Saturday, July 17, 2010

Bill T. Jones' "Fondly Do We Hope... Fervently Do We Pray"

This powerful full-evening dance-theater work is Jones' deeply personal reflection on the life and legacy of Abraham Lincoln. Dance, video art by Janet Wong, set by Bjorn Amelan and an original score, join text by Walt Whitman and Lincoln himself to address issues of race and war that resonate today

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Eight dancers in motion on a light background, including contemporary performers and artists from the early 1980s NYC dance scene, two of whom are choreographers for the production, with text reading “WHAT WE HOLD,” February 13–14, 2026, presented by Peter Stathas Dance.

 

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Eight dancers in motion on a light background, including contemporary performers and artists from the early 1980s NYC dance scene, two of whom are choreographers for the production, with text reading “WHAT WE HOLD,” February 13–14, 2026, presented by Peter Stathas Dance.

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