Bill T. Jones " Visionaries Series"

The New Museum of Contemporary Art

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The Visionaries Series at the New Museum spotlights leading international thinkers in the fields of art, architecture, design, and related disciplines of contemporary culture, whose innovations are shaping intellectual life and shining light on the future. The series is made possible by The Stuart Regen Visionaries Fund, established by a major gift from Barbara Gladstone in honor of her late son (Stuart Regen).

In 2008 he co-conceived, directed, and choreographed the much acclaimed Fela!, a musical with a book by Jim Lewis, which explores Fela Kuti's controversial life as artist, political activist, and revolutionary musician. In June 2006, Jones choreographed Spring Awakening, A New Musical with music by Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Duncan Sheik, directed by Michael Mayer. Jones's Free to Dance was a 2001 Emmy-winning documentary that chronicled modern dance's African-American roots.

Jones's interest in new media and digital technology has resulted in two collaborations with the team of Paul Kaiser, Shelley Eshkar, and Mark Downey. The first, Ghostcatching—A Virtual Dance Installation (1999), was produced by and premiered at the Cooper Union in New York. The second, 22 (2004), was the result of a three-year development under the auspices of Arizona State University's Institute for Studies In The Arts and Technology in Tempe, Arizona, where it premiered.

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April 24, 2009 from 19:30

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Bill T. Jones

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