News Ticker: April 30

All the news that's fit to blog

"...• Although we know that Allison Orr's Trash Dance is amazing, we keep forgetting we..."

April 30, 2013 News Post by Brandon Watson

Film Flam

The latest on 'Star Wars,' Drafthouse, and Kickstarter

"...› We've been following Allison Orr's Trash Project from the very beginning, so it's..."

April 26, 2013 Screens Column by Monica Riese

Forklift: Power Up!

'Trash Project' follow-up dances with Austin Energy workers

"...With her 2009 work The Trash Project, Allison Orr managed the remarkable feat of making us see..."

March 21, 2013 Arts Post by Robert Faires

Top 10 (+1) Dance/Classical Music Treasures of 2012

In 2012, dance memorably explored profound topics, and classical embraced Charlie Brown and George Washington

"...artist, and, through his artistry and that of choreographer Allison Orr, of the Creator as a dancer and musicmaker...."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Top 10 Dances With Complexity of 2012

Dances that were ferocious, vibrant, and poignant made the year remarkable

"...1) 'INVASION OF THE NEW GRRL ORDER' (Fusebox Festival) Allison Orr's sweaty crush of girl-rockers and disparate groups thwarted..."

Jan. 4, 2013 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

'The Man and Woman On the Street'

November 4, 2012. 32 Photos

"..."Best of Austin" winner Allison Orr choreographs newfound friends on the sidewalks of downtown..."

Nov. 8, 2012 Photo Gallery

All Over Creation: Surprise, Surprise

Peter Bay's work in 'Solo Symphony' revealed sides of him that hadn't been seen before

"...Bay not accepted the invitation of Forklift Artistic Director Allison Orr to do this project. Bay truly put himself..."

July 27, 2012 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Solo Symphony

When maestro Peter Bay was truly conducting, electricity charged this dance he inspired

"...Symphony maestro Peter Bay by Forklift Danceworks Artistic Director Allison Orr, proved an important thing about music and dance:..."

July 20, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Three for You, and They're Coming Up Fast!

Click to know the current opps you know ain't gonna last

"...choreographer." Especially if the choreographer in consideration is Forklift's Allison Orr, who recently brought us the Trash Dance project..."

July 12, 2012 Arts Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Fusebox Festival 2012

This year the fest's dance works provoked questions about inequity, grrrl power, fame, and change

"...To kick off Fusebox 2012, choreographer Allison Orr (of Trash Project renown) recruited a slew of..."

May 11, 2012 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Orchestrating Partnerships

Maestro Peter Bay likes to play with others – especially when they're outside the orchestra

"...The second collaboration is with choreographer Allison Orr, artistic director of Forklift Danceworks, who is translating..."

May 4, 2012 Arts Feature by Adam Roberts

Coathangers at Fusebox

Festival kickoff at the Long Center

"...Invasion of the New Grrl Order was choreographed by Allison Orr of Forklift Danceworks and Girls Rock Austin founder..."

April 26, 2012 Chronolog Post by Shelley Hiam

Forklift Danceworks

Ballet for Bay

"...of city employees, and a massive municipal bureaucracy, choreographer Allison Orr is scaling things back a bit. OK, a..."

Dec. 23, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Trash,' Take Two

Allison Orr takes out the Trash a second – and final – time

"...a bit hairy for Forklift artistic director and choreographer Allison Orr: "We changed the whole end." What had worked..."

Aug. 26, 2011 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Culture Flash!

Miró finds a violinist, ACGS finds a guitarist, and it's time to take out the Trash

"...University, and also a former member of the prestigious Borromeo Quartet. In announcing Fedkenheuer's selection, first violinist Daniel Ching..."

July 29, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

Culture Flash!

Forklift Kickstarts Trash 2, and Austin artists get to hit the boards

"...of The Trash Project. Four weeks after Artistic Director Allison Orr launched the drive at a press conference announcing..."

April 1, 2011 Arts Column by Robert Faires

'The Trash Project II'

Forklift Danceworks reprises its extraordinary ballet for sanitation workers and trucks

"...performance ended 17 months ago, people have been asking Allison Orr when she is going to present The Trash..."

Feb. 25, 2011 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Body Shift

Bringing differently abled and able-bodied dancers into the studio together

"...the right word is: 'mixed-ability,' 'integrated,' or 'inclusive,'" admits Allison Orr, artistic director of Forklift Danceworks. For promoting Body..."

Oct. 22, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

A Year's Cheers

The nominees for the 2010 Austin Critics Table Awards

"...Allison Orr, The Trash Project..."

May 14, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Fusebox Festival

Up first at the cutting-edge arts fest? Boot-scootin' on the statehouse steps.

"...Watson and Christina Marrs as Forklift Danceworks Artistic Director Allison Orr leads 200 – count 'em, 200 – two-steppers..."

April 16, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Forklift Danceworks: You'll Know It When You See It

Five choreographers join the company in making work that undefines dance

"...were dancing? For Forklift Danceworks' next project, Artistic Director Allison Orr invited five choreographers to join her in molding..."

Feb. 12, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Fusebox Festival

The 2010 lineup promises a Fusebox as wild, novel, and thrilling as ever

"...of our local innovators will be showcased as well: Allison Orr, Graham Reynolds, Mike Smith, Wura Ogunji, Okay Mountain,..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Headlong Dance Theatre: Fusion Cuisine

This Philadelphia troupe's mix of theatre and movement creates something tasty

"...Spells, or Paula Hunter or our own Rude Mechanicals, Allison Orr, or Heloise Gold, you'll understand what a kinesthetic..."

Jan. 29, 2010 Arts Feature by Andrew Long

FronteraFest Schedule

"..."Packing Memories" by Allison Orr Block. Two movers face an elderly woman as..."

Jan. 8, 2010 Arts Feature

Top 9 Lasting Impressions in Dance From 2009

Recalling a year in which cranes became dancers and dancers became stars

"...DANCEWORKS) See No. 2. This colossal collaboration between director Allison Orr, Austin's Solid Waste Services department, and others deserves..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Jonelle Seitz

Top 9 Dance and Classical Music Treasures of 2009

Uncommon beauty and power danced a potent duet in the music and movement of 2009

"...1) 'THE TRASH PROJECT' (FORKLIFT DANCEWORKS) Allison Orr's epic team-up with Solid Waste Services yielded so..."

Jan. 1, 2010 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Actual Lives

David Dauber on how he came to direct the company defined as 'crip theatre with attitude'

"...a dance piece choreographed by Forklift Danceworks Artistic Director Allison Orr (The Trash Project)...."

Sept. 25, 2009 Arts Feature by Hannah Kenah

The Trash Project

In turning sanitation workers into dancers and machines into giant birds, this work thrilled

"...Trash Project, the latest brainchild of Forklift Danceworks choreographer/director Allison Orr, showcased the equipment and organization of Austin's Solid..."

Sept. 18, 2009 Arts Review by Jonelle Seitz

Corps de Garbage

Allison Orr's latest dance pays tribute to the working folks who take out the trash

"...Allison Orr saw it long ago, and for years the..."

Sept. 11, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

'Skate! A Night at the Rink'

Forklift's skating party disguised as a modern dance show returns to the rink

"...the Rink," Aug. 1, 2008), so Forklift Artistic Director Allison Orr is giving her cast of Playland Skate Center..."

March 6, 2009 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

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