Bill T. Jones (born February 15, 1952) is an American artistic director, choreographer and dancer. Jones has received numerous awards for his work and is the co-founder of the Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Dance Company.
He was awarded the 2012 NAACP Award for Best Choreography for "Fela!' in a Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith presentation at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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He was awarded the 2012 Back Stage Garland Award for Choreography for "Fela!' in a Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith presentation at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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He was awarded the 2012 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Choreography for "Fela" in a Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, Will Smith and Jada Pinkett Smith presentation at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
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He was awarded the 2009 Back Stage Garland Award for Choreography for "Spring Awakening" at the Ahmanson Theatre in Los Angeles, California.
His and Arnie Zane Dance Company's We Set Out Early...Visibility was Poor at the Peacock Theatre was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Oliver Award for Best New Dance Production of 1998.
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He and Arnie Zane Dance Company's 1998 production of We Set Out Early....Visibility was Poor at the Peacock Theatre was nominated for a 1999 Laurence Olivier Theatre Award for Outstanding Achievement in Dance.
Director
Title
Year
Status
Character
National Theatre Live: Fela!
2011
Still Here
1996
Miscellaneous
Title
Year
Status
Character
National Theatre Live: Fela!
2011
choreographer / director: stage
Writer
Title
Year
Status
Character
National Theatre Live: Fela!
2011
book
Self
Title
Year
Status
Character
The Universe of Keith Haring
2008
Documentary
Himself
The Black List: Volume One
2008
Documentary
Himself
The 61st Annual Tony Awards
2007
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Choreography
Bill T. Jones: Dancing to the Promised Land
2004
Video documentary
Bill T Jones
Danse avec la vie
2003
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Great Performances: Dance in America
2001
TV Series
Himself
Dirty Pictures
2000
TV Movie
Himself (Special Appearances by)
I'll Make Me a World
1999
TV Mini-Series documentary
Himself
The Art of Influence
1998
TV Movie documentary
Himself
Black Is... Black Ain't
1994
Documentary
Himself
Retracing Steps: American Dance Since Postmodernism
1988
Documentary Himself
The Kitchen Presents Two Moon July
1986
Documentary
Finding Fela!
2014
Documentary
Himself
Spotlight on Broadway
2013
TV Series
Himself
In Collaboration with Bill T. Jones: Reading, Mercy and the Artificial Nigger
2013
Documentary
Himself
Never Stand Still
2012
Documentary voice
A Good Man
2011
Documentary
Real Time with Bill Maher
2011
TV Series
Himself
The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts
2010
TV Special
Himself
So You Think You Can Dance Canada
2010
TV Series
Himself - Choreographer
Masterclass
2010
TV Series
Himself
The 64th Annual Tony Awards
2010
TV Special
Himself - Winner: Best Choreography & Nominee: Best Direction of a Musical
Made Here
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
Bill Moyers' Journal
2010
TV Series documentary
Himself
A Benefit Performance for Barack Obama featuring Toni Morrison
2009
Video
Himself
Won Awards
Year
Award
Ceremony
Nomination
Movie
1996
Golden FIPA
Biarritz International Festival of Audiovisual Programming
$11 Million
