Bill T. Jones
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Bill T. Jones is an acclaimed American choreographer, dancer, and director known for his innovative, socially engaged work in contemporary dance and musical theater.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bill T. Jones canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11878316 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill T. Jones Context triple: [Spring Awakening, choreographer, Bill T. Jones]
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A.
Alwin Nikolais
Alwin Nikolais was an influential American choreographer and multimedia dance pioneer known for his abstract, theatrical works that integrated movement, lighting, costumes, and sound into unified stage compositions.
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B.
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is an American physicist best known for co-discovering the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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C.
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is an influential American avant-garde theater director and visual artist known for his highly stylized, experimental stage productions and collaborations with prominent composers and performers.
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D.
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is the terrified airline passenger in the classic Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," who alone sees a gremlin sabotaging the plane's wing.
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E.
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley was an American avant-garde composer best known for his innovative operas and experimental works that blended spoken word, electronics, and unconventional theatrical forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bill T. Jones Target entity description: Bill T. Jones is an acclaimed American choreographer, dancer, and director known for his innovative, socially engaged work in contemporary dance and musical theater.
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A.
Alwin Nikolais
Alwin Nikolais was an influential American choreographer and multimedia dance pioneer known for his abstract, theatrical works that integrated movement, lighting, costumes, and sound into unified stage compositions.
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B.
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is an American physicist best known for co-discovering the cosmic microwave background radiation, providing key evidence for the Big Bang theory.
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C.
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is an influential American avant-garde theater director and visual artist known for his highly stylized, experimental stage productions and collaborations with prominent composers and performers.
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D.
Robert Wilson
Robert Wilson is the terrified airline passenger in the classic Twilight Zone episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet," who alone sees a gremlin sabotaging the plane's wing.
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E.
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley was an American avant-garde composer best known for his innovative operas and experimental works that blended spoken word, electronics, and unconventional theatrical forms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American artist
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artistic director ⓘ choreographer ⓘ dancer ⓘ human ⓘ theatre director ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1970s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Bessie Award
NERFINISHED
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Kennedy Center Honors ⓘ MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Obie Award NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Choreography NERFINISHED ⓘ Tony Award for Best Choreography in a Musical NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthName | William Tass Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1952-02-15 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | State University of New York at Binghamton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York Live Arts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup |
Black Americans
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surface form:
African American
|
| familyName | Jones ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choreography
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dance ⓘ theatre direction ⓘ |
| founded | Bill T. Jones/Arnie Zane Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
modern dance
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musical theatre ⓘ |
| givenName | William ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary dance ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary dance
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postmodern dance ⓘ |
| name | Bill T. Jones NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of race, identity, and illness in dance
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socially engaged choreography ⓘ |
| notableWork |
D-Man in the Waters
NERFINISHED
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Fela! NERFINISHED ⓘ Last Supper at Uncle Tom’s Cabin/The Promised Land NERFINISHED ⓘ Spring Awakening (revival choreography) NERFINISHED ⓘ Still/Here NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
choreographer
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dancer ⓘ director ⓘ |
| partner | Arnie Zane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Bunnell, Florida, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | artistic director of New York Live Arts ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexualOrientation | gay ⓘ |
| spouse | Bjorn Amelan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bill T. Jones Description of subject: Bill T. Jones is an acclaimed American choreographer, dancer, and director known for his innovative, socially engaged work in contemporary dance and musical theater.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.