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‘The Trash Project’ celebrates everyday labor as art
Choreographer Allison Orr has coaxed firefighters, dog walker, Elvis impersonators and Venetian gondoliers to be dancers. In the process, Orr has created not just spirited shows, but also poked at our pre-conceived notions of what kind of movement can be considered dance.
Now, the innovative Austin dancemaker transforms the movements and equipment of 25 workers from the city’s Solid Waste Services Department and 16 trash-collecting vehicles into a large-scale dance celebration of the physical labor most of us overlook.
‘The Trash Project’ will have its only show Saturday at 7:30 p.m. on the tarmac of the Austin Studios, 1901 E. 51st St. The show is free.
Read a full story about Orr’s project.
Watch a video here.
Orr tapped lighting designer Stephen Pruitt to wrap the performance in dramatic lighting. And composer Graham Reynolds has written an original score for the hour-long show. Reynolds used the recorded sounds of trash equipment in parts of the score. In other moments, it’s a piano trio with Reynolds on piano, Leah Zeger on violin and Hector Moreno on cello. The trio will be performing live Saturday night.
Listen to a rough cut of the music here:
‘The Trash Project.’
7:30 p.m. Saturday
Austin Studios tarmac, 1901 E. 51st St.
Free
www.forkliftdanceworks.org
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