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Dance Celebration
PIONEERS AND INNOVATORS Paul Taylor Dance Company
"The master of light and dark," Paul Taylor has created more than 105 dances. Taylor's splendid company returns to Philadelphia with two extraordinary programs featuring six works, including four Philadelphia premieres. Taylor is recognized for his remarkable talent to blend comedy with commentary, and his ever-so fresh views on the human condition. This immense talent brings us a new work still in development, along with the infectious Esplanade, a work of simple, sublime celebration; the inspirational Promethean Fire; the tongue-in-cheek, Stravinsky-inspired Le Grand Puppetier; the emotionally-charged Lines of Loss; and the tartly-sweet Antique Valentine, with music played on music boxes, mechanical organ and player piano. "One of the few indisputably great dance companies in the world." – The New York Post
Pilobolus Dance Theatre
Pilobolus is all about having fun as we saw in this year's Academy Award telecast, the Oprah show, and the 2002 Olympic Games. Theatrical innovation at its best, Pilobolus creates work with the imaginative use of costumes and props, precarious aerial work, and message and meaning all wrapped up in a deceptively accessible story. The program features its first collaborative creation, Pilobolus, conceived as a Dartmouth College dance composition project in 1971. This troupe of superhuman artist/athletes has since turned heads and eyes with its novel approach to weight-sharing, eye catching gymnastics and over-the-top group partnerings. Pilobolus is serious fun! "Quelle superbe explosion of imagination! Et aussi, quelle perfection d'execution." – Le Figaro
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