Paul Taylor ( born Paul Taylor , 1930–2018) is a ballet dancer and choreographer , along with Trisha Brown the most recognized American representative of modern dance and theatrical postmodernism . Creator and leader of the dance troupe Paul Taylor Dance Company " [1] [2] .
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 Paul Taylor in 1960 Photo by Van Vechten from his episode "Portrait of Paul Taylor" ( Portrait of Paul Taylor, in Episodes ). | |
| Birth name | Paul Belville Taylor, Jr. |
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| Awards | McArthur Scholarship ( 1985 ) National Medal of the USA in the field of arts ( 1993 ) |
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- ↑ SNAC - 2010.
- 2 1 2 3 4 https://www.nytimes.com/2018/08/30/obituaries/paul-taylor-dead.html
- ↑ Encyclopædia Britannica
- ↑ The Solomon Guggenheim Museum - 1937.
- ↑ LIBRIS - 2004.
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Biography
Paul Taylor (full name Paul Belleville Taylor Jr.) was born in Wilkinsburg , borough east of Pittsburgh . He studied at the artist in Syracuse University , was fond of swimming. He became interested in ballet only at the age of 22, at an age that is considered critical for classical ballet : at this age a dancer shows or does not show the result of previous multi-year studies. However, in the case of Taylor, this did not prevent the rapid formation of his new career [1] .
Taylor transferred to the Juilliard School and in 1953 received a bachelor of science degree from Martha Hill . In 1954 he worked under the direction of Merce Cunningham , and from 1955 to 1962 he was a soloist for the Martha Graham troupe. In 1954, he gathered a group of like-minded people into a dance troupe of his own name “ Paul Taylor Dance Company ”, Which with more success performed in the United States and then abroad [1] [3] .
The modern dance style in which Paul Taylor worked was called “Taylor style” by professionals. Among the characteristic features: a series of jumps without any preparation, abrupt changes in tempo rate , transitions from very slow to fast. The most famous productions as a choreographer: four-minute miniature “Duet” (1957), “Three Epitaphs” (1956), “Aureole” (1962), “Orbs” (1966), “The Book of Beasts” (1971), “Airs” (1978) [1] .
He died on August 29, 2018 in New York. [4]
Awards
- Cavalier of the Order of Arts and Literature (1969)
- - American Dance Festival (1983)
- MacArthur Scholarship (1985)
- Kennedy Center Prize (1992)
- National Medal of the USA in the field of arts (1993)
Notes
- ↑ 1 2 3 4 Polisadova, 2013 , p. 62-63.
- ↑ BDT, 2016 .
- ↑ Surits, 2004 .
- ↑ obituary, 2018 .
Literature
- Taylor Paul / A. G. Galaida // Social Partnership - Television. - M .: The Great Russian Encyclopedia, 2016. - (The Great Russian Encyclopedia : [in 35 tons.] / Ch. Ed. Yu. S. Osipov ; 2004–2017, vol. 31). - ISBN 978-5-85270-368-2 .
- Polisadova O.N. Ballet masters of the twentieth century: an individual view on the development of choreographic art: studies. manual / ed. A. V. Fomkin . - Izd-vo VlSU, 2013. - ISBN 9785998403958 .
- Surits E. Ya. Ballet and dance in America. - Publishing house of the Ural University, 2004. - ISBN 5752512905 .
- Angela Kane. Paul Taylor obituary (Eng.) // The Guardian. - 2018. - 2 September.