Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
*(Formerly A Good Man!/A Good Man? )
"I live with the uneasy feeling that society has shaped me as a result of something that was stolen from us when Abraham Lincoln was killed. The cynicism and alienation that I feel in my head and heart arose because of this strange turn of destiny."--Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones, center, views Abraham Lincoln's hat in the vault archives of the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library in Springfield on Oct. 15, 2007, with Welz Kauffman, president and chief executive of Ravinia Festival, left, and sculptor Bjorn Amelan, the creative director for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. (AP Photo/Ravinia Festival, Russell Jenkins)
Bill T. Jones peers at Abraham Lincoln's death bed at the Chicago History Museum in Chicago on Oct. 15, 2007. (AP Photo/Ravinia Festival, Russell Jenkins)Click here for the AP article
The Lincoln Lectures:
Developed in conjunction with Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray, The Lincoln Lectures is a companion piece featuring Mr. Jones in a collage of spoken word, music, and movement. The piece will also feature video by associate artistic director and long-time collaborator Janet Wong. The text combines Lincoln's writings along with Jones' own ruminations on events current and other. This special evening delves into the inner workings of Jones' creative process, and sheds light on his personal journey in the creation of Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray
