Aqua Mob NOLA

Aqua Mob is New Orleans' first and only community-based water ballet and theatrical arts ensemble. Open to all, Aqua Mob's mission is to make the joy of producing aquatic theater accessible to adults from all backgrounds. Emphasizing dystopian and horror themes, including interpretations of Animal Farm, the Last Unicorn, and Carrie, we aim to shock, awe, and entertain.

Aqua Mob is a multidisciplinary performance collective making a splash in the New Orleans arts scene-literally. As the city's first and only community-based water ballet ensemble, Aqua Mob reimagines cult classics and literary works through aquatic theater, blending dance, puppetry, aerial arts, live music, and camp. Open to adults from all walks of life, our productions offer a low-barrier entry point to performance for people of all backgrounds and experience levels. Each show is a collaboration that celebrates community, embraces a DIY ethos, and invites audiences into a playful, immersive world. Past shows have explored themes of resistance, identity, and power through adaptations like The Last Unicorn, Suspiria, and Alien. With sold-out shows and growing local acclaim, Aqua Mob has built a brand of theater that is bold, offbeat, and rooted in community. Our productions give people the chance to perform, grow, and be part of something bigger than themselves.

Testimonials

"Aquamob describes itself as "New Orleans Premiere Community Dystopian Horror Water Ballet Troupe" and while that tagline might seem incredibly specific, they keep serving brilliant, hilarious shows that never fail to delight." - Dorian Hatchett, Out All Day: New Orleans

"Repurposing Animal Farm into a gaudy, Pop-Surrealist water ballet in New Orleans is about as wild as it gets." - Brooke Sauvage, Pelican Bomb

"For 75 minutes of devilish merriment and an 'Only in NOLA' experience at its finest, walk, run, swim or fly to The Midtown Hotel." - Bryan Sands, Ambush Magazine