GME Features Jack Mitchell's Photograph of Bill T. Jones and Arnie Zane On the Occasion of Jones' STILL/HERE Returning to Brooklyn Academy of Music

BILL T. JONES AND ARNIE ZANE POSED IN FRONT OF KEITH HARING’S ARTWORK. PHOTOGRAPHED BY JACK MITCHELL. © THE ESTATE OF JACK MITCHELL, COURTESY OF GARTENBERG MEDIA ENTERPRISES.

Tonight, October 30th, at 7:30pm, Bill T. Jones' groundbreaking and once-controversial multimedia dance show STILL/HERE returns to the Brooklyn Academy of Music, where it first premiered 30 years ago.

As noted by BAM: "Created during the AIDS epidemic... STILL/HERE breaks 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' which Jones conducted across the country with people living with life-threatening illness. 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."

In 1983, Bill T. Jones and his partner Arnie Zane founded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company, which is currently in its 42nd season. A year later, Jack Mitchell photographed the duo for the cover of Dance Magazine, posed in front of original artwork by Keith Haring. Zane and Haring passed away from AIDS-related complications in 1988 and 1990, respectively. As Jones' STILL/HERE makes its triumphant return to the BAM stage, GME features Mitchell's photograph commemorating the legacy of Haring's visual art and Jones and Zane's partnership.

The Estate of Jack Mitchell is exclusively represented by Gartenberg Media Enterprises, Inc. for placement of the archive and exhibition of his work. Please contact GME's Fine Arts Curator, David Deitch, at david@gartenbergmedia.com, for all inquiries related to acquisition of the Mitchell archive, for exhibitions of his work, or for more information on Mitchell and his career.