“Ballet was my first language; it was my first love,” recalls Butler University dance professor Susan McGuire. But after being moved by a performance of Diversion of Angels by the Martha Graham Dance Company, McGuire pivoted to a career in modern dance, eventually joining the esteemed institution as a soloist in 1973. She went on to […]
Devon Louis had a rocky introduction to concert dance. Though he started taking hip-hop classes at 7 years old at a small school in Washington, DC, called The DC Dragons, his first ballet class at 8 years old, with Dance Theatre of Harlem, almost ended his future career before it could even begin. “The 8-year-old […]
With her new appointment as director of education at Paul Taylor Dance Company, life has come full circle for Carolyn Adams, who began her dance career there in 1965. Adams has had a distinguished career in the dance world, including being faculty emerita at The Juilliard School and former director of education at Jacob’s Pillow. […]
For 10 years, Paul Taylor Dance Company’s Heather McGinley trained intensively in Cecchetti technique with Lisbeth Brown in St. Louis. Brown encouraged her to showcase her strengths. “She emphasized that the technique was important, but to always keep in mind that it was a vehicle for expression. She always encouraged me to be myself, rather […]
Renee Robinson and Troy Powell in Donald McKayle’s Rainbow ‘Round My Shoulder It’s Paul Taylor month! Not only is he featured in our March issue’s history column, but the Paul Taylor American Modern Dance’s Lincoln Center season begins on March 15. What better way to get into the Taylor spirit than to learn repertory that will […]
Kleinendorst in Company B During his first year dancing with Taylor 2, Robert Kleinendorst—now with Paul Taylor’s main company—quickly learned that Taylor 2 director Mary Cochran wouldn’t accept any excuses. “She gave me a note to correct something in a rehearsal once, and I fixed it, but then messed up right after that. After the […]
This just in: Former Paul Taylor Dance Company member Raegan Wood (DT March 2012) is the new director of The Taylor School! Wood created a children’s curriculum for the school in 2010, and she teaches all levels of students, while working on a K–12 curriculum for the company’s outreach program. In this video, Wood and […]
PTDC’s Laura Halzack and Michael Trusnovec in Beloved RenegadePaul Taylor Dance Company kicks off its spring season at Lincoln Center on May 5. If you aren’t able to make it to a live performance, there’s still an exciting Taylor viewing opportunity coming your way courtesy of the good people at New York’s PBS channel THIRTEEN. […]