BILL T. JONES AND HIS COMPANY RETURN TO JACOB’ S PILLOW B y S c o t t E d w a r d A n d e r s o n
Poetic Sweat
BILL T. JONES AND HIS COMPANY RETURN TO JACOB’ S PILLOW B y S c o t t E d w a r d A n d e r s o n
PAUL B. GOODE
BILL T. JONES, PHOTOGRAPHY BY STEPHANIE CROUSILLAT. COURTESY NEW YORK LIVE ARTS
With every movement he makes, Bill T. Jones transcends the boundaries of dance, blending personal history, political activism, and raw emotion into performances that challenge and inspire. As a pioneering choreographer and director, Jones not only has redefined the art form but also has sparked conversations that continue to resonate long after the curtain falls.
This summer, Jones brings his company, the Bill T. Jones / Arnie Zane Dance Company, to Jacob’ s Pillow for the first time since 2012. The company has a long history at the Pillow, having appeared ten times previously, beginning in 1989. They will perform three signature works over six performances from August 6 to 10 in the Ted Shawn Theatre, offering Berkshire audiences a rare opportunity to witness the evolution of one of America’ s most influential dance companies.
“ I don’ t know any other way to show up in the world without bringing all of myself to it,” says Jones, speaking from his home in Rockland County, New York. And for over four decades, that’ s precisely what he’ s done— bringing his full self, with all its complexity, vulnerability, and power, to every performance.
24 // BERKSHIRE MAGAZINE May / June 2025