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Allen Catterson
Paul Sanchez
Paul Sanchez Austin-based vocalist and musician Paul Sanchez collaborated with composer Graham Reynolds and the rest of Forklift’s artistic team to present covers of “Volver, Volver,” “Sera Mañana,” and “Mi Gente” in the performances.
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Go! Austin / ¡Vamos! Austin
Go! Austin / ¡Vamos! Austin For over six years, Go! Austin / ¡Vamos! Austin (GAVA) has worked to improve health in Dove Springs and surrounding communities. GAVA affiliates joined our Citizens Advisory Committee and helped guide the project to meet and express the needs of the neighborhood community.
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Curbed
Photo by Jonica Moore Taking it outside: How Austin’s Forklift Danceworks taps into a well of creativity in the unseen city July 2018 “Make no mistake, though: Forklift’s work isn’t well-meaning community theater; in combination with a community and its dancers, Orr’s vision and precision transform the authentic and granular details of a group’s work, […]
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Survey Data
Photo by Jonica Moore 87% of people surveyed said they had new insights or reflections about Bartholomew Pool or Austin’s public pool system based on the performance. Audience members gained a new understanding of: The sheer number of public pools in Austin, the amount of work to maintain a pool, and the importance of the […]
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Pools are necessary
Photo by Alex Masi
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Ruby Taylor
Neighborhood Residents Forklift artists got to know the East Austin residents who regularly swim at Bartholomew Pool, listening to their stories and learning about what the pool means to them. Through recorded interviews with longtime neighborhood residents like Ruby Taylor, Bartholomew Swims highlighted the meaningful history of Bartholomew Pool in addition to its current role […]
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