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Theatre, Film, and Television Biographies
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Jules Tasca to Sam Trammell
Paul Taylor Biography (1930-)
Full name, Paul Belville Taylor; born July 29, 1930, in Allegheny, PA; son ofPaul B. (a physicist) and Elizabeth (Rust) Taylor. Addresses: Office--Paul Taylor Dance Company, 552 Broadway, New York, NY 10012-3922.
- Nationality
- American
- Gender
- Male
- Birth Details
- July 29, 1930
- Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Famous Works
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Credits; STAGE WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
- Jack and the Beanstalk, Dance Associates, New York City, 1953.
- Circus Polka (later staged as Little Circus), Paul Taylor Dance Company,New York City, 1955.
- The Least Flycatcher, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1956.
- Four Epitaphs (later staged as Three Epitaphs), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1956.
- Untitled Duet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1956.
- Tropes, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1956.
- The Tower, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1957.
- Seven New Dances: Epic, Events I, Resemblance, Panorama, Duet, Events II,Opportunity (also see below), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1957.
- Rebus, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1958.
- Images and Reflections, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1958.
- Option, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1960.
- Meridian, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Festival of Two Worlds, Spoleto, Italy, 1960.
- Tablet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Festival of Two Worlds, 1960.
- The White Salamander, Netherlands Ballet, Amsterdam, Netherlands, 1960.
- Fibers (also see below), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1960.
- Insects and Heroes, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, New London, CT, 1961.
- Junction, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1961.
- Tracer, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Theatre du Nations Festival, Paris, 1962.
- Aureole, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, 1962.
- Piece Period, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1962.
- Poetry in Motion, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1963.
- La Negra, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Mexico City, Mexico, 1963.
- Scudorama, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, 1963.
- Party Mix, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1963.
- The Red Room, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Festival of Two Worlds, 1963, new version produced as Post Meridian, 1965.
- Duet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Paris, 1964.
- Nine Dances with Music by Corelli, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1964.
- From Sea to Shining Sea, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1965.
- Orbs, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Holland Festival, Amsterdam, 1966.
- Paul Taylor Dance Company (includes Junction, Duet, Three Epitaphs, Orbs,Aureole, and Post Meridian; also see below), American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- Agathe's Tale, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, 1967.
- Lento, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Chicago, 1967.
- Public Domain, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1968.
- Private Domain, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1969.
- Duets, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, 1969.
- Churchyard, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1969.
- Foreign Exchange, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1970.
- Big Bertha (also see below), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1970.
- Book of Beasts, Paul Taylor Dance Company, American Dance Festival, 1971.
- Fetes, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Lake Placid, NY, 1971.
- Guests of May, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Lake Placid, 1972.
- So Long Eden (also see below), Paul Taylor Dance Company, Philadelphia, PA, 1972.
- West of Eden (also see below), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1972.
- American Genesis: Before Eden, So Long Eden, West of Eden, Noah's Minstrels, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Philadelphia, 1973.
- Sports and Follies, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Lake Placid, 1974.
- Untitled Quartet, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Lake Placid, 1974.
- Esplanade, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Washington, DC, 1975.
- Runes, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1975.
- Cloven Kingdom (also see below), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1976.
- Polaris, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Lake Placid, 1976.
- Images, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1977.
- Dust, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1977.
- Aphrodisiamania, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1977.
- Airs, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1978.
- Diggity, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Hempstead, NY, 1978.
- Nightshade, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1979.
- Profiles, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Durham, NC, 1979.
- Le Sacre du Printemps (also known as The Rehearsal), Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1980.
- Arden Court, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1981.
- House of Cards, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Brooklyn, NY, 1981.
- Lost, Found and Lost, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1982.
- Mercuric Tidings, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1982.
- Musette, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1983.
- Sunset, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1983.
- Snow White, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1983.
- Equinox, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1983.
- Byzantium, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1984.
- Last Look, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1985.
- Roses, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1985.
- Musical Offering, Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center Theater, New York City, 1986.
- Ab Ovo Usque ad Mala, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1986.
- From Soup to Nuts, City Center Theater, 1986.
- Kith and Kin, Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center Theater, 1987.
- Syzygy, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1987, revised version, 1989.
- Brandenburgs, Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center Theater, 1988.
- Counterswarm, Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center Theater, 1988.
- Danbury Mix, New York City Ballet, New York City, 1988.
- Speaking in Tongues, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Philadelphia, 1988, and City Center Theater, 1989.
- Minikin Fair, Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center Theater, 1989.
- The Sorcerer's Sofa, Paul Taylor Dance Company, Washington, DC, and CityCenter Theater, 1990.
- Of Bright and Blue Birds and The Gala Sun, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1990.
- Fact and Fancy, Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1991.
- Company B, Houston Ballet, Washington, DC, and City Center Theater, 1991.
- Oz (originally created for White Oak Dance Project), Paul Taylor Dance Company, City Center Theater, 1992.
- Spindrift, City Center Theater, 1993.
- A Field of Grass, City Center Theater, 1993.
- Also choreographed Obertura Republicana (with Remy Charlip, Marian Sarach, David Vaughan, and James Waring), 1956.
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Credits; STAGE APPEARANCES
- Episodes, New York City Ballet, New York City, 1959.
- Martha Graham, Broadway Theatre, New York City, 1962.
- Paul Taylor Dance Company (includes Junction, Duet, Three Epitaphs, Orbs,Aureole, and Post Meridian), American National Theatre and Academy (ANTA) Theatre, New York City, 1966.
- Also appeared in other productions, including Aureole, c. 1962.
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Credits; TELEVISION CHOREOGRAPHER; SPECIALS
- "Cloven Kingdom," a segment of "The Juilliard School at Eighty," Live from Lincoln Center, PBS, 1985.
- "Paul Taylor: 'Roses' and 'Last Look,'" (also see below), Dance in America, PBS, 1988.
- "Paul Taylor's 'Speaking in Tongues,'" Dance in America, PBS, 1992.
- Choreography featured in The Paul Taylor Dance Company, 1978.
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Credits; TELEVISION APPEARANCES; SPECIALS
- "Paul Taylor: 'Roses' and 'Last Look,'" Dance in America, PBS, 1988.
- "On the Move: The Central Ballet of China," Great Performances, PBS, 1988.
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Credits; OTHER TELEVISION WORK; CHOREOGRAPHER
- Choreographed duet versions of Fibers, 1963; and Big Bertha, 1970.
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Credits; OTHER TELEVISION APPEARANCES
- The Kennedy Center Honors: A Celebration of the Performing Arts, CBS, 1992.
- Appeared on Live From the American Dance Festival, Two Landmark Dances, Three Modern Classics, and The Taylor Company: Recent Dances.
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Writings
- Private Domain (autobiography), Knopf, 1987.
- Contributor to periodicals, including Modern Dance.
Further Reference
BOOKS
- International Dictionary of Ballet, St. James Press, 1993, pp.
- 1390-94.
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