Building Community through Creative Collaboration
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Sunday, November 12, 2023
The Contemporary Austin - Rooftop
700 Congress Avenue, AUSTIN Texas

Join Allison Orr and three of her fellow dancers as they discuss Dance Works, a memoir documenting Orr’s creation of Forklift Danceworks. Forklift began as a dance with thirteen local firefighters and expanded into twenty years of collaboration with more than twenty communities, many of whom are city employees.


Panelists: Allison Orr, Orange Jefferson (retired, Austin Resource Recovery), Paul Slutes (Aquatics Program Manager, City of Austin Parks and Recreation department) & Stephen Truesdell (Division Chief, Austin Fire Department)

Book Signing: 3:15 PM at Main Signing Tent Allison Orr, Dance Works: Stories of Creative CollaborationAllison Orr, Dance Works: Stories of Creative Collaboration

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