Bill T. Jones News

Hailed as “one of the finest countertenors of his generation” and “among the opera world’s fastest-rising stars”, countertenor John Holiday stars as Akhnaten in LA Opera’s spectacular revival of the acclaimed Philip Glass opera February 28 through March 22 - and I can’t wait to see it. 

The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company will continue its national tour, showcasing the landmark production STILL/HERE across eight cities from February to May 2026.

U.S. Cultural Ambassador Ronald Rand will be bringing Harold Clurman, the 'Elder Statesman of the American Theatre' alive in the South Caroilna premiere of his solo play, Let It Be Art! at the Bluebird Theatre in Orangeburg.

Thirty years on, 'Still/Here' refuses easy categorization or comfortable distance. It demands that we bear witness — not to victimhood, but to the full spectrum of human resilience in the face of mortality.

Dixon Place will present the prestigious Bessies award ceremony, recognizing outstanding dance and performance artists, on January 20. This event highlights the achievements in dance and provides a platform for artists to be acknowledged.

New York Live Arts will present DANCES BY VERY YOUNG CHOREOGRAPHERS, featuring original works by 19 young dancers aged 8-18, on January 24 and 25, 2025.

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY) will present Heidi Latsky Dance's WHO AM I NOW? When our worlds turn upside down, what are the stories we tell? at Buttenwieser Hall at The Arnhold Center.

The Mayor's Office of Media and Entertainment has announced programming for JanArtsNYC, the annual collection of world-class public performances and innovative industry gatherings taking place throughout the month of January in NYC.

New York Live Arts will present its largest Live Artery festival to date from January 7–17, 2026, featuring 21 events across theater, studio, lobby, and partner venues citywide.

Internationally-acclaimed Ballet Hispánico - the nation's renowned Latino dance organization - welcomes five new dancers to the professional company. Ballet Hispánico will travel to stages around the world.

New York Live Arts and Pick Up Performance Co. will present the world premiere of TIMES FOUR / David Gordon: 1975/2025, Wally Cardona and Molly Lieber’s reconceiving of Gordon and Valda Setterfield’s 1975 duet.

L'Alliance New York will present Wanjiru Kamuyu's Fragmented Shadows from October 15-17, 2025 at 7:30pm at New York Live Arts, 219 W 19th Street New York, NY 10011.

BroadwayWorld has just learned the complete cast for the first-ever Broadway revival of CHESS. Find out who will join previously announced Tony Award winner Aaron Tveit, Emmy Award nominee Lea Michele and Nicholas Christopher. We have all of the details!

Built in cycles of desire and fierce compassion, bLUr exists within a landscape of physical and emotional crisis. Five performers of exquisite humanity navigate urgent interventions, tender and brutal rescues, inside a space of howling hunger and deeply erotic tenderness.

Black Public Media has launched the Black Stories Production Fund to raise $9 million over two years following a $1.8 million federal budget cut. The Harlem nonprofit supports award-winning films, series, and emerging media projects that tell the global Black experience. Donations start at $5.

HERE Arts Center will host the World Premiere of The Mutables, a new genre-defying work created by transmedia playwright and multidisciplinary artist Kat Mustatea. Learn more!

Jim McLaughlin, the Emmy-winning television news producer whose work at CBS News transformed the way the arts were covered on American television, died August 7, 2025, in New York City after a brief battle with cancer.

Kaatsbaan Cultural Park will present Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company's production of Collage Revisited(2025) and STORY/, which play during the company's 2025 Annual Festival. Learn more!

The Apollo has revealed its Fall/Winter 2025 season of performances, exhibitions, and community programs, including commissions, presentations, and more. Learn more!

In Week 7 of the 93rd Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival, Touch of RED by Shamel Pitts | TRIBE will get a Jacob's Pillow premiere that has been five years in the making. Learn more!