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Bill T. Jones, Artistic Director/Co-Founder/Dancer/Choreographer of Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company was born on February 15, 1952 in Bunnell, Florida. Jones’ prolific career as a choreographer has brought him international acclaim. Awards include: 2007 Tony Award for his choreography in Spring Awakening; 2007 USA Eileen Harris Norton Fellowship; 2005 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement; 2003 Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize; and the 1994 MacArthur “Genius” Award, among others.
In 1955, Jones’ family migrated to Wayland, New York, where he grew up and began his dance training at State University of New York, Binghamton in the early 1970s. In 1974, while attending SUNY, Binghamton, Jones co-founded the American Dance Asylum with Lois Welk where he met photographer Arnie Zane, who became his life and dance partner. During this time, Jones and Zane began developing a contact-improvisation choreographic style of dance duets, creating works that addressed controversial social issues such as gender roles, sexuality, racism, inter-racial relati
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Bill T Jones
Living and dying is not the issue. The big issue is what you are going to do with the time while you are here. Bill T. Jones
Born February 15, 1952.
Bill T. Jones is the recipient of the 2005 Wexner prize, the 2005 Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award for Lifetime Achievement, and a 2005 Harlem Renaissance Award. He received a 2007 Tony Award for his choreography for the Broadway Musical, Spring Awakening. In 1994 Mr. Jones received a MacAurther “genius” Award. He is also the recipient of numerous New York Dance and Performance “Bessie” Awards. Mr. Jones began his dance training at SUNY Binghamton. He choreographed and performed worldwide as a soloist and duet company with his late partner, Arnie Zane before forming the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company in 1982. Creating more than one hundred works for his own company, Mr. Jones has also choreographed for Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater, Axis Dance Company, Boston Ballet, Lyon Opera Ballet, Berlin Opera Ballet, and Diversions Dance Company, among others. He has collaborated with legendary artist
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Bill T. Jones
Dancer, choreographer, director (born 1952)
William Tass Jones, known as Bill T. Jones (born February 15, 1952), is an American choreographer, director, author and dancer. He is the co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company. The company's home in Manhattan. Jones is Artistic Director of New York Live Arts, whose activities encompass an annual presenting season together with allied education programming and services for artists. Independently of New York Live Arts and his dance company, Jones has choreographed for major performing arts ensembles, contributed to Broadway and other theatrical productions, and collaborated on projects with a range of fellow artists. Jones has been called "one of the most notable, recognized modern-dance choreographers and directors of our time."[2]
Early life and education
Bill T. Jones was born in Bunnell, Florida, the tenth of 12 children born to Estella (née Edwards) and Augustus Jones.[3] His parents were migrant farm workers and later worked in factories.[4] In 1955, whe
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