Choreographer Donald Byrd and his troupe challenge audiences to confront urgent issues of our time. With the Race and Climate Change Festival, they tackle the racial justice issues of the changing earth. According to press materials, the festival is based on the London design firm Squint/Opera's The Flooded London series, which visualizes a semi-submerged London in the year 2090. The festival will begin on March 30 with a symposium called Wake Up! and continue with the dance performance Pool (April 2–5 at Madrona Park), a second round of talks on April 6, and another choreographed piece called After (April 9–11 at Washington Hall).