Playlist: Bill T. Jones - UMD ARHU Dean's Lecture Series by Anonymous
Monday, October 24, 2011
5:30 pm - Kay Theatre
Bill T. Jones, one of America's most accomplished choreographers, is the creative force behind Broadway's Spring Awakening (2007) and Fela! (2010), which he co-conceived, co-wrote, directed, and choreographed. He has received numerous major honors, including four Tony Awards, a 1994 MacArthur "Genius" Award and the 2010 Kennedy Center Honors.
He will join Professor Leigh Smiley of the School of Theatre, Dance, and Performance Studies on the set of RENT to discuss his work, his life and the big questions that motivate him artistically.
"For me, the big struggle has been to find a place in the world through identity, history, and love ... " he said. "Though I move on, I must always ask the questions: Whom do I love, and what values are worth holding on to?"
The Dean's Lecture Series provides an opportunity for the college's faculty, students and staff to join colleagues across campus in stimulating conversations about issues that cross our disciplines - either enduring or emerging questions central to the arts and humanities or questions arising from other disciplines to which the arts and humanities might speak.
Bill T. Jones's appearance is co-sponsored by Artists-in-Residence and the Clarice Smith Center.
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Dancing on the Edge, Volume 1
directed by Douglas Rosenberg, fl. 2011; choreographed by Paul Taylor, 1930-2018; produced by Stephanie Reinhart, 1944-2002, Charles L. Reinhart, fl. 1968 and Douglas Rosenberg, fl. 2011; performed by Reijo Kela, Claude Brumachon, 1959- and Jin Xing, 1967-, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Ballet du Lac Tumba and Paul Taylor Dance Company (American Dance Festival, 1992), 44 mins
Dancing on the Edge, Volume 1
44:00
17 Jul 2013
D-Man in the Waters
directed by Douglas Rosenberg, fl. 2011; composed by Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847; choreographed by Bill T. Jones, 1952-; designed by Robert Wierzel; produced by Stephanie Reinhart, 1944-2002, Charles L. Reinhart, fl. 1968 and Douglas Rosenberg, fl. 2011; performed by Bill T. Jones, 1952-, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company, Ballet du Lac Tumba and Paul Taylor Dance Company; in Dancing on the Edge, Volume 1 (American Dance Festival, 1992), 5 mins
D-Man in the Waters from Dancing on the Edge, Volume 1 (4:50), performed by Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company & Jones, Bill
04:50
18 Jul 2013
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