Boston University’s guest in Conversations in the Arts & Ideas, and Kilachand Honors College’s Person-In-Residence this Spring will be the dancer, choreographer, and author Bill T. Jones. Jones is co-founder of the Bill T. Jones /Arnie Zane Dance Company and among his many honors are two Tony Awards, an Obie Award, and the MacArthur Fellowship. Mr. Jones will appear in a public conversation on Wednesday evening, March 2nd, at Tsai Performance Center and will join our students for a discussion of his work and life over breakfast the following morning at BU Photonics Colloquium Room.
Browse the drop down boxes below to learn more about each event, including dates for a film screening of the new documentary featuring the work of Jones, Can You Bring It:Bill T. Jones and D-Man In The Waters.
An Evening with Bill T. Jones
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 2, 2022 @ 7pm. Doors will open at 6:30pm
Location: Tsai Performance Center (685 Commonwealth Avenue, Boston, MA 02215)
Event Description:BU’s Conversations in the Arts & Ideas presents “An Evening with Bill T. Jones.” The renowned choreographer, director, and dancer Bill T. Jones joins Professor Louis Chude-Sokei for a public conversation about his life and work.
This event is sponsored by the Boston University Center for the Humanities, Kilachand Honors College, Office of the Provost, Dean of the College of Arts & Sciences, BU Arts Initiative, NEH Distinguished Teaching Professorship, CAS Core Curriculum, Elie Wiesel Center for Jewish Studies, and Dean of the College of Fine Arts.
(Visitors to campus are required to follow BU mask-wearing requirements, as well asBostonsafety protocols and regulations, including proof of vaccination. Please review these policies carefully, they will be strictly enforced.)
Register for Event: Admission is free; a reservation is required: billtjonesbu.eventbrite.com Registration begins on February 8th for the general public and February 1st for Kilachand & Core Students (with code).
Attendance: (For Kilachand Honors College Students) You must register for this event in advance. Register on Handshake here, you will be redirected to the Eventbrite registration page, no need to register in both locations. At the event a QR will be posted for you to check-in. You must check-in to earn co-curricular attendance credit for this event. This event counts as one co-curricular.
Student Breakfast and Conversation with Bill T. Jones
Date & Time: Thursday, March 3, 2022 @ 9am *Please arrive between 8:15/8:30am to ensure that everyone has time to get through the buffet line before the event begins.
Location: BU Photonics Center, Colloquium Room, 906 (8 St Mary’s St, Boston, MA 02215)
Event Description:Join award winning dancer and choreographer Bill T. Jones for a student breakfast and the opportunity to discuss more about his life and work. We will also offer the chance to zoom into this event if you are unable or would prefer not to join in person.
Register for Breakfast: Admission is free; a reservation is required for the in-person breakfast. Register through Handshake here.
Join Virtually: If you are unable or would prefer not to join in person you can attend the discussion on Zoom here. Webinar ID 925 9690 0883, Passcode 347726
Attendance: (For Kilachand Honors College Students) You must register for this event in advance on Handshake here(same link as above). At the event a QR will be posted for you to check-in. You must check-in to earn co-curricular attendance credit for this event. If you attend this event via Zoom please be sure to log into Zoom using your BU account. Zoom will automatically track attendance. This event counts as one co-curricular.
Film Screenings
Run time: 94 minutes
Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters is a feature documentary that traces the remarkable history and legacy of one of the most important works of art to come out of the age of AIDS –choreographer Bill T. Jones’s tour de force ballet “D-Man in the Waters.” In 1989, D-Man in the Waters gave physical manifestation to the fear, anger, grief, and hope for salvation that the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company felt as they were embattled by the AIDS pandemic.As a group of young dancers reconstructs the dance, they learn about this oft forgotten history and deepen their understanding of the power of art in a time of plague.
