NEW
WATERS
D-MAN IN THE WATERS, BILL T. JONES’ ICONIC WORK
FIRST PERFORMED IN 1989. DURING THE AIDS CRISIS,
HONORS THE LIFE OF COMPANY DANCER, DEMIAN ACQUAVELLA,
AFFECTIONATELY CALLED D-MAN. NEW WATERS REIMAGINES
JONES’ WORK IN THIS NEW ERA. 18 RESILIENT STUDENTS
RESPOND TO D-MAN THROUGH POETRY, SONG, WRITING,
DRAWING AND JOYOUS DANCING.
WE REMAIN IN THE WAKE OF TURBULENT WATERS.
CHOREOGRAPHY
BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE COMPANY
REPETITEUR
SHAYLA-VIE JENKINS
REHEARSAL ASSISTANT + FILM EDITOR
JAMES MCGINN
SCHOOL OF DANCE CAST
KARA CANNELLA
ALEXIS CURIEL
EMANI DRAKE
JOY GUIFFRE
JOCINDA JOHNSON
CAILYN MATHIS
ALLYIA NELLOMS
SYDNEY PENNINGTON
JENNIFER RIVERA
ALEXIS ROGERS
LAMAR ROGERS
DAVID RUBIO
KAYLIANI SOOD
PEDRO SUAREZ
LINDSAY TILLMAN
I'ESHA WOOD
ALESSANDRA WUN
NADIA YOUNG
THANK YOUS
A THOUSAND THANK YOUS TO BILL T. JONES, KYLE MAUDE,
AND NEW YORK LIVE ARTS; ROZ LEBLANC; JAMES MCGINN FOR
GOING ABOVE AND BEYOND FOR THIS PROJECT; AND
THE LUMINESCENT STUDENTS WHO GENEROUSLY
GAVE THEMSELVES TO THIS PROCESS.
L O V E!
