Tag: paul taylor dance company

Where AREN'T Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild?

It’s time for yet another installment of Tiler Peck and Robert Fairchild Are Awesome! And this round involves the great Paul Taylor Dance Company. Recently, Paul Taylor announced that PTDC—which until now has performed exclusively Taylor-made (see what we did there?) works—will be transitioning to a repertory model. What does that mean? It means that […]

Catch the Paul Taylor Dance Company on PBS Tonight

Michael Trusnovec and Laura Halzac in “Beloved Renegade” (photo by Tom Caravaglia) You already know how much we’re inspired by Paul Taylor. But if you couldn’t catch the Paul Taylor Dance Company’s NYC season this year, never fear: You didn’t miss your chance to enter inspiration station. In fact, PTDC is about to come right […]

Why Paul Taylor Inspires Me

Taylor photographed by Paul Palmaro What choreographers inspire you? My list goes on forever, but Paul Taylor has always been at the top of it. Taylor started out dancing for pioneers like Martha Graham and later became a visionary craftsman, making more than 100 dances and winning numerous awards. New Yorkers can catch the Paul […]

Why Winter Intensives Are Hot

It’s a given that attending a summer study program is a great way to give your technique a major boost. But why not put your winter break to work, too? A growing number of companies are now offering winter intensives. Generally they’re shorter than summer programs (because, you know, winter break is shorter than summer […]

Breaking the Mold

Hannah Epstein performs her solo, “House of Pain,” at Starbound. Paul Taylor Dance Company member Aileen Roehl is 5′ 2″ with powerful, strong legs. But growing up training in ballet, she felt lost in a sea of tall, slim ballerinas. After one summer program audition, she was in the director’s office and caught a teacher […]

Annmaria Mazzini

Annmaria Mazzini in Paul Taylor’s “Le Sacre du Printemps (The Rehearsal).” Photo by Tom Caravaglia Just when you think you’ve got Paul Taylor Dance Company member Annmaria Mazzini pegged, she goes and morphs on you. One night she’s totally convincing as a fiery tango siren in Piazzolla Caldera; the next she’s equally magnetic as a […]