Photos by Casey Smith
Platinum Party
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 28TH FROM 7 pm – 11 pm
UMLAUF SCULPTURE GARDEN
For twenty years, Forklift has created radically inclusive dance performances that honor workers, share stories, and bring people together. In celebration of the past two decades, guests donned their sparkliest attire and mingled with Forklift collaborators over local bites, signature beverages, and idiosyncratic exploits at stations inspired by past projects. Urban Forestry employees performed a dramatic tree-climbing duet. Mayor Steve Adler and Mayor Pro Tem Natasha Harper-Madison graced the dance floor and proclaimed it Forklift Danceworks Day!
Relive the magic through Sarah Bork Hamilton’s photos from the night:
If you couldn’t join us and still want to contribute to our 20th anniversary, you can make a gift here:
20th Anniversary Celebration Host Committee
Liz Bullock, Co-Chair; Director of Digital and Paid Media, Rackspace
Bill Hopkins, Co-Chair; Health Care Lawyer, Partner at Spencer Fane LLP
Pam Benson Owens, CEO of Six Square—Austin’s Black Cultural District
Ezequiel Calderon, Forklift Board Member; Delivery Lead at Praxent
Kathy Garza Smith, Senior Project Manager at HDR, Umlauf Board Chair
Alejandra Hamlet, Forklift Board Member; Sales and Marketing Manager, Levior Energy
Nathan Idais, Stylist & Opera Guild Member
Callie Langford, Forklift Board Member; Marketing Account Manager, (un)Common Logic
Tobin Levy, Writer, Editor & Event Designer
Judy Matula, Ballet Austin and Austin Chamber Music Board
Ciyadh Wells, Forklift Board Member; Director of Individual Giving; Austin Classical Guitar
Special Thanks to Our Sponsors
