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Paul Taylor
c lassics and v ibrant new w ork.
T heeveningw illuniteT aylor’s 16 superb dancers with his
fam ed musical ity in choreography that been said to “dazzle
the eyes and 1 ighten the heart.”
The program will begin with A ureole, set to music by G.
F. Handel, one of the first works in which Taylor unexpect-
edlyjuxtaposed his pioneering modem style with music o f the
I Xthcentury. It will end with Taylor's masterwork, Esplande.
set to B ach's Violin C oncerto in E M ajor and Concerto Tw o
Violins in D Minor.
In advance o f the perform ance. W hite Bird will host a
four-day residency with "T aylor 2,” a six-m em ber second
com pany from M onday, Sept. 24 to Sept. 27 at com m unity
centers and neighborhood venues.
W hite Bird, the nonprofit dance presenter dedicated to bringing the
The W hite Bird D ance Series continues with
best contem porary dance to Portland, launches its I Oth-anniversary
Pilobolus D ance T heatre on Oct. 24. C a n a d a 's
season with the Paul T aylor Dance C om pany on W ednesday, Oct.
C olem an Lem ieux & C om pagnie on Nov. 14. the
3. at 7:30 p.m . at the A rlene S ch n itzerC o n cert Hall.
Stephen Petronio C om pany on M arch 5. Urban
Taylor isconsidered by m any critics to be A m erica’s greatest
Bush W om en/C om pagnie Jant-B i on April 2 and
choreographer.
The N eth erlan d 's Scapino Ballet Rotterdam on
His renow ned co m p an y w as W hite B ird 's very first
April 30.
p e rfo rm a n c e on O ct. 7. 1997. T en y ears and I 18
Tickets are available at all T icketm aster out lets,
d an ce c o m p a n ies later, this b eacon o f m odern
including the Port land C enter for Perform ing Ails
dance will perform an evening o f indelible T aylor
box office.
Lisa Viola of the Paul Taylor
Dance Company performs a
solo leap.
Dancers Open
Historic Series
Superb talent kicks off I Oth
season o f White Bird advocacy
Paul Taylor Dance Company
performers will launch White
Bird's lOth-anniversary season
Oct. 3 at the Arlene Schnitzer
Concert Hall.