Left to right, Nol Simonse, ArVejon Jones, Brian Fisher, Sean Dorsey. Choreographer Dorsey spent a year on "The Missing Generation," a project about the AIDS epidemic which will premiere at the Bates Dance Festival.

Nol Simonse, Juan de la Rosa, Sean Dorsey and Brian Fisher perform in "The Missing Generation."

Dorsey wrote "The Missing Generation" to give voice to longtime AIDS survivors.

Performers Brian Fisher, ArVejon Jones, Nol Simonse, Sean Dorsey. Bates Dance Festival runs through August 8.

Sean Dorsey, Nol Simonse, Juan de la Rosa, Brian Fisher in a scene from "The Missing Generation."