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"...we wanted to create a company, an environment, reflective of the world we wanted to live in.
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By this we meant that people would not be limited by their gender, race or ethnicity, in what they danced, how they danced or with whom they danced" -BTJ

02/26/2026

Tonight we open three performances of “Still/Here”at the in Seattle!

Thirty years after its historic premiere, the groundbreaking dance theater work by Bill T. Jones returns to the stage. “Still/Here” shatters boundaries between the personal and the political, exemplifying a form of dance theater that is uniquely American. At the heart of the piece are “survival workshops” Jones conducted with people living with life-threatening illnesses. The participants are the essence of the piece: their gestures inform the choreography, their words the lyrics, their images the stage; they will always be Still/Here, and this work exists to honor their strength.

Featuring the Company:
Barrington Hinds, Jada Jenai, Shane Larson, Danielle Marshall, Jacoby Pruitt, Babou Sanneh, Hannah Seiden, Mak Thornquest, Wyeth Walker and Rosa Allegra Wolff
Teaser also features Huiwang Zhang
Visual Concept and Media Environment by Gretchen Bender
Lighting Design by Robert Wierzel*
Costume Design by Liz Prince
“Still” music composed and lyrics arranged by Kenneth Frazelle
“Still” music recorded and performed by Odetta
“Still” music recorded and performed by Lark String Quartet with Bill Finizio, Percussion
“Denial” monologue written by Lawrence Goldhuber
“Here” music composed and arranged by Vernon Reid
“Here” music recorded and mixed by Bradshaw Leigh and Vernon Reid

Photo by Maria Baranova

02/23/2026

Snuggled up inside during a blizzard is the time to sign up for our Open Company Classes - next one is March 13 led by Jacoby Pruitt! Swipe for video of him in our last class led by fellow Company member featuring his original soundscore.

Technique with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company draws from the vocabulary and stylistic sensibilities developed by Bill T. Jones to prepare dancers for the Company’s repertory. Classes are informed by a passion for rigor, subtlety, musicality, and eclecticism, and are designed to train strong, highly articulate dancers with an expansive qualitative palette.

is a New York City-based performer, choreographer, and teaching artist. A member of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company since 2021, he also collaborates with Sean Curran Company and Kimberly Bartosik/Daela. His performance credits include Ailey II, Company XIV, The Metropolitan Opera Ballet, and film/TV work such as In The Heights, Alternatino, and Good Morning America. He is a graduate of New World School of the Arts (Miami,FL) and earned his BFA from NYU Tisch. Jacoby is a Bessie Award winner and Martha Hill “Young Professional” Award recipient. He is also on year round faculty at The Joffrey Ballet School.

Hit the link in our bio to sign up!

Jacoby Pruitt
March 13

Jada Jenai
April 24

Slide 1: Photo of Jacoby in “Still/Here” by Maria Baranova

3 & 4: Company portraits by Stephanie Crousillat
; flyer image class photo by Maria Baranova

02/20/2026

Tour Updates! Don’t miss what may be the last chances to experience the Company’s seminal work “Still/Here” live - and check out our ancillary activities to enhance this rare opportunity, including next week in Seattle: A Master Class with Company member Jacoby Pruitt and a screening of Company Alum Rosalynde LeBlanc’s documentary “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters.”

The legendary Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company celebrates 44 years of being one of the most innovative and powerful forces in the modern dance world, presenting 1 of 4 separate programs in 8 cities that remain on the 2025-2026 season tour throughout the United States, including Seattle, Los Angeles, Columbus, and more. The remount of the timeless “landmark of 20th century dance”, “Still/Here”, breaks boundaries between the personal and the political, underscoring its ongoing resonance with today and its ability to evoke a spirit of survival.

