Bill T. Jones
Bill T. Jones is a TED speaker who has written 1 quality-verified book, paired here with their talk.
In 1982, Bill T. Jones co-founded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company with his partner Arnie Zane. As the company’s artistic director and choreographer, Jones has created more than 140 works, and in 2011, merged his company with New York’s historical Dance Theater Workshop to create New York Live Arts. The company’s 2015 piece Analogy/Dora: Tramontane is based on Jones’ mother-in-law’s recollections of life under the Nazi occupation of France. Jones is a 1994 MacArthur Fellow; he received the Kennedy Center Honors in 2010 and the National Medal of Arts from President Obama in 2013. He has won two Tony awards for Best Choreography, for the Broadway musicals Spring Awakening in 207 and Fela! in 2010. Jones is the author of a memoir, Last Night on Earth, and Story/Time, a reflection on his 2012 piece inspired by the work of John Cage.
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What books has Bill T. Jones written?
Bill T. Jones has written 1 book in the Books Worth Reading catalogue: "Last night on earth". It is quality-verified and paired with their TED talk.
What does Bill T. Jones write about?
Bill T. Jones's books on Books Worth Reading cover Biography & Memoir.
What is Bill T. Jones known for?
Bill T. Jones stands as one of contemporary culture's most intellectually rigorous artists, bringing decades of embodied experience and philosophical inquiry to questions about identity, mortality, social responsibility, and the nature of artistic expression itself. Through his revolutionary work as...
What is Bill T. Jones's TED talk?
Bill T. Jones's TED talk is "The dancer, the singer, the cellist ... and a moment of creative magic" (2015). It is paired with their book on Books Worth Reading.