community-based dance maker, collaborator and trouble maker.

Austin, Tx, USA
Joined March 2009
And here we go! 📕📕📕
Our intrepid choreographer @Allisonorr wrote a book for @weslpress about our work! Ride along with Allison and our collaborators to see the magic of community-based art. Check it out here! forkliftdanceworks.org/dance…
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$5=$30. $25=$50. Donate until 6pcst today at bit.ly/amplifyforklift and help us pay youth this summer! Just add #LoveTitos in the public message when you check out and Tito’s will add $25 to your donation! 🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️🤸🏼‍♀️
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YAY! Make your $5 donation turn into $30. Donate today to #AmplifyForklift #AmplifyAustin @ForkliftDance
See ya at Onion Creek 👋🌊 Donate to Forklift today during #AmplifyAustin to make "The Way of Water Onion Creek" possible! Add "Love Tito's" at the checkout to get $25 added to your donation!🍸❤️ bit.ly/amplifyforklift
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Just posted a photo @ Palazzo Bò Padova instagram.com/p/Cn-INeYNk04J… – at Padua, Veneto
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Documenting infrastructure- the often invisible systems that support our daily lives. What I’m noticing as I walk around Venice today. #infrastructure #hiddeninplainsight @ Italia, Venezia instagram.com/p/Cn48qQXtEsW/… – at Venice, Veneto
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Thanks @NEAarts for having @Allisonorr on ArtWorks to talk about our 20+ years of collaborating with communities in the #creativeprocess.
"When we create performances that allow people who are really essential to all of our lives to tell their story, we get to change that dynamic ..." @ForkliftDance's Allison Orr is on the pod discussing making city workers more visible through dance: bit.ly/3Qg6dqf
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Thank you @NEAarts for the chance to talk about @ForkliftDance and our work with communities! 👏👏👏
"When we create performances that allow people who are really essential to all of our lives to tell their story, we get to change that dynamic ..." @ForkliftDance's Allison Orr is on the pod discussing making city workers more visible through dance: bit.ly/3Qg6dqf
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"When we create performances that allow people who are really essential to all of our lives to tell their story, we get to change that dynamic ..." @ForkliftDance's Allison Orr is on the pod discussing making city workers more visible through dance: bit.ly/3Qg6dqf
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Read: @wesleyan_u Connected to Five National Dance Project Grant Recipients newsletter.blogs.wesleyan.ed… #WesCreative #EmbodyingAntiracism @inDANCE1 @NEFA_Boston @chicagopresents @ubwdance @NiaLoveDance @ForkliftDance @allisonorr @weslpress @TimeLapseDance @jody_sperling @wes_alumni
Rehearsing with the #lakecrew - Gary, Juan and Jesus on the boat and Frances and me on the land:) #wayofwater #forkliftdanceworks @ Waterloo Greenway instagram.com/p/Ckels1NN4ymN… – at Austin, TX
Looks like we might be making a show! #wayofwater #austinwatershedprotection #waterloogreenway @ Waterloo Greenway instagram.com/p/Cj7__onrhGC_… – at Austin, TX
Our aquamarine dream came true last night at Forklift Fantasia. We raised over $140,000 to support our newest project, The Way of Water! Thank you, everyone!!! 💙 💙 💙
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Looks like we might be ready for a little show…#creekcrew #forkliftfantasia #bethereormissthemagic🌟 @ Austin, Texas instagram.com/p/CjE8tjUNdVB/… – at Austin, TX
Party party party!
Austin's most unconventional dance company @ForkliftDance is hosting a party Thursday. 🌊 📹🧜‍♀️ 📸 🍹 Their "Forklift Fantasia: The Shape of Water" fundraiser will help with upcoming performance projects: bit.ly/3xYIu67
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Trying what the locals say is the #1 pizza in New Haven. 😋 @ Zeneli pizzeria instagram.com/p/Cii5lMctWFXo… – at New Haven, CT
Back at work! @ Wesleyan University instagram.com/p/Cic5qxxO1aWS… – at Middletown, CT
So excited to get our 🕺🏽 on!
Forklift Fantasia: The Shape of Water is coming up on Sept 29! 🌊📹🧜‍♀️📸🍹🌀 🪩 Get tickets for our biggest #party of the year here: hellofund.io/tickets/purchas…
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Adding to my reading list @ForkliftDance #thewayofwater
New book review thread! 📚 Climate disruption, aging systems, and rising inequality have meant tough times for much of the water infrastructure in the United States. It would be very easy to write something dour under the circumstances, but Gies sees hope on the horizon.