Spring Benefit
SHHH... Don't Tell Bill - It's a surprise!
On Thursday, March 26th friends, supporters, and fans of Bill T. Jones and the Company gathered at Santos Party House to celebrate the milestone 25th Anniversary of the Company. We turnedback the clocks to a bygone era of creation, music, and art.
Musical Guests Included:
Chin Chin
Moby as the DJ
Alicia Hall Moran
Clarissa Sinceno
Wynne Bennett
George Lewis Jr.
Special Guests Included:
The Company, Larry Goldhuber, Sean Curran, Andrea Woods, Roz LeBlanc, Greg Hubbard, Arthur Aviles, and other former Company Members
Special thanks to Tequila 1921 for creating a special drink and donating fabulous tequila to commemorate the occasion. To find out more about their products please visit their website at www.tequila1921.com
Santos Party House is located at 96 Lafayette Street in Manhattan.
Photos from the event were taken by George Hirose. Click on any image to enlarge.
The dance floor was hopping as friends, supporters, and collaborators of Bill T. Jones and his Company gathered for a raucous celebration at Santos Party House on March 26th.
With signature cocktails made with tequila from Tequila 1921 guests let loose and danced the night away. The tequila flowed well in the early hours of the morning as guests migrated from the Santos Party House to Stanton Public for the after party.
Janet Wong (Associate Artistic Director) and Larry Goldhuber (a former Company dancer) were the hilarious emcee's for the night. They helped guests transport back to 1983 and relive the early days of the Company.
Bjorn Amelan (Creative Director) & Bill T. Jones with the surprise party planner extraordinaire Jean Davidson (Executive Director).
Alicia Hall Moran as she sings her tribute to Bill T. Jones.
Jerome Begin tickles the ivories as he playes "Untitled".
Clarissa Sinceno
George Lewis Jr.
Wilder Zoby of Chin Chin
Kyle Maude & Eric Launer moonlighting as rock stars in a tribute to Bill T. Jones. Their day jobs include Stage Manager & Technical Director for the Company respectively.
Moby as the headlining DJ for the evening.
Bill T. Jones & Claire Danes showing us how it's done.
Muna El Fituri, Ira Hall, Thelma Golden, Alicia Hall Moran, Bjorn Amelan, Glenn Lignon, & Jean Davidson.
Carol Tolan, Jonathan Friedman, Bill T. Jones & Eleanor Friedman
Bill T. Jones, Elisabeth DeMarse, & guest
Jean Davidson & Ira Hall
Just a few members of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company Staff:
Leah Cox, Education Coordinator & Rehearsal Assistant
JJ Lind, Development Associate, Institutional Giving
Bill Wagner, Director of Finance
Janet Wong, Associate Artistic Director
Bob Bursey, Producing Director
Victor Tellez Cabrera & Yira Vallejo with Bill T. Jones. Victor & Yira were representing Tequila 1921 who generously donated several cases of tequila for the event as well as creating a signature drink.
Carol Tolan, Kweli Washington, Melissa Gray, & Bjorn Amelan
Karen Waltuck of Chanterelle with Bill T. Jones. Visit our Annual Dinner Gala page to see photos from the event at Chanterelle on May 3rd.
Thelma Golden, Bill T. Jones & Glenn Lignon
Bill T. Jones & Arthur Aviles. In honor of the 25th Anniversary Arthur allowed us to show his video "The Pleasant and Grateful Asylum" during the benefit
