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The Story of Fela, in Song
Tuesday, September 02, 2008
Bill T. Jones is often called the political lion of modern dance. Nigerian bandleader Fela Kuti was the political – and controversial -- lion of Afrobeat. Jones joins us to talk about directing and choreographing the new Off Broadway musical “Fela!,” and about celebrating his company’s 25th anniversary with a production called “A Quarreling Pair.”
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