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The Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform at Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center

10:38AM / Tuesday, May 05, 2009
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GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass – The Paul Taylor Dance Company will perform in Great Barrington at The Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center on Saturday, May 23 at 8pm, the third appearance by this world-renowned dance troupe and their second annual kick-off to the Berkshires’ summer art season. All Tickets ($60 Golden Circle / $50 / $45 Members / $20 Limited Balcony) are available through The Mahaiwe Box Office and online: http://www.mahaiwe.org.

Paul Taylor is known as one of the pioneers of modern dance, and his choreography is noted for its physicality, grace and cultural relevance. The program will include three dances from the Taylor repertoire. Funny Papers is a hilarious romp with a score that includes such novelty tunes as "Popeye the Sailor Man" and "Does Your Chewing Gum Lose Its Flavour (On The Bedpost Overnight)." Scudorama, a progenitor of Taylor’s later explorations of mankind’s darker impulses, is a suspenseful anticipation of Armageddon. Beloved Renegade, which is being given its Massachusetts Premiere, was inspired by the life of Walt Whitman. It is set to Poulenc's choral masterpiece, "Gloria." The New York Times called this “a work of philosophic as well as dramatic power...one of the great achievements of Mr. Taylor's long career.”

“The dances we’re performing at the Mahaiwe showcase a variety of styles and themes,” said John Tomlinson, General Manager of the Paul Taylor Dance Company. “These dances -- classics alongside some of Mr. Taylor's most recent work -- are not only enjoyable but culturally meaningful as well.”

The Taylor Company most recently appeared at the Mahaiwe last May, giving the Company premiere of Changes. “There's great enthusiasm in Berkshire County for the talents of this legendary choreographer and his dancers,” commented the Mahaiwe’s Executive Director, Beryl Jolly. “We’re thrilled about the Mahaiwe’s ongoing relationship with the Paul Taylor Dance Company and look forward to an excellent program to launch our summer arts season.”

To become a friend and member of the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center to earn exclusive benefits including discounts on tickets to see the Paul Taylor Dance Company and other great acts. For more information or to purchase advance tickets to the Paul Taylor Dance Company, please call the Mahaiwe Box Office at 413-528-0100 or visit us online at http://www.mahaiwe.org.

About the Paul Taylor Dance Company                                                

The world-renowned Paul Taylor Dance Company sets the global standard for contemporary dance excellence. Since the company’s founding in 1954, Mr. Taylor has choreographed 130 dances, many of which have attained iconic status, and have been celebrated throughout the world. The Company has performed in more than 520 cities and 62 countries. Mr. Taylor continues to create two new works a year for his 16-member Company. His autobiography, Private Domain, was published in 1987 and the Company was the subject of the documentary film Dancemaker, nominated for an Academy Award in 1999. Mr. Taylor has achieved countless accolades, including two of our nation’s highest artistic distinctions, the Kennedy Center Honors and the National Medal of Arts.
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