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Bill T. Jones

Friday, November 06, 2009
Choreographer Bill T. Jones
Choreographer Bill T. Jones

The 200th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln's birth inspired the choreographer Bill T. Jones to explore the sixteenth president’s life in two major works: Fondly Do We Hope ... Fervently Do We Pray and Serenade/The Proposition. The often-provocative Jones joins us to talk about the meaning of Lincoln from a contemporary African-American perspective. And, he discusses the arrival of his Broadway musical Fela!, inspired by the life of African musician Fela Kuti.

Bill T. Jones' website
Fela! site


Comments

  • [1] bob from NYC November 06, 2009 - 02:35PM

    translation: check what ray kurzweil is doing. he is very close.


  • [2] bob from NYC November 06, 2009 - 02:36PM

    sorry. good comment in a wrong place. r


  • [3] Robyn from NYC November 06, 2009 - 02:40PM

    De Kooning has been dead for ages .It's David Hockney who is creating art with the iPhone.


  • [4] Carol from Summit, NJ November 06, 2009 - 02:52PM

    Always great to hear from Bill T. Jones. THANKS


  • [5] Drago from Queens November 06, 2009 - 07:30PM

    Good stuff. He's one deep mo-fo!


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