Paul Taylor Dance Company
Eisenhower Theater
The Paul Taylor Dance Company makes a triumphant return to the Kennedy Center as the company commemorates 70 years of extraordinary dance, featuring a world premiere by Hope Boykin (Artistic Advisor for Dance Education at the Kennedy Center).
Feb. 27 - Mar. 1, 2025
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Dance
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Madelyn Ho and Alex Clayton in Paul Taylor’s Airs. Photo by Whitney Browne
The Paul Taylor Dance Company makes a triumphant return to the Kennedy Center as the company commemorates 70 years of extraordinary dance. Paul Taylor emerged as a cutting-edge choreographer in the 1950s. Over six decades, he crafted 147 company works that provoke social issues and spotlight theatrical modern dance. Taylor’s astonishing legacy continues today under the leadership of Michael Novak, a company member appointed to the role of Artistic Director by Taylor before his passing in 2018.
The company ushers in a new era with a world premiere by Hope Boykin (Artistic Advisor for Dance Education at the Kennedy Center). Commissioned by the Kennedy Center, the work was developed as part of the Social Impact Office Hours residency program and features Boykin’s boundary-pushing movement.
The Paul Taylor Dance Company will also perform two classics by Paul Taylor. In Airs, dancers embody air and water currents through fluid movement and unique spatial patterns, performing to George Frideric Handel’s Concerti Grossi in G. opus 3. Celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2025, Esplanade transforms the idea of pedestrian movement into a riveting performance, set to music by Johann Sebastian Bach.
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