Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company
Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company will perform “Another Evening: Serenade and The Proposition,” in honor of the legacy of Abraham Lincoln, on Thursday, Nov. 5 at 7:30 p.m. in the Fine Arts Center Concert Hall.
This work marks the beginning of Jones’s exploration of the legacy of Lincoln in commemoration of the bicentennial of Lincoln’s birth. The performance features dance, historical texts, video and new and traditional music. Jones seeks to explore the issues during Lincoln’s presidency, including slavery, racial discrimination, a divided union and war.
The performance features the company’s 10 dancers, acting by Jamyl Dobson and music by cellist Christopher Antonio William Lancaster, vocalist Lisa Komara and keyboardist Jerome Begin. They combine original music with themes borrowed from Mozart’s “Requiem,” American folklore and a Shaker hymn. Komara sings “The Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “Way Down South in Dixie,” and “John Brown’s Body Lies a-Molderin’ in the Ground,” while the musicians play “Requiem” excerpts that include the “Dies Irae” and “Confutatis Maledictus.”
Global Gourmet at the University Club will offer a Taste of Times prior to the performance beginning at 5 p.m. For a fixed price of $25, patrons can enjoy a meal that duplicates the menu offered at Lincoln’s inaugural dinner including beef Wellington, roast turkey with coarse grained mustard sauce or the vegetarian option of sweet potato pie and roasted root vegetables.
There will be a discussion with the company after the performance. Tickets are available at the Fine Arts Center Box Office, 545-2511.
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October 25, 2009.
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