Paul Taylor (choreographer)
Paul Belville Taylor, Jr. (born July 29, 1930 in Wilkinsburg , Pennsylvania - † August 29, 2018 in New York City ) was an American choreographer .
Life
Taylor was born in Wilkinsburg, Pennsylvania, and grew up in and around Washington, DC . In the late 1940s he graduated from Syracuse University , where he graduated with a degree in dance under director Martha Hill in 1953 . In 1954 he joined a small group of dancers and from 1955 he worked as a dancer at the Martha Graham Dance Company .
In addition to his work as a dancer, he began working as a choreographer in his own company, the Paul Taylor Dance Company, founded in 1954 . In 1959 he was invited as a guest dancer by Balanchine at the New York City Ballet . His first work as a choreographer was comparable to the work at the Judson Dance Theater . He made his breakthrough as a choreographer in 1962 with his work Aureole . His best known work is Esplanade from 1975, but other high quality and controversial works also stand out. These include works such as Big Bertha (1970), Cloven Kingdom (1976), Airs (1978), Arden Court (1981), Sunset (1983), Last Look (1985), Speaking in Tongues (1988), Brandenburgs ( 1988), Company B (1991), Piazzolla Caldera (1996), Black Tuesday (2001), Promethean Fire (2002) and Beloved Renegade (2008).
In his career he has worked with well-known artists such as Robert Rauschenberg , Jasper Johns , Ellsworth Kelly , Alex Katz , Tharon Musser , Thomas Skelton , Gene Moore , John Rawlings , William Ivey Long , Jennifer Tipton , Santo Loquasto , James F. Ingalls , Donald York or Matthew Diamond worked together.
In 1974 Taylor had a breakdown on stage as a dancer and then only worked as a choreographer. Taylor had lived with his significant other, George, since the 1950s.
Awards and prizes (selection)
- Honorary Doctorate from the California Institute of the Arts
- Honorary Doctorate from Connecticut College
- Honorary Doctorate from Duke University
- Honorary doctorate from the Juilliard School
- Honorary Doctorate from Skidmore College
- Honorary Doctorate from the State University of New York at Purchase
- Honorary Doctorate from Syracuse University
- Honorary Doctorate from Adelphi University
- Lifetime Achievement Award from the MacArthur Foundation Fellowship
- Samuel H. Scripps American Dance Festival Award
- New York State Governor's Arts Award
- New York City Mayor's Award of Honor for Art and Culture
- 1989: Honorary Member of the American Academy of Arts and Letters
- 1969: Chevalier de l ' Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1984: Officier de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1990: Commandeur de l'Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
- 1990: Légion d'Honneur
- 1992: Kennedy Prize
- 1992: Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography
- 1993: National Medal of Arts
Film about Taylor
- 1998: Dancemaker by Matthew Diamond
bibliography
- Private domain , by Alfred A. Knopf , reissued by North Point Press and later by the University of Pittsburgh Press
Web links
- Official website of the Paul Taylor Dance Company
- Paul Taylor Dance Company: News about Paul Taylor Dance Company, including commentary and archival articles. In: The New York Times . (English).
- Frank Scheck: 'Paul Taylor: Creative Domain': Film Review. In: The Hollywood Reporter . September 12, 2015 (English).
- Paul Taylor in the Internet Movie Database (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ Dorion Weickmann: Just no pathos! In: sueddeutsche.de . August 31, 2018, accessed September 1, 2018 .
- ^ A b Sanjoy Roy: Step-by-step guide to dance: Paul Taylor. In: The Guardian . May 24, 2011, accessed September 1, 2018 .
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Taylor, Paul |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taylor, Paul Belville junior (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American choreographer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | July 29, 1930 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Wilkinsburg , Pennsylvania |
| DATE OF DEATH | 29th August 2018 |
| Place of death | New York City |