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Modem troupe to present forum, dances
The Paul Taylor Dance
Company will perform
and hold an open forum
in the Gerlinger Annex
By Natasha Chilingerian
Pulse Reporter
For nearly 50 years, the Paul Taylor
Dance Company has shared quirky
and innovative dance routines with the
world. But the troupe — commanded
by modern choreography master and
former professional dancer Paul Taylor
— limits their performances to high
end venues. Taylor wanted to spread
his art form to all dance enthusiasts,
and thus his second company, Taylor
2, was born in 1993.
Taylor 2 arrives on campus Monday
for a two-day residency program. Al
though Paul Taylor himself will not
accompany the group, six dancers will
present four of his classic pieces, some
of which date back to the 1950s and
1960s. Prior to performing, they will
teach two master classes for University
dance students and lead an open fo
rum, where they will discuss aspects
of a career in professional dance.
"Taylor had a specific goal to get
his work to audiences all over the
world without the economic re
straints that the big company pres
ents," Dance Department Chair
woman Jenifer Craig said. "He
wanted a company that could not
only perform, but could send out
teachings, lecture demonstrations
and community outreach."
Taylor's background is marked by ex
perimentation and rebellion. While a
swimmer and art student at Syracuse
Courtesy
Dance troupe Taylor 2 re-creates the Latin-inspired routine “Piazzolla Caldera,"
choreographed by modern dance master Paul Taylor.
University; he fell upon the art of dance,
and he then transferred to Juilliard to
study his passion. Aside from creating
his company, he danced with the
Martha Graham Dance Company and
ballet master George Balanchine and re
ceived prestigious awards, including be
ing knighted by the French government.
"He performed both ballet and
modem, which makes him versatile,"
Craig said. "He created dances with
humor and athleticism, and was very
commanding on stage."
On Tuesday, April 27, Taylor 2 will
perform one of Taylor's early pieces,
"3 Epitaphs," which was considered a
risky leap when it was first choreo
graphed in 1956. In the routine,
dancers are completely covered in
black, including their faces. Masked
identities are paired with odd move
ments to create an interesting show.
"There is a story about a showing of
'3 Epitaphs' (when Taylor was a mem
ber of the Martha Graham Dance
Company), where Martha Graham
said to him, 'Naughty boy, we don't
cover our faces,'" dance professor
Walter Kennedy said. "He rebelled
against the standards of dance."
The Taylor 2 show will include a
work from 1962, "Aureole," which
Kennedy calls "a classic in modem
dance history with lyrical, beautiful,
spacious movement," and a tango-in
spired number from 1997, "Piazzolla
Caldera," which is set to fiery music by
Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.
Graduate dance student Sarah
Ebert said she is looking forward to
watching and learning Taylor's style
because she enjoys the unknowns that
modem dance presents.
"Modern can be anything and
everything; it includes every move
ment that the human body can
make," she said. "Other forms of
dance, such as ballet and tap, have a
set vocabulary. In modem, the experi
ence is richer because it's not limited
by a vocabulary. It's sort of a mystery."
While modem performances are
often abstract and confusing,
Kennedy said Taylor's work is easy to
grasp, even for novice fans of dance.
"His work is accessible and easy to
digest," he said. "It's not so hard on
the mind."
Taylor 2's open forum will take
place at 2 p.m. on Monday in 353
Gerlinger Annex and is free and open
to the public. They will also perform
at 8 p.m. on Tuesday in the Dougher
ty Dance Theatre, located on the third
floor of the Gerlinger Annex. Tickets
are available in the dance office in 161
Gerlinger Annex and at the door. Tick
ets are $20 for general admission and
$ 10 for students and seniors.
Contact the Pulse reporter at
natashachilingerian@dailyemeraid.com.
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