Bill T. Jones revolutionized modern dance through the company he founded in 1982 with his partner Arnie Zane, who later died of AIDS-related lymphoma. He’s since choreographed over 120 works (including the Broadway hit Fela!). Now 63 and the artistic director of New York Live Arts, he returns to the stage for a solo performance this season.

A version of this article appeared in the November 2015 issue (p.156) of Harvard Business Review.