Bill T. Jones News

In March of 2011, President Barack Obama honored Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival with the National Medal of Arts at the White House. In the spring, the Pillow expanded worldwide access to dance with the launch of Dance Interactive, an online video resource and game, recently called 'priceless' and 'the closest thing the dance world has to an online museum' by Sarah Kaufman of The Washington Post.

Virtuoso, rising star violinist Tim Fain, described by the Herald Tribune as 'dazzling, always risky, and unfailingly exciting,' will be premiering his collaboration with legendary composer Phillip Glass on October 9, 2011 at 4:00pm as part of Portals, a multimedia evening exploring the human longing for connection in a digital age. Partita for Solo Violin, written by Glass specifically for Fain, brings together the 34-year-old violin virtuoso from Santa Monica and the 74-year-old legendary pioneer of American minimalism, to create a performance which will be a true cultural event for the 21st century.

An Evening with Bill T. Jones: Insights on Directing, Choreography and Life is being held tonight at Northeastern University, at 8pm

Darrah Carr Dance is a one of a kind professional Irish dance company whose signature style of ModERIN (a unique blend of traditional Irish step and contemporary modern dance) continually delights audiences.

James Martin Music/Dance, in collaboration with pianist Eliza Garth, presents The Enchanted Piano: Dances for Piano with Electronics, Piano Strings, and Amplified Piano on October 21 and 22 at 8pm at the Manhattan Movement & Arts Center at 248 W. 60th Street, NYC (between Amsterdam and West End Avenues) in the Lincoln Center area.

Gene Siskel Film Center presents the Chicago Premiere of the new documentary about legendary choreographer Bill T. Jones.

The Center for the Arts at Northeastern University is set to present An Evening with Bill T. Jones: Insights on Directing, Choreography and Life on Saturday, October 1.

The Twin Cities theater community gathered on Monday, September 19 for the 7th annual Ivey Awards, a celebration that honors and showcases the work of professional theater companies and artists.

Long Wharf Theatre, under the director of Artistic Director Gordon Edelstein and Interim Managing Director Joshua Borenstein, presents the Tony Award-winning musical Ain't Misbehavin' on the Mainstage from Oct. 26 through Nov. 20.

The Twin Cities theater community gathered on Monday, September 19 for the 7th annual Ivey Awards, a celebration that honors and showcases the work of professional theater companies and artists. Among the evening's Ivey recipients was Irish choreographer David Bolger, whose fancy footwork for the Guthrie Theater's 2011 splash-hit production of Gilbert and Sullivan's H.M.S. Pinafore was heralded as 'arresting,' 'breathtaking,' and 'awesome.'

The OBIE Award-winning Classical Theatre of Harlem (Ty Jones, Producing Director) in conjunction with Hip-Hop Theater Festival (Clyde Valentin, Executive Director and Kamilah Forbes, Artistic Director) will present the world & Off-Broadway premiere of SEED, an award-winning play written by Radha Blank & directed by Niegel Smith, at the National Black Theatre in Harlem.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting's 6th annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts opens tonight, bringing artists and activists together to discuss the relationship between art and social activism.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting will hold the 6th annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts this month, bringing artists and activists together to discuss the relationship between art and social activism.

Following a groundbreaking Spring 2011 season that saw meteoric star Jason Moran bring international acclaim and young scenesters to a night of reimagined Fats Waller music, Uptown Nights at Harlem Stage returns for a third season this fall, with an eclectic lineup of groundbreaking music and bold cultural discourse.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting will hold the 6th annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts this month, bringing artists and activists together to discuss the relationship between art and social activism.

The Stella Adler Studio of Acting will hold the 6th annual Harold Clurman Festival of the Arts this month, bringing artists and activists together to discuss the relationship between art and social activism.

PBS raises the curtain on a new fall season celebrating the arts, exploring America's 'Great Experiment' with PROHIBITION, and traveling to the edges of the universe with NOVA's 'The Fabric of the Cosmos.' Also on tap this season, PBS will premiere new shows from MASTERPIECE featuring award-winning actors including Emma Thompson, Alan Rickman and Bill Nighy; a look at prolific director Woody Allen on AMERICAN MASTERS; and a special tribute event commemorating the 10th anniversary of September 11, 2001.

If you're looking for a quick roundup of this week's events in the theatre world, look no further: here are some of the best articles the week had to offer!

SUPER FLY, the musical based on the 1972 film directed by Gordon Parks, has taken further steps toward its Broadway debut. A casting notice has gone out from The Mottola Group and The Dodgers Developmental Lab, seeking actors for an October workshop.

Broadway In Chicago is thrilled to announce the complete 2012 Spring Season Series. The upcoming spring season will include THE BOOK OF MORMON, AMERICAN IDIOT, SOUTH PACIFIC, BRING IT ON: THE MUSICAL, FELA! and JERSEY BOYS. Off-season specials include IN THE HEIGHTS, MAMMA MIA, RIVERDANCE and CATS.