Another Evening: Serenade/The Proposition

Another Evening: A Serenade

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The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company launches its 25th Anniversary celebration with a new piece in Jones' Another Evening series. 

Another Evening: Serenade/The Proposition approaches the legacy of Abraham Lincoln as a rumination on the nature of history. On the eve of the Bicentennial of Lincoln's birth, some of his documented words, his contemporary's writings and speeches, and other texts are used to set up the push and pull of historical perspective.

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Our connection to history - or lack thereof - is evoked through video by Janet Wong, an original score blending  classical and folk music in a contemporary pastiche by electric cellist Chris Lancaster, Juilliard's Jerome Begin on piano and text sung by soprano Lisa Komara.

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Serenade/The Proposition transports the viewer through time with its iconic set design by Bjorn Amelan, Jones' cast of fierce dancers, actor Jamyl Dobson, and,  completing the longtime collaborative team, lighting design by Robert Wierzel, costumes by Liz Prince and sound design by Sam Crawford.

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for tickets to the world premiere of
Another Evening: Serenade/The Proposition
at the American Dance Festival, in Durham, NC July 10 - 12, 2008!

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Upcoming Performances

Chapel/Chapter
November 27-29
Creteil, France

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December 4-5, 2008
Rome, Italy

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January 19-25, 2009
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Barcelona, Spain

Other Events

November 11, 2008, 4:30-6:00 PM
Interview with Bill T. Jones by Deborah McDowell
Sponsored by the Carter G. Woodson Institute
Newcomb Hall Ballroom
Reception to follow
General Admission, no tickets necessary.

November 13, 2008, 12:30-1:30 PM
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company Lecture/Demonstration
Paramount Theater
215 E. Main St.
Charlottesville, Virginia.
General Admission, no tickets necessary.