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Allison Orr, Founder and Artistic Director of Forklift Danceworks From sanitation workers to firefighters, Venetian gondoliers to professional baseball players, power linemen to forestry technicians, Allison creates award-winning choreography with all kinds of performers. Challenging audiences to expand notions of dance and performer, Allison finds the raw material for her work in the stories and experiences of ordinary people, spending months researching and immersing herself in the community she is engaging. Uncovering that which is essential to the life of a community but often goes unnoticed is central in Allison’s work, as she seeks to give voice to people who may be marginalized or frequently overlooked. Recently a visiting scholar at Wesleyan University, Allison has been commissioned by numerous presenters including the Fuesebox Fetival and the Kyoto Arts Center. She was named Best Choreographer of 2003, 2008 and 2013 by the Austin Critics Table, Best Movement Illuminator by the Austin Chronicle, one of Tribeza Magazine’s Top 10 Austinites.