Dance, Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, Story/Time (working title), February 24 & 25, 2012,

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Overview

Conceived and Directed by Bill T. Jones
Choreographed by Bill T. Jones with Janet Wong
and members of the Company
Music by Ted Coffey
Text by Bill T. Jones
Décor by Bjorn Amelan
Lighting Design by Robert Wierzel
Costume Design by Liz Prince
The piece features an original score created by Ted Coffey, who will
perform live

Bill T. Jones—whose major honors include a MacArthur "Genius" Award, the Kennedy Center Honor and two Tony Awards for Best Choreography—returns to the stage in this West Coast premiere. Inspired by legendary artist and composer John Cage's Indeterminacy, in this performance of 70 one-minute short stories arranged by chance procedure, Jones creates a landscape of dance, music, and story, reflecting on the relentless passage of time and our memory of it. The piece features an original score created by Ted Coffey, who will perform live.

This performance is funded in part by the National Dance Project of the New England Foundation for the Arts. NDP is supported by lead funding from the Doris Duke Charitable Foundation, with additional funding from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, the Community Connections Fund of the MetLife Foundation, and the Boeing Company Charitable Trust.

Related Events

Lobby Talk
Sat, Feb 25, 5-6 pm
Zellerbach Hall Lobby Mezzanine
Meet artistic director Bill T. Jones and find out more about his new work and his thoughts on dance. Lobby Talks are held in the Zellerbach Hall Lobby mezzanine, where appetizing food and beverage from the café are the ideal complement to these convivial gatherings. While the talks are free and open to the public, tickets must be purchased for the associated performances.

Program Notes

Program notes are available online. [PDF]

Multimedia

BTJ/AZ Story/Time (2012) from New York Live Arts.

Bill T. Jones discusses Story/Time from New York Live Arts.

Podcast: Bill T. Jones talks about Story/Time.
Choreographer, writer and director Bill T. Jones talks about his new work Story/Time that will have its West Coast premiere in Berkeley on February 24 & 25, 2012. He is interviewed by Lisa Wymore, UC Berkeley dance professor and co-artistic director of Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts.

Ted Coffey Music Sample

Articles & Interviews

Podcast: Bill T. Jones talks about Story/Time.
Choreographer, writer and director Bill T. Jones talks about his new work Story/Time that will have its West Coast premiere in Berkeley on February 24 & 25, 2012. He is interviewed by Lisa Wymore, UC Berkeley dance professor and co-artistic director of Smith/Wymore Disappearing Acts.

Read the The New York Times article on Story/Time, Bill T. Jones Takes a Turn on the Stage in New Work.