Bill T. Jones

Bill T. Jones is an American choreographer, born in 1952 in Bunnell. Award record: 8 choreography nominations and 3 wins.

Biography

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 is 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.

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Choreography awards

Quotes

“Living and dying is not the big issue. The big issue is what you’re going to do with the time while you are here.”
University of Washington Dance program biography

“This is not an occupation. This is a vocation. This is a calling.”
Interview by Theaster Gates, BOMB Magazine (17 March 2025)

“When I am moved by a work of art, when I’m moved by a political situation, I immediately begin to think in my language: movement, space and time.”
TIME, “Choreographer Bill T. Jones on His New Show, Deep Blue Sea” (1 October 2021)