
AGoodManfollowsacclaimeddirector/choreographerBillT.Jones(LastSupperatUncleTom'sCabin,Still/Here,FELA!)asheandhiscompanycreatetheirmostambitiouswork,anoriginaldance-theaterpieceinhonorofAbrahamLincoln'sBicentennial.Throughtwotumultuousyears,wewitnessrawmomentsoffrustrationasJonesstrugglestocommunicatehisvisiontohisdancersandcollaborators,aswellasmomentsofgreatexhilarationwhenmovementtranscendsthelimitationofwords.JonesandhiscompanycomefacetofacewithAmerica'sunresolvedcontradictionsaboutrace,equalityandthelegacyofour16thPresident.InitiallyanindictmentofTheGreatEmancipator,theworkevolvesintoatriumphofhopeforourstrugglingdemocracy,withJonesrevealingthatLincolnwas"theonlywhitemanIwasallowedtoloveunconditionally."PremieringontheheelsofJones'sTonyAwardforFELA...