Tamara Jones: archival project

Tamara created Freedom of Movement about Dancemakers' 1976 tour in prisons and youth detainment facilities for the company’s 50th anniversary Archival Project in 2024.

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Video art and audio story by Tamara Jones
Commissioned by Dancemakers
Narration by Andraya Ciel Smith

Diary of a Prison Tour written by Andraya Ceil Smith
Published by Dance In Canada Magazine Issue #8 – Spring 1976

Featuring Remembered Music (1984)
Choreographed by Carol Anderson
Dancers: Susan McKenzie and Conrad Alexanderoweicz
Costumes: Julia Tribe
Original score by Henry Kucharzyk for Walking The Line (1984)

Material courtesy of Dance Collection Danse

Tamara Jones is an artist and writer working from Tkaronto (Toronto) and Yelamu (San Francisco). They create within the disciplines of performance art, experimental video, and sculpture.

Photo by Reg/Innell/Toronto Star via Getty Images