Curriculum IV: Spin and Spin! Turn! Turn! Turn!
“This new work, with original music from Samora Pinderhughes, commemorates the 25th anniversary of that suspended moment — and all that has unfolded since. Both artists meditate on loss and their distinct responses to the 25-year aftermath of 9/11 and other cataclysms spiraling in”
“Twenty-five years later, LMCC asked Jones to create a new work inspired by that missed moment and everything that’s happened since. With music by Samora Pinderhughes and choreography by Jones, this is their response to the aftermath of 9/11 and the ensuing loss of freedom.”
A world premiere from visionary two-time Tony winner, National Medal of the Arts and Kennedy Center Honoree, Bill T. Jones. Curriculum IV: Spin and Spin! Turn! Turn! Turn! responds to a performance commissioned by LMCC (Lower Manhattan Cultural Council) that was originally scheduled to premiere on September 12, 2001
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on the plaza of the Twin Towers. This new work, with original music from composer Samora Pinderhughes, commemorates the 25th anniversary of that suspended moment—and all that has unfolded since. Commissioned as part of LMCC’s 2026 River To River Festival and presented in partnership with New York Live Arts and Battery Park City Authority.
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““Curriculum IV: Spin and Spin! Turn! Turn! Turn!,” the final offering of this year’s River to River Festival, features a live score by Samora Pinderhughes sourced from Nina Simone’s rendition of “Turn! Turn! Turn! (To Everything There Is a Season).” The free performances at Wagne…” via The New Yorker — Goings On (web section) ↗
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“A world premiere by visionary artist Bill T. Jones responds to a performance forever altered by the events of September 11. Commemorating the 25th anniversary, this new work brings dance back to Lower Manhattan—shaped by memory, resilience, and the passage of time.” via The New Yorker — The Current Cinema (Brody / Chang) ↗
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