of joyful resistance!

Want to Swim in the 2025 Water Ballet?

Swimming in the water ballet is fun but requires a big commitment. It’s a team effort, with swimmers helping with costumes, props, choreography, and set-up. Show days include setting up and breaking down the stage. It takes time and dedication from everyone!

In 2025, we are moving to online sign-ups, which will open on April 21st at 6 PM and stay open for 24 hours. The link to sign-up will be posted on our website, our socials (Instagram and Facebook), and in in Fluid Movement’s newsletter.

As this is our first year trying online sign-ups, it might not work, but we think it's worth trying! That said, we appreciate your patience as we navigate this new system together.

More details on scenes and rehearsals will be shared with the sign-up link. After sign-ups, our production team will reach out with info on which scene you’re in or if you've been added to the waitlist.

To kick off the summer, we’ll have a mandatory in-person meeting on May 5th from 6-7:30 PM at the Zoo Pavilion in Druid Hill Park. This is your chance to meet the team, your directors, and the 80+ swimmers in the show. We know life happens, but it's important to attend and show your commitment! If you cannot attend this meeting, it must be for a reason that won't impact your attendance at June/July rehearsals.

If you or your child are interested in signing up for the water ballet, please read our Swimmer Expectations and Information to understand what’s involved.

Other ways to Get Involved

There are so many opportunities to get involved in this incredible and joyous community of creators, movers, and shakers. Open roles include stipend positions as well as unpaid volunter opportunities.

MISSION

Fluid Movement is a Baltimore-based organization that utilizes public spaces to create joy and community through performance art.

Our art is a love letter to the city of Baltimore and its residents. We focus on inclusivity and the empowerment that comes from movement. Joy is transformative, and we welcome anyone to be an artist, performer, and art appreciator.

Help the Movement Keep Moving

A donation to Fluid Movement literally helps us keep our lights on at our headquarters and funds community events throughout the city as well as water ballets for the future. Since we are a non-profit, all of your donations to Fluid Movement are tax-deductible.