Fela!
Bill T. Jones to Direct and Choreograph Fela! Off-Broadway
"Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones will direct and choreograph the world premiere of Fela!, a new musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Featuring a book by Jones and Jim Lewis, Fela! will feature Kuti's music performed live onstage by the band Antibalas and other members of the New York Afrobeat community. Its limited off-Broadway run begins previews at 37 Arts on July 29 with opening night set for September 4, and will play through September 21."
Read Article at Broadway.com
Read Notice in New York Times
For more information and tickets, visit FelaOffBroadway.
25th Aniversary
THE BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY TURNS 25
Plans include three premieres, an off Broadway show, the opening performances of BAM's Next Wave Festival, national and international tours
Consider the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's 25th anniversary celebration a launching pad for its future. And what a future it promises: premieres, new venues, and a cornucopia of new ideas.
A Quarreling Pair in NY Times
By JENNIFER DUNNING
Published: December 3, 2007
MONTCLAIR, N.J., Nov. 30 -- Bill T. Jones's new "Quarreling Pair" may surprise those familiar with his work over the last 20 years.
Chapel/Chapter in Washington Post
By Pamela Squires
Special to The Washington Post
Monday, March 24, 2008; Page C05
"No one is better at mixing mediums onstage than Bill T. Jones. Like a medieval alchemist, he puts together strange ingredients and, in his case, comes up with gold. In his fascinating Chapel/Chapter, a soprano chants the distilled version of a grisly murder....
Read the article in the Washington Post
Tony Award Acceptance Speech
Bill accepts the Tony award for best choreography in "Spring Awakening".
Helen Edison Lecture on YouTube
An Evening with Bill T. Jones in San Diego
One of the finest and most daring choreographers discusses his work in Series: "Helen Edison Lecture Series"
Watch the video.
Illuminating Genius: Unlocking Creativity
Illuminating Genius: Unlocking Creativity -- Artists Anna Deavere Smith and Bill T. Jones join neuroscientists V.S. Ramachandran, Nancy Andreasen, and David Eagleman to explore cutting edge research into the brain's creative impulses.
Thursday, May 29, 8:00 PM - 9:30 PM , NYU - Skirball Center