Experience what the New York Times hailed as “An American Classic”:

February 26-28, 2026
Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Seattle, WA
Still/Here
Feb 24: Screening of “Can You Bring It: Bill T. Jones and D-Man in the Waters”
Feb 28: Master Class with Jacoby Pruitt

March 5, 2026
CAP UCLA
Royce Hall
Los Angeles, CA

March 18, 2026
Wisconsin Union Theater
Madison, WI

April 10-11, 2026
The Hopkins Center at Dartmouth
Hanover, NH

April 17, 2026
Wexner Center for the Arts
Columbus, OH

Please visit NewYorkLiveArts.org for info on additional tour programs, dates, and locations.

“Still/Here” (1994) photos by Maria Baranova BAM 2024. Featuring:
1: Philip Strom, Hannah Seiden, Jacoby Pruitt
2: Jada Jenai, Mak Thornquest
3: Jacoby Pruitt (foreground), Barrington Hinds (background)
4: The Company

02/15/2026

Join us in celebrating Bill T. Jones’ Birthday today by visiting his remarkable archive at the New York Public Library for the Performing Arts 🎉

On January 30, the Jerome Robbins Dance Division celebrated Bill T. Jones at their annual public Dance Symposium, marking the completion of the Dance Research Fellowship. Bill T. and the Company’s archive, preserved by the Dance Division, were the focus of projects presented by 2025–26 fellows Robert Coe, McClain Groff, Raja Feather Kelly, Alicia “Jubilee” Moore, Carlo Antonio Villanueva, and uwazi zamani. Project titles included “Live Dancing and the Archive: Locating Improvisation in Bill T. Jones’s Choreographies,” “Early Bill Jones,” “A Body of Dangerous Ideas,” and more!

If you missed it, email dance@nypl.org to schedule a visit. The livestream recording will be available on a computer on the 3rd floor of the Library for the Performing Arts. Fierce.

Happy Birthday, Bill!

Photos from the Dance Symposium by Jonathan Blanc (The New York Public Library)

02/09/2026

We are thrilled to be sharing “Still/Here” across the United States this season - a historic must-see for creators and non-artsits alike. Thank you to for welcoming us to College Park 🤍

A highlight from the evening: ahead of the performance, UMD Professor and Smith Chair of Dance, Dance Performance, and Scholarship Maura Keefe sat down with original cast member Larry Goldhuber and Bill T. Jones. Swipe to catch a glimpse of this special exchange!

If you missed us, there are five more opportunities to experience this work this tour season...and maybe forever. Find a city near you via the link in our bio!

Photos & Video by Dylan Richmond

02/08/2026

Choreographer Bill T. Jones’s era-defining dance "Still/Here" is perhaps the most written-about piece of performance movement created in the last thirty years. The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company makes their Clarice debut with this powerful work written during and inspired by the AIDS epidemic that combines dance with film and spoken text for an especially memorable performance. Experience "Still/Here" Thu, Feb 5 at 7:30PM, with an exclusive, free pre-concert conversation beginning at 6:15!

Tickets → go.umd.edu/stillhere26_sm

02/04/2026

Ahead of the company’s performance tomorrow night, join UMD Professor and Smith Chair of Dance, Dance Performance and Scholarship Maura Keefe, original “Still/Here” cast member Larry Goldhuber and Bill T. Jones himself for a conversation about this historic work!

Come catch Barrington Hinds in many of Larry’s pathways alongside the present Company in this monumental reconstruction!

February 5
Pre-Concert Conversation ft. Bill T. Jones
6:15pm
Performance
7:30pm

Slide 1
“Still/Here” (1994)
Photo by Johan Elbers

Slide 2
Bill T. Jones & Larry Goldhuber (2024)
Photo by Maria Baranova

Slide 3
“Still/Here”
Photo by Maria Baranova

01/29/2026

Tomorrow there are two special events with our Artistic Director, Bill T. Jones! Both of which are streamed live!

