Bill T Jones- April 20, 2013

Play and Play: An Evening of Movement and Music

"Take an object, do something with it, and then do something else with it." -Jasper Johns

Two-time Tony Award® winner and contemporary performance icon Bill T. Jones returns for the final year of his three-year GAMMAGE RESIDENCY, a national model for supporting the work of leading performing artists. This year's performance features live musicians, as the company presents Play and Play: an evening of movement and music applying Bill T. Jones's extraordinary choreography to some of the most important Western musical works of our time. Featuring compositions by Mendelssohn and Mozart, the program highlights the joy of musicians and dancers working together. Repertory includes D-Man in the Waters (1989), a modern dance classic, as well as Spent Days Out Yonder (2001), a sublime reflection on the second movement of Mozart's String Quartet No. 23 in F Major.

BEYOND has been presenting performances that you can see nowhere else in Arizona for nearly 20 years, and this year brings some unique artists you won't want to miss.

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D Man in the waters is One of the greatest dances of the last 50 years!