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Daniel Alexander Jones in Conversation with Kaneza Schaal

May 14

Event Dates

  • Mon May 14 6:00 PM

Venue

Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse

Mellon Creative Fellow Daniel Alexander Jones hosts a conversation with performer/creator Kaneza Schaal, whose show JACK & runs May 10 – 13 at On the Boards. Schaal is a NYC-based artist who builds works through collaboration. JACK & is a comedy of errors structured on social codes and trainings, from prison re-entry programs to debutante balls.

Monday, May 14
6:00 p.m.
Floyd and Delores Jones Playhouse
More Information: UW School of Drama
FREE / RSVP at: UW Drama Labs RSVP

About Daniel Alexander Jones

Daniel Alexander Jones’s wildflower body of work grows in relationship to a wide range of audiences. Duat premiered at Soho Rep in 2016 to critical acclaim. His other performance pieces and plays include Radiate, Phoenix Fabrik, Blood:Shock:Boogie, and Bel Canto; also, the musical, Bright Now Beyond, made with composer Bobby Halvorson and director Will Davis; and his multi-chapter series of solo autobiographical performances, The Book of Daniel, made with musician Walter Kitundu, and director Tea Alagic. Daniel was named a 2015 Doris Duke Artist, in recognition of his risk-taking practice, and a 2016 USA Artist Fellow.

Visit Daniel Alexander Jones' website

 

About the Creative Fellowships Initiative

The Creative Fellowships Initiative is a new interdisciplinary pilot project at the University of Washington exploring the nature of creative research.  The Initiative, funded by a three and a half year, $750,000 grant award by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, seeks to advance the field of performing arts by supporting artists in the development of new work and by integrating the performing arts disciplines into the broader curriculum.

To learn more, visit: Creative Fellowships Initiative