orig. William Tass Jones
born Feb. 15, 1952, Bunnell, Fla., U.S.
U.S. dancer and choreographer.
He trained in dance and theatre at the State University of New York, Binghamton. In 1982, with his companion, Arnie Zane (1948
88), he cofounded the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Co. All his performances have been in works he has choreographed alone or with a collaborator; they include Runner Dreams (1978) and Open Spaces (1980). His works often make explicit reference to social issues; his controversial Still/Here (1995) deals with the sufferings caused by HIV, with which Jones is infected and which was the cause of Zane's death.