First up is The Jerome Robbins Dance Division’s annual symposium at the Library for the Performing Arts! This year, Dance Research Fellows have researched Bill T. Jones and his work in the archive, which is preserved by the Dance Division. Robert Coe, McClain Groff, Raja Feather Kelly, Alicia “Jubilee” Moore, Carlo Antonio Villanueva, and uwazi zamani present their research on Jones and his archive.

January 30, 10am-5pm
New York Public Library for the Performing Arts
Looking to attend virtually? Please register

Photo Credit: Bill T. Jones against wall in Jones’ Social In*******se, 1981. Photo by Arnie Zane.

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Second up is a conversation between Bill T. Jones and hosts/moderators Roger Frie, PhD, PsyD, and Nancy Freeman-Carroll, PsyD, Co-Presidents of the Psychoanalytic Society of the William Alanson White Institute!

January 30, 7:30pm
New York Live Arts Studio
Looking to attend virtually? Please register via the link in our bio!

Photo of Bill T. Jones by Stephanie Crousillat

01/28/2026

“Still/Here” hits the road again next week as we continue our National Tour! 🤍

Since catching our breath from our recent home season, we’ve been preparing in the studio for our upcoming tour stops:

February 4-5, 2026
Clarice Smith Performing Arts Center
College Park, MD

February 26-28, 2026
Meany Center for the Performing Arts
Seattle, WA

March 5, 2026
CAP UCLA
Los Angeles, CA

March 18, 2026
Wisconsin Union Theatre
Madison, WI

April 10-11, 2026
The Hopkins Center @ Dartmouth
Hanover, NH

April 17, 2026
Wexner Center for the Arts
Columbus, OH

Come catch us this Winter and Spring!
Tickets available via our bio.

Video by

01/27/2026

IN DIALOGUE: PSYCHOANALYSIS & THE HUMANITIES 2025–2026 Colloquium Series

Presented by the Psychoanalytic Society of the William Alanson White Institute

Live Arts Studio In person and live streamed
January 30, 7:30pm

Featuring Bill T. Jones Award-winning artistic director, choreographer, dancer, author, and co-founder of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company and New York Live Arts

Hosted and moderated by Roger Frie, PhD, PsyD and Nancy Freeman-Carroll, PsyD
Co-Presidents, Psychoanalytic Society

About the series From its beginnings, psychoanalysis has existed at the intersection of science and the humanities. In the face of increasing pressures from evidence-based practice and medicalization, this series asks what psychoanalysis can learn from the humanities. Featuring leading voices in the arts and humanities, these talks illuminate the often overlooked connections between psychoanalysis and human experience.

01/20/2026

Come dance with us! Our first Open Company Class of the year is on Friday, January 24 with none other than Shane Larson 🌟

Shane Larson is a NYC-based creator; he was raised in Minnesota, where he received his early training at the St. Paul Conservatory for Performing Artists. He graduated from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, with a BFA in Dance and a minor in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Studies. He also studied at SEAD in Austria. Since living in New York City, he’s branched out to collaborate with punk musicians, film makers, improvisational music ensembles, and site-specific visual artists. He joined the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company in 2015. Shane is also a multimedia video artist making collage-based work about memory and movement.

Sign up via the link in our bio!

Photo by Stephanie Crousillat

Video courtesy of Kaatsbaan Cultural Park (2025)

01/14/2026

Open Company Classes are back! Join us for three opportunities to learn from Company artists, beginning next week with Shane Larson, who is celebrating 10 years with the Company ✨

Technique with the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company draws from the vocabulary and stylistic sensibilities developed by Bill T. Jones to prepare dancers for the Company’s repertory. Classes are informed by a passion for rigor, subtlety, musicality, and eclecticism, and are designed to train strong, highly articulate dancers with an expansive qualitative palette.

Hit the link in our bio to sign up!

Shane Larson
January 23

Jacoby Pruitt
March 13

Jada Jenai
April 24

Photo by Maria Baranova

Company Headshots by Stephanie Crousillat

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