Performing Arts Series Knox presents: Water Words Water Words is an acclaimed puppet theatre production co-produced by Théâtre Motus and Compagnie Djarama, featuring artists from Senegal and Canada. The show explores the global relationship with water by contrasting the daily realities of two friends: Mamby, who lives in Senegal and must seek water 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. “MAMBY: I think that water transmits everything we say. Water understands all languages.” The main character is water, a precious liquid that is scarce in many places. Before our eyes, Hélène and Mamby give life and language to water’s different forms: spring water, well water, salt 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.