jones/arnie zane dance company with his partner, arnie zane, who died in 1988. based in new york city, the ten-member company tours extensively, performing its repertoire of more than 50 works for audiences of approximately 100,000 each year in america and abroad. jones is the recipient, individually and with zane, of numerous awards, including two bessies, choreographic fellowships from the national endowment for the arts, and in 1994, a macarthur fellowship. his company's work is often described as a fusion of dance and theater. jones says his work deals with the fear of difference. his work is also about the joy of movement and the issues of survival and triumph. as jones has said, "living and dying is not the big issue. "the big issue is what you're going to do with your time while you're here." his memoir, last night on earth, whose title was taken from one of his performances, was published in 1995. last year, bill t. jones joined the naacp protest against the flying of the confederate battle flag over the south carolina state house by boycotting the spole