Arnie Zane (September 26, 1948 – March 30, 1988) was an American photographer, choreographer, and dancer. He is best known as the co-founder and co-artistic director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company .
16-1457: For other uses, see Arnie (disambiguation) . Arnie is a masculine given name, frequently a shortened version of Arnold . It may refer to: People [ edit ] Arnie Arenz (1911–1985), American National Football League quarterback in 1934 Arnie Beyeler (born 1964), American minor league baseball player and manager and Major League Baseball coach and instructor Arnie Brown (1942–2019), Canadian National Hockey League player Arnie Ferrin , Jr. (1925–2022), American National Basketball Association player Arnie Fisher (born 1938), American professional bridge player, bridge author Arnold Galiffa (1927–1978), American National Football League and Canadian Football League quarterback Arnie David Giralt (born 1984), Cuban triple jumper Arnie Hamilton , Canadian politician Arnie Herber (1910–1969), American Hall-of-Fame National Football League quarterback Arnold Horween (1898–1985), American college and National Football League player and coach Arnie Johnson (1920–2000), American National Basketball Association player Arnie Kogen , American comedy writer Arnie Kullman (1927–1999), Canadian hockey player Arnie Lawrence (1938–2005), American jazz saxophonist Arnie Lerma (1950–2018), American writer and activist, former Scientologist and critic of Scientology Arnie McWatters , Canadian Football League quarterback in
32-610: A radio host on The Rob, Arnie, and Dawn Show Arnie Stone (1892–1948), American Major League Baseball pitcher Arnie Stuthman (born 1941), American politician Arnie Teves (born 1971), Filipino politician Arnie Tuadles (1956–1996), Philippine Basketball Association player Arnie Weinmeister (1923–2000), Canadian Hall-of-Fame National Football League player Arnie Zane (1948–1988), American photographer, choreographer and dancer Arnold Zimmerman (1954–2021), American ceramic artist Fictional characters [ edit ] Arnold "Arnie" Cunningham, protagonist of
48-521: A 1970s sitcom "Arnie", a song from the 1997 Brown Album by Primus Topics referred to by the same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Arnie . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arnie_(disambiguation)&oldid=802143429 " Category : Disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description
64-750: A dancing Bill T. Jones . He met Jones, the man who would later become his lifelong partner, while visiting his Alma mater. The story goes that the 22-year-old Zane was immediately enamored of Bill T. Jones (a freshman studying dance and theater at SUNY) when he spied him across campus in 1971. During that spring semester, Zane convinced Jones to travel to Amsterdam with him and explore their burgeoning romantic relationship. After living and working together in Amsterdam , Zane and Jones eventually returned to New York City . Zane's interest in dance began when he and Jones took Lois Welk's contact improvisation class at SUNY/Brockport. Welk's improvisational workshop stressing
80-512: Is best known for being a dancer and choreographer, Zane began his career as a photographer. Zane was immensely interested in the human body, particularly its gestures, its movement, and its essence. Critic Jonathan Green in Continuous Replay: The Photographs of Arnie Zane has characterized Zane's portraits as “breaking down boundaries of race and age”. Zane's exploration of these themes is evidenced in his famous pictorials of
96-446: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Arnie Zane The second son of an Italian-Jewish family, Zane was born in the Bronx , New York on September 26, 1948. Zane graduated from Binghamton University (SUNY) with a degree in theater and art history. Not long afterward, Zane began pursuing an interest in photography. Though he
112-549: Is different from Wikidata All set index articles Arnie (disambiguation) [REDACTED] Look up Arnie or arnie in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Arnie is a masculine given name or nickname. It may also refer to: Arnie (video game) , a 1992 game for the Commodore 64 Arnie II , a 1993 computer game, sequel to Arnie Arnie (TV series) ,
128-1353: The 1930s and '40s Arnie Morrison (1909–1976), Canadian Football League player in the 1930s Arnie Morton (1922–2005), American restaurateur who founded Morton's Restaurant Group/Morton's Steakhouse Arnie Oliver (1907–1993), American Soccer League player, member of the National Soccer Hall of Fame Arnold Palmer (1929–2016), American Hall-of-Fame golfer Arnie Patterson (1928–2011), Canadian journalist, public relations professional and broadcaster Arnie Portocarrero (1931–1986), American Major League Baseball pitcher Arnie Risen (1924–2012), American Hall-of-Fame college basketball and National Basketball Association player Arnie Robinson , Jr. (1948–2020), American long jumper, 1976 Olympic champion Arnie Roblan (born 1948), American politician Arnie Roth , American Grammy Award-winning conductor, composer and record producer Arnold Schwarzenegger (born 1947), Austrian-American actor, former professional bodybuilder and politician Arnie Shockley (1903–1988), American National Football League player Arnie Sidebottom (born 1954), English footballer and cricketer Arnie Simkus (born 1943), American National Football League player Arnie Sowell (born 1935), American middle distance runner Arnie States,
144-610: The Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater in 1985. Zane received his first award in the arts for photography when he received a Creative Artists Public Service (CAPS) Fellowship in 1973. He was also the recipient of a second CAPS Fellowship in 1981 for choreography, as well as two Choreographic Fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts (1983 and 1984). In 1980, Zane was co-recipient, with Bill T. Jones , of
160-725: The American Dance Asylum, they formed the Bill T. Jones-Arnie Zane Company in 1982. The next year, their company would appear at the Next Wave festival at the Brooklyn Academy of Music . Over the years, the Bill T. Jones-Arnie Zane company has garnered much admiration for its creation of its own brand of postmodern dance which has become known for energetic dances set to narrative texts and postmodern music. Zane and Jones choreography often explored issues such as racism, religion, sexism, and
176-554: The German Critics Award for his work, Blauvelt Mountain . Zane died on March 30, 1988, at the age of 39 of AIDS-related lymphoma at his home in Valley Cottage , N.Y. Following his death, Jones choreographed Absence , a piece that evoked the memory of his late lover and partner Arnie Zane. Absence addresses the varied feelings associated with mourning. After a 1989 performance of Absence , writer Robert Jones described
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208-433: The nuclear age. They created the trilogy Monkey Run Road , Blauvelt Mountain (both 1979), and Valley Cottage (1980) (for which Helen Thorington composed the sound scores). In 1984, Zane and Jones achieved box office success and created Secret Pastures . In Secret Pastures , Zane played a mad scientist who creates a fabricated man (Jones). Zane and Jones also collaborated on Ritual Ruckus (How to Walk an Elephant) for
224-489: The physical interdependence between dancers, fascinated Zane and sparked his passion for dance. The three (Zane, Jones, Welk) collaborated and formed the American Dance Asylum which was heavily influenced by the work of experimental dancers of the time, namely Yvonne Rainer and other members of Grand Union . Zane's photographic interest in the body and his interest in visual design shaped his approach to choreography. Zane and Jones would utilize their physical differences (Zane
240-476: The same given name . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change that link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Arnie&oldid=1246574141 " Categories : Given names English-language masculine given names Hypocorisms Masculine given names English masculine given names Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description
256-415: Was short and white, and moved with an agitated energy; Jones was tall and black, and moved with a generous grace) to create an image that was beautiful in its oddity. Their pieces would fuse Jones' power and grace with Zane's quick and wiry movement. Indeed, the still pictures of their dances together are especially striking and memorable. After touring internationally for two years as a modern dance duo with
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