Paul Taylor Dance Company | Celebration Tour 2019

In 2019, the Paul Taylor Dance Company celebrates its 65^th season: it has been treading the boards in over 500 theatres in 64 countries in the world. The extraordinary dancers of the company founded by Paul Taylor and currently directed by Michael Novak will perform some of the most representative successes of the company from the 1960s to the present day. The choreographies Aureole, Esplanade and Promethean Fire represent Paul Taylor’s aesthetic and poetic essence.

AUREOLE
Music Georg Friedrich Händel
From Concerti Grossi op. 6 in C minor, F major and from Oratorio Jephtha
Choreography Paul Taylor
Costumes George Tacet
Lights Thomas Skelton
First representation: 1962

ESPLANADE
Music Johann Sebastian Bach
Concerto in E major for violin and orchestra, BWV 1042
Concerto in D minor for two violins and orchestra, BWV 1043
Choreography Paul Taylor
Costumes John Rawlings
Lights Jennifer Tipton
First representation: 1975

PROMETHEAN FIRE
Choreography Paul Taylor
Music Johann Sebastian Bach
Toccata and Fugue in D minor, Prelude in E flat minor and Chorale Prelude BWV 680
Orchestrated by Leopold Stokowsk
Costumes Santo Loquasto
Lights Jennifer Tipton
First representation: 2002