Wake Up! We’ve Been Here Before!

“(un) Forgotten” is a bold evening-length dance production choreographed by Artistic Director Alli Jones that confronts war, division, and loss as urgent reflections of our present world. Through powerful imagery rooted in the history of the Holocaust, the performance invites audiences to feel, connect, and recognize how cycles of hatred and silence repeat as memory fades. 

Invoking memory through movement, dancers Cassy Clark, Nicola Elder, Angela Gumieniak, Mira Kaplan, Jethro Paine, Claire Schlutt, and Eva Wilder move through moments where escape and luck were once the only chances for survival. With a set crafted for this work by Justin Kalvin and costumes designed by former Naropa Arts Professor Joan Anderson and local artist, acupuncturist Laurel Miller, the work is brought to life with striking visual elements. “(un) Forgotten” invites a conversation about the consequences of forgetting, the patterns we repeat, and the histories we carry; it is a recollection of what our world was, is, and may be becoming.

“(un) Forgotten” with its emotional intensity, draws its imagery from the Holocaust and connects the past to our current political state

Photos and quote by Sarah Miller

“[the] commitment of the dancers, along with the talents of the creative team, come together to produce a work that successfully encourages audiences to, as the program states, “Never forget. Never again.”

Caroline Butcher, from Presenting Denver

"It is rare to encounter a performance that feels this necessary." "This work is eerie,  tender and deeply human." "If you have the chance to witness this performance, go. Let it move you and ask something of you."

Quotes by Sara-Marie Miller