Future

Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray

Bill T. Jones - Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray Continuing this tradition of challenging, thought provoking work, Mr. Jones is creating a new evening-length work about Abraham Lincoln Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray. Commissioned by the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, Illinois, Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray will find Mr. Jones "leading with his own heart," seeking a way to articulate if not reconcile the view of Lincoln he had as a young boy growing up during the civil rights struggle and as a mid-life liberal artist who "has very few heroes." The most ambitious project in the Company's 25 year history, Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray will investigate the myriad meanings of Lincoln, rejecting accepted truth in favor of challenging (and celebrating) the lasting contributions of this great man. View Images and more info…



Upcoming Performances

Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
September 17, 19-20, 2009
Ravinia Festival
World Premiere
Chicago, IL
847.266.5100
Purchase Tickets

Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
October 1-3, 2009
Yerba Buena Center for the Arts
Novellus Theater
San Francisco, CA
415.978.2700
Purchase Tickets

Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
October 6, 2009
Granada Theater
Presented by UCSB
Santa Barbara, CA
805.899.2222
Purchase Tickets

Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
October 9, 2009
Barclay Theatre
Irvine, CA
949.854.4646
Purchase Tickets

Bill's Blog

◊ Roots, Renaissance, Revolution!
June 19, 2009

I told Anne that while I am flattered to be seen as a "revolutionary" it would be more accurate and less pompous if I said simply that I am a survivor working with every tool I have to make work, maintain an organization (will we always be a dance company?) and stay in touch with that impulse that lead me to this life in the first place.

Other Events

◊ Maija Garcia Contemporary Workshop

Maija Garcia of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Associate Choreographer of Fela! A New Musical
New York, NY
Aug 17, 2009 - Aug 22, 2009
Get More Info and Register

◊ Bill T. Jones Solos Screening

American Dance Festival
Durham, NC
July 10-12, 2009

Bill T. Jones Solos film screened at American Dance Festival's Dancing for the Camera: International Festival of Film and Video Dance.
Get More Info
Buy Solos DVD

◊ Summer Scoops Live with The Wall Street Journal

Lincoln Center
New York, NY
August 18, 2009

Stew and Heidi Rodewald, join Bill T. Jones, Janet Wong and Bjorn Amelan, to explore the pleasures and pitfalls of artistic partnerships.
Get More Info

◊ Visiting Artist-Scholar Residency

Skidmore College
Saratoga Springs, NY
2009-2010

Bill T. Jones conducts residency activities at Skidmore College as the 2009-2010 McCormack Artist Scholar in Residence.
Get More Info

◊ Videodanse Film Festival

Centre Pompidou
Paris, France
October 21 - November 23, 2009

Still/Here featured during the free Videodanse Festival at the Centre Pompidou.
Get More Info