Kim Jones is a former dancer turned dance archeologist, putting together the pieces with as little as pictured, notes, and reviews she is recreating dances that were believed to be lost forever. Her current project over the last 18 months has been Paul Taylor’s 1962 “Tracer”. With the help of her team she is able to bring this dance to the stage as a new and exciting experience for today audience.
Key Takeaways:
- Kim Jones is a dance detective. That means she rescues lost works by stitching together fragments of ephemera.
- Ms. Jones, a former dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, has spent the past 18 months leading a team to reconstruct Paul Taylor’s 1962 “Tracer.”
- “‘Lost’ is something that may not be visible at the moment,” Ms. Jones said. “That doesn’t mean it’s gone forever.”
“Ms. Jones, a former dancer with the Martha Graham Dance Company, has spent the past 18 months leading a team to reconstruct Paul Taylor’s 1962 “Tracer,” with a set piece and costumes by Robert Rauschenberg.”
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