Storytelling
The stories of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zanes Dance Company

This week we'll look at the intersection of autobiography and creativity, with a special focus on choreographer Bill T. Jones, whose work with non-artists (and artists) living with terminal illness resulted in an evening-long work called "Still/Here." In creating the work, Jones collaborated with a group in each city where the work was performed, and the individuals involved performed along with Jones's company. "Still Here" met with intense reactions from those who saw it, and even from those who didn't. Dance critic Arlene Croce refused to see it but critiques its premise; this in turn inspired an entire book of responses, some of which we'll read.

	The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zanes Dance Company
Bill T. Jones: Still Here
	Bill T. Jones: Last Supper at Uncle Tom's Cabin
Princeton Packet article on Bill T. Jones

Discussing the Undiscussable, by Arlene Croce

Talking and Listening in Public: The Critical Dialogue, by Linda Frye Burnham

Bill T. Jones 2000 commencement speech at Swarthmore College

The Long Day's Journey of Bill T. Jones, by Ann Daly

Bill T. Jones: Salon Interview