(man) the next thing i knew was that i, like a bshee, was whirling throughout this [...] park, throughout flower beds, looking for coverage so that the bulldozer with the burning logs would not get me. i woke up. in 1974, after living in amsterdam, he cofounded the american dance asylum and in 1982 formed the bill t. 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