Paul Taylor Dance Company

Throughout his career of more than five decades, American choreographer Paul Taylor has attained the status of a legend. He is hailed by many critics as one of the greatest living choreographers. Charles Reinhart, Director of the American Dance Festival, describes him in one word: genius. Mr. Taylor’s choreographic portfolio includes more than 120 works, many considered classics of the modern dance repertory; and the Paul Taylor Dance Company, the troupe he founded in 1954, is widely regarded as the most prominent modern dance ensemble in America.

Tall, lean, and impeccably dressed, the choreographer appeared onstage at the Kennedy Center Eisenhower Theater to take a bow with his dancers after a performance that featured two of Taylor’s classics (Aureole and Airs) and two recent works (Banquet of Vultures and Troilus and Cressida (Reduced)). At 76, Taylor, shows no signs of slowing down. As the retrospective program and his post-performance talk with the audience demonstrated, his artistic creativity is still booming, and his wit is as sharp as ever.

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