Paul Taylor Dance

Michael Novak became only the second Artistic Director in the history of the Paul Taylor Dance Foundation in September 2018, upon the death of Founding Artistic Director Paul Taylor the previous month. Mr. Novak has been a member of the Paul Taylor Dance Company since 2010 READ MORE Paul Taylor, one of the most accomplished artists this nation has... ever produced, helped shape and define Americas homegrown art of modern dance from the earliest days of his career as a choreographer in 1954 until his death in 2018 READ MORE Mr. Taylor is a quintessential modernist, rebelling against convention and always looking toward the future. As he continued to embrace new challenges, in 2012 Mr. Taylor he moved the Paul Taylor Dance Companys annual New York City performances to Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, one of the worlds greatest cultural centers. The first modern dance company to call Lincoln Center home, it attracted larger audiences and higher ticket revenue there than ever before. Building on that success, in 2015 Mr. Taylor announced a new program: Paul Taylor American Modern Dance. Through this initiative Mr. Taylor began to present historic masterworks of American modern dance choreographed by many of his great contemporaries. He also engaged dancers ideally suited to perform those works. In the last four seasons Mr. Taylor has presented the Limón Dance Company in Doris Humphreys Passacaglia from 1938, Shen Wei Dance Arts in Shen Weis Rite of Spring from 2004, Dayton Contemporary Dance Company in Donald McKayles Rainbow Round My Shoulder from 1959, Lyon Opera Ballet in Merce Cunninghams Summerspace from 1958, the Trisha Brown Dance Company in Trisha Browns Set and Reset from 1983; and the Taylor Company in Martha Grahams Diversion of Angels from 1948. In addition to reviving modern dance masterworks of the past, Mr. Taylor is commissioning contemporary choreographers through Taylor Company Commissions. To date commissions have been given to choreographers Larry Keigwin, who created Rush Hour; Doug ...Read More