Bill T. Jones on Keith Haring, athletic sweat versus poetic sweat, and his incredible life in dance

Bill T. Jones is a renowned dancer and choreographer whose work looks at race, death, mortality, grief and sexuality. In the late ‘80s, he visited clinics full of terminally ill patients - some of whom were just weeks away from passing - and created compelling dance pieces based on their movements. While he was in Toronto to give a talk at the Art Gallery of Ontario about his work with the late Keith Haring, Bill sat down with Tom to reflect on his incredible life in dance, the power of movement to reflect and question the world we live in, and why he sees himself as "one who has survived.”
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[@skippyminccino5771]

STELLAR interview. Thanks for this, Bill is a treasure and your conversation was incredibly gripping.

[@user-gc3ij6bs5p]

One of my favourite dance artists of all time! So proud to have been instrumental in bringing his company twice to perform at Toronto’s Harbourfront Centre in the 80s.

[@amduck]

10 seconds in and good lord Bill's mind is beautiful.