'Global Water Dances' unfolds along the Stone Arch Bridge

What do Lima, Peru; Lagos, Nigeria; Cairo, Egypt; Zurich, Switzerland; Manila, Philippines; and Minneapolis all have in common? They're among the 90 international cities participating in "Global Water Dances," a biannual performance event celebrating water as a vital resource. This ambitious project was hatched in 2008 at a dance and environmental conference in England. And it was inspired, largely, by the work of Minneapolis choreographer Marylee Hardenbergh, who had organized similar events along the Mississippi. This year's proceedings include live percussion, a water-pouring ceremony and an interactive "blue highway" made from enormous pieces of flowing cloth. (5 p.m. Sat., Stone Arch Bridge, Mpls., free, globalwaterdances.org)