MOUTHWATER FESTIVAL

A DISABLED DANCE FESTIVAL

SEP 23 – OCT 13, 2024

INITIAL FUNDING BY THE MELLON FOUNDATION

 

THROUGH MADE IN SEATTLE

Mouthwater Festival is a 3 week fringe festival of Disability arts and many movement styles with a mixed focus on artistic growth and performances spaces. That’s 26 events over 21 days with meals, movement workshops, parties, artist socials and performances!

Disabled artists from all over the country alongside those of us based in Seattle will share our work, develop our practices, and foster cross-disability solidarity. Curated by Vanessa Hernández Cruz, India Harville, Kayla Hamilton, Mx. Pucks A’Plenty and Saira Barbaric, Mouthwater Festival will be inviting artists and having open calls to gather creatives and supporters to make this festival possible.

FESTIVAL CURATORS

SAIRA BARBARIC

SAIRA BARBARIC

 

KAYLA

KAYLA HAMILTON

VANESSA HERNÁNDEZ CRUZ

INDIA HARVILLE

PUCKS

MX. PUCKS A’PLENTY

 

EVENT DETAILS COMING SOON!

PRESENTING PARTNERS

PROGRAM SUPPORTERS

Research for Mouthwater Festival is supported by the Mellon Foundation, and the inaugural festival is supported by the Beim Foundation and 4Culture. Mouthwater is presented through Velocity’s Made in Seattle new work incubator program. Made in Seattle is a core residency program, and supported by the Raynier Foundation along with Velocity’s season sponsors and community of individual donors. 

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