Sunday, March 15, 2009

Paul Taylor Dance Company at City Center

Paul Taylor (b: July 1930) is one of the foremost American choreographers of the 20th century.

The Paul Taylor Dance Company has represented the 'gold standard' of the modern dance world for more than 50 years. In the decades since the company's first performance, Taylor’s provocative choreography has not only won him accolades and acclaim, it has cemented his position as a cultural dance icon and one of history’s most celebrated artists.

Check out this interview with Paul Taylor.

Check out this little essay, written by PT, called Why I Make Dances.

Check out clips of Paul Taylor’s Piazzolla Caldera as depicted in Matthew Diamond’s 1997 motion picture documentary Dancemaker, which was nominated for an Academy Award.

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