A new outdoor dance performance by Bex Anson marking 25 years since the closure of Govanhill Baths and the Battle of Calder Street.
Performed with a newly commissioned song written by Lainey Dempsey
Twenty-five years after the Govanhill Baths occupation, DIVE gathers an all-ages community cast in a site-responsive choreography of water, memory and keeping things afloat. Created by Bex Anson with the people of Govanhill, and developed through workshops with local primary and secondary schools, the performance spills from Calder Street into Kingarth Lane, where bodies dive, drift, splash, synchronise and hold one another up.
Shaped by the rhythms of the public pool, DIVE weaves together swimming, washing, protest and the everyday life that has kept the Baths alive for generations.
They drained the pool. They couldn’t drain our spirit.
Govanhill Baths, 99 Calder Street
Free Entry, no tickets required
Duration: 20 mins approx.
Want to take part?
We are looking for a mixed-age cast of 20 local people to perform DIVE. No previous performance experience is needed. Refreshments and costumes will be provided.
Rehearsals
will take place in and around Govanhill Baths, Tuesday 4 August – Friday 7 August.
Tuesday 4 August: 2pm-4.30pm
Wednesday 5 August: 2pm–4.30pm
Thursday 6 August: 2pm–4.30pm
Friday 7 August: 2pm–6pm (Show Day)
*Attendance at all rehearsals is encouraged.
To join sign up via this Eventbrite or Under 12s must be accompanied by an adult/ carer or please register via Govanhill Baths Youth Club at youth@govanhillbaths.com