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Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company

Renowned for its energy and virtuosity, the company presents two Washington premiere programs: solo by Jones entitled As I Was Saying... and the full-company work Blind Date.

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About the Program

Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director

The singular style of Bill T. Jones is instantly recognizable: Provocative partnering and body juxtapositions. Arms and legs propelled with explosive energy. Soaring leaps and daring lifts. Recited texts integrated with raw physicality and abstract gesture. The multicultural company that emerged from a longtime collaboration between Bill T. Jones and his late partner Arnie Zane brings together movement, music, and the spoken word to articulate compelling perspectives on the major issues of our times.

Jones's kinetically charged works have explored the tension of American prejudices, the ravages of AIDS, and his own journeys of love, loss, and renewal. Nearly four years after its last full engagement at the Kennedy Center, his company will perform two electrifying Washington premiere programs. 

On November 17, Jones's powerful solo dancing is spotlighted in As I Was Saying..., a new combination of solos, duets, and trios that pays tribute to Jones's mother, legendary 1950s performance and jazz artist Lord Buckley, and more.

On Friday and Saturday, November 18 and 19, don't miss Blind Date, Jones's new full-company multimedia work accompanied by original music and text that boldly questions the meaning of patriotism. 

PERFORMANCE PLUS™ free post-performance discussion
immediately following the Nov. 18 performance, free with your ticket.

"Ingenious…highly stimulating to mind and eye"
--The New York Times

"Taking risks for art is what Bill T. Jones does best."
--The Washington Post

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Additional Resources

About the Kennedy Center America Dancing Series

Reviews and Articles

Review – "Bill T. Jones, Still Making Us Think on His Feet"
The Washington Post – Washington, DC (Nov. 19, 2005) "Jones is at his seductive best…" Read More...
Review – "Jones's 'Blind Date': Timely but Tentative"
The Washington Post – Washington, DC (Nov. 21, 2005) "For the dance community, a new political work from outspoken choreographer Bill T. Jones brings the kind of buzz that surrounded Bruce Springsteen's post-election album." Read More...

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