In 92NY’s 150th anniversary year, the Paul Taylor Dance Company returns to the stage where their groundbreaking Seven New Dances premiered.
A reimagining of this history-making work – hailed by many as the underpinning for the later creation of Taylor’s 1975 masterpiece, Esplanade – is performed here by a cast of special guests. That celebration of the past is followed by an eye on the future with an exclusive preview of Resident Choreographer Lauren Lovette’s newest creation. This once-in-a-lifetime experience will close with Esplanade, which, for the first time, finds its way home to 92NY.
Paul Taylor and 92NY’s history dates back to 1957. That year 92NY – an organization that has always supported and celebrated the culture of New York City – created a space for young choreographer Paul Taylor to present his first full evening of choreography at its Kaufman Concert Hall. That performance saw the premiere of Seven New Dances, which posed provocative and radical questions about what modern dance was and could become. It also inspired one of the most famous published reviews in dance history – four inches of blank space – that catapulted the young Taylor toward fame and infamy for his avant-garde take on human movement. 92NY continues to extend and reframe its cultural leadership of our city and commemorates this lasting impact with the return of Paul Taylor Dance Company to the stage where it all began with an evening bringing together the past, present, and future of modern dance.
Read about Paul Taylor Dance Company and Tonight’s Performers
Dance performance available for viewing online 72 hours from time of broadcast.
Online tickets $20 before May 14 / $25 after
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