Bill T. Jones Coming to FirstWorks
Saturday, February 18, 2012
FirstWorks presents Bill T. Jones, one of America’s most visionary artists and a Tony Award-winner for Best Choreography in Broadway hits “Spring Awakening” and “Fela!”. In a thrilling new work, Story/Time, Jones narrates 70 enticing and reflective stories in 70 minutes amidst a landscape of inspired movement performed by the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. Story/Time – an exhilarating collection of poignant, hilarious and sometimes haunting tales.
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in Providence at the Vets, March 10 at 8 p.m. Tickets at vmari.com or 401-421-ARTS (2787) or at first-works.org. Tickets start at $18. FirstWorks also provides extraordinary opportunities to engage in person with this master artist at the peak of his powers through workshops and conversations, visit first-works.org for details.
Story/Time
In Story/Time, Jones' inventive choreography frames a cascade of original and often autobiographical short stories, narrated center stage by Jones himself and visualized by his international company. Influenced by legendary artist and composer John Cage’s 1958-59 work, Indeterminacy, Jones creates a collage of dance, music, and short stories arranged anew for each performance by chance procedure.
GET THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS HERE -- SIGN UP FOR GOLOCAL FREE DAILY EBLAST“With Story/Time Bill T. Jones is audaciously bridging his avant-garde creative self and his Broadway showman self,” said Kathleen Pletcher, Executive Artistic Director, FirstWorks. “FirstWorks is thrilled to connect our southern New England audiences with this creative force."
Jones fuses the age-old art of storytelling with contemporary dance and music, inspiring audience members to find meaning and connection in the sweep of randomized, disparate elements. Jones’s powerful voice narrates and at times sings micro-stories drawn from his own life, including tales handed down through generations of his family. In an exciting new collaboration, composer, musician, and intermedia artist Ted Coffey composed and performs Story/Time’s original acoustic and electronic score. Editor’s note: Story/Time contains adult themes.
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