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Paul Belville Taylor Jr. (July 29, 1930 – August 29, 2018) was an American dancer and choreographer. He was one of the last living members of the third generation of America's modern dance artists. [1] He founded the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954 in New York City.
Paul Taylor Dance Company is a modern dance company, formed by dancer and choreographer Paul Taylor (1930—2018). The modern dance company is based in New York, New York and was founded in 1954. Taylor originally performed in the companies of Merce Cunningham , Martha Graham , and George Balanchine , and founded his own in 1954.
Paul Taylor (choreographer) (1930–2018), US choreographer Paul Taylor Dance Company, a contemporary dance company; Paul Taylor (saxophonist) (born 1960), American smooth jazz saxophonist; Paul Taylor (keyboardist) (born 1960), American musician with Winger; Paul Harrison Taylor (born 1957), Israeli sculptor
The dance division was established in 1951. ... Paul Taylor (BS 1953, dance) [11] – choreographer; Lea Ved (BFA 2013, dance) – choreographer and contemporary dancer;
Dancemaker is a 1998 American documentary film directed by Matthew Diamond about the career of choreographer Paul Taylor. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature. [1] [2] Walter Scheuer, one of the producers, was a longtime trustee of the Paul Taylor Dance Company.
Performing in the companies of Merce Cunningham, Martha Graham, and George Balanchine (in that order), he founded the Paul Taylor Dance Company in 1954. The use of everyday gestures and modernist ideology is characteristic of his choreography. Former members of the Paul Taylor Dance Company included Twyla Tharp, Laura Dean, Dan Wagoner, and ...
Christopher Gillis (February 26, 1951 in Montreal – August 7, 1993 in New York City) was an important gay male dancer and choreographer and member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. Early life and career
Bettie de Jong [6] joined the Taylor Company in 1962. Noted for her strong stage presence and long line, she was Paul Taylor's favorite dancing partner [7] and, as Rehearsal Director, [8] has been his right arm for the past 35 years. Bettie de Jong belonged to the best dancers in USA and finished her active dancing career in 1985.