Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land (1990) choreographed by Bill T. Jones
first performed at the Next Wave Festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music in Brooklyn, New York
music by Julius Hemphill
text by R. Justice Allen, Ann T. Greene, Jones, Estella Jones, Heidi Latsky, and Soujourner Truth
set/costumes by Huck Snyder
lighting by Robert Wierzel
◊ Harlem Crawl
January 22, 2008
Hey Black Man!" composer/musician Craig Harris said to me last night giving me a firm handshake in the first moments of what was to be a five hour exploratory/research/investigation tour of the Harlem scene.
◊ Happy New Year
January 9, 2008
Happy New Year!
It is raining outside Woodbox, our little retreat on the mesa of Northern New Mexico. The past two weeks have been blissfully quiet - a fitting respite after this intense though rewarding year.
◊ Fela!
June 24, 2008
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
June 4, 2008
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
September 30, October 2-4, 2008
Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM Next Wave Festival
718-636-4100
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A Quarreling Pair
October 10, 2008
Lawrence, Kansas
Another Evening: Serenade/The Proposition
October 24-26, 2008
Boston, MA
August 25, 2008 (9:00-10:30 PM ET/PT)
August 26, 2008 (12:10 a.m.)
August 28, 2008 (8:30 p.m.)
August 31, 2008 (2:30 p.m.)
September 3, 2008 (9:00 a.m.)
September 8, 2008 (11:45 p.m.)
September 13, 2008(10:00 a.m.)
THE BLACK LIST: VOL. 1 on HBO
Bill T. Jones will be featured on a show entitled The Black List: Vol. 1 on HBO.
September 4, 2008-AUDITION NOTICE!
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company seeks female and male actors who can sing for immediate employment for the creation of a new work about Abraham Lincoln. Artist will contribute to the creative process, and needs to take direction well. Musical styles we are interested in are: gospel, classical/opera, folk and their own original music.
Auditions will be held Thursday, September 4- 11:00am-6:00pm
Please send an email to: audition@billtjones.org with a headshot and resume.
Auditions are by appointment only. Please come prepared with a monologue and a song. Additional script materials will be provided with audition confirmation email
October 28, 2008
7:30 PM
Harlem Stage Gatehouse
Breaking Ground with Bill T. Jones, A Community Dialogue Series
"Harlem, Cultural Capital: Naming the Future"
June 26, 2008 7:30 pm
June 28, 2008 11:00 pm
June 29, 2008 12:30 pm
Bill T. Jones will be featured on a show entitled Basic Black: A Conversation with bill T. Jones on WGBH and affiliate PBS Stations. WGBH Channel 2.
