Tony Award winner Bill T. Jones will direct and choreograph the world premiere of Fela!, a new musical based on the life of groundbreaking African composer, performer and activist Fela Anikulapo Kuti. Featuring a book by Jones and Jim Lewis, Fela! will feature Kuti's music performed live onstage by the band Antibalas and other members of the New York Afrobeat community. Its limited off-Broadway run begins previews at 37 Arts on July 29 with opening night set for September 4, and will play through September 21.
From Broadway.com
Here's a great documentary about Fela Kuti in 5 parts. It's a playlist, so all the sections will play continuously. Thanks Youtube!
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Here's a one hour concert featuring Fela Kuti in two parts that will play continuously.
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A Quarreling Pair
The Bill T Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company's new dance-theater work based on the puppet play by Jane Bowles. Music by Christopher Lancaster, Wynne Bennett, and George Lewis Jr.
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Here's Bill T. Jones presenting a lecture about the creative process and the value of making meaningful art. He's primarily discussing his upcoming work about Abraham Lincoln.
"The Creative Process," a lecture by Bill T. Jones
Dancer, choreographer, and "Genius Grant" winner Bill T. Jones gave a master class and lecture at Vassar College on April 21, 2008.
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