Stories of women suffering atrocities will be shared through the nonverbal communication of dance.

Encounters of Hope will bring awareness to human trafficking through interpretive dance and a media presentation. The production will take viewers through the real-life stories of six women and children who have been trafficked in India.

Cheddah Dance company from In His Steps Performing Arts Center in Pensacola, Fla., will perform at 2 and 7 p.m. Saturday at the Brenau Downtown Center, 301 Main St. SW, in Gainesville.

Sponsored by Rahab’s Rope, tickets are $18 for adults and $12 for students and available at Rahab’s Rope on the square in downtown Gainesville at 115 Bradford St. NE or online at www.rahabsrope.org/Encounters-of-Hope_c_72.html.