credits and acknowledgements
credits
i think we should meet: a thesis
program notes
dance films
rooted (2018)
concept – Alexander Jones
videography and editing – Alexander Jones
music – Tim Reynolds “You Are My Sanity”
i think we should meet
concept – Alexander Jones
cinematography – Joey Clay Studio
music – Joseph Shabason and Drew Jurecka “Gymnopédie No.1”
dancers (in order of appearance) – Alexander Jones, Esophia Wilkins, and Nicholas Daulton-Crotty
technical design – Marcus Wehby
*dancers from projectALCHEMY
performances
excerpt from Voices (2018)
direction and choreography – Alexander Jones
video (used in live performance) – Mavis Nicholson interview with James Baldwin from Mavis on Four
music – BADBADNOTGOOD “Lavender (feat. Kaytranada)”
dancer – Alexander Jones
experimental videos
a message from the pink hood
concept and text – Alexander Jones
sensationsblurred
concept – Alexander Jones
floatingribsinterview
conversation between Alexander Jones, Christine Kono-Pohlmann, and Dimitrios Kraniotis
dancers (in order of appearance) – Alexander Jones and Heidi Brewer
conversation exploration
concept, choreography, and text – Alexander Jones
*footage from Collective Soles Dance With Love, performance
rehearsal footage
phrase one
choreography and dancer – Alexander Jones
Music – Laura Mvula “Magic (BBC Live Version)”
phrase one extended
choreography – Alexander Jones
music - Lambert “Skype”
dancers – Shay Henderson and Shelby Russ
*footage of dancers from University of South Florida
excerpt from untitled thesis draft
choreography – Alexander Jones
music (in order of appearance) – Unknown Mortal Orchestra “Multi-Love” and Ólafur Arnalds “momentary”
dancers – Shanira Delgado, Sarah Hamilton, Shay Henderson, Ashlee Jarvis, Briana Jones, Jessie Jourdon, Matthew Sommers, and Shelby Russ
*footage of dancers from University of South Florida
conversation, multilove phrase walkthrough, phrase one breakdown
choreography – Alexander Jones
dancers – Carissa Bishop, Heidi Brewer, Nicholas Daulton-Crotty, Kirsten Standridge, and Amanda Sieradzki
*dancers from projectALCHEMY
30 second improv
music – Joseph Shabason “Broken Hearted Kota”
prompt play
prompt2: what are you saying, real(ly)
(in order of appearance, left to right)
Sia “Titanium” Live At iHeart Radio Festival
performer – Alexander Jones
Garbage “Only Happy When It Rains”
performer – Heidi Brewer
Fall Out Boy “Wilson (Expensive Mistakes)”
performer – Amanda Sieradzki
Ariana Grande “goodnight n go”
performer – Kirsten Standridge
Beyoncé “Yoncé/Partition”
performer – Carissa Bishop
Lil Mama “Lip Gloss”
performer – Nicholas Daulton-Crotty
something hidden in the dark
concept: Alexander Jones
choreography: Alexander Jones in collaboration with Nicholas Daulton-Crotty
acknowledgements
To Anna and Conny Jones
To Mattie Lou Smith
To Samantha Barnes and Jennifer Marshall
To Thomson Chancellor Witzignman-Jones
To Thomson Chancellor Witzigman Jr., Karin Keyles, AJ and Sabrina Urban
To Doug Elkins
To Bob Devin Jones
To Andee Scott
To Jennifer Archibald
To Julien Fabregue
To Heidi Brewer, Kirsten Standridge, Carissa Bishop, Fernando Chonqui, Amanda Sieradzki, Nicholas Daulton-Crotty, and Esophia Wilkins
To Marcus-Wehby and Sadie Lehmker
To Joey Clay
To Sable Macon
To Emily Ngau, David Brown, Jeremy Jankowski, and Erica Gracia Peek
To Christine Kono-Pohlmann and Dimitrios Kraniotis
To Micahel Schumacher
To Adia Whittaker, Jeff Hancock, Katie Schelick. Rachel Sheretz, and Kara Wilkes
To Daphne Lee, Stephanie Harris, Demetrius Burns, Kamille King, Rebecca Lillich, and Erica Gionfriddo
To Lucila Godoy and Levi Hawkins
To Hilary Wolfley and Andrea Young
To Elizabeth Zimmer
To Charmain Wells
To Rachel Miller and Orfeas Skutelis
To Rebekah Chappell
To Jeffery Bullock
To Susannah LeMarquand
To Octavia Bulter
To Janelle Monáe
To James Baldwin
To Pink Hoodie
To Cu
To all the other versions inside me
Thank you for
Supporting
Guiding
Loving
Hearing
Seeing
Me