Bill T. Jones on his commissioned Lincoln Dance
Working with artists to explore mixed media reaction to Lincoln has been one of the true joys of developing and building 21stcenturyabe.org. We’ve spoken often (and highly) of our team. From comedy with 1812, to Bryce’s music, and Maira Kalman’s illustration (not to mention Archive and Douglas) we’ve got a great swatch of artistic response here on site.
That said, we are always looking out for more. The personal connection artists bring to the subject, simply put, continually excites us. Thanks to ALO we learned about Bill T. Jones commission for the Ravinia Festival. With his company, the Arnie Zane Dance Company, Jones will find shape and movement for his piece through a very close engagement with Abe.
Jones has made a name for himself choreographing pieces exploring issues of identity and social commentary. Listening to the announcement above (via youtube), you’ll see how Jones’ connects with Lincoln.
With the project set for staging on September 17, 2009, we will no doubt continue to follow its growth and development. Very exciting to see the story translated to dance, a medium that we here at 21stcenturyabe HQ have been discussing since the start of our work.
