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During World War II, the Nazis in Europe systematically murdered millions of Jews, a tally that could have been worse if it were not for some courageous heroes who risked their lives to rescue many of the children and others who were on the lists to be shipped to concentration camps.
One of those who helped was Dora Amelan, a French Jewish woman who happens to be the mother-in-law of award winning choreographer Bill T. Jones.
Jones is the artistic director of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
Last year, to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the end of World War II, the company premiered "Analogy/Dora: Tramotane," a work based on Amelan's experiences as nurse and social worker to many of those rescued children. The dance company will perform the work on Saturday at the Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, said Janet Wong, associate artistic director for the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
"The reason why the title is so complicated is because it's part of a trilogy," Wong said during a telephone interview with The Park Record. "The whole work we're planning is called 'Analogy,' and 'Dora' is the first part. We're in the process of making the second piece, which will premiere this summer."
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"Analogy/Dora: Tramotane"
The Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company presents a dance-theater piece based on Jones' mother-in-law's story as a French nurse during World War II and as a holocaust survivor.
When • Saturday, March 5, 7:30 p.m.
Where • Eccles Center for the Performing Arts, 1750 Kearns Blvd., Park City
Tickets • $25-$75; 435-655-3114 or http://www.ecclescenter.org