WHEN:
May 15-24, 2025
WHERE:
NEW YORK LIVE ARTS
219 West 19th Street
NYC
A spokesperson describes the event as follows:
“...Program A presents the World Premiere of Curriculum III: People, Places & Things and Program B features an anticipated reprise of Memory Piece: Mr. Ailey, Alvin…the un - Ailey?, originally created and performed by Bill T. Jones for the recent Edges of Ailey exhibit at The Whitney Museum of American Art. Performed by the 10 Company members and set to a soundtrack culled from the counterculture which Jones sees himself a part of, Curriculum III: People, Places & Things is a multidisciplinary reflection on the world we live in right now through the mechanisms of recalling, reinventing and imagining. Jones’s latest Memory Piece is the second in a series of solo performances reflecting on influential moments and figures throughout his illustrious career…
“...In his latest deeply personal Memory Piece solo, Bill T. Jones reflects on pivotal moments and influential figures throughout his groundbreaking career. A meditation on legacy, artistic evolution, and self-definition, Mr. Ailey, Alvin…the un - Ailey? intertwines spoken word, movement, and music to craft an intimate, multilayered homage to a dance world mentor. Jones, who has often described himself as having taken a different path than Alvin Ailey, uses this performance to examine that divergence—inviting audiences into a rare, reflective space, revealing the tensions, inspirations, and transformations that have shaped Jones as an artist and visionary.
Curriculum III: People, Places & Things is performed by Company members Barrington Hinds, Jada Jenai, Shane Larson, Danielle Marshall, Jacoby Pruitt, Philip Strom, Hannah Seiden, Mak Thornquest, Rosa Allegra Wolff, and Huiwang Zhang..."
