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Another Evening: I Bow Down

Bill T. Jones - Another Evening: I Bow Down In Another Evening: I Bow Down, Bill T. Jones reveals how personal stories and historical events converge, in an examination of the resilience of the human spirit in the face of disaster. Known for taking risks on stage, Bill T. Jones continues to push the boundaries of modern dance through unconventional collaborations in the latest incarnation of his evolving Another Evening series. View Images and more info…



As I Was Saying...

Bill T. Jones - As I Was Saying... Celebrated as a masterful and magnetic soloist, Bill T. Jones, building on the success of his last solo work, The Breathing Show (1999), creates an eclectic new evening-length production: As I Was Saying… Comprised from three different works, it typifies Jones' characteristic blend of wit and poignancy. View Images and more info…



Black Suzanne

Bill T. Jones - Black Suzanne Black Suzanne (2002) choreographed by Bill T. Jones

first performed Hancher Auditorium, Iowa City, IA

Prelude and Scherzo for String Octet, Opus 11 by Dmitri Shostakovich View Images and more info…



Blind Date

Bill T. Jones - Blind Date In the hands of choreographer Bill T. Jones, dance becomes an extraordinary tool for probing life's big questions and journeying toward understanding. In this new evening-length work, Blind Date explores patriotism, honor, sacrifice, and service to a cause larger than oneself-values all but lost in our modern world. View Images and more info…



Last Supper At Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land

Bill T. Jones - Last Supper At Uncle Tom's Cabin/The Promised Land 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 View Images and more info…



Still/Here

Bill T. Jones - Still/Here Still/Here explores and contemplates survival, life, and art through dance and music. Still/Here is a two-act, evening-length dance-theater piece (premiered 1994) with a visual score made from edited interviews with people who were or are facing life-threatening illnesses. View Images and more info…



The Phantom Project

Bill T. Jones - The Phantom Project The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's 20th Anniversary Celebration, The Phantom Project, is the first of a multi-year effort. It is an attempt to come to grips with the daunting task of representing this Company's creative output over 20 plus years. View Images and more info…



Bill's Blog

◊ 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.

Bill T. Jones Online

Recent News

◊ 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.

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Upcoming Performances

Chapel/Chapter
June 26-July 6, 2008
Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival
Doris Duke Theater
Becket, MA
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July 10-12, 2008
American Dance Festival
Durham, NC
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A Quarreling Pair
September 30-October 3, 2008
Brooklyn Academy of Music
BAM Next Wave Festival
718-636-4100
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Other Events

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.

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"

For tickets: www.harlemstage.